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Bear's Dark Chocolate Stout

241 calories 27.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Stout
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.056 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 68% (brew house)
Source: NRBC
Calories: 241 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 27.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday August 14th 2016
1.072
1.022
6.5%
46.9
39.9
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
12 lb American - Pale Ale12 lb Pale Ale 37 3.5 74.4%
1 lb Flaked Oats1 lb Flaked Oats 33 2.2 6.2%
1 lb United Kingdom - Crystal 60L1 lb Crystal 60L 34 60 6.2%
1 lb United Kingdom - Pale Chocolate1 lb Pale Chocolate 33 207 6.2%
8 oz United Kingdom - Chocolate8 oz Chocolate 34 425 3.1%
8 oz United Kingdom - Crystal 140L8 oz Crystal 140L 33 140 3.1%
2 oz United Kingdom - Roasted Barley2 oz Roasted Barley 29 550 0.8%
16.12 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.70 oz Simcoe0.7 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.7 Boil 90 min 31.01 58.3%
0.50 oz Simcoe0.5 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.7 Boil 30 min 15.91 41.7%
1.20 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4 oz cocao nibs Spice Secondary 7 days
 
Yeast
White Labs - London Ale Yeast WLP013
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
71%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
66 - 71 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
66 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 365 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
80.5 3.0 14.0 96.4 64.5 43.239

+3g gypsum
+6g CaCl-

NO ACID REQUIRED!

target pH = 5,4
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6 gal cold-steep roasted grains, don't mash Infusion -- 156 °F 90 min
2.75 gal HLT ~3,5gal Sparge -- 170 °F 20 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.4 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.4 qt/lb 5.64 22.6  
Mash volume with grains 6.93 27.7  
Grain absorption losses -2.02 -8.1  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.42 g | 17.7 qt) 3.62 14.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.8 g | 31.2 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.05 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.27 37.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Add only 2oz chocolate malt to the mash at the beginning.

Add the rest of the chocolate + BRB at the end of the mash (~15 mins).

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