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Chocolate Cigar

260 calories 27.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Specialty Smoked Beer
Boil Time: 120 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 9 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: Karl Gilbertson
Calories: 260 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 27.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday September 11th 2016
1.078
1.020
7.5%
37.4
25.8
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
13 lb American - Pale 2-Row13 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 72.2%
2 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L2 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 11.1%
0.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 60L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 2.8%
0.50 lb United Kingdom - Chocolate0.5 lb Chocolate 34 425 2.8%
1 lb German - Smoked Malt1 lb Smoked Malt 37 3 5.6%
1 lb United Kingdom - Peated Malt1 lb Peated Malt 38 2.5 5.6%
18 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.15 oz Summit0.15 oz Summit Hops Pellet 18.5 Boil 60 min 9.8 6.1%
0.15 oz Columbus0.15 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 7.95 6.1%
0.15 oz Cascade0.15 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 60 min 3.71 6.1%
1 oz Kent Goldings1 oz Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 4.6 Boil 20 min 9.84 40.8%
1 oz Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 15 min 6.14 40.8%
2.45 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Kölsch 2565
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
56 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
67 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 138 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
NE Minneapolis
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
25 4 14 30 26 51
From the garden hose.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
23.4 qt Beta Decoction -- 140 °F 40 min
Alpha Decoction -- 155 °F 40 min
20 qt Raise Temp, Fly Sparge Fly Sparge -- 175 °F 25 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.3 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.3 qt/lb 5.85 23.4  
Mash volume with grains 7.29 29.2  
Grain absorption losses -2.25 -9  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.24 g | 21 qt) 5.65 22.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 8.59 g | 34.4 qt) 9 36  
Boil off losses -3 -12  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.09 -0.4  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 11.5 46
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Should have used a starter, but this is the first brew at the new house, so it's more of a "where the fuck is everything now?" kind of brew day. Will get the yeast colonies up and running another day.

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  • Last Updated: 2016-09-11 17:17 UTC