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Headless Horseman's Special Halloween Imperial Dead Ale

304 calories 30.7 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Experimental Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 19 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 23 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.075 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.098 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 60% (brew house)
Calories: 304 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 30.7 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Saturday September 17th 2016
1.098
1.024
9.7%
15.9
21.3
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4.20 kg United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale4.2 kg Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 42.6%
2.79 kg German - Vienna2.79 kg Vienna 37 4 28.3%
0.80 kg German - CaraMunich II0.8 kg CaraMunich II 34 46 8.1%
0.49 kg German - CaraFoam0.49 kg CaraFoam 37 1.8 5%
0.21 kg German - Acidulated Malt0.21 kg Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 2.1%
0.49 kg Candi Syrup - Belgian Candi Syrup - Dark (80L)0.49 kg Belgian Candi Syrup - Dark (80L) - (late boil kettle addition) 32 80 5%
0.89 kg German - Munich Light0.89 kg German - Munich Light 37 6 9%
9.87 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
9.99 g Magnum9.99 g Magnum Hops Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 15.92 100%
9.99 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.70 kg Pumpkin Puree Other Boil 10 min.
14.99 g Cannelle Spice Boil 0 min.
5 g Muscade Spice Boil 0 min.
9.99 g Licorice Spice Boil 20 min.
8 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
4.01 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - American Ale II 1272
Amount:
1.01 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
74%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
16 - 22 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 155 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Moncton
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
25.1 L Infusion 68 °C 68 °C 60 min
10.1 L Sparge 75 °C 75 °C 20 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 L/kg 14.1
Mash volume with grains 20.3
Grain absorption losses -9.4
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 20.6 L) 19.2
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 24.4 L) 23
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.4
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0
Post boil Volume 19
Going into fermentor 19
Total: 33.3  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Strike water : Approx 68 C.

For the Pumpkin Puree, use rice hulls to prevent stuck sparges. I will use approx. 300g of rice hulls.

Fermentation : Start at 20 during active fermentation, and ramp up to 22 afterward.

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