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Ghostrider Block 30 (tail 5710)

203 calories 17.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Imperial Stout
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.4 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 12.4 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 54% (brew house)
Source: Shelby Highsmith
Hop Utilization: 90%
Calories: 203 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday September 22nd 2016
15.2 °P
2.8 °P
6.7%
125.6
37.9
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb American - Pale 2-Row8 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 47.1%
1 lb German - CaraAroma1 lb CaraAroma 34 130 5.9%
0.50 lb American - Black Malt0.5 lb Black Malt 28 500 2.9%
4 lb American - Smoked Malt4 lb Smoked Malt 37 5 23.5%
1 lb United Kingdom - Peated Malt1 lb Peated Malt 38 2.5 5.9%
2 lb German - Munich Light2 lb Munich Light 37 6 11.8%
0.50 lb American - Chocolate0.5 lb Chocolate 29 350 2.9%
17 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Herkules0.5 oz Herkules Hops Pellet 14.5 Boil 60 min 22.99 8.3%
0.50 oz Warrior0.5 oz Warrior Hops Pellet 16 Boil 60 min 25.37 8.3%
1 oz Herkules1 oz Herkules Hops Pellet 14.5 Boil 25 min 31.97 16.7%
0.80 oz Warrior0.8 oz Warrior Hops Pellet 16 Boil 25 min 28.22 13.3%
1.50 oz Herkules1.5 oz Herkules Hops Pellet 14.5 Boil 4 min 11.22 25%
0.70 oz Warrior0.7 oz Warrior Hops Pellet 16 Boil 4 min 5.78 11.7%
1 oz Liberty1 oz Liberty Hops Leaf/Whole 4 Whirlpool 0 min 16.7%
6 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
4 oz Bourbon-soaked oak cubes (med&dark, 1wk, strained) Flavor Secondary 30 days
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 310 B cells required
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Priming
Method: Dextrose       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
6g gypsum CaSO4
.5g salt
3g CaCO3
3g citric acid for mash pH target 5.4
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.5 gal 167 strike water Infusion -- 152 °F 60 min
2 gal boiling water Temperature -- 168 °F 10 min
3 gal Fly Sparge -- 170 °F 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.05 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.05 qt/lb 4.46 17.9  
Mash volume with grains 5.82 23.3  
Grain absorption losses -2.13 -8.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.04 g | 20.2 qt) 4.61 18.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.13 g | 28.5 qt) 6.7 26.8  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.19 -0.8  
Post boil Volume 5.44 21.8  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.04 -0.2  
Going into fermentor 5.4 21.6  
Total: 9.08 36.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

The American smoked malt is Briess Mesquite smoked.
This batch broke but drinkable (too much sparge water due to valve clog, left easily a gallon of wort in the tun b/c didn't have time for extra-long boil). Aiming for 9%, hit 6% or so, but still good. Anything in the 7-8% range could be sweet spot.

2 packets S-05, pitched at 66F & hold 4 days till activity subsides
Warm to 69F
Day 10: lower mesh bag with oak cubes into primary (weighted & suspended)
Day 40: rack/bottle.

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