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Schwarzbier w/Cocoa Nibs and Vanilla Beans 4 gal batch

190 calories 22.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Schwarzbier
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 4 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 61% (brew house)
Source: AHA Ugly Pug
Calories: 190 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 22.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday October 26th 2016
1.057
1.018
5.2%
22.1
23.5
5.6
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7.20 lb German - Pilsner7.2 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 71.7%
1.75 lb German - Munich Light1.75 lb Munich Light 37 6 17.4%
0.37 lb Belgian - Chocolate0.37 lb Chocolate 30 340 3.7%
0.26 lb German - Melanoidin0.26 lb Melanoidin 37 25 2.6%
0.26 lb German - Wheat Malt0.26 lb Wheat Malt 37 2 2.6%
0.20 lb German - De-Husked Caraf I0.2 lb De-Husked Caraf I 32 340 2%
10.04 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.40 oz Magnum0.4 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 11.4 Boil 45 min 22.13 100%
0.40 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - San Francisco Lager Yeast WLP810
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
67.5%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
58 - 65 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
60 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.25 (M cells / ml / ° P) 266 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Munich (decarbonated)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
40 20 4 75 52 29
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
1.25 qt direct fire mash tun Infusion -- 152 °F 90 min
direct fire mush tun 10 Gallon Bayou Classic Sparge -- 170 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.77 15.1  
Mash volume with grains 4.57 18.3  
Grain absorption losses -1.26 -5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.01 g | 16 qt) 3.74 15  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.27 g | 25.1 qt) 6 24  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.02 -0.1  
Post boil Volume 4 16  
Going into fermentor 4 16  
Total: 7.51 30
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

9.0 lbs Weyermann® Floor Malted Bohemian Pilsner Malt 1.8 L
2.2 lbs Weyermann® German Munich Malt 7 L
0.45 lbs CHOCOLATE MALT, THOMAS FAWCETT 400 L
0.32 lbs Weyermann® Melanoidin Malt 25 L
0.32 lbs BESTMALZ German Wheat Malt 2 L
0.25 lbs Weyermann® Dehusked Carafa® I 340 L

SG 1.048, FG 1.053 on 3/20/2017. Yeast starter to Mr malty.com. Then stored 1 week in refrigerator. Then 2000 mL vitality starter 24 hr before pitch.

3/3/2019
Scaled recipe to 4 gallons in the fermentor to brew inside. Record cold March Day. 22 F going down to -1 overnight.
5 oz of TCHO Cacoa Nibs and 2 vanilla Beans added near the end of fermentation. Left in primary suspended in a hop sack.

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