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Vanilla Porter

204 calories 23.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Robust Porter
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 204 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 23.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday February 15th 2017
1.061
1.019
5.5%
34.0
31.7
n/a
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb United Kingdom - Pale 2-Row10 lb Pale 2-Row 38 2.5 82.5%
14.50 oz United Kingdom - Crystal 60L14.5 oz Crystal 60L 34 60 7.5%
7.20 oz American - Chocolate7.2 oz Chocolate 29 350 3.7%
7.20 oz United Kingdom - Black Patent7.2 oz Black Patent 27 525 3.7%
5 oz Flaked Barley5 oz Flaked Barley 32 2.2 2.6%
193.90 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.70 oz Kent Goldings1.7 oz Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 60 min 30.83 77.3%
0.25 oz Kent Goldings0.25 oz Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 15 min 2.25 11.4%
0.25 oz Kent Goldings0.25 oz Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 5 min 0.9 11.4%
2.20 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 tsp Irish moss Fining Boil 15 min.
2.50 each Vanilla bean Flavor Kegging 7 days
 
Yeast
White Labs - London Ale Yeast WLP013
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
71%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
66 - 71 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 109 B cells required
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Priming
Method: Keg       Amount: 20       CO2 Level: 2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.5 gal First run Sparge -- 156 °F 60 min
4 gal Second Sparge -- 164 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 5.3 21.2  
Mash volume with grains 6.27 25.1  
Grain absorption losses -1.51 -6.1  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.3 g | 17.2 qt) 3.96 15.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.83 g | 31.3 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.26 37.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Vanilla beans were cut, scraped and soaked in 1 and 1/2 travel sized bottles of triple distilled vodka and added to keg. I did not secondary, I did 2 weeks primary and one week cold crash all in primary fermentor. Turned out amazing, clear and subtle.

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