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Bourbon Vanilla Porter

250 calories 26.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Porter
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 9 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Denny Conn
Calories: 250 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 26.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday April 9th 2017
1.075
1.020
7.3%
42.9
28.4
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11 lb American - Pale 2-Row11 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 64.7%
2.50 lb American - Munich - Light 10L2.5 lb Munich - Light 10L 33 10 14.7%
1.50 lb United Kingdom - Brown1.5 lb Brown 32 65 8.8%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 120L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 5.9%
0.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 2.9%
0.25 lb United Kingdom - Pale Chocolate0.25 lb Pale Chocolate 33 207 1.5%
0.25 lb American - Dark Chocolate0.25 lb Dark Chocolate 29 420 1.5%
17 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
30 g Magnum30 g Magnum Hops Pellet 15 First Wort 0 min 30.38 40%
15 g Perle15 g Perle Hops Leaf/Whole 8.2 First Wort 0 min 7.55 20%
30 g Goldings30 g Goldings Hops Leaf/Whole 4.5 Boil 10 min 4.96 40%
75 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 tsp Yeast nutrient Other Boil 15 min.
1 tsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
3 each Vanilla Bean Flavor Secondary 5 days
6 oz Bourbon Flavor Kegging 14 days
4 tsp Gypsum Water Agt Mash --
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
72%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 73 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 310 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7.5 gal Infusion -- 151 °F 60 min
3 gal Sparge -- 170 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2 qt/lb 8.5 34  
Mash volume with grains 9.86 39.4  
Grain absorption losses -2.13 -8.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 1.85 g | 7.4 qt) 2.88 11.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.97 g | 31.9 qt) 9 36  
Boil off losses -1.88 -7.5  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.1 -0.4  
Post boil Volume 6 24  
Going into fermentor 6 24  
Total: 11.38 45.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

We used Woodford Reserve Bourbon, delicious!

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  • Last Updated: 2017-04-09 19:24 UTC