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Coffee Blackout Stout

340 calories 32.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Russian Imperial Stout
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.080 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Calories: 340 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 32.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday April 14th 2017
1.102
1.023
10.3%
64.9
50.0
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
15 lb American - Pale 2-Row15 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 62.5%
3.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 60L3.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 14.6%
2 lb American - Wheat2 lb Wheat 38 1.8 8.3%
1 lb American - Chocolate1 lb Chocolate 29 350 4.2%
1 lb American - Roasted Barley1 lb Roasted Barley 33 300 4.2%
0.50 lb American - Black Malt0.5 lb Black Malt 28 500 2.1%
1 lb Flaked Oats1 lb Flaked Oats 33 2.2 4.2%
24 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Northern Brewer2 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 7.8 Boil 60 min 41.25 44.4%
1 oz Northern Brewer1 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 7.8 Boil 40 min 18.1 22.2%
1.50 oz Cascade1.5 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 5 min 5.54 33.3%
4.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
12 oz Double Strength Coffee Flavor Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Belgian Ale 1214
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
68 - 78 °F
Starter:
Yes
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Priming
Method: Force Carb      
 
Target Water Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Added "5" (a acid I got from my local home brew store) to lower the ph to 5.2
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Temperature -- 148 °F 60 min
Sparge -- 170 °F 30 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 12.42 gal (49.68 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 10.08 gal (40.32 qt) and adding 0.42 gal (1.68 qt) sparge/top-off. 10.5 42  
WARNING: Based on your provided mash thickness (1.75 qt/lb), your strike volume will exceeds the total water needed for the recipe (10.25 g). Reduce mash thickness to 1.7 qt/lb or increase pre-boil volume to 7.25 g.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 10.5 42  
Mash volume with grains 12.42 49.7  
Grain absorption losses -3 -12  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.92 g | 31.7 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.17 -0.7  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 10.25 41
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

For a twist on the recipe try soaking 2 oz of medium toasted American Oak cubes for about a month in some bourbon. Then toss the cubes into a carboy with the beer for two months or more depending on the oak flavor you want.

The brew came out very similar to Great Lakes Blackout stout. Very pleased with the results, and I will brew again. Also you may want to use a little more of the chocolate malt because the chocolate flavor is very subtle.

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  • Last Updated: 2017-04-14 23:22 UTC