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#0025 German Stout

267 calories 28.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: American Stout
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.066 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: Montalbon
Calories: 267 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 28.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday April 16th 2017
1.080
1.021
7.8%
45.1
38.0
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11 lb American - Pale 2-Row11 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 71%
1 lb American - Roasted Barley1 lb Roasted Barley 33 300 6.5%
2 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)2 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 12.9%
0.75 lb American - Chocolate0.75 lb Chocolate 29 350 4.8%
0.75 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L0.75 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 4.8%
15.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh2 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 60 min 22.53 80%
0.50 oz Magnum0.5 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 22.53 20%
2.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - German Ale Yeast K-97
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
74%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 141 B cells required
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7 gal Fly Sparge -- 154 °F 90 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 9.28 g | 37.1 qt) 8.94 35.8  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 10.52 g | 42.1 qt) 10.18 40.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.94 -7.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.09 g | 28.4 qt) 6.75 27  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.09 -0.4  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Volume into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.94 35.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

4-16-2017
Brewday. What a mess. I'm not sure if it was being unfamiliar with darker malts, or that I ground my grain too fine, but the bag became clogged within a few minutes. Pretty much had to stir and scrape the bag for the entire 90 min mash. The upside to this is that is that I hit 80% efficiency, my highest ever. And this beer is going to now be an 8.5% monster.

Also had some wild temp fluctuations while trying to figure out why my sparge was sticking. 1st I forgot to turn the heat down to 156 while adding grain, so it stayed at 165 for a couple of minutes. Then, when everything was getting backed up, the top kettle temp dropped into the 130's while the bottom temp probe showed 154. Eventually, with a lot of stirring, it all evened out about 30 minutes into the mash.

OG = 1.080

4-17-2017
Rehydrated and pitched the K-97 at the same time as the US-05 for the Garage Floor IPA.


5-15-2017
Transferred to keg. FG=1.021, 7.74% ABV

7-14-2017
Finally finished this off. Was a very smooth drinking stout for my first try. Next time try some vanilla and a little less of the chocolate roast flavor.

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  • Last Updated: 2017-09-12 13:24 UTC