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Dark and Spooky Porter

187 calories 17 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Porter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Source: Mike Malanga
Calories: 187 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday November 5th 2017
1.057
1.011
6.0%
34.6
31.6
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7 lb American - Pale 2-Row7 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 63.6%
2 lb American - Red Wheat2 lb Red Wheat 38 2.5 18.2%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 60L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 9.1%
1 lb American - Chocolate1 lb Chocolate 29 350 9.1%
11 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
24.50 g Target24.5 g Target Hops Pellet 7.3 Boil 60 min 24.47 77.8%
7 g Mosaic7 g Mosaic Hops Pellet 10.6 Boil 60 min 10.15 22.2%
31.50 g / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - Belgian Ale Yeast WLP550
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 78 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
-
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
London (Porter, dark ales)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
100 5 35 60 50 265
Use water profile YJQ5CGX
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Temperature -- 155 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.2 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.2 qt/lb 3.3 13.2  
Mash volume with grains 4.18 16.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.38 -5.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.87 g | 19.5 qt) 4.33 17.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.54 g | 26.2 qt) 6 24  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 7.63 30.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Yeast was a first generation washed yeast from a previous IPA batch.

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  • Last Updated: 2017-11-05 13:09 UTC