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Chocolate Cherry Xmas Stout

200 calories 22.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Winter Seasonal Beer
Boil Time: 15 min
Batch Size: 1 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 1.1 gallons
Post Boil Size: 0.7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.085 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 63% (brew house)
Source: J-Ho
Calories: 200 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 22.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday November 7th 2017
1.060
1.017
5.6%
37.5
46.6
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
2 lb American - Pale 2-Row2 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 76.2%
3 oz Flaked Oats3 oz Flaked Oats 33 2.2 7.1%
3 oz American - Midnight Wheat Malt3 oz Midnight Wheat Malt 33 550 7.1%
2 oz American - Special Roast2 oz Special Roast 33 50 4.8%
2 oz American - Roasted Barley2 oz Roasted Barley 33 300 4.8%
42 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.25 oz Columbus0.25 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 15 First Wort 0 min 37.46 100%
0.25 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.70 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
3 oz Cocoa powder Flavor Mash 0 min.
0.50 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
16 oz Organic cherry juice concentrate Flavor Secondary 0 min.
 
Yeast
Danstar - Windsor Ale Yeast
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
64 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 42 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Distilled
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4 qt Infusion -- 154 °F 60 min
0.5 qt Sparge -- 170 °F --
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 1.66 g | 6.7 qt) 1.68 6.7  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 1.87 g | 7.5 qt) 1.89 7.6  
Grain absorption losses -0.33 -1.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 1.08 g | 4.3 qt) 1.1 4.4  
Boil off losses -0.38 -1.5  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.01 -0  
Post boil Volume 0.7 2.8  
Top off amount 0.3 1.2  
Volume into fermentor 1 4  
Total: 1.68 6.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Aged 8 days on .25 oz toasted oak chips that had been steeped in Knob Creek. The cherry flavor was a bit overpowering this year, hopefully will mellow with age.

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