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Dark Matter

242 calories 22 g 250 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Imperial Stout
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 24 liters (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 30 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 19.9 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 60% (ending kettle)
Source: gozer
Calories: 242 calories (Per 250ml)
Carbs: 22 g (Per 250ml)
Created: Friday November 17th 2017
24.5 °P
5.2 °P
10.9%
55.3
48.0
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 kg Proximity - Base Malt8 kg Base Malt 37.5 2 67.8%
600 g United Kingdom - Brown600 g Brown 32 65 5.1%
600 g American - Caramel / Crystal 120L600 g Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 5.1%
600 g American - Black Barley600 g Black Barley 27 530 5.1%
2 kg Dry Malt Extract - Light2 kg Dry Malt Extract - Light 42 4 16.9%
11,800 g / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
40 g Magnum40 g Magnum Hops Pellet 10.5 First Wort 0 min 36.43 25%
120 g Nugget/Centennial120 g Nugget/Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil 5 min 18.86 75%
160 g / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - London Ale III 1318
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
18 - 23 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
17 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 206 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 3.72 g/l
 
Target Water Profile
Stouts, Porters and Milds
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
100 20 50 100 50 122
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 45.87 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 38.93 L and adding 0.47 L sparge/top-off. 39.4
Total strike volume 39.4
Mash volume with grains 45.9
Grain absorption losses -9.8
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 1.3
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 30.5 L) 30
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.8
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 23.5 L) 24
Estimated amount in fermentor 24
Total: 39.4  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

2017 version had all kinds of malts in there: c20, c120, brown, chocolate, black barley (pic)
2018 I'm simplifying and just using brown, c120 and black barley

  • expect terrible efficiency in the 55% range. There's just so much grain to mash. Maybe try leaving it overnight next time for some extra grav points and better fermentability.
  • Last time was 10kg of base malt for 24L. Mashed 1hr and got 1.078 pre-boil.
  • added 500g sugar to get us up over 1.085; shooting for around 9% ABV
  • Experimenting with adding 1/2 Bourbon-soaked oak spiral (and some of the oaked bourbon) to the keg.
  • bumped up the black barley (+100g) as this one (2018) is a bit light once it clears.
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