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Mint Chocolate Stout

209 calories 27 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Stout
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.036 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Adventures in Homebrewing
Calories: 209 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 27 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday December 14th 2017
1.062
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5.1%
33.3
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8.25 lb American - Pale 2-Row8.25 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 70.2%
1 lb German - Carafa I1 lb Carafa I 32 340 8.5%
1 lb German - Carafa III1 lb Carafa III 32 535 8.5%
0.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 120L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 4.3%
1 lb Lactose (Milk Sugar)1 lb Lactose (Milk Sugar) - (late boil kettle addition) 41 1 8.5%
11.75 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.99 oz Northern Brewer0.99 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 7.8 Boil 60 min 33.28 100%
0.99 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 oz Cocoa Nibs Flavor Secondary 7 days
0.13 oz Mint Chocolate Natural Flavoring Flavor Secondary 7 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Scottish Ale 1728
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
71%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
55 - 75 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 216 B cells required
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Priming
Method: Keg       Amount: 5 gals       CO2 Level: 1.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Puyallup, wa
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
20 11 7 4 3 91
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Sparge at 170°F Fly Sparge -- 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2 qt/lb 5.38 21.5  
Mash volume with grains 6.24 24.9  
Grain absorption losses -1.34 -5.4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 2.68 g | 10.7 qt) 3.72 14.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.46 g | 25.8 qt) 7.5 30  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.08 0.3  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.1  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 9.09 36.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

From Adventures in Homebrewing. Item number ag99-0111

The lactose is added to boil with 5 minutes remaining.
Heat a few ounces of water to 156° and hold for 2 min. Take off heat, add flavoring to mixture and add to clean and sanitized secondary fermenter. Leave for a week.

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