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Chocolate Cherry Abyss

415 calories 39.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Partial Mash
Style: Russian Imperial Stout
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 4 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.135 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: RioGrandeJoe
Calories: 415 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 39.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday January 2nd 2018
1.124
1.027
12.7%
36.0
50.0
5.2
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
1 lb American - Chocolate1 lb Chocolate 29 350 5.6%
0.50 lb American - Roasted Barley0.5 lb Roasted Barley 33 300 2.8%
1 lb Canadian - Honey Malt1 lb Honey Malt 37 25 5.6%
2 lb Flaked Oats2 lb Flaked Oats 33 2.2 11.2%
6 oz American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)6 oz Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 2.1%
1.50 lb American - Wheat1.5 lb Wheat 38 1.8 8.4%
0.50 lb American - Midnight Wheat Malt0.5 lb Midnight Wheat Malt 33 550 2.8%
7 lb Dry Malt Extract - Dark7 lb Dry Malt Extract - Dark 44 30 39.2%
1 lb Honey1 lb Honey - (late boil kettle addition) 42 2 5.6%
1 lb Lactose (Milk Sugar)1 lb Lactose (Milk Sugar) - (late boil kettle addition) 41 1 5.6%
2 lb American - Pale 2-Row2 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 11.2%
17.87 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Warrior1 oz Warrior Hops Pellet 16 Boil 60 min 28.38 50%
1 oz German Polaris1 oz German Polaris Hops Pellet 18.4 Boil 6 min 7.66 50%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
6 lb Cherries Other Secondary 0 min.
5 oz Cacao nibs Flavor Secondary 0 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 410 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
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
2.5 gal Sparge -- 152 °F 60 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Heat water added to kettle (equipment estimates 7 g | 28 qt) 4.58 18.3  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 7 g | 28 qt) 5.29 21.2  
Grain absorption losses (steeping) -1.11 -4.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.53 2.1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.42 g | 25.7 qt) 4 16  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.16 0.6  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
WARNING: Kettle losses > 2% detected which throw off OG calculation for extract/partial mash recipes in batch target 'fermentor' mode. Solution: Reduce kettle losses, misc losses and hops absorption in equipment profile, OR set batch target to 'kettle' and do a full wort boil. See batch target FAQ.    
Total: 4.58 18.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Notes for change: 1) Steep chocolate, roasted barley, carapils, midnight instead of mashing. 2) add honey and lactose with cherry juice

Maybe, depending on taste: 1) replace some dark DME with wheat.

Cherry flavor comes out more with time. Very nice at 5 months after kegging.

Used yeast cake from previous beer.

Started 11/11
Added cherry to secondary 12/18
Added nibs 1/12
Kegged 1/30

Roasty, yet very chocolatey. Cherry flavor underlies, stronger with time. Very delicious sipper!

May adjust to reduce roasty flavor and increase sweetness.

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  • Last Updated: 2019-06-08 13:03 UTC