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The Big VCS

402 calories 39.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.088 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Source: Stan
Calories: 402 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 39.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday January 18th 2018
1.120
1.028
12.0%
33.0
50.0
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 60L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 4%
1 lb American - Roasted Barley1 lb Roasted Barley 33 300 4%
0.50 lb American - Chocolate0.5 lb Chocolate 29 350 2%
0.25 lb American - Black Malt0.25 lb Black Malt 28 500 1%
1 lb American - White Wheat1 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 4%
0.50 lb German - Chocolate Wheat0.5 lb Chocolate Wheat 31 413 2%
20 lb American - Pale Ale20 lb Pale Ale 37 3.5 79.2%
0.50 lb United Kingdom - Brown0.5 lb Brown 32 65 2%
0.25 lb American - Blackprinz0.25 lb Blackprinz 36 500 1%
0.25 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 60L0.25 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 1%
25.25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Columbus0.5 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 18.4 20%
0.75 oz Cluster0.75 oz Cluster Hops Pellet 7 Boil 30 min 9.9 30%
0.25 oz Cluster 0.25 oz Cluster Hops Pellet 7 Boil 20 min 2.6 10%
0.50 oz Northern Brewer - Williamette0.5 oz Williamette Hops Pellet 5 Boil 2 min 0.52 20%
0.50 oz Columbus 0.5 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 15 Boil 2 min 1.56 20%
2.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 oz Coffee Spice Secondary 3 days
2 each Vanilla Bean Flavor Secondary 5 days
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
60 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 292 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Sparge -- 152 °F 90 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 9.47 37.9  
Mash volume with grains 11.49 46  
Grain absorption losses -3.16 -12.6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 1.78 g | 7.1 qt) 1.44 5.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.84 g | 31.4 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.09 -0.4  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 10.91 43.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"The Big VCS" Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer recipe by Stan. All Grain, ABV 12.03%, IBU 32.98, SRM 50, Fermentables: (Caramel / Crystal 60L, Roasted Barley, Chocolate, Black Malt, White Wheat, Chocolate Wheat, Pale Ale, Brown, Blackprinz) Hops: (Columbus, Cluster, Cluster , Williamette, Columbus ) Other: (Coffee, Vanilla Bean)
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  • Last Updated: 2018-01-18 22:07 UTC