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MVP

219 calories 23 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Porter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.25 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Joe 6-pack
Calories: 219 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 23 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday March 14th 2018
1.066
1.017
6.5%
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 lb American - Pale 2-Row5 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 36%
4 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale4 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 28.8%
1.50 lb Flaked Oats1.5 lb Flaked Oats 33 2.2 10.8%
12 oz American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)12 oz Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 5.4%
9 oz American - Chocolate9 oz Chocolate 29 350 4%
9 oz American - Roasted Barley9 oz Roasted Barley 33 300 4%
8 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 120L8 oz Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 3.6%
5.50 oz Lactose (Milk Sugar)5.5 oz Lactose (Milk Sugar) - (late boil kettle addition) 41 1 2.5%
8 oz Brown Sugar8 oz Brown Sugar - (late boil kettle addition) 45 15 3.6%
3 oz American - Black Malt3 oz Black Malt 28 500 1.3%
222.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Northern Brewer0.5 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 7.8 Boil 60 min 14.07 25%
0.50 oz Northern Brewer0.5 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 7.8 Boil 20 min 8.52 25%
1 oz Willamette1 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 20 min 9.83 50%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1.50 tsp CaCl & NaCL Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1 tsp gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
8 oz chopped raisins Flavor Boil 10 min.
2.50 each Cinnamon stick Spice Boil 10 min.
1 tsp Irish moss Fining Boil 10 min.
1 tsp ground nutmeg Spice Boil 0 min.
2 tsp vanilla extract Spice Boil 0 min.
4 oz chopped raisins Spice Primary 3 days
 
Yeast
Danstar - Nottingham Ale Yeast
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
77%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
57 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 252 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: Corn syrup       Amount: 3.6 oz       CO2 Level: 2.1 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile II
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
150 10 80 150 160 220
add 1 tsp gypsum + 1.5 tsp CaCl (had to use pickling salt) to strike & sparge water
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5 gal add @ 166 Infusion -- 155 °F 90 min
4.6 gal use 1qt Pyrex Fly Sparge -- 168 °F 45 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.3 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.3 qt/lb 4.25 17  
Mash volume with grains 5.29 21.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.63 -6.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.65 g | 18.6 qt) 4.89 19.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.01 g | 28 qt) 7.25 29  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.06 0.3  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.13 36.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes
  • toast oats @ 350° until brown (~12 mins)
  • rehydrate yeast 30 mins before pitching into cooled wort
  • add 8 oz chopped raisins into boil w/ split apart cinnamon sticks in muslin bag (10 mins)
  • add 4 oz chopped raisins into Depth Charge
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