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Russian Chocolate

255 calories 29.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Imperial Stout
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.65 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.057 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.076 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 41% (brew house)
Calories: 255 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 29.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday March 14th 2018
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
14 lb US - Pale 2-Row14 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 59.6%
1 lb American - Roasted Barley1 lb Roasted Barley 33 300 4.3%
1 lb Flaked Barley1 lb Flaked Barley 32 2.2 4.3%
1 lb American - Chocolate1 lb Chocolate 29 350 4.3%
4.50 lb Date (dried)4.5 lb Date (dried) 28.9 0 19.1%
2 lb Rice Hulls2 lb Rice Hulls 0 0 8.5%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Chinook1 oz Chinook Hops Pellet 13 Boil 60 min 46.28 25%
1 oz Willamette1 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 15 min 7.95 25%
0.50 oz Chinook0.5 oz Chinook Hops Pellet 13 Boil 15 min 11.48 12.5%
0.50 oz Centennial0.5 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil 5 min 3.55 12.5%
0.50 oz Chinook0.5 oz Chinook Hops Pellet 13 Boil 2 min 1.96 12.5%
0.50 oz Centennial0.5 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil 2 min 1.51 12.5%
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Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 oz Coco Nibs Flavor Secondary 5 days
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale V Yeast WLP051
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72.5%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
66 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
64 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 122 B cells required
- California Ale
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
65 - 78 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
64 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 122 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 1.9 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Clover Hill, Frederick, MD tap - 5/16
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
16 3 6 12 5 45
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
20 qt Sparge -- 126 °F 40 min
12 qt Strike 126 °F 150 °F 40 min
8 qt Strike 150 °F 158 °F 45 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 75 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1 qt/lb 4.75 19  
Mash volume with grains 6.27 25.1  
Grain absorption losses -2.38 -9.5  
Remaining sparge water volume 4.12 16.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.41 1.6  
Pre boil volume 6.65 26.6  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.15 -0.6  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 8.87 35.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Brewed in St Patty's. OG 1.075, problems with Mash size prevented target OG of 1.100.
Cocoa Nibs added 27 March.
Moved to secondary 11 May to settle before bottling.
Beer came to 1.004 on FG, for an ABV of 8.66%. Taste the dates.

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