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Chocolate Cherry Bock

226 calories 24 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Traditional Bock
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 4.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 226 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 24 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday August 9th 2013
1.068
1.018
6.5%
35.2
16.0
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7 lb German - Munich Light7 lb Munich Light 37 6 59.3%
3 lb German - Pilsner3 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 25.4%
0.50 lb German - CaraMunich III0.5 lb CaraMunich III 34 57 4.2%
0.50 lb German - Dark Wheat0.5 lb Dark Wheat 39 6.5 4.2%
0.40 lb German - Melanoidin0.4 lb Melanoidin 37 25 3.4%
0.30 lb United Kingdom - Crystal 140L0.3 lb Crystal 140L 33 140 2.5%
0.10 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 120L0.1 lb Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 0.8%
11.80 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.25 oz East Kent Goldings1.25 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 6.5 Boil 60 min 35.21 100%
1.25 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
6 lb Fresh Cherries Flavor Secondary --
0.50 lb Unsweetened Cocoa Flavor Boil 1 min.
1 tsp Irish moss Fining Boil 15 min.
0.50 tsp Yeast nutrient Other Boil 10 min.
0.75 each Campden Water Agt Mash --
 
Yeast
White Labs - German Bock Lager Yeast WLP833
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
73%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
48 - 55 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
50 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 424 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: CO2       Amount: 12lbs       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Winchester, VA
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
120 0 18 49 20 121
Add .5# of Hershey's unsweetened cocoa at 1min.
Add 6# of fresh cherries.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
15 qt 155 deg sacch rest Infusion -- 173 °F 60 min
4 qt Mash out Decoction -- 212 °F 10 min
2.5 qt Mash out Infusion -- 2.5 °F 10 min
20 qt Fly Sparge -- 168 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 3.69 14.8  
Mash volume with grains 4.63 18.5  
Grain absorption losses -1.48 -5.9  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.83 g | 19.3 qt) 4.54 18.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.8 g | 27.2 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.05 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 4.5 18  
Going into fermentor 4.5 18  
Total: 8.23 32.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Use decotcion

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  • Last Updated: 2013-08-16 00:51 UTC
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