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Practice stout

156 calories 19.8 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Irish Stout
Boil Time: 70 min
Batch Size: 39 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 40 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 81% (brew house)
Calories: 156 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 19.8 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Saturday May 19th 2018
1.050
1.018
4.2%
28.1
21.4
4.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7.50 kg Gladfield - Aurora Malt (Base Malt) Gladfield7.5 kg Aurora Malt (Base Malt) Gladfield 36 23 93.7%
0.50 kg Joe White Dark (Crystal Malt)0.5 kg Joe White Dark (Crystal Malt) 34 103 6.2%
0 kg Joe White Chocolate (Roasted)0.004 kg Joe White Chocolate (Roasted) - (late boil kettle addition) 33 225 0%
0 kg Joe White Roast Barley (Roast Malt)0.0035 kg Joe White Roast Barley (Roast Malt) - (late boil kettle addition) 30 525 0%
8.01 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
35 g fuggles35 g fuggles Hops Pellet 6.1 Boil at 100 °C 60 min 14.08 29.2%
20 g Fuggles20 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 6.1 Boil at 100 °C 45 min 7.39 16.7%
15 g Fuggles15 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 6.1 Boil at 100 °C 30 min 4.64 12.5%
10 g Fuggles10 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 6.1 Boil 15 min 2 8.3%
40 g fuggles40 g fuggles Hops Pellet 4.6 Aroma 0 min 33.3%
120 g / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - Irish Ale Yeast WLP004
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
62%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
18 - 20 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
18 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 362 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
userwaterprofile-8537
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
87 14 28 58 53 330
Mash PH too low added the following:
1St PH: 5.2
6 x grams Baking
4 x grams Chawk
Final PH: 5.3

Wort PH also too low:
PH:5.1
Added:
8 x grams baking
4 x grams Chawk
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
24 L Temperature -- 66 °C 180 min
46 L Temperature -- 76 °C 90 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.6 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 46.25 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 0.85 L sparge/top-off.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.6 L/kg 20.8
Mash volume with grains 26.1
Grain absorption losses -8
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 34.3 L) 28.1
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 46.3 L) 40
Boil off losses -6.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.6
Post boil Volume 39
Going into fermentor 39
Total: 48.9  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes
  • Either lacked oxygen or needed more time for starter, or starter was lower quality than calculated.

  • Taste was spot on for the ABV. Possibly some more 5% more Choc.

  • Final product PH 5.6

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  • Last Updated: 2018-09-18 14:55 UTC