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Chocolate Stout - Mint | Vanilla | Orange

300 calories 33 g 0.5 L
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Sweet Stout
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 25 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 23 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.070 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.064 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Calories: 300 calories (Per 0.5L)
Carbs: 33 g (Per 0.5L)
Created: Tuesday September 11th 2018
1.064
1.018
6.1%
28.1
40.4
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 kg Crisp Malting - Finest Maris Otter5 kg Finest Maris Otter 38 3 61%
1 kg Flaked Oats1 kg Flaked Oats 33 2.2 12.2%
500 g German - CaraRye500 g CaraRye 34 67 6.1%
400 g Belgian - Chocolate400 g Chocolate 30 340 4.9%
400 g German - Carafa I400 g Carafa I 32 340 4.9%
300 g Belgian - Special B300 g Special B 34 115 3.7%
300 g German - CaraAmber300 g CaraAmber 34 23 3.7%
300 g German - CaraHell300 g CaraHell 34 11 3.7%
8,200 g / Ft 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
15 g Chinook15 g Chinook Hops Pellet 14 Boil 60 min 17.86 30%
15 g Chinook15 g Chinook Hops Pellet 14 Boil 15 min 8.86 30%
15 g Fuggles15 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 5.2 Boil 5 min 1.32 30%
5 g Fuggles5 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 5.2 Boil 0 min 10%
50 g / Ft 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
25 g Cocoa nibs Flavor Mash 1 hr.
25 g Cocoa nibs Flavor Boil 0 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 137 B cells required
Ft 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 3.72 g/l
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Sparge -- 53 °C 20 min
Temperature -- 69 °C 70 min
Temperature -- 78 °C 10 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 40.1 L) 32.1
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 45.5 L) 37.5
Grain absorption losses -8.2
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 31 L) 23
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3
Post boil Volume 25
Volume into fermentor 25
Total: 32.1  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

I've brewed this base beer several times with different additions. In the pictures you can see the original, chocolate-vanilla version, which was my very first stout, and one of my best recipes ever.

For vanilla version: when fermentation starts soak at least 2 vanilla beans in vodka until secondary (2 weeks). Be sure to scrape out all the vanilla, chop up the bean to small pieces as well and put everything into a small jar. Shake it up every now and then. Dump all into secondary and transfer the beer on top.

This beer was amazing from the first day, but also aged really well. At the second year mark when I opened the last bottle the vanilla has disappeared, but the beer was truly amazing.

I also highly recommend you try this with medium toasted american oak chips!

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  • Last Updated: 2023-10-11 14:29 UTC