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Black Forest Cake

379 calories 43.6 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: Imperial Stout
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.187 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 35% (steeping grains only)
Source: BYO October 2018
Calories: 379 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 43.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday September 21st 2018
1.112
1.035
10.1%
16.7
50.0
4.6
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11 lb Dry Malt Extract - Pilsen11 lb Dry Malt Extract - Pilsen 42 2 65.7%
1 lb Dry Malt Extract - Munich1 lb Dry Malt Extract - Munich 42 8 6%
12 lbs / 0.00
Steeping Grains
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
1 lb German - CaraFoam1 lb CaraFoam 37 1.8 6%
1 lb United Kingdom - Chocolate1 lb Chocolate 34 425 6%
1 lb United Kingdom - Brown1 lb Brown 32 65 6%
1 lb American - Roasted Barley1 lb Roasted Barley 33 300 6%
12 oz German - Carafa III12 oz Carafa III 32 535 6%
0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Magnum1 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 16.69 100%
1 oz / 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 each Vanilla Beans Flavor Secondary 0 min.
3 lb Cherry Puree Flavor Primary 0 min.
12 oz Cacao Nibs Flavor Secondary 0 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - London ESB Ale 1968
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
69%
Flocculation:
Very High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
RO
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Heat water added to kettle (equipment estimates 6.2 g | 24.8 qt) 2.66 10.6  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 6.2 g | 24.8 qt) 3.04 12.2  
Grain absorption losses (steeping) -0.59 -2.4  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.93 3.7  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.54 g | 26.2 qt) 3 12  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
WARNING: Kettle losses > 2% detected which throw off OG calculation for extract/partial mash recipes in batch target 'fermentor' mode. Solution: Reduce kettle losses, misc losses and hops absorption in equipment profile, OR set batch target to 'kettle' and do a full wort boil. See batch target FAQ.    
Total: 2.66 10.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Steep grains for 15 minutes at 162F. Add cherry puree on Day 6. Transfer to secondary on day 10 adding the cacao nibs and vanilla beans. Soak vanilla beans in bourbon 2 days prior to adding to secondary.

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  • Last Updated: 2018-10-01 20:58 UTC