Chocolate Thunder - Beer Recipe - Brewer's Friend

Brewer's Friend

Print

Chocolate Thunder

199 calories 20.5 g 12 oz
brewer logo
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Porter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: RM/JS/TSB
Calories: 199 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday October 3rd 2018
1.060
1.015
5.9%
17.9
31.2
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7 lb American - Pale 2-Row7 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 57.1%
0.50 lb American - Chocolate0.5 lb Chocolate 29 350 4.1%
0.75 lb German - Carafa I0.75 lb Carafa I 32 340 6.1%
2 lb German - Munich Light2 lb Munich Light 37 6 16.3%
2 lb American - Vienna2 lb Vienna 35 4 16.3%
12.25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Willamette1 oz Willamette Hops Leaf/Whole 4.5 Boil at 212 °F 60 min 14.9 50%
1 oz Willamette1 oz Willamette Hops Leaf/Whole 4.5 Boil at 212 °F 5 min 2.97 50%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 oz Cocoa Nibs Spice Secondary 7 days
2 each Vanilla Beans Spice Secondary 7 days
1 each Whirfloc Fining Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
- Default - - -
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
65%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
65 - 78 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 153 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.75 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
15.31 qt Sparge -- 154 °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 3.83 15.3  
Mash volume with grains 4.81 19.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.53 -6.1  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.03 g | 20.1 qt) 5.45 21.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.08 g | 28.3 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 6 24  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6 g | 24 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 9.28 37.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Chocolate Thunder" American Porter beer recipe by RM/JS/TSB. All Grain, ABV 5.91%, IBU 17.87, SRM 31.19, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Chocolate, Carafa I, Munich Light, Vienna) Hops: (Willamette) Other: (Cocoa Nibs, Vanilla Beans, Whirfloc)
Last Updated and Sharing
 
436
Views
0
Brews
Recipe QR Code
  • Public: Yup, Shared
  • Last Updated: 2020-01-16 13:15 UTC