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Mexican Hot Chocolate Stout

201 calories 19.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Stout
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 50% (brew house)
Source: Wharf Works
Calories: 201 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday November 19th 2018
1.061
1.014
6.1%
38.8
50.0
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb American - Pale 2-Row10 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 57.1%
3 lb Rolled Oats3 lb Rolled Oats 33 2.2 17.1%
2.25 lb American - Chocolate2.25 lb Chocolate 29 350 12.9%
2.25 lb American - Roasted Barley2.25 lb Roasted Barley 33 300 12.9%
17.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Brewer's Gold1 oz Brewer's Gold Hops Pellet 9 Boil 90 min 38.81 100%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
14 g Habanero Chilies (dried) Flavor Boil 1 hr.
4 tbsp cumin Flavor Whirlpool 15 min.
2 each cinnamon Flavor Whirlpool 15 min.
0.50 lb maltodextrin Other Whirlpool 15 min.
1 lb lactose Other Whirlpool 15 min.
1 lb cacao nibs Spice Secondary 14 days
1 lb chocolate Flavor Boil 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 99 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Treated, Lake Major
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5.4 gal Infusion -- 152 °F 60 min
Temperature -- 170 °F 20 min
2 gal Sparge -- 170 °F 20 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 5.47 21.9  
Mash volume with grains 6.87 27.5  
Grain absorption losses -2.19 -8.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.26 g | 17 qt) 3.97 15.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.29 g | 29.2 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 9.44 37.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Right off the bat, just from the pre-fermentation wort tasting, I'm going to say too much cumin. It's very noticable along with the bite from the chilies. Interested to see how the fermentation affects it.

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  • Last Updated: 2019-01-16 21:26 UTC