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Varsity Brews RIS

365 calories 36.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Imperial Stout
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.080 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 365 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 36.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday May 8th 2019
1.109
1.026
10.9%
71.9
50.0
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
20 lb American - Pale 2-Row20 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 84.2%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 120L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 4.2%
0.75 lb American - Chocolate0.75 lb Chocolate 29 350 3.2%
1.50 lb American - Roasted Barley1.5 lb Roasted Barley 33 300 6.3%
0.50 lb United Kingdom - Black Patent0.5 lb Black Patent 27 525 2.1%
23.75 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Centennial2 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil 60 min 52.75 50%
2 oz Centennial2 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil 10 min 19.13 50%
4 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - Dry English Ale Yeast WLP007
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 187 B cells required
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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
8 gal Sparge -- 152 °F 60 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 12.62 gal (50.48 qt). Suggest reducing initial strike volume to 10.1 gal (40.4 qt) and adding 0.62 gal (2.48 qt) sparge/top-off. 10.72 42.9  
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 10.37 g | 41.5 qt) 10.72 42.9  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 12.27 g | 49.1 qt) 12.62 50.5  
Grain absorption losses -2.97 -11.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.15 g | 28.6 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.15 -0.6  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Volume into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 10.72 42.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Strata hops - not centennial

11 gallons of water
6.5 gallons at 165F to mash at 152F
3.5 gallons to sparge after draining original 6.5. Warm-ish temp

Water: 11 gallons
2 grams Chalk, CaCO3
4 grams baking soda
5 grams gypsum
6 grams calcium chloride
1 gram epsom salt

Ferment at 68F for the first week then raise into low 70's for a couple weeks. Move to secondary and let sit for a few months in 60's
Target 1.020 FG

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