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Gingerbread Imperial Stout

270 calories 29 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Holiday/Winter Special Spiced Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 68% (brew house)
Source: Bob Roberts
Calories: 270 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 29 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday November 18th 2013
1.081
1.022
7.7%
36.5
40.0
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5.50 lb American - Pale 2-Row5.5 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 31%
5 lb American - Pale 6-Row5 lb Pale 6-Row 35 1.8 28.2%
1.50 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale1.5 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 8.5%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 150L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 150L 33 150 5.6%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 60L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 5.6%
1 lb Flaked Oats1 lb Flaked Oats 33 2.2 5.6%
0.50 lb American - Midnight Wheat Malt0.5 lb Midnight Wheat Malt 33 550 2.8%
0.50 lb Flaked Rye0.5 lb Flaked Rye 36 2.8 2.8%
0.50 lb United Kingdom - Black Patent0.5 lb Black Patent - (late boil kettle addition) 27 525 2.8%
0.25 lb Belgian - Special B0.25 lb Special B 34 115 1.4%
1 lb Brown Sugar1 lb Brown Sugar - (late boil kettle addition) 45 15 5.6%
17.75 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 oz Saaz1.5 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 60 min 17.75 40%
1.25 oz Domestic Hallertau1.25 oz Domestic Hallertau Hops Pellet 3.9 Boil 20 min 9.98 33.3%
1 oz Chinook1 oz Chinook Hops Pellet 13 Boil 5 min 8.76 26.7%
3.75 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 tsp gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 each whirlfloc Fining Boil 15 min.
1.50 tsp gingerbread spices Spice Secondary 7 min.
1.50 tsp gingerbread spices Spice Secondary 5 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - East Coast Ale Yeast WLP008
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72.5%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
68 - 73 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.25 (M cells / ml / ° P) 509 B cells required
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Infusion -- 153 °F 60 min
Sparge -- 170 °F 5 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 7.33 29.3  
Mash volume with grains 8.67 34.7  
Grain absorption losses -2.09 -8.4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 2.08 g | 8.3 qt) 2.52 10.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.07 g | 28.3 qt) 7.5 30  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.07 0.3  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.14 -0.6  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.84 39.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Gingerbread Imperial Stout" Holiday/Winter Special Spiced Beer recipe by Bob Roberts. All Grain, ABV 7.74%, IBU 36.48, SRM 40, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Pale 6-Row, Maris Otter Pale, Caramel / Crystal 150L, Caramel / Crystal 60L, Flaked Oats, Midnight Wheat Malt, Flaked Rye, Black Patent, Special B, Brown Sugar) Hops: (Saaz, Domestic Hallertau, Chinook) Other: (gypsum, whirlfloc, gingerbread spices)
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