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Tropical Dark

185 calories 18.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Tropical Stout
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 14.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 15.8 gallons
Post Boil Size: 14.6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 92% (brew house)
Source: J.Aguilar
Calories: 185 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday September 29th 2019
1.056
1.013
5.6%
36.4
33.6
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
17 lb Great Western - Pale High Color17 lb Pale High Color 37 3 72%
1.50 lb Castle Malting - Château Chocolat1.5 lb Château Chocolat 38 488.1 6.4%
0.50 lb Briess - Midnight Wheat Malt0.5 lb Midnight Wheat Malt 25 550 2.1%
0.50 lb American - Black Malt0.5 lb Black Malt 28 500 2.1%
2.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 15L2.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 15L 35 15 10.6%
1.60 lb Turbinado1.6 lb Turbinado 44 10 6.8%
23.60 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Nugget2 oz Nugget Hops Pellet 14 Boil 60 min 36.36 100%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 g Whirlfloc Fining Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 265 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 2.2 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
25 qt Decoction -- 162 °F --
25 qt Sparge -- 170 °F --
18 qt Sparge -- 189 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.1 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 16.45 gal (65.8 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 4.45 gal (17.8 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.1 qt/lb 6.05 24.2  
Mash volume with grains 7.81 31.2  
Grain absorption losses -2.75 -11  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 13.28 g | 53.1 qt) 12.63 50.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.12 0.5  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 16.45 g | 65.8 qt) 15.8 63.2  
Boil off losses -1.88 -7.5  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 14.5 g | 58 qt) 14.6 58.4  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 14.6 g | 58.4 qt) 14.5 58  
Total: 18.68 74.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Tropical Dark" Tropical Stout beer recipe by J.Aguilar. All Grain, ABV 5.63%, IBU 36.36, SRM 33.64, Fermentables: (Pale High Color, Château Chocolat, Midnight Wheat Malt, Black Malt, Caramel / Crystal 15L, Turbinado) Hops: (Nugget) Other: (Whirlfloc)
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  • Last Updated: 2019-09-29 16:33 UTC