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Tropic Thunderer

202 calories 18.5 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: American Stout
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 23 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 35 liters
Post Boil Size: 31 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 62% (brew house)
Source: BrewDog
Rating:
4.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 202 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 18.5 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Sunday December 8th 2019
1.066
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 kg Weyermann - Pale Ale6 kg Pale Ale 39 2.3 77.4%
0.40 kg New Zealand - Medium Crystal Malt0.4 kg Medium Crystal Malt 35.4 56.35 5.2%
0.05 kg Weyermann - Caramunich Type 30.05 kg Caramunich Type 3 34 57 0.6%
0.40 kg United Kingdom - Cara Malt0.4 kg Cara Malt 35 17.5 5.2%
0.60 kg New Zealand - Brown Malt0.6 kg Brown Malt 34 90.36 7.7%
0.30 kg New Zealand - Dark Chocolate Malt0.3 kg Dark Chocolate Malt 32.7 659.9 3.9%
7.75 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
11 g Northern Brewer11 g Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 7.8 Boil 60 min 10.04 20.4%
20 g Hallertau Mittelfruh20 g Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 60 min 8.77 37%
13 g East Kent Goldings13 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 60 min 7.6 24.1%
10 g Hallertau Mittelfruh10 g Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.9 Boil 10 min 1.65 18.5%
54 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1.20 g Potassium Metabisulfate Water Agt Mash 75 min.
1 g Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
9 g Chalk Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
18 g Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.50 each Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 10 min.
8 g Wyeast - Beer Nutrient Water Agt Boil 5 min.
20 g Orange Peel Flavor Whirlpool 20 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
3 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
19 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 186 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 0.1 bar       Temp: 2 °C       CO2 Level: 1.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
London (Porter, dark ales)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
100 5 35 60 50 265
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
35 L Steeping 65 °C -- 75 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 48.77 L. Suggest reducing initial strike volume to 40.29 L and adding 3.37 L sparge/top-off. 43.7
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 37.6 L) 43.7
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 42.7 L) 48.8
Grain absorption losses -7.8
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 29 L) 35
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 23 L) 31
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Volume into fermentor (equipment estimates 31 L) 23
Total: 43.7  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Tropic Thunder is the winner of the first ever #HomeBrewDog
competition; the brainchild of Tom Doyle, this beer was the highest
rated of the 307 beers that were tasted. A full-bodied and complex
stout loaded with chocolate, mocha and roasty flavours, finishing with a vibrant burst of orange.

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  • Last Updated: 2019-12-20 08:16 UTC