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Rum Raisin Vanilla Porter

223 calories 24.7 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Robust Porter
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 223 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 24.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday December 28th 2013
1.067
1.019
6.4%
26.0
39.2
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9.50 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale9.5 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 69.7%
1.50 lb Flaked Oats1.5 lb Flaked Oats 33 2.2 11%
12 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 80L12 oz Caramel / Crystal 80L 33 80 5.5%
12 oz American - Chocolate12 oz Chocolate 29 350 5.5%
6 oz United Kingdom - Black Patent6 oz Black Patent 27 525 2.8%
6 oz Canadian - Honey Malt6 oz Honey Malt 37 25 2.8%
6 oz United Kingdom - Pale Chocolate6 oz Pale Chocolate 33 207 2.8%
218 oz / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.75 oz Northern Brewer0.75 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 7.8 Boil 60 min 20.33 42.9%
1 oz Willamette1 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 10 min 5.67 57.1%
1.75 oz / 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 oz Cocoa Powder Flavor Boil 10 min.
1 each Whirlfloc Tablet Fining Boil 10 min.
2 lb Minced Raisins Flavor Secondary --
0.50 qt Rum Flavor Bottling --
1 each Vanilla Bean Flavor Secondary --
 
Yeast
White Labs - Burton Ale Yeast WLP023
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 73 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
67 °F
Pitch Rate:
-
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
18 qt Fly Sparge -- 153 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 5.11 20.4  
Mash volume with grains 6.2 24.8  
Grain absorption losses -1.7 -6.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.66 g | 18.6 qt) 4.34 17.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.82 g | 31.3 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.07 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.45 37.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Soak minced raisins and a cut and scraped vanilla bean in rum. Add raisins in a weighted sack along with vanilla bean in secondary, pitch the rum at bottling.

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  • Last Updated: 2013-12-28 22:35 UTC