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Darker the Box

186 calories 16.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Porter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 32 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 33.6 gallons
Post Boil Size: 32.6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.057 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 186 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday February 24th 2020
1.057
1.010
6.2%
29.7
38.0
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
55 lb Ireland - Stout Malt55 lb Stout Malt 37 2 81.2%
3.20 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)3.2 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 4.7%
3 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 90L3 lb Caramel / Crystal 90L 33 90 4.4%
1.50 lb American - Roasted Barley1.5 lb Roasted Barley - (late mash tun addition) 33 300 2.2%
5 lb American - Midnight Wheat Malt5 lb Midnight Wheat Malt 33 550 7.4%
67.70 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
5.50 oz Warrior5.5 oz Warrior Hops Pellet 16 Boil 60 min 16.59 25.6%
16 oz Cascade16 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Whirlpool 0 min 13.11 74.4%
21.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.20 oz Gypsum Water Agt Mash --
0.40 oz Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash --
 
Yeast
Siebel Institute - English Ale BRY 264
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
82%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
59 - 68 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 595 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.75 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
25.8 gal Strike 165 °F 153 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.33 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 72 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 34.31 gal (137.23 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 22.31 gal (89.23 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 27.93 gal (111.71 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 6.58 gal (26.34 qt) and adding 15.93 gal (63.71 qt) sparge/top-off. 22.51 90  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.33 qt/lb 22.51 90  
Mash volume with grains 27.93 111.7  
Grain absorption losses -8.46 -33.9  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 20.51 g | 82 qt) 19.8 79.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 34.31 g | 137.2 qt) 33.6 134.4  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.21 -0.8  
Post boil Volume 32.6 130.4  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.6 -2.4  
Going into fermentor 32 128  
Total: 42.31 169.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Darker the Box" American Porter beer recipe by OBREWCO. All Grain, ABV 6.22%, IBU 29.7, SRM 37.98, Fermentables: (Stout Malt, Carapils (Dextrine Malt), Caramel / Crystal 90L, Roasted Barley, Midnight Wheat Malt) Hops: (Warrior, Cascade) Other: (Gypsum, Calcium Chloride (anhydrous))
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