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Brothers Imperial Porter

13774 calories 1320.9 g 20 qt
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Imperial Stout
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 13 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12 gallons
Post Boil Size: 10.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.085 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.097 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 79% (brew house)
Calories: 13774 calories (Per 20qt)
Carbs: 1320.9 g (Per 20qt)
Created: Tuesday April 14th 2020
1.078
1.017
8.0%
87.7
30.7
5.6
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4.50 lb US - Pale 2-Row4.5 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 12.5%
1.10 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 120L1.1 lb Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 3%
15 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 60L15 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 41.6%
15.50 lb American - Pilsner15.5 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 42.9%
36.10 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
5 oz Merkur5 oz Merkur Hops Pellet 13.6 Boil 90 min 77.86 71.4%
1 oz Merkur1 oz Merkur Hops Pellet 13.6 Aroma 15 min 7.22 14.3%
1 oz Merkur1 oz Merkur Hops Leaf/Whole 13.6 Aroma 5 min 2.64 14.3%
7 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
Amount:
2 Liters
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 73 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
75 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 325 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
City of Marble Falls
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
38 17 21 34 55 147.2
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
11.4 gal Strike 165 °F 155 °F 60 min
21.32 gal Strike 159 °F 152 °F 60 min
0.2 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.85 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 75 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 13.01 gal (52.05 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 1.01 gal (4.05 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 19.58 gal (78.34 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.11 gal (36.45 qt) and adding 7.58 gal (30.34 qt) sparge/top-off. 16.7 66.8  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.85 qt/lb 16.7 66.8  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 17.08 g | 68.3 qt) 19.58 78.3  
Grain absorption losses -4.51 -18.1  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 1.08 g | 4.3 qt) 0.07 0.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 13.01 g | 52.1 qt) 12 48  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.26 -1.1  
Post boil Volume 10.5 42  
Top off amount 2.5 10  
Going into fermentor 13 52  
Total: 16.76 67.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Brothers Imperial Porter" Imperial Stout beer recipe by Brother Ryan. All Grain, ABV 7.98%, IBU 87.72, SRM 30.7, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Caramel / Crystal 120L, Caramel / Crystal 60L, Pilsner) Hops: (Merkur)
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