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Black is Beautiful

Method: All Grain
Style: Imperial Stout
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6.8 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8.3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.056 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (ending kettle)
Source: Facciola Brewing
Calories: 257 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 23.2 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Thursday September 24th 2020

Reese's Black is Beautiful

by Tmurph6

OG: 1.095 FG: 1.021 ABV: 9.7% IBU: 70

Imperial Chocolate Stout

by Wade-C-Brew

OG: 1.098 FG: 1.024 ABV: 9.8% IBU: 57

Black Out Stout

OG: 1.075 FG: 1.018 ABV: 7.5% IBU: 73

Original Gravity:

1.078

Final Gravity:

1.015

ABV (standard):

8.2%

IBU (rager):

66.3

SRM (morey):

40.4

Mash pH

5.3

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
14 lb	Great Western - Domestic 2-Row14 lb Domestic 2-Row	37	2	64.8%
2.50 lb	Flaked Oats2.5 lb Flaked Oats	33	2.2	11.6%
0.65 lb	American - Chocolate0.65 lb Chocolate	29	350	3%
1 lb	Flaked Barley1 lb Flaked Barley	32	2.2	4.6%
0.65 lb	American - Caramel / Crystal 120L0.65 lb Caramel / Crystal 120L	33	120	3%
0.65 lb	American - Roasted Barley0.65 lb Roasted Barley	33	300	3%
6.50 oz	Weyermann - Chocolate Wheat6.5 oz Chocolate Wheat	34.8	415	1.9%
3.90 oz	United Kingdom - Black Patent3.9 oz Black Patent	27	525	1.1%
1.50 lb	Corn Sugar - Dextrose1.5 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose - (late boil kettle addition)	42	0.5	6.9%
21.60 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Green Bullet1 oz Green Bullet Hops	Pellet	12.3	Boil	60 min	40.54	20%
2 oz	Cascade2 oz Cascade Hops	Pellet	7	Boil	20 min	15.68	40%
2 oz	Cascade2 oz Cascade Hops	Pellet	7	Boil	10 min	10.03	40%
5 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Green Bullet (Pellet)	40.54	20%
4 oz	Cascade (Pellet)	25.71	80%
5 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
6.5 gal	Strike 169°, loss 2.5G	Infusion	169 °F	152 °F	60 min
		Temperature	--	168 °F	5 min
4.3 gal		Fly Sparge	168 °F	168 °F	5 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.29 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
7 g	Toasted Fenugreek seeds	Herb	Secondary	2 days
1 each	Whirlfloc	Fining	Boil	5 min.
1 each	Yeast Nutrient	Other	Boil	10 min.
5 g	Calcium Chloride (anhydrous)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
6 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
2 ml	Lactic acid	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.

Yeast

White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	76.5%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	68 - 73 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	1.25 (M cells / ml / ° P) 607 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.75 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
80	5	25	75	80	100
Add salts to mash only Consider sprinkling some dark malts in at 60 min. but add most of it at the end.
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Notes

Let the roasted fenugreek off-gas in a paper bag for a couple hours first as it will lose some of the vegetal curry note. Then maybe grind, then add to secondary OR a tincture.

Yeast Starter:
1L --> 200B
2.5L -->550B

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Last Updated: 2020-10-25 18:21 UTC

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	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

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