Cu Chulain Beer Recipe | All Grain Irish Extra Stout | Brewer's Friend
Brew your best beer EVER. Start your Free Trial of Brewer's Friend today! Sign Up ×

Cu Chulain

197 calories 17.5 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Irish Extra Stout
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.25 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.25 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.060 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Jake Bradshaw
Rating:
5.00 (1 Review)

Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 199.8 (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday January 30th 2021
1.060
1.011
6.5%
47.4
34.8
n/a
n/a
 
Brew Log History
70°FTemp
1.011Gravity
OG: 1.061
Attenuation: 81.23%
6.6%ABV
Calories: 199.8 / 12oz
Carbs: 17.6 g / 12oz
13Days
Readings: 0

Feb 18, 2021 to Mar 03, 2021

Last Updated: 4 years ago from Brewlog
Week 1
Mash Complete

First time measuring temperature and using my new refractometer. I hit all the numbers. It makes me wonder how I was doing all the times I didn't take samples and so forth.

 
68 °F   
 
1.061   
 
n/a
Week 2
Fermentation Complete

Nailed my FG.

 
70 °F   
 
1.011   
 
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb Avangard - Pale 2-Row8 lb Pale 2-Row 37 2 64%
2 lb Honey Malt2 lb Honey Malt 37 25 16%
1.50 lb American - Roasted Barley1.5 lb Roasted Barley 33 300 12%
1 lb Flaked Barley1 lb Flaked Barley 32 2.2 8%
12.50 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Cascade2 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 6 Boil 60 min 43.1 66.7%
1 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 6 Aroma 5 min 4.3 33.3%
3 oz / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
15.6 qt Strike 163.3 °F 150 °F 30 min
2.8 qt Decoction 209 °F 158 °F 30 min
10 qt Batch Sparge 209 °F 170 °F 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 67 °F
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp irish moss Water Agt Mash 15 min.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® NOTTINGHAM HIGH PERFORMANCE ALE YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
50 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 103 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: dextrose       Amount: 4.3 oz       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
"Cu Chulain" Irish Extra Stout beer recipe by Jake Bradshaw. All Grain, ABV 6.5%, IBU 47.4, SRM 34.81, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Honey Malt, Roasted Barley, Flaked Barley) Hops: (Cascade) Other: (irish moss)
Brewer's Friend Logo
Last Updated and Sharing
 
315
Views
1
Brews
Recipe QR Code
  • Public: Yup, Shared
  • Last Updated: 2021-03-01 01:54 UTC
Discussion about this recipe:
You must be logged in to add comments.

If you do not yet have an account, you may register here.

Brewer's Friend Logo
Chef Bradshaw 04/01/2021 at 02:58pm
5 of 5

I am going to put this in my regular rotation.


Back To Top