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Dark Heart

Method: All Grain
Style: American Porter
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 23 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 37.25 liters
Post Boil Size: 31.25 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.065 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Source: Wolf Pack Brewing
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 1 calories (Per 1.25ml)
Carbs: 0.1 g (Per 1.25ml)

Created: Sunday August 29th 2021

Original Gravity:

1.065

Final Gravity:

1.010

ABV (standard):

7.3%

IBU (tinseth):

44.1

SRM (morey):

32.2

Mash pH

5.3

Cost $

7.75

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
2 kg	Gladfield - Munich Malt2 kg Munich Malt		36.8	7.87	29%
2 kg	Gladfield - Pilsner Malt2 kg Pilsner Malt	$ 3.40 / kg $ 6.80	37.7	1.93	29%
2 kg	Gladfield - Vienna Malt2 kg Vienna Malt		37.4	3.45	29%
0.30 kg	German - CaraMunich I0.3 kg CaraMunich I		34	39	4.3%
0.25 kg	German - Carafa III0.25 kg Carafa III		32	535	3.6%
0.20 kg	Gladfield - Light Chocolate Malt0.2 kg Light Chocolate Malt		32.7	355	2.9%
150 g	Gladfield - Sour Grapes Malt Acid150 g Sour Grapes Malt Acid		12.4	2.03	2.2%
6.90 kg / $ 6.80

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
30 g	Charles Faram - NZ Pacific Jade30 g NZ Pacific Jade Hops		Pellet	13	Boil	60 min	40.77	60%
10 g	El Dorado10 g El Dorado Hops	$ 0.05 / g $ 0.50	Pellet	15.7	Whirlpool at 90 °C	20 min	2.53	20%
10 g	Pacifica10 g Pacifica Hops		Pellet	5	Whirlpool at 90 °C	20 min	0.8	20%
50 g / $ 0.50

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
30 g	Charles Faram - NZ Pacific Jade (Pellet) 30 g NZ Pacific Jade (Pellet) Hops		40.77	60%
10 g	El Dorado (Pellet) 10 g El Dorado (Pellet) Hops	$ 0.05 / g $ 0.50	2.53	20%
10 g	Pacifica (Pellet) 10 g Pacifica (Pellet) Hops		0.8	20%
50 g / $ 0.50

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
23 L	Strike	56 °C	55 °C	15 min
	Infusion	55 °C	64 °C	30 min
	Infusion	64 °C	70 °C	30 min
	Infusion	70 °C	77 °C	15 min
19 L	Sparge	77 °C	77 °C	15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
2.25 g	Wyeast - Beer Nutrient	$ 0.20 / g $ 0.45	Other	Boil	15 min.
1 each	Whirlfloc		Water Agt	Boil	15 min.
$ 0.45

Yeast

Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70

Amount:	40 Grams	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	83%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	9 - 22 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	10 °C	Pitch Rate:	1.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 640 B cells required

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Priming

Method: co2 Amount: 1.84 bar Temp: 20 °C CO₂ Level: 2.44 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Pilsen (Light Lager)

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
7	3	2	5	5	25
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Notes

Bronze in River Valley 2022 Competition 22/05/2022

Ferment at 12C then when SG plateaus, raise to 15C to clean up

Directions from https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/homebrew-recipe/gordon-strong-czech-dark-lager/
Water treatment: RO water treated with ¼ tsp 10% phosphoric acid per 5 gallons
1 tsp CaCl2 in mash. Mash technique: Step mash, mashout, dark grains added at vorlauf

Mash rests: 131°F (55°C) 15 minutes, 147°F (64°C) 30 minutes, 158°F (70°C) 30 minutes, 170°F (77°C) 15 minutes.

Kettle volume: 7 gallons (26 L)

Boil length: 60 minutes

Final volume: 5.5 gallons (21 L)

Fermentation temp: 50°F (10°C) 2 weeks. 32°F (0°C) 12 weeks.

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Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	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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