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Fireside Chat Clone

286 calories 29 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Brown Porter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.067 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 60% (brew house)
Calories: 286 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 29 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday July 11th 2014
1.086
1.021
8.5%
46.5
40.0
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
13 lb American - Pale 2-Row13 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 60.5%
3 lb Briess - Bonlander Munich3 lb Bonlander Munich 36 10 14%
2 lb American - White Wheat2 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 9.3%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 4.7%
1 lb United Kingdom - Chocolate1 lb Chocolate 34 425 4.7%
0.50 lb Belgian - De-Bittered Black0.5 lb De-Bittered Black 34 566 2.3%
1 lb Belgian - Aromatic1 lb Aromatic 33 38 4.7%
21.50 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Magnum1 oz Magnum Hops Leaf/Whole 14.2 Boil 60 min 38.13 50%
1 oz B. C. Goldings1 oz B. C. Goldings Hops Leaf/Whole 6.3 Boil 15 min 8.39 50%
2 oz / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6.25 gal Sparge -- 154 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 oz irish moss Fining Boil 15 min.
0.25 tsp all spice Spice Boil 5 min.
0.25 tsp clove Spice Boil 5 min.
1 tbsp coco powder Spice Boil 5 min.
1 each cinnamon stick Spice Boil 5 min.
0.50 tsp ginger Spice Boil 5 min.
3.20 oz cocoa nibs Spice Secondary 5 min.
1 each cinnamon stick Spice Secondary 5 min.
0.25 tsp all spice Spice Secondary 5 min.
1 each clove pinch Spice Secondary 5 min.
0.50 tsp ginger Spice Secondary 5 min.
4 oz vodka Spice Secondary 5 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Denny's Favorite 50 1450
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
-
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Notes

Added crystal, de-bittered, and chocolate grain last 15 min of mash.

All spice adds to secondary were for 5 days.

Used Vodka to sanitize the spices added to secondary.

Final was 1.029

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  • Last Updated: 2014-09-28 23:08 UTC
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Ben Edmunds 12/13/2020 at 05:14pm
This looks great. How did it turn out?


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