Darkstar April Beer Recipe | All Grain American Porter | Brewer's Friend
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Darkstar April

226 calories 23.3 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Porter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.058 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Source: A.Reed
Calories: 226 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 23.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday December 24th 2015
1.068
1.017
6.7%
26.9
34.8
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7.50 lb United Kingdom - Golden Promise7.5 lb Golden Promise 37 3 48.4%
2 lb Flaked Oats2 lb Flaked Oats 33 2.2 12.9%
2 lb German - Dark Munich2 lb Dark Munich 36 10 12.9%
2 lb United Kingdom - Brown2 lb Brown 32 65 12.9%
11 oz German - Chocolate Rye11 oz Chocolate Rye 31 240 4.4%
11 oz Rice Hulls11 oz Rice Hulls 0 0 4.4%
10 oz Perla Negra10 oz Perla Negra 31 320 4%
15.50 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.73 oz El Dorado0.73 oz El Dorado Hops Pellet 11.4 Boil 60 min 26.85 100%
0.73 oz / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Infusion -- 148 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1.83 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 15 min.
3.67 oz Cocoa Powder Flavor Boil 10 min.
1.83 oz Mint Flavor Bottling 999 min.
11 each Peppermint Tea Herb Boil 10 min.
3.67 each Peppermint Tea Herb Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Edinburgh Scottish Ale Yeast WLP028
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
65 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Cleveland Ohio
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
33 9 8 33 45 78
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Notes

Mash Schedule

Strike grains with 3.06 gal of water at 161.4 °F.
Mash at 150 °F for 60 min.
Vorlauf and lauter 1.74 gal in your first runnings.
Add 2.26 gal of sparge water at 168 °F.
Vorlauf and lauter 2.26 gal in your second runnings.
Your combined runnings should be 4 gal

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