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Needle in a Haystack

Method: All Grain
Style: Brown Porter
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.25 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 5.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Rick Scully (H/T Scott Russell)
Calories: 159 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.9 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Saturday April 13th 2019

Original Gravity:

1.048

Final Gravity:

1.014

ABV (alternate):

4.6%

IBU (tinseth):

28.8

SRM (morey):

28.1

Mash pH

4.6

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
8.75 lb	United Kingdom - Pale 2-Row8.75 lb Pale 2-Row	38	2.5	89.7%
6 oz	Briess - Midnight Wheat Malt6 oz Midnight Wheat Malt	25	550	3.8%
4 oz	United Kingdom - Chocolate4 oz Chocolate	34	425	2.6%
6 oz	United Kingdom - Extra Dark Crystal 120L6 oz Extra Dark Crystal 120L	33	120	3.8%
156 oz / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.50 oz	Galena0.5 oz Galena Hops	Pellet	12	Boil at 212 °F	60 min	22.89	25%
0.50 oz	Fuggles0.5 oz Fuggles Hops	Pellet	4	Boil at 212 °F	30 min	5.86	25%
0.50 oz	Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops	Pellet	7	Boil at 212 °F	0 min		25%
0.50 oz	Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops	Pellet	7	Dry Hop at 60 °F	14 days		25%
2 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
0.50 oz	Galena (Pellet)	22.89	25%
0.50 oz	Fuggles (Pellet)	5.86	25%
1 oz	Cascade (Pellet)	0	50%
2 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
14.6 qt	Steeping	--	164 °F	90 min
22.5 qt	Fly Sparge	--	152 °F	30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb

Yeast

Wyeast - London ESB Ale 1968

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (custom):	69%	Flocculation:	Very High
Optimum Temp:	64 - 72 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 83 B cells required

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Target Water Profile

20453

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0
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Notes

Based on Scott Russell's clone recipe of "Haystack Black Ale" (Portland Brewing Co, Portland, OR) in his book "North American Clone Brews" [Page 104] this recipe is only slightly modified.

Changes:

Substituted Briess Midnight Wheat for recipe's "black malt"
Added more pale malt than recipe and changed values of specialty malts to meet category.
Kept same hops but adjusted amounts to get final brew closer to chosen categories.

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Last Updated: 2019-04-13 20:23 UTC

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Cost for

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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