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Bourbon Porter

Method: All Grain
Style: American Porter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6.5 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (ending kettle)
Source: Kenneth Cummings
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 180 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.4 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Monday March 2nd 2020

4Gs Chocolate Vanilla Porter

by 4Gs Brewing

OG: 1.057 FG: 1.016 ABV: 5.4% IBU: 29

Original Gravity:

1.054

Final Gravity:

1.016

ABV (standard):

4.9%

IBU (tinseth):

27.3

SRM (morey):

33.9

Mash pH

5.4

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
9 lb	Simpsons - Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter9 lb Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter	37	2.6	53.7%
2 lb	American - Caramel / Crystal 80L2 lb Caramel / Crystal 80L	33	80	11.9%
2 lb	American - Victory2 lb Victory	34	28	11.9%
0.75 lb	American - Black Malt0.75 lb Black Malt	28	500	4.5%
1.50 lb	American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)1.5 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt)	33	1.8	9%
1.50 lb	Rice Hulls1.5 lb Rice Hulls	0	0	9%
16.75 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.80 oz	Cascade0.8 oz Cascade Hops	Pellet	7.7	Boil	60 min	18.26	34%
0.80 oz	Cascade0.8 oz Cascade Hops	Pellet	7.7	Boil	15 min	9.06	34%
0.75 oz	Cascade0.75 oz Cascade Hops	Pellet	7	Aroma	0 min		31.9%
2.35 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
1.60 oz	Cascade (Pellet)	27.32	68%
0.75 oz	Cascade (Pellet)		31.9%
2.35 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
20 qt	170 in mash cooler, Stabilize at 160, stir reduce to 158.	Strike	170 °F	158 °F	80 min
	Vorlauf 5 guarts to clear grains.	Vorlauf	158 °F	158 °F	5 min
12 qt	Drain strike water and stir in batch spare	Batch Sparge	190 °F	164 °F	15 min
	Vorlauf 5 guarts to clear grains.	Vorlauf	164 °F	164 °F	5 min
12 qt	Start on top of batc.h sparge and start drain	Fly Sparge	182 °F	164 °F	45 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F

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:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 115 B cells required

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Priming

Method: co2 CO₂ Level: 2.75 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Winston Salem City

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

Brewed 3/21/2020
Change collection ball 3/29/20
Remove collection ball
Kegged

Fermented in Fastfermenter

Water:
11 gal total. Grain absorptio, 3.25 gal. Start boil with strike wort drained. Add off of fly sparge every gal drained. Total boil est . 2 hours. Boil down to 6.5 gal in kettle after cooling.

Original Gravity 1.054 3/21/2020
Rack Gravity 1.018 3/29/2020 (Change collection ball)
Remove collection ball 4/5/2020
Final Gravity 1.018 4/19/2020
4.73% ABV

Keg with 2.5 oz dry / 4.8oz wet medium toasted oak cubes soaked in Acient Age bourbon 10 weeks.

A little heavy on black malt. Try with London III

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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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