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Black is Beautiful (modified)

253 calories 26 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Imperial Stout
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8.1 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.061 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.076 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 253 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 26 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday June 23rd 2020
1.076
1.019
8.1%
74.1
40.0
5.6
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
12 lb American - Pale 2-Row12 lb American - Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 63.2%
2 lb Flaked Oats2 lb Flaked Oats 33 2.2 10.5%
1 lb Briess - Chocolate1 lb Chocolate 25 350 5.3%
1 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose1 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose - (late boil kettle addition) 42 0.5 5.3%
12 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 120L12 oz Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 3.9%
12 oz Flaked Barley12 oz Flaked Barley 32 2.2 3.9%
12 oz American - Roasted Barley12 oz Roasted Barley 33 300 3.9%
8 oz German - Chocolate Rye8 oz Chocolate Rye 31 240 2.6%
4 oz United Kingdom - Black Patent4 oz Black Patent 27 525 1.3%
304 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Columbus1 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 17.3 Boil 60 min 45.26 20%
2 oz Cascade2 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 5.7 Boil 20 min 18.06 40%
2 oz Cascade2 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 5.7 Boil 10 min 10.81 40%
5 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 g Chalk Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Imperial Yeast - A15 Independence
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
62 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 159 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 1.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
London (Porter, dark ales)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
100 5 35 60 50 265
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6.32 gal Strike 154 °F 152 °F 60 min
Vorlauf -- -- 30 min
4.04 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.33 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.33 qt/lb 5.99 23.9  
Mash volume with grains 7.43 29.7  
Grain absorption losses -2.25 -9  
Remaining sparge water volume 4.62 18.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume 8.1 32.4  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.08 0.3  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.19 -0.8  
Post boil Volume 6.5 26  
Going into fermentor 6.5 26  
Total: 10.6 42.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Black is Beautiful (modified)" Imperial Stout beer recipe by twd3pdx. All Grain, ABV 8.06%, IBU 74.13, SRM 40, Fermentables: (American - Pale 2-Row, Flaked Oats, Chocolate, Corn Sugar - Dextrose, Caramel / Crystal 120L, Flaked Barley, Roasted Barley, Chocolate Rye, Black Patent) Hops: (Columbus, Cascade) Other: (Chalk, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum, Baking Soda)
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