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Black is Beautiful

262 calories 25.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Russian Imperial Stout
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.056 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.079 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 262 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 25.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday July 10th 2020
1.079
1.018
8.0%
85.2
50.0
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb American - Pale 2-Row10 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 58.8%
2 lb Flaked Oats2 lb Flaked Oats 33 2.2 11.8%
1.50 lb American - Chocolate1.5 lb Chocolate 29 350 8.8%
12 oz Flaked Barley12 oz Flaked Barley 32 2.2 4.4%
12 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 120L12 oz Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 4.4%
12 oz American - Roasted Barley12 oz Roasted Barley 33 300 4.4%
4 oz United Kingdom - Black Patent4 oz Black Patent 27 525 1.5%
1 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose1 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose - (late boil kettle addition) 42 0.5 5.9%
17 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Columbus1 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 49.12 25%
2 oz Cascade2 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 20 min 27.76 50%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 10 min 8.31 25%
4 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4 oz Cocoa nibs Flavor Mash --
4 oz Coffee Flavor Secondary --
 
Yeast
Wyeast - American Ale 1056
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 139 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 1.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
9 gal Adjusted for no sparge Vorlauf -- -- --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 6 24  
Mash volume with grains 7.28 29.1  
Grain absorption losses -2 -8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.32 g | 13.3 qt) 3.25 13  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.07 g | 28.3 qt) 7 28  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.08 0.3  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.15 -0.6  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.25 37
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Black is Beautiful" Russian Imperial Stout beer recipe by Anhinga BC. All Grain, ABV 8.02%, IBU 85.2, SRM 50, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Flaked Oats, Chocolate, Flaked Barley, Caramel / Crystal 120L, Roasted Barley, Black Patent, Corn Sugar - Dextrose) Hops: (Columbus, Cascade) Other: (Cocoa nibs, Coffee)
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  • Last Updated: 2020-07-18 23:53 UTC