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Chocolate Cherry Stout

245 calories 24.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Porter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 15 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 17 gallons
Post Boil Size: 15.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.068 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.074 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: S Heisser
Hop Utilization: 86%
Calories: 245 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 24.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday October 26th 2020
1.074
1.017
7.5%
49.7
24.2
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
27 lb United Kingdom - Golden Promise27 lb Golden Promise 37 3 68.4%
4 lb Munich - Light 10L4 lb Munich - Light 10L 33 10 10.1%
3 lb Aromatic Malt3 lb Aromatic Malt 35 20 7.6%
2 lb United Kingdom - Pale Chocolate2 lb Pale Chocolate 33 207 5.1%
0.50 lb United Kingdom - Black Patent0.5 lb Black Patent 27 525 1.3%
3 lb Dry Malt Extract - Light3 lb Dry Malt Extract - Light 42 4 7.6%
39.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
4 oz Perle4 oz Perle Hops Pellet 8.2 Boil at 204 °F 50 min 29 50%
2 oz Galaxy2 oz Galaxy Hops Pellet 14.25 Boil at 204 °F 15 min 13.15 25%
2 oz Perle2 oz Perle Hops Pellet 8.2 Boil at 204 °F 15 min 7.57 25%
8 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4 oz Cocao Nibs Flavor Whirlpool 5 min.
4 oz Cocao Nibs Flavor Secondary 10 days
3 each Vanilla Bean Spice Secondary 10 days
1 lb Cherry puree Flavor Secondary 10 days
4 tbsp Five Star Chemicals - 5.2 pH Stabilizer Water Agt Mash 14 days
2 each Whirfloc Water Agt Whirlpool 20 min.
20 ml White Labs - Clarity Ferm WLN4000 Fining Primary 14 days
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Thames Valley Ale 1275
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
76%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
62 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 357 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 31.57 psi       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.75 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
12.85 gal Strike 164 °F 152 °F 60 min
9.9 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.4 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 16.8 gal (67.2 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 4.8 gal (19.2 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 15.7 gal (62.78 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.08 gal (36.32 qt) and adding 3.7 gal (14.78 qt) sparge/top-off. 12.78 51.1  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.4 qt/lb 12.78 51.1  
Mash volume with grains 15.7 62.8  
Grain absorption losses -4.56 -18.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 8.6 g | 34.4 qt) 8.8 35.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.23 0.9  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 16.8 g | 67.2 qt) 17 68  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3 -1.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 15 g | 60 qt) 15.5 62  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 15.5 g | 62 qt) 15 60  
Total: 21.58 86.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

After three days primary add cacao nibs vanilla beans and cherry puree

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