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Challenge Baltic Porter

290 calories 35.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Baltic Porter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 3 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.073 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 50% (brew house)
Calories: 290 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 35.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday February 20th 2014
1.086
1.029
7.4%
38.4
29.5
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale8 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 74.4%
2 lb Cane Sugar2 lb Cane Sugar 46 0 18.6%
0.50 lb German - CaraAroma0.5 lb CaraAroma 34 130 4.7%
0.25 lb American - Midnight Wheat Malt0.25 lb Midnight Wheat Malt 33 550 2.3%
10.75 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.25 oz Magnum0.25 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 19.26 16.7%
0.75 oz Centennial0.75 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil 15 min 19.12 50%
0.25 oz Centennial0.25 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Whirlpool at 80 °F 0 min 16.7%
0.25 oz Magnum0.25 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 15 Whirlpool at 80 °F 0 min 16.7%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.75 tsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - English Ale Yeast WLP002
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
66.5%
Flocculation:
Very High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 68 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.25 (M cells / ml / ° P) 294 B cells required
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4 gal -- -- 155 °F 75 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 5.75 g | 23 qt) 4.7 18.8  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 6.45 g | 25.8 qt) 5.4 21.6  
Grain absorption losses -1.09 -4.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.15 0.6  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 4.56 g | 18.2 qt) 3.5 14  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 3.02 12.1  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.02 -0.1  
Volume into fermentor 3 12  
Total: 4.7 18.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Just bottled after 3 month fermentation...SG at 1.090 and attenuated down to 1.016, ABV of 9.7 and delicious! Will be brewing another 3 gal batch very soon.

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