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Black Is Beautiful

292 calories 27.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Imperial Stout
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 2.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 1 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.176 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.439 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 292 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 27.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday May 18th 2021
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb US - 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 lb United Kingdom - Chocolate1 lb Chocolate 34 425 5.9%
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%
8 oz Proximity - Chocolate Rye8 oz Chocolate Rye 34.5 225 2.9%
4 oz United Kingdom - Black Patent4 oz Black Patent 27 525 1.5%
1 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose1 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose 42 0.5 5.9%
272 oz / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Zeus1 oz Zeus Hops Pellet 16 Boil 60 min 19.65 20%
2 oz Cascade2 oz Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 7 Boil 20 min 9.47 40%
2 oz Cascade2 oz Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 7 Boil 10 min 5.67 40%
5 oz / 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 73 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 140 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
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
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Based on your provided mash thickness (1.5 qt/lb), your strike volume will exceeds the total water needed for the recipe (4.67 g). Reduce mash thickness to 1.16 qt/lb or increase pre-boil volume to 3.83 g.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 6 24  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 3.28 g | 13.1 qt) 7.28 29.1  
Grain absorption losses -2 -8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.08 0.3  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 2.69 g | 10.8 qt) 2.5 10  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.19 -0.8  
Post boil Volume 1 4  
Top off amount 4 16  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 4.67 18.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Black Is Beautiful" Imperial Stout beer recipe by tomnapper. All Grain, ABV 9.08%, IBU 34.79, SRM 50, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Flaked Oats, Chocolate, Flaked Barley, Caramel / Crystal 120L, Roasted Barley, Chocolate Rye, Black Patent, Corn Sugar - Dextrose) Hops: (Zeus, Cascade)
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  • Last Updated: 2021-05-18 02:26 UTC