Black Is Beautiful - GF Edition

Method: All Grain
Style: Imperial Stout
Boil Time: 240 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8.79 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.59 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.091 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 85% (brew house)
Source: Stuart
Calories: 300 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 25.1 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Sunday September 12th 2021

"the dementor imperial stout"

by W&C

OG: 1.106 FG: 1.020 ABV: 11.3% IBU: 82

20.C.1. Imperial Stout #1

by WAWooldridge

OG: 1.106 FG: 1.019 ABV: 11.4% IBU: 77

Imperial Oatmeal Stout

by Anthmonkey

OG: 1.087 FG: 1.022 ABV: 8.6% IBU: 83

Original Gravity:

1.091

Final Gravity:

1.015

ABV (standard):

10.0%

IBU (tinseth):

93.2

SRM (morey):

43.3

Mash pH

5.0

Cost $

108.56

Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
7 lb	Grouse Malt House - Pale Millet Malt7 lb Pale Millet Malt	$ 5.09 / lb $ 35.63	35	2.4	41.4%
2 lb	Grouse Malt House - Roasted Buckwheat Malt2 lb Roasted Buckwheat Malt	$ 7.49 / lb $ 14.98	25	30	11.8%
1 lb	Grouse Malt House - Buckwheat Malt1 lb Buckwheat Malt	$ 6.03 / lb $ 6.03	30	2	5.9%
1 lb	Corn Sugar - Dextrose1 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose - (late boil kettle addition)		42	0.5	5.9%
0.75 lb	Grouse Malt House - Caramel Millet 240L0.75 lb Caramel Millet 240L	$ 7.23 / lb $ 5.42	27	240	4.4%
0.50 lb	Eckert Malting - Naked Gas Hog Rice0.5 lb Naked Gas Hog Rice	$ 6.49 / lb $ 3.25	20	350	3%
0.50 lb	Eckert Malting - Pitch Black Rice Malt0.5 lb Pitch Black Rice Malt	$ 7.03 / lb $ 3.52	28	400	3%
180 g	CA - Puffed Quinoa180 g Puffed Quinoa	$ 0.03 / g $ 5.40	20	2	2.3%
0.50 lb	Flaked Oats0.5 lb Flaked Oats		33	2.2	3%
3 lb	Eckert Malting - US - Eckert Malting - Biscuit 4L Rice Malt	$ 4.21 / lb $ 12.64	30	4	17.8%
0.25 lb	Grouse Malt House - US - Grouse Malt House - Caramel 120L Millet Malt		27	120	1.5%
16.90 lbs / $ 86.86

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Artisan - Columbus (CTZ)1 oz Columbus (CTZ) Hops		Pellet	13.8	Boil	60 min	51.05	20%
2 oz	BSG - Cascade2 oz Cascade Hops	$ 2.80 / oz $ 5.60	Pellet	6.6	Boil	20 min	29.57	40%
2 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - Cascade2 oz Cascade Hops	$ 2.25 / oz $ 4.50	Pellet	4.7	Boil	10 min	12.61	40%
5 oz / $ 10.10

Show Summary View

Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Artisan - Columbus (CTZ) (Pellet)		51.05	20%
2 oz	BSG - Cascade (Pellet)	$ 2.80 / oz $ 5.60	29.57	40%
2 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - Cascade (Pellet)	$ 2.25 / oz $ 4.50	12.61	40%
5 oz / $ 10.10

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
2.50 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
2.50 g	Baking Soda	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
25 ml	Ceremix Flex	Other	Mash	0 min.
18 ml	Ondea Pro	Other	Mash	0 min.

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05

Amount:	2 Each	Cost:	$ 5.80 / each $ 11.60
Attenuation (avg):	81%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	54 - 77 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 144 B cells required

$ 11.60 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.75 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	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
6 gal	Strike	145 °F	145 °F	60 min
	Temperature	145 °F	175 °F	60 min
2 gal	Sparge	175 °F	--	--
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F

Quick Water Requirements

Water	Gallons	Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb	5.96	23.8
Mash volume with grains	7.23	28.9
Grain absorption losses	-1.99	-7.9
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 7.39 g \| 29.5 qt)	5.07	20.3
Mash Lauter Tun losses	-0.25	-1
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 11.11 g \| 44.4 qt)	8.79	35.2
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions)	0.08	0.3
Boil off losses	-6	-24
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma)	-0.19	-0.8
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5 g \| 20 qt)	5.59	22.4
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.59 g \| 22.4 qt)	5	20
Total:	11.03	44.1
Equipment Profile Used:	System Default

Batch Performance

Efficiency:

Conversion: 102.5%

Pre-Boil: 102% 31.6 ppg

Ending Kettle Efficiency N/A

Brew House: 83% 26.6 ppg

Wort Volume:

5 Gallons

Expected 5 Gallons of fermentable wort.
Expected OG: 1.091
Actual OG: 1.090

Alcohol and Attenuation:

ABV: 9.58%

Apparent Attenuation: 81.1%
Actual FG: 1.017
Calories per 12oz 300 calories
Carbohydrates per 12oz 25.1 g

Amount Packaged:

Pending - N/A

Requires Packaged log entry with a volume reading.

Latest Brew Log

Date	Days	Event	Gravity	Volume	pH	Temp	Updated	Comment
10/29/2021 5:45 PM over 4 years ago	+0	Mash Complete	1.075	5.875 Gallons	4.83		10/29/2021 9:12 PM over 4 years ago
10/29/2021 6:00 PM over 4 years ago	+0	Pre-Boil Gravity	1.062	8.1 Gallons		200 °F	10/29/2021 9:13 PM over 4 years ago
10/30/2021 1:45 AM over 4 years ago	+1	Brew Day Complete	1.090	5 Gallons			12/11/2021 11:55 PM over 4 years ago	OG is a guess -- don't seem to have recorded it anywhere!!
11/20/2021 11:16 PM over 4 years ago	+22	Sample	1.017			69 °F	11/20/2021 11:17 PM over 4 years ago
12/4/2021 11:54 PM over 4 years ago	+36	Fermentation Complete	1.017	4.9 Gallons			12/11/2021 11:54 PM over 4 years ago

Notes

My gluten free tribute to Black Is Beautiful – a collaborative brewing campaign created by Marcus Baskerville of Weathered Souls Brewing in San Antonio, Texas to bring attention to social justice issues facing people of colour.

Participating breweries across the US and around the world have brewed the Black is Beautiful recipe – a rich and delicious imperial stout – and are donating profits from sales to charities and community groups supporting social justice reform and racial equality.

Homebrewers and beer drinkers can support the Black is Beautiful collaboration by donating to organizations working towards policing reform, legal defense funding, and anti-racism. Where to start? @naacp_ldf, @aclu_nationwide, @splcenter, @blacklivesmattervancouver, @hogans.alley, @dobetter__bebetter, @quell.now are a few US and Canadian orgs.

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