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420 Brew: Chocolate Salty Balls

190 calories 18.7 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Porter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 19 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 22 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.062 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 60% (brew house)
Calories: 190 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 18.7 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Monday November 1st 2021
1.062
1.014
6.3%
32.2
44.8
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4.50 kg Simpsons - Best Pale Ale4.5 kg Best Pale Ale 37.5 2 67.7%
0.40 kg Simpsons - Crystal Dark0.4 kg Crystal Dark 33 120 6%
0.25 kg Simpsons - Roasted Barley0.25 kg Roasted Barley 28.52 600 3.8%
0.50 kg Thomas Fawcett - Pale Chocolate Malt0.5 kg Pale Chocolate Malt 32.2 230 7.5%
0.30 kg Flaked Oats0.3 kg Flaked Oats 33 2.2 4.5%
0.20 kg German - Acidulated Malt0.2 kg Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 3%
0.50 kg American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)0.5 kg Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 7.5%
6.65 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
20 g Yakima Valley Hops - Centennial20 g Centennial Hops Pellet 8.4 Boil at 100 °C 60 min 21.66 40%
15 g Yakima Valley Hops - Centennial15 g Centennial Hops Pellet 8.4 Boil at 100 °C 20 min 9.84 30%
15 g Yakima Valley Hops - Centennial15 g Centennial Hops Pellet 8.4 Boil at 100 °C 1 min 0.7 30%
50 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
3 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 0 min.
5 g Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 0 min.
90 g Cacao Flavor Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
20 - 23 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 101 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.3 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
London (Porter, dark ales)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
50.5 13.4 58.6 60.6 53 196.5
For my equip: start from 27L, adjust water and take 4 liters to a separate container for sparging.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
27 L Strike 64 °C 67 °C 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 5.6 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Based on your provided mash thickness (5.6 L/kg), your strike volume will exceeds the total water needed for the recipe (29.6 L). Reduce mash thickness to 4.39 L/kg or increase pre-boil volume to 29.7 L.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 5.6 L/kg 37.2
Mash volume with grains 41.6
Grain absorption losses -6.7
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 25 L) 22
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3
Post boil Volume 19
Going into fermentor 19
Total: 29.6  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Very chocolatey. Give it a try, you will like it!

Add cacao 15min boil and stir very well.

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  • Last Updated: 2022-04-18 13:43 UTC