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Dark n' Delish

148 calories 14.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: International Dark Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 10.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 11.39 gallons
Post Boil Size: 10.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 82% (brew house)
Calories: 148 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday October 17th 2022
1.045
1.010
4.5%
24.2
13.4
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
13 lb Canada Malting - SUPERIOR PILSEN MALT13 lb SUPERIOR PILSEN MALT 37.2 1.5 83.5%
1.50 lb German - Vienna1.5 lb Vienna 37 4 9.6%
6 oz German - Acidulated Malt6 oz Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 2.4%
6 oz Thomas Fawcett - Pale Chocolate Malt6 oz Pale Chocolate Malt - (late mash tun addition) 32.2 230 2.4%
4 oz Briess - Blackprinz Malt4 oz Blackprinz Malt - (late mash tun addition) 25 500 1.6%
1 oz American - Roasted Barley1 oz Roasted Barley - (late mash tun addition) 33 300 0.4%
5 g Molasses5 g Molasses - (late boil kettle addition) 36 80 0.1%
249.18 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Northern Brewer1 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 9.3 Boil at 204 °F 60 min 18.55 25%
1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 10 min 2.71 25%
2 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh2 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Mash 60 min 2.98 50%
4 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2.50 g Ascorbic Acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 10 min.
2 g Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 10 min.
5 ml Biofine Clear Fining Kegging 0 min.
 
Yeast
CellarScience - German
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 62 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
56 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 667 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 11.54 psi       Temp: 32.9 °F       CO2 Level: 2.8 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
To 8.8 Gal RO - Total volume for recipe.

2 grams gypsum
5 grams calcium chloride
2 grams epsom
1 gram sea salt


Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6 gal Infusion -- 148 °F 90 min
2 gal Sparge 150 °F 170 °F 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.08 gal (48.3 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.07 gal (0.3 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 6.81 27.2  
Mash volume with grains 7.98 31.9  
Grain absorption losses -1.95 -7.8  
Hops absorption losses (mash) -0.08 -0.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 7.54 g | 30.1 qt) 6.85 27.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.07 g | 48.3 qt) 11.39 45.6  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0 0  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 10.5 42  
Going into fermentor 10.5 42  
Total: 13.66 54.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

For the dark malts - Do not add into the mash tun. Separate the dark grains and drain off some wort in a small pot to steep. Steep @150 for last 30 mins of mash and add tea, back into the boil.

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