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Pigs is Pigs

177 calories 16.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Robust Porter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 16 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 18 gallons
Post Boil Size: 16 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 91%
Calories: 177 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday March 13th 2023
1.054
1.011
5.6%
36.1
26.7
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
24 lb Briess - Brewers Malt 2-Row24 lb Brewers Malt 2-Row 37 1.8 79.7%
2 lb Dingemans - Biscuit2 lb Biscuit 34.5 22 6.6%
0.50 lb Weyermann - Carahell0.5 lb Carahell 34 10 1.7%
1 lb Great Western - Crystal 75L1 lb Crystal 75L 29 75 3.3%
0.50 lb German - CaraAroma0.5 lb CaraAroma 34 130 1.7%
24 oz Briess - Chocolate24 oz Chocolate 25 350 5%
10 oz Briess - Black Barley Malt10 oz Black Barley Malt 25 500 2.1%
30.12 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 oz Warrior1.5 oz Warrior Hops Pellet 16 Boil 60 min 26.48 27.3%
2 oz Willamette2 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 30 min 7.63 36.4%
2 oz Willamette2 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 5 min 1.98 36.4%
5.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Apex - San Diego (Chico) Yeast
Amount:
3 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 75 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 283 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 22.94 psi       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
* Distilled Water
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
13 gal Strike 165 °F 155 °F 60 min
9 gal Batch Sparge 180 °F 165 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.7 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 17.71 gal (70.83 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 5.71 gal (22.83 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 15.21 gal (60.85 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.59 gal (38.36 qt) and adding 3.21 gal (12.85 qt) sparge/top-off. 12.8 51.2  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.7 qt/lb 12.8 51.2  
Mash volume with grains 15.21 60.9  
Grain absorption losses -3.77 -15.1  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 8.92 g | 35.7 qt) 9.21 36.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 17.71 g | 70.8 qt) 18 72  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.21 -0.8  
Post boil Volume 16 64  
Going into fermentor 16 64  
Total: 22.02 88.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Pigs is Pigs" Robust Porter beer recipe by Desert Gecko. All Grain, ABV 5.6%, IBU 36.1, SRM 26.65, Fermentables: (Brewers Malt 2-Row, Biscuit, Carahell, Crystal 75L, CaraAroma, Chocolate, Black Barley Malt) Hops: (Warrior, Willamette)
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  • Last Updated: 2023-08-02 04:29 UTC