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Blind Date

189 calories 20.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Brown Porter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.057 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Michael Armstrong
Hop Utilization: 96%
Calories: 189 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday August 21st 2023
1.057
1.015
5.5%
28.3
47.4
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6.50 lb American - Pale 2-Row - Toasted6.5 lb Pale 2-Row - Toasted 33 30 56.5%
4 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L4 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 34.8%
1 lb American - Dark Chocolate1 lb Dark Chocolate 29 420 8.7%
11.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz East Kent Goldings0.5 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 60 min 9.65 25%
1.50 oz Fuggles1.5 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.2 Boil 30 min 18.68 75%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 oz Irish Moss Fining Mash 10 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - British Ale 1098
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
74%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 133 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 1.9 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.31 17.3  
Mash volume with grains 5.23 20.9  
Grain absorption losses -1.44 -5.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.95 g | 15.8 qt) 3.88 15.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.58 g | 26.3 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 8.19 32.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Blind Date" Brown Porter beer recipe by Michael Armstrong. All Grain, ABV 5.53%, IBU 28.33, SRM 47.44, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row - Toasted, Caramel / Crystal 40L, Dark Chocolate) Hops: (East Kent Goldings, Fuggles) Other: (Irish Moss)
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