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Black Dragon (classic)

204 calories 21.2 g 0.5 L
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Irish Stout
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 34 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 37 liters
Post Boil Size: 35 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 84% (brew house)
Source: Loriana
Calories: 204 calories (Per 0.5L)
Carbs: 21.2 g (Per 0.5L)
Created: Sunday January 21st 2024
1.044
1.011
4.3%
27.1
52.6
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG EBC Bill %
4.20 kg Simpsons - Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter4.2 kg Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter 37 5.44 70%
1.20 kg Flaked Oats1.2 kg Flaked Oats 33 4.37 20%
0.60 kg Weyermann - Roasted Barley0.6 kg Roasted Barley - (late mash tun addition) 29.9 1151.32 10%
6 kg / 0.00 €
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
40 g Challenger40 g Challenger Hops Pellet 6.3 Boil at 100 °C 60 min 21.07 50%
40 g Goldings40 g Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil at 100 °C 10 min 6.06 50%
80 g / 0.00 €
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
250 g Rice hulls Fining Mash 1 hr.
1.50 g Protafloc Fining Boil 15 min.
7 g Vitamon cerevisiae Fining Primary 0 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
80%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 279 B cells required
0.00 € Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 0.4 bar       Temp: 3 °C       CO2 Level: 2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
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
21 L Strike -- 50 °C 5 min
Steeping 62 °C 62 °C 60 min
Roasted Barley addition Steeping 70 °C 70 °C 10 min
Steeping 77 °C 77 °C 5 min
21 L Sparge 77 °C 77 °C --
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.5 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 20 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.5 L/kg 21
Mash volume with grains 25
Grain absorption losses -6
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 27.4 L) 22.9
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 41.5 L) 37
Boil off losses -7.1
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.4
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 34 L) 35
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 35 L) 34
Total: 43.9  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Black Dragon (classic)" Irish Stout beer recipe by Loriana. All Grain, ABV 4.28%, IBU 27.13, SRM 52.55, Fermentables: (Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter, Flaked Oats, Roasted Barley) Hops: (Challenger, Goldings) Other: (Rice hulls, Protafloc, Vitamon cerevisiae)
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