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English Porter

172 calories 17.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: English Porter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 15.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 17.88 gallons
Post Boil Size: 16.25 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
No Chill: 10 minute extended hop boil time
Calories: 172 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday February 6th 2025
1.052
1.013
5.1%
30.2
29.2
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
26.50 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale26.5 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 84.8%
2 lb United Kingdom - Dark Crystal 80L2 lb Dark Crystal 80L 33 80 6.4%
1 lb American - Chocolate1 lb Chocolate 29 350 3.2%
0.75 lb United Kingdom - Brown0.75 lb Brown 32 65 2.4%
1 lb United Kingdom - Black Patent1 lb Black Patent 27 525 3.2%
31.25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 oz BSG - UK Target1.5 oz UK Target Hops Pellet 11.6 Boil 60 min 22.57 42.9%
2 oz East Kent Goldings2 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 6.1 Boil at 175 °F 5 min 7.6 57.1%
3.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
3 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 264 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 1.2 psi       Temp: 35 °F       CO2 Level: 1.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Houston - 77007
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 17.13 gal (68.53 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 5.13 gal (20.53 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 16.17 gal (64.69 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.5 gal (38 qt) and adding 4.17 gal (16.69 qt) sparge/top-off. 13.67 54.7  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 13.67 54.7  
Mash volume with grains 16.17 64.7  
Grain absorption losses -3.91 -15.6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 7.62 g | 30.5 qt) 8.36 33.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 17.13 g | 68.5 qt) 17.88 71.5  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.13 -0.5  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 15.5 g | 62 qt) 16.25 65  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 16.25 g | 65 qt) 15.5 62  
Total: 22.04 88.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Can add 3oz of vanilla extract for a good vanilla porter.

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