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Tall Dark Stranger

262 calories 24.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Baltic Porter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.08 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.061 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.079 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: Brewtus805
Calories: 262 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 24.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday February 20th 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 oz American - Roasted Barley8 oz Roasted Barley 33 300 2.9%
12 lb Briess - Brewers Malt 2-Row12 lb Brewers Malt 2-Row 37 1.8 68.6%
2 lb Munich - 60L2 lb Munich - 60L 33 60 11.4%
2 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L2 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 11.4%
1 lb Cane Sugar1 lb Cane Sugar 46 0 5.7%
17.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Warrior0.5 oz Warrior Hops Pellet 16.9 Boil 60 min 26.43 25%
1 oz Fuggles1 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 45 min 12.92 50%
0.50 oz Fuggles0.5 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 0 min 25%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Safale - Safale 05
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
65 - 78 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 199 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6 gal Strike 162 °F 152 °F 60 min
Vorlauf -- -- 5 min
1.5 gal Sparge -- -- --
Top off Decoction -- -- 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 7.22 28.9  
Mash volume with grains 8.54 34.2  
Grain absorption losses -2.06 -8.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 2.09 g | 8.4 qt) 2.1 8.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.07 0.3  
Pre boil volume 7.08 28.3  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.32 37.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Tall Dark Stranger" Baltic Porter beer recipe by Brewtus805. All Grain, ABV 8.14%, IBU 39.35, SRM 28.79, Fermentables: (Roasted Barley, Brewers Malt 2-Row, Munich - 60L, Caramel / Crystal 60L, Cane Sugar) Hops: (Warrior, Fuggles) Other: (Whirlfloc)
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