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Cherry Boom

203 calories 22.2 g 355 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Sweet Stout
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 45 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 59.47 liters
Post Boil Size: 52 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.061 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 74% (brew house)
Source: Alejandro H
Hop Utilization: 79%
Calories: 203 calories (Per 355ml)
Carbs: 22.2 g (Per 355ml)
Created: Thursday May 1st 2025
1.061
1.017
5.7%
25.5
34.3
n/a
862.93
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7.60 kg Muntons - Maris Otter7.6 kg Maris Otter $ 61.77 / kg
$ 469.45 		38 2.3 65%
0.70 kg Briess - Chocolate0.7 kg Chocolate $ 0.08 / g
$ 57.40 		25 350 6%
0.50 kg Weyermann - Carafa Special Type II0.5 kg Carafa Special Type II 29.9 425 4.3%
0.70 kg Weyermann - Caramunich Type 30.7 kg Caramunich Type 3 $ 71.07 / kg
$ 49.75 		34 57 6%
0.60 kg Flaked Oats0.6 kg Flaked Oats $ 0.03 / g
$ 18.00 		33 2.2 5.1%
0.60 kg Weyermann - Munich Type I0.6 kg Munich Type I $ 57.00 / kg
$ 34.20 		38 6 5.1%
1 kg Lactose (Milk Sugar)1 kg Lactose (Milk Sugar) 41 1 8.5%
11.70 kg / $ 628.80
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
94 g East Kent Golding - UK94 g East Kent Golding - UK Hops $ 0.70 / g
$ 65.80 		Pellet 5.7 First Wort 0 min 25.52 100%
94 g / $ 65.80
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 g Whirlfloc $ 2.07 / g
$ 2.07 		Fining Boil 0 min.
0.15 g Yeast Nutrient $ 1.74 / g
$ 0.26 		Fining Boil 0 min.
11 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
6 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4.18 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
6 g Phosphoric acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
$ 2.33
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
$ 83.00 / each
$ 166.00
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 236 B cells required
$ 166.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.44 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
91 24.4 46 149 92 26
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
32.1 L Strike 69 °C 67 °C 60 min
Fly Sparge -- -- 15 min
35.2 L Sparge 76 °C 76 °C 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 51.17 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 5.77 L sparge/top-off.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 32.1
Mash volume with grains 39.2
Grain absorption losses -10.7
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 30 L) 38.3
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.7
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 51.2 L) 59.5
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.5
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 45 L) 52
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 52 L) 45
Total: 70.4  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Cherry Boom" Sweet Stout beer recipe by Alejandro H. All Grain, ABV 5.71%, IBU 25.52, SRM 34.3, Fermentables: ( Maris Otter, Chocolate, Carafa Special Type II, Caramunich Type 3, Flaked Oats, Munich Type I, Lactose (Milk Sugar)) Hops: (East Kent Golding - UK) Other: (Whirlfloc, Yeast Nutrient, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Epsom Salt, Gypsum, Phosphoric acid)
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