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Black Smoked Imperial Stout

294 calories 28.2 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Classic Style Smoked Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 2000 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 1900 liters
Post Boil Size: 1800 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.100 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.106 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 78% (brew house)
Calories: 294 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 28.2 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Wednesday May 7th 2025
1.095
1.021
9.7%
28.4
78.7
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG EBC Bill %
475 kg Gladfield - American Ale Malt475 kg American Ale Malt 37.3 5.28 59.4%
25 kg Weyermann - Caramunich Type 325 kg Caramunich Type 3 34 150.61 3.1%
50 kg Weyermann - Beech Smoked Barley50 kg Beech Smoked Barley 35 5.71 6.3%
75 kg Joe White - Caramalt75 kg Caramalt 34.5 55 9.4%
25 kg Gladfield - Peat Smoked (heavy)25 kg Peat Smoked (heavy) 36.3 4.33 3.1%
12.50 kg Gladfield - Manuka Smoked Malt12.5 kg Manuka Smoked Malt 35 3.84 1.6%
25 kg New Zealand - Medium Crystal Malt25 kg Medium Crystal Malt 35.4 148.86 3.1%
25 kg New Zealand - Dark Chocolate Malt25 kg Dark Chocolate Malt 32.7 1759.48 3.1%
12.50 kg Gladfield - Roasted Barley12.5 kg Roasted Barley 33 1300.76 1.6%
75 kg Weyermann - Munich Type I75 kg Munich Type I 38 14.51 9.4%
800 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2.70 kg Pacific Jade2.7 kg Pacific Jade Hops Pellet 13 Boil at 100 °C 60 min 28.39 100%
2.70 kg / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
20 - 23 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
19 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 15871 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.37 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Munich (Dark Lager)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
82 20 4 2 16 320
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
2920 L Strike 67 °C 67 °C 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.65 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 67 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 1819.2 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 1773.8 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 3448 L 2920
WARNING: Based on your provided mash thickness (3.7 L/kg), your strike volume will exceeds the total water needed for the recipe (2700.9 L). Reduce mash thickness to 3.39 L/kg or increase pre-boil volume to 2119.1 L.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.7 L/kg 2920
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 3248 L) 3448
Grain absorption losses -800
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 1819.2 L) 1900
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -13.5
Post boil Volume 1800
Top off amount 200
Going into fermentor 2000
Total: 2700.9  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Black Smoked Imperial Stout" Classic Style Smoked Beer recipe by Brewer #456322. All Grain, ABV 9.72%, IBU 28.39, SRM 78.66, Fermentables: (American Ale Malt, Caramunich Type 3, Beech Smoked Barley, Caramalt, Peat Smoked (heavy), Manuka Smoked Malt, Medium Crystal Malt, Dark Chocolate Malt, Roasted Barley, Munich Type I) Hops: (Pacific Jade)
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  • Last Updated: 2025-05-07 03:16 UTC