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DBS Smoked Schwarzbier

214 calories 20.5 g 16 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Specialty Smoked Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.065 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Todd Diers
Hop Utilization: 86%
Calories: 214 calories (Per 16oz)
Carbs: 20.5 g (Per 16oz)
Created: Saturday July 5th 2025
1.065
1.014
6.6%
27.6
48.1
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3.50 lb Briess - Pilsen Malt 2-Row3.5 lb Pilsen Malt 2-Row 37 1.2 25.3%
2.50 lb Munich2.5 lb Munich 37 6 18.1%
2.50 lb Briess - Cherry Wood Smoked Malt2.5 lb Cherry Wood Smoked Malt 37 5 18.1%
2 lb Dingemans - Special B2 lb Special B 33.1 125 14.5%
6.50 oz Briess - Dark Chocolate Malt6.5 oz Dark Chocolate Malt 33 420 2.9%
6.50 oz Briess - Blackprinz Malt6.5 oz Blackprinz Malt 25 500 2.9%
6.50 oz Briess - Midnight Wheat Malt6.5 oz Midnight Wheat Malt 25 550 2.9%
1 lb Gladfield - Maltodextrin1 lb Maltodextrin - (late boil kettle addition) 34.5 3 7.2%
1.11 lb Soft Candi Sugar - Brown1.11 lb Soft Candi Sugar - Brown - (late boil kettle addition) 38 60 8%
13.83 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Artisan - Magnum0.5 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 9.9 Boil 60 min 14.18 16.7%
1.25 oz LD Carlson - GERMAN HALLERTAU MITTELFRUH1.25 oz GERMAN HALLERTAU MITTELFRUH Hops Pellet 4.2 Boil 25 min 10.45 41.7%
1.25 oz LD Carlson - GERMAN HALLERTAU MITTELFRUH1.25 oz GERMAN HALLERTAU MITTELFRUH Hops Pellet 4.2 Boil 5 min 3 41.7%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safbrew - Abbaye Yeast BE-256
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
82%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 181 B cells required
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Priming
Method: turbinado       CO2 Level: 2.37 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
7.5 gal Steeping 152 °F 152 °F 60 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 9.15 g | 36.6 qt) 8.71 34.9  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 10.09 g | 40.4 qt) 9.65 38.6  
Grain absorption losses -1.46 -5.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.44 g | 29.7 qt) 7 28  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.18 0.7  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 6 24  
Volume into fermentor 6 24  
Total: 8.71 34.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Using 1.11 lb Okinawa Black Sugar (kokuto) in place of the Soft Candi Sugar.

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