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Vanilla Porter

224 calories 23.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Brown Porter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 465 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 527 gallons
Post Boil Size: 496 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 15.5 °P (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 16.4 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 224 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 23.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday August 4th 2025
16.4 °P
4.5 °P
6.5%
22.6
26.5
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
770 lb Simpsons - Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter770 lb Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter 37 2.6 66.7%
55 lb Simpsons - Premium English Caramalt55 lb Premium English Caramalt 32.6 23.04 4.8%
55 lb Simpsons - Chocolate Malt55 lb Chocolate Malt 31.7 444 4.8%
110 lb Simpsons - Aromatic Malt110 lb Aromatic Malt 33 23.04 9.5%
55 lb Simpsons - Munich Malt55 lb Munich Malt 36.8 8 4.8%
110 lb Crisp Malting - Dextrin Malt110 lb Dextrin Malt 36.8 1.8 9.5%
1,155 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
3 lb Northern Brewer3 lb Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 7.8 Boil 60 min 13.57 42.9%
4 lb Northern Brewer4 lb Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 7.8 Boil 15 min 8.98 57.1%
7 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
100 g Chalk Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
200 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
100 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
100 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1,000 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 10126 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
London (Porter, dark ales)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
100 5 35 60 50 265
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
352.75 gal Strike 164 °F 155 °F 60 min
329 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.3 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 470.7 gal (1882.8 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 458.7 gal (1834.8 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 467.78 gal (1871.1 qt) 375.38 1501.5  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.3 qt/lb 375.38 1501.5  
Mash volume with grains 467.78 1871.1  
Grain absorption losses -144.38 -577.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 239.95 g | 959.8 qt) 296.25 1185  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 470.7 g | 1882.8 qt) 527 2108  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -4.2 -16.8  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 465 g | 1860 qt) 496 1984  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 496 g | 1984 qt) 465 1860  
Total: 671.63 2686.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

OG 14
FG 3.8
ABV 5.5
IBU 23

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