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Smoked Beer

248 calories 21.2 g 500 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Rauchbier
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 4.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.04 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.25 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 66% (brew house)
Source: Terry Downing
Hop Utilization: 85%
Calories: 248 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 21.2 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Friday August 15th 2025
1.054
1.009
5.9%
20.7
13.2
5.3
21.09
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 lb Weyermann - Beech Smoked Barley5 lb Beech Smoked Barley $ 2.00 / lb
$ 10.00 		35 2.7 47.6%
3 lb Malteurop - Munich 103 lb Munich 10 $ 1.95 / lb
$ 5.85 		36 10 28.6%
1 lb Malteurop - Vienna1 lb Vienna $ 1.95 / lb
$ 1.95 		36 5 9.5%
1 lb Weyermann - Vienna Malt1 lb Vienna Malt $ 2.00 / lb
$ 2.00 		37 3.5 9.5%
4 oz German - Acidulated Malt4 oz German - Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 2.4%
4 oz Crisp Malting - Pale Chocolate4 oz Pale Chocolate 32.7 220 2.4%
10.50 lbs / $ 19.80
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
20 g Yakima Valley Hops - Hallertau (Mittelfruh)20 g Hallertau (Mittelfruh) Hops $ 1.22 / oz
$ 0.86 		Pellet 2.1 First Wort 0 min 6.41 66.7%
10 g Yakima Valley Hops - Magnum10 g Magnum Hops $ 1.22 / oz
$ 0.43 		Pellet 12 Boil 45 min 14.29 33.3%
30 g / $ 1.29
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 0 min.
2 each Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 0 min.
4 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast W-34/70
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
83%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
48 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 79 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.44 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
FCLWD Fort Collins/Loveland, CO
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Decoction 120 °F 140 °F --
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 8.35 g | 33.4 qt) 7.6 30.4  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 9.19 g | 36.8 qt) 8.44 33.8  
Grain absorption losses -1.31 -5.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.79 g | 27.2 qt) 6.04 24.2  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 4.5 g | 18 qt) 5.25 21  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Volume into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.25 g | 21 qt) 4.5 18  
Total: 7.6 30.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Smoked Beer" Rauchbier beer recipe by Terry Downing. BIAB, ABV 5.93%, IBU 20.71, SRM 13.19, Fermentables: ( Beech Smoked Barley, Munich 10, Vienna, Vienna Malt, German - Acidulated Malt, Pale Chocolate) Hops: (Hallertau (Mittelfruh), Magnum) Other: (Irish Moss, Yeast Nutrient, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum, Epsom Salt, Salt)
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