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Common Grounds

249 calories 25.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Sweet Stout
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 250 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 270 gallons
Post Boil Size: 250.25 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.062 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.075 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: Jarrett Mack
Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 249 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 25.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday October 2nd 2025
1.075
1.019
7.4%
9.2
48.7
5.6
27.50
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
440 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale440 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 70.4%
40 lb Thomas Fawcett - Black Malt40 lb Black Malt 32 545 6.4%
15 lb Crisp Malting - Roasted Barley15 lb Roasted Barley 31.28 600 2.4%
15 lb German - Carafa II15 lb Carafa II 32 425 2.4%
10 lb Dingemans - Special B10 lb Special B 33.1 125 1.6%
50 lb Lactose (Milk Sugar)50 lb Lactose (Milk Sugar) - (late boil kettle addition) 41 1 8%
5 lb Rice Hulls5 lb Rice Hulls 0 0 0.8%
30 lb Flaked Wheat30 lb Flaked Wheat 34 2 4.8%
20 lb Flaked Oats20 lb Flaked Oats 33 2.2 3.2%
625 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2.50 lb Willamette2.5 lb Willamette Hops $ 11.00 / lb
$ 27.50 		Pellet 4.5 Boil 30 min 9.24 100%
2.50 lbs / $ 27.50
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
220 lb blackberry puree Flavor Primary 0 min.
4 gal blackberry concentrate Flavor Secondary 0 min.
3 kg Cake Batter Flavor Secondary 0 min.
12 oz vanilla paste Flavor Secondary 0 min.
15 lb Coffee Beans Flavor Secondary 0 min.
6 oz Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 oz Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 oz Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4 oz Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® LONDON ENGLISH-STYLE ALE YEAST
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
83%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
65 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 6028 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 1.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Waupun
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
75 10 40 100 40 150
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
223.13 gal Strike 162 °F 152 °F 60 min
121.5 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 253 gal (1012 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 8.06 gal (32.23 qt) and adding 241 gal (964 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 261.63 gal (1046.5 qt) 215.63 862.5  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 215.63 862.5  
Mash volume with grains 261.63 1046.5  
Grain absorption losses -71.88 -287.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 105.56 g | 422.2 qt) 126.5 506  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 249.06 g | 996.2 qt) 270 1080  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 3.94 15.8  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -1.5 -6  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 250 g | 1000 qt) 250.25 1001  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 250.25 g | 1001 qt) 250 1000  
Total: 342.13 1368.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Common Grounds" Sweet Stout beer recipe by Jarrett Mack. All Grain, ABV 7.42%, IBU 9.24, SRM 48.68, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale, Black Malt, Roasted Barley, Carafa II, Special B, Lactose (Milk Sugar), Rice Hulls, Flaked Wheat, Flaked Oats) Hops: (Willamette) Other: (blackberry puree, blackberry concentrate, Cake Batter, vanilla paste, Coffee Beans, Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Gypsum, Salt, Baking Soda)
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