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Cheryl's Smoked Christmas Porter

232 calories 22.8 g 16 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Robust Porter
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.070 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Bradley's Brew House
Calories: 232 calories (Per 16oz)
Carbs: 22.8 g (Per 16oz)
Created: Friday October 3rd 2025
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OG: 1.059 FG: 1.015 ABV: 5.8% IBU: 33

1.070
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7.1%
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8.80 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale8.8 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 59.6%
1.10 lb German - Melanoidin1.1 lb Melanoidin 37 25 7.5%
1.10 lb Quaker - Rolled Oats1.1 lb Rolled Oats 4 1 7.5%
0.90 lb United Kingdom - Extra Dark Crystal 120L0.9 lb Extra Dark Crystal 120L 33 120 6.1%
0.70 lb United Kingdom - Brown0.7 lb Brown 32 65 4.7%
0.70 lb United Kingdom - Crystal 45L0.7 lb Crystal 45L 34 45 4.7%
0.80 lb Belgian - Chocolate0.8 lb Chocolate 30 340 5.4%
0.33 lb American - Blackprinz0.33 lb Blackprinz 36 500 2.2%
0.33 lb United Kingdom - Roasted Barley0.33 lb Roasted Barley 29 550 2.2%
14.76 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.42 oz Magnum0.42 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 24.62 19.3%
1.76 oz East Kent Goldings1.76 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 10 min 12.47 80.7%
2.18 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 tsp Nutmeg Spice Boil 10 min.
3.40 oz Bourbon Flavor Primary 5 days
1 each Cinnamon Stick Spice Primary 5 days
14 oz Brewed Espresso Flavor Primary 5 days
1 oz Wood chips Flavor Primary 5 days
3.50 oz Cocoa nibs Flavor Primary 5 days
2 each Vanilla Beans Spice Primary 5 days
 
Yeast
Danstar - Nottingham Ale Yeast
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
77%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
57 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 113 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 1.9 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
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 5.98 23.9  
Mash volume with grains 7.07 28.3  
Grain absorption losses -1.71 -6.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.19 g | 12.7 qt) 3.35 13.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.13 0.5  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.33 g | 29.3 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 9.33 37.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Sanitize oak chips by boiling them for 3 minutes.
Discard water and repeat process one more time.

On day 4:
Place cinnamon stick, oak chips, Cocoa nibs and vanilla beans in a jar and cover with Bourbon.

Day 5 (24 hours later):
Drain liquid from jar, add ingredients to a hop bag.
Next, add freshly brewed (cooled) espresso to fermenter.

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