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Solera imperial Stout

312 calories 34.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Imperial Stout
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8.01 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.069 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.093 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: Josh Firster
Hop Utilization: 84%
Calories: 312 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 34.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday October 20th 2025
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1.093
1.027
8.7%
45.6
35.4
5.5
80.05
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
12 lb Weyermann - Pale Ale12 lb Pale Ale $ 2.85 / lb
$ 34.20 		39 2.3 61.5%
3 lb Flaked Oats3 lb Flaked Oats $ 2.65 / lb
$ 7.95 		33 2.2 15.4%
1 lb Proximity - Dextrine Malt1 lb Dextrine Malt $ 2.55 / lb
$ 2.55 		34.5 3 5.1%
8 oz Briess - Midnight Wheat Malt8 oz Midnight Wheat Malt $ 4.15 / lb
$ 2.08 		25 550 2.6%
8 oz Proximity - Crystal 1208 oz Crystal 120 $ 2.55 / lb
$ 1.28 		34.5 120 2.6%
8 oz Proximity - Chocolate Malt8 oz Chocolate Malt $ 2.65 / lb
$ 1.33 		32 350 2.6%
2 lb Briess - DME Golden Light2 lb DME Golden Light $ 5.99 / lb
$ 11.98 		44.6 4 10.3%
19.50 lbs / $ 61.36
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 oz Northern Brewer1.5 oz Northern Brewer Hops $ 2.49 / oz
$ 3.74 		Pellet 7.8 First Wort 60 min 33.55 42.9%
2 oz East Kent Goldings2 oz East Kent Goldings Hops $ 2.49 / oz
$ 4.98 		Pellet 5 Boil 15 min 12.09 57.1%
3.50 oz / $ 8.72
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 15 min.
1 tsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
0.50 each Campden Tablets Water Agt Other 0 min.
10 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Other 0 min.
3 g Gypsum Water Agt Other 0 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
$ 4.99 / each
$ 9.98
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
66 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 162 B cells required
$ 9.98 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.75 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Bancroft-Clover
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
193 6.4 67.2 152.2 96.2 215.9
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5.5 gal Strike 168 °F 157 °F 60 min
1.6 gal Vorlauf Infusion 212 °F 170 °F 10 min
2.4 gal Fly Sparge 170 °F 168 °F 45 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.3 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 68 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.3 qt/lb 5.69 22.8  
Mash volume with grains 7.09 28.4  
Grain absorption losses -2.19 -8.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.48 g | 17.9 qt) 4.61 18.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.15 0.6  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.88 g | 31.5 qt) 8.01 32  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.13 -0.5  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 6 24  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6 g | 24 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 10.3 41.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Solera imperial Stout" Imperial Stout beer recipe by Josh Firster. All Grain, ABV 8.68%, IBU 45.64, SRM 35.35, Fermentables: (Pale Ale, Flaked Oats, Dextrine Malt, Midnight Wheat Malt, Crystal 120, Chocolate Malt, DME Golden Light) Hops: (Northern Brewer, East Kent Goldings) Other: (Yeast Nutrient, Irish Moss, Campden Tablets, Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Gypsum)
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