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black forest stout

288 calories 36.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Sweet Stout
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.71 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.085 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 288 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 36.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday November 1st 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5,000 g United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale5000 g Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 52.6%
600 g American - Caramel / Crystal 80L600 g Caramel / Crystal 80L 33 80 6.3%
600 g Weyermann - Caramunich Type 3600 g Caramunich Type 3 34 57 6.3%
700 g United Kingdom - Malted Naked Oats700 g Malted Naked Oats 33 1.3 7.4%
1,500 g Cherry1500 g Cherry - (late fermenter addition) 6.3 0 15.8%
500 g Lactose (Milk Sugar)500 g Lactose (Milk Sugar) - (late boil kettle addition) 41 1 5.3%
400 g Thomas Fawcett - Chocolate Malt400 g Chocolate Malt 32.2 420 4.2%
100 g German - Carafa II100 g Carafa II 32 425 1.1%
100 g German - Acidulated Malt100 g Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 1.1%
9,500 g / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
14 g Fuggles14 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 7.38 38.9%
10 g East Kent Goldings10 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 3 Boil 60 min 3.51 27.8%
12 g Charles Faram - Mandarina Bavaria12 g Mandarina Bavaria Hops Pellet 9.9 Boil 60 min 13.91 33.3%
36 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
100 g cacao Flavor Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® WINDSOR BRITISH-STYLE BEER YEAST
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
70%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
59 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 149 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 1.65 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 10.03 40.1  
Mash volume with grains 11.35 45.4  
Grain absorption losses -2.07 -8.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume 7.71 30.8  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.09 0.3  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.05 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Volume into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 10.03 40.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

left over hops for around 25 ibu

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  • Last Updated: 2025-11-16 10:30 UTC