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495L Sweet Stout LSB

191 calories 23.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Sweet Stout
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 20 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 24 gallons
Post Boil Size: 21 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.057 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 191 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 23.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday March 23rd 2026
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
30 lb Briess - Pale Ale Malt 2-Row30 lb Pale Ale Malt 2-Row 36.8 3.5 69.8%
64 oz Lactose (Milk Sugar)64 oz Lactose (Milk Sugar) - (late boil kettle addition) 41 1 9.3%
2 lb Briess - Black Malt2 lb Black Malt 27 500 4.7%
3 lb Briess - Caramel Malt - 80L3 lb Caramel Malt - 80L 35 80 7%
4 lb Crisp Malting - Pale Chocolate4 lb Pale Chocolate 32.7 220 9.3%
43 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Nugget1 oz Nugget Hops Pellet 14 Boil 60 min 14.21 33.3%
1 oz Nugget1 oz Nugget Hops Pellet 14 Boil 30 min 10.92 33.3%
1 oz Sterling1 oz Sterling Hops Pellet 8.7 Boil 15 min 4.38 33.3%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
8 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 372 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Jett 184
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
14.62 gal Strike 163 °F 151 °F 45 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: 22.36 gal (89.45 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 11.68 gal (46.74 qt) and adding 10.36 gal (41.45 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 17.75 gal (70.98 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 8.88 gal (35.52 qt) and adding 5.75 gal (22.98 qt) sparge/top-off. 14.63 58.5  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 14.63 58.5  
Mash volume with grains 17.75 71  
Grain absorption losses -4.88 -19.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 12.55 g | 50.2 qt) 14.5 58  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 22.05 g | 88.2 qt) 24 96  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.32 1.3  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 20 g | 80 qt) 21 84  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 21 g | 84 qt) 20 80  
Total: 29.13 116.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"495L Sweet Stout LSB" Sweet Stout beer recipe by sptaylor. All Grain, ABV 5.06%, IBU 29.51, SRM 37.84, Fermentables: (Pale Ale Malt 2-Row, Lactose (Milk Sugar), Black Malt, Caramel Malt - 80L, Pale Chocolate) Hops: (Nugget, Sterling)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-04-15 20:19 UTC