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Ding Dong

358 calories 39 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Imperial Stout
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 15 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 16.59 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 22.9 °P (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 25.1 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 96%
Calories: 358 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 39 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday March 26th 2026
25.1 °P
7.6 °P
10.0%
31.1
50.0
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
40 lb Prairie Malt - Two-Row Pale40 lb Two-Row Pale 39.1 2 63.5%
5 lb American - Chocolate5 lb Chocolate 29 350 7.9%
6 lb Special B6 lb Special B 34 115 9.5%
5 lb New Zealand - Rolled Oats5 lb Rolled Oats 12.4 1.4 7.9%
2 lb Belgian - Biscuit2 lb Biscuit 35 23 3.2%
5 lb Cara 45L5 lb Cara 45L 34 42 7.9%
63 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2.50 oz CTZ2.5 oz CTZ Hops Pellet 15.5 Boil 60 min 31.14 100%
2.50 oz / 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 73 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 500 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.75 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
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
20 gal 65 °F 158 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 16.59 gal (66.38 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 4.59 gal (18.38 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 24.73 gal (98.91 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 6.96 gal (27.84 qt) and adding 12.73 gal (50.91 qt) sparge/top-off. 19.69 78.8  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 19.69 78.8  
Mash volume with grains 24.73 98.9  
Grain absorption losses -7.88 -31.5  
Remaining sparge water volume 5.03 20.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume 16.59 66.4  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.09 -0.4  
Post boil Volume 15 60  
Going into fermentor 15 60  
Total: 24.72 98.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Ding Dong" Imperial Stout beer recipe by COOPaleworks. All Grain, ABV 10%, IBU 31.14, SRM 50, Fermentables: (Two-Row Pale, Chocolate, Special B, Rolled Oats, Biscuit, Cara 45L) Hops: (CTZ)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-03-30 15:11 UTC