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Tropical Stout

222 calories 22.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Tropical Stout
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 50 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 55.42 liters
Post Boil Size: 51 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.061 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.067 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 73% (brew house)
Calories: 222 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 22.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday March 29th 2026
1.067
1.016
6.7%
37.1
50.0
5.3
13.00
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 kg United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale8 kg Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 51.2%
3 kg Briess - Brewers Oat Flakes / Flaked oats3 kg Brewers Oat Flakes / Flaked oats 32.2 2.5 19.2%
2 kg Weyermann - CaraBohemian2 kg CaraBohemian 35 76 12.8%
1 kg Crisp Malting - Chocolate Malt1 kg Chocolate Malt $ 3.00 / kg
$ 3.00 		32.66 450 6.4%
1 kg American - Black Malt1 kg Black Malt 28 500 6.4%
0.50 kg United Kingdom - Roasted Barley0.5 kg Roasted Barley 29 550 3.2%
125 g Maltodextrin125 g Maltodextrin - (late boil kettle addition) 39 0 0.8%
15.63 kg / $ 3.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
25 g Krush25 g Krush Hops Pellet 20 Boil 60 min 22.95 25%
25 g NZ Hops - Superdelic25 g Superdelic Hops Pellet 10.5 Boil 30 min 9.26 25%
25 g Krush25 g Krush Hops Pellet 11 Boil 5 min 2.52 25%
25 g NZ Hops - Superdelic25 g Superdelic Hops Pellet 10.5 Boil 5 min 2.4 25%
100 g / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® NOTTINGHAM HIGH PERFORMANCE ALE YEAST
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
$ 5.00 / each
$ 10.00
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
10 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
23 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 286 B cells required
$ 10.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
London (Porter, dark ales)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
100 5 35 60 50 265
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
38.08 L Strike 74 °C 69 °C 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.2 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 20 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 56.2 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.32 L and adding 10.8 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 59.83 L. Suggest reducing strike water volume to 35.17 L and adding 14.43 L sparge/top-off. 49.6
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.2 L/kg 49.6
Mash volume with grains 59.8
Grain absorption losses -15.5
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 22.9 L) 22.2
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 56.1 L) 55.4
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.1
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.5
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 50 L) 51
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 51 L) 50
Total: 71.8  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Tropical Stout" Tropical Stout beer recipe by Brew Dave. All Grain, ABV 6.72%, IBU 37.12, SRM 50, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale, Brewers Oat Flakes / Flaked oats, CaraBohemian, Chocolate Malt, Black Malt, Roasted Barley, Maltodextrin) Hops: (Krush, Superdelic)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-04-03 14:56 UTC