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Raisin D'être

259 calories 31.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Sweet Stout
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.25 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.61 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.65 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.060 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.077 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 259 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 31.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday April 27th 2026
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1.026
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 lb Briess - Brewers Malt 2-Row6 lb Brewers Malt 2-Row 37 1.8 39.3%
4.50 lb Simpsons - Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise4.5 lb Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise 37 2.4 29.5%
0.50 lb Dingemans - Biscuit0.5 lb Biscuit 34.5 22 3.3%
0.50 lb Briess - Chocolate0.5 lb Chocolate 25 350 3.3%
0.50 lb United Kingdom - Roasted Barley0.5 lb Roasted Barley 29 550 3.3%
0.50 lb Dingemans - Special B0.5 lb Special B 33.1 125 3.3%
0.25 lb Briess - Black Malt0.25 lb Black Malt 27 500 1.6%
0.50 lb Rice Hulls0.5 lb Rice Hulls 0 0 3.3%
1 lb Lactose (Milk Sugar)1 lb Lactose (Milk Sugar) - (late boil kettle addition) 41 1 6.6%
1 lb Rolled Oats1 lb Rolled Oats 33 2.2 6.6%
15.25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Brewer's Gold1 oz Brewer's Gold Hops Pellet 9 Boil 60 min 29.85 100%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
6 oz raisins Other Boil 5 min.
16 oz Dark spiced rum Flavor Other 0 min.
2 each Cinnamon stick Spice Secondary 0 min.
15 g vanilla powder Flavor Secondary 0 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Irish Ale 1084
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
73%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
62 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 185 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
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
Same water i use in all my recipes, tap water through a chloramine filter for yeast health. maybe one day ill make appropriate brew water. idk i really feel like if its good enough to drink and you know there's nothing wrong with it....its perfectly fine. #minnesota water
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5.63 gal Strike 162 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.3 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.3 qt/lb 4.63 18.5  
Mash volume with grains 5.77 23.1  
Grain absorption losses -1.78 -7.1  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.11 g | 16.4 qt) 4.01 16  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.71 g | 26.8 qt) 6.61 26.4  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.08 0.3  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.25 g | 21 qt) 5.65 22.6  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.65 g | 22.6 qt) 5.25 21  
Total: 8.64 34.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Raisin D'être" Sweet Stout beer recipe by Brewer #478636. All Grain, ABV 6.76%, IBU 29.85, SRM 40, Fermentables: (Brewers Malt 2-Row, Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise, Biscuit, Chocolate, Roasted Barley, Special B, Black Malt, Rice Hulls, Lactose (Milk Sugar), Rolled Oats) Hops: (Brewer's Gold) Other: (raisins, Dark spiced rum, Cinnamon stick, vanilla powder)
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