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German Chocolate Cake Stout

210 calories 23.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Sweet Stout
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.22 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.25 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.063 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Brandon
Calories: 210 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 23.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday June 6th 2026
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1.063
1.018
5.9%
27.0
35.7
5.6
93.35
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7.60 lb Crisp Malting - No.19 Floor Malt Maris Otter7.6 lb No.19 Floor Malt Maris Otter $ 2.30 / lb
$ 17.48 		37 3 62.3%
2.25 lb Weyermann - Vienna Malt2.25 lb Vienna Malt $ 2.25 / lb
$ 5.06 		37 3.5 18.5%
0.34 lb Castle Malting - Aromatic Malt0.34 lb Aromatic Malt $ 2.65 / lb
$ 0.90 		35 20 2.8%
1.35 lb Briess - Chocolate1.35 lb Chocolate $ 2.60 / lb
$ 3.51 		25 350 11.1%
0.50 lb Lactose (Milk Sugar)0.5 lb Lactose (Milk Sugar) - (late boil kettle addition) $ 4.80 / lb
$ 2.40 		41 1 4.1%
2.40 oz Brown Sugar2.4 oz Brown Sugar - (late boil kettle addition) $ 0.06 / oz
$ 0.14 		45 15 1.2%
12.19 lbs / $ 29.50
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Nugget0.5 oz Nugget Hops $ 2.25 / oz
$ 1.13 		Pellet 14 Boil 60 min 26.98 100%
0.50 oz / $ 1.13
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1.60 oz Cocoa powder $ 0.58 / oz
$ 0.93 		Flavor Boil 0 min.
8 oz cocoa nibs $ 1.57 / oz
$ 12.56 		Water Agt Secondary 7 days
4 each Vanilla Bean $ 6.92 / each
$ 27.68 		Spice Secondary 7 days
8 oz Toasted Coconut $ 0.53 / oz
$ 4.24 		Flavor Mash 0 min.
1.50 lb Toasted Coconut $ 0.53 / oz
$ 12.72 		Flavor Secondary 7 days
4 g Epsom Salt $ 0.05 / oz
$ 0.01 		Water Agt Mash 0 min.
4 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) $ 5.99 / lb
$ 0.05 		Water Agt Mash 0 min.
5 g Baking Soda $ 0.06 / oz
$ 0.01 		Water Agt Mash 0 min.
4 g Slaked Lime $ 0.37 / oz
$ 0.05 		Water Agt Mash 0 min.
8 ml Lactic acid $ 2.50 / oz
$ 0.68 		Water Agt Mash 0 min.
$ 58.93
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 3.80 / each
$ 3.80
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 102 B cells required
$ 3.80 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 9.15 psi       Temp: 38 °F       CO2 Level: 2.3 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
8 gal Strike 163 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 68 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.33 17.3  
Mash volume with grains 5.25 21  
Grain absorption losses -1.44 -5.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.83 g | 15.3 qt) 3.59 14.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.47 g | 25.9 qt) 6.22 24.9  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.05 0.2  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.02 -0.1  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5 g | 20 qt) 5.25 21  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.25 g | 21 qt) 5 20  
Total: 7.91 31.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"German Chocolate Cake Stout" Sweet Stout beer recipe by Brandon. All Grain, ABV 5.9%, IBU 26.98, SRM 35.74, Fermentables: (No.19 Floor Malt Maris Otter, Vienna Malt, Aromatic Malt, Chocolate, Lactose (Milk Sugar), Brown Sugar) Hops: (Nugget) Other: (Cocoa powder, cocoa nibs, Vanilla Bean, Toasted Coconut, Epsom Salt, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Baking Soda, Slaked Lime, Lactic acid)
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