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Ricks Brown Porter

161 calories 14.6 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Brown Porter
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 23 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 31.36 liters
Post Boil Size: 26 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: london porter from byo mag
No Chill: 15 minute extended hop boil time
Calories: 161 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 14.6 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Tuesday April 21st 2015
1.053
1.010
5.6%
23.5
23.1
5.1
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
2.17 kg Barrett Burston - Pale Malt2.17 kg Pale Malt 37 2 37.3%
2.17 kg Barrett Burston - Vienna Malt2.17 kg Vienna Malt 35 4.3 37.3%
0.66 kg Brown Malt0.66 kg Brown Malt 34 90.36 11.4%
0.33 kg Munich0.33 kg Munich 37 6 5.7%
0.26 kg Weyermann - Carahell0.26 kg Carahell 34 10 4.5%
0.12 kg Joe White - Chocolate Malt0.12 kg Chocolate Malt 33.1 244 2.1%
0.10 kg German - Carafa II0.1 kg Carafa II 32 425 1.7%
5.81 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
16.43 g Charles Faram - East Kent Goldings16.43 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 6.5 Boil 60 min 13.05 71.4%
6.57 g Yakima Chief Hops - Mosaic6.57 g Mosaic Hops Pellet 13 Boil 60 min 10.43 28.6%
23 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.33 each Star Anise Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3.29 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.97 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.46 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
White Labs - London Fog Ale Yeast WLP066
Amount:
11 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
78.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
18 - 22 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 226 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 1.9 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Cardinia WTP
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
4 1 2 7 5 13
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
12 L Strike water temp 76c Infusion 76 °C 65 °C 60 min
4.4 L run herms @ 76c for 5 mins Sparge 100 °C 76 °C 10 min
16 L Strike 75 °C 76 °C 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.5 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.5 L/kg 14.5
Mash volume with grains 18.4
Grain absorption losses -5.8
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 23.9 L) 23.5
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 31.7 L) 31.4
Boil off losses -8.6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.1
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 23 L) 26
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 26 L) 23
Total: 38.1  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Did not have any crystal on hand so added caraell and munich instead

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