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Adam's Vanilla Porter

266 calories 27.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Brown Porter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8.3 gallons
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Adam Dworetsky
Calories: 266 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 27.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday February 11th 2012
1.080
1.020
7.9%
40.0
39.2
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11 lb American - Pale 2-Row11 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 62.9%
2.50 lb German - Munich Dark2.5 lb Munich Dark 37 15.5 14.3%
1.50 lb United Kingdom - Brown1.5 lb Brown 32 65 8.6%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 120L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 5.7%
0.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 2.9%
1 lb American - Chocolate1 lb Chocolate 29 350 5.7%
17.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.75 oz Magnum0.75 oz Magnum Hops Leaf/Whole 15 Boil 60 min 42.9%
1 oz East Kent Goldings1 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Leaf/Whole 5 Boil 10 min 57.1%
1.75 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 each Vanilla Bean Flavor Secondary --
 
Yeast
Wyeast - American Ale 1056
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
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Priming
Method: Corn Sugar       Amount: 4 to 5 oz      
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
21.25 Mash Temp Infusion -- 150 °F 75 min
14.4 Sparge Infusion -- 168 °F --
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 7.66 30.6  
Mash volume with grains 9.06 36.2  
Grain absorption losses -2.19 -8.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 1.85 g | 7.4 qt) 3.08 12.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.07 g | 28.3 qt) 8.3 33.2  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.07 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 10.74 43
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

After primary, slit open 2 vanilla beans. Scrape the insides, chop the pods into quarters, add to secondary fermenter, rack beer onto vanilla. Taste periodically for the correct balance.

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