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Dark Chocolate Cherry Stout

211 calories 25.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Sweet Stout
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 85% (brew house)
Calories: 211 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 25.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday May 16th 2015
1.063
1.021
5.5%
33.5
42.8
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7.50 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale7.5 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 68.2%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 80L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 80L 33 80 9.1%
1 lb American - Chocolate1 lb Chocolate 29 350 9.1%
0.50 lb United Kingdom - Roasted Barley0.5 lb Roasted Barley 29 550 4.5%
1 lb Lactose (Milk Sugar)1 lb Lactose (Milk Sugar) 41 1 9.1%
11 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Crystal2 oz Crystal Hops Pellet 4.3 Boil 60 min 30.68 80%
0.50 oz crystal0.5 oz crystal Hops Pellet 4.3 Boil 10 min 2.78 20%
2.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
8 oz cocoa powder, scharffenberger Flavor Boil 0 min.
43 oz pitted fresh bing cherries Flavor Secondary --
2.50 oz freeze dried sour cherries Flavor Secondary --
 
Yeast
Wyeast - American Ale 1056
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
-
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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
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.75 15  
Mash volume with grains 4.55 18.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.25 -5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.51 g | 22.1 qt) 5.17 20.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.08 0.3  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.84 g | 31.4 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.09 -0.4  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.92 35.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

170 degree strike water, mashed at 154 for 60'
182 degree strike water, mashed at 172 for 15'

American chocolate malt was chocolate rye

actual OG was 1.064

added cherries at 1.032

checked gravity on 6/1, only down to 1.030, going to ferment for another week and check again. Taste was slightly tart, not as much mouthfeel as I'd like.

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