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Big Bastard

230 calories 20.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Strong Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 17 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 20 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.060 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: raiderrob67
Calories: 230 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday June 26th 2015
1.070
1.013
7.5%
61.4
14.2
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
45 lb American - Pale Ale45 lb Pale Ale 37 3.5 90%
1.25 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 80L1.25 lb Caramel / Crystal 80L 33 80 2.5%
1.25 lb American - Aromatic Malt1.25 lb Aromatic Malt 35 20 2.5%
1.25 lb Belgian - Special B1.25 lb Special B 34 115 2.5%
1.25 lb Belgian - Biscuit1.25 lb Biscuit 35 23 2.5%
50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Chinook2 oz Chinook Hops Leaf/Whole 13 Boil 90 min 25.91 25%
2 oz Chinook2 oz Chinook Hops Leaf/Whole 13 Boil 30 min 18.62 25%
2 oz Chinook2 oz Chinook Hops Leaf/Whole 13 Boil 15 min 12.02 25%
2 oz Chinook2 oz Chinook Hops Leaf/Whole 13 Boil 5 min 4.83 25%
8 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Mangrove Jack - New World Strong Ale M42
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
79.5%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
61 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
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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
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
-- -- 150 °F 90 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 19.55 gal (78.2 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 7.55 gal (30.2 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 25.88 gal (103.5 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 8 gal (32 qt) and adding 13.88 gal (55.5 qt) sparge/top-off. 21.88 87.5  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 21.88 87.5  
Mash volume with grains 25.88 103.5  
Grain absorption losses -6.25 -25  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.18 g | 16.7 qt) 4.63 18.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 19.55 g | 78.2 qt) 20 80  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3 -1.2  
Post boil Volume 17 68  
Going into fermentor 17 68  
Total: 26.5 106
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Base for a partigyle Imperial stout and California common. speciality grain's will be add to first running's to adjust color an flavor.

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