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Lord Vader Imperial Stout

318 calories 28.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Imperial Stout
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.25 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.65 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.63 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.071 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.096 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 67% (brew house)
Rating:
5.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 318 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 28.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday September 9th 2015
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
14.75 lb US - Pale 2-Row14.75 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 69.4%
2 lb Flaked Oats2 lb Flaked Oats 33 2.2 9.4%
1 lb American - Chocolate1 lb Chocolate 29 350 4.7%
1 lb United Kingdom - Black Patent1 lb Black Patent 27 525 4.7%
1 lb American - Roasted Barley1 lb Roasted Barley 33 300 4.7%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 15L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 15L 35 15 4.7%
0.50 lb German - Carapils0.5 lb Carapils 35 1.3 2.4%
21.25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
4 oz Willamette4 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.2 Boil 90 min 53.99 100%
4 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4 oz Cacao nibs Other Boil 15 min.
0.50 tsp Wyeast - Beer Nutrient $ 0.02 / tsp
$ 0.01 		Other Boil 10 min.
1 each Carrageenan $ 0.22 / each
$ 0.22 		Fining Boil 10 min.
$ 0.23
 
Yeast
White Labs - San Diego Super Yeast WLP090
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
79.5%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 68 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
1.25 (M cells / ml / ° P) 569 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 1.9 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5.84 gal Strike 168 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.1 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.1 qt/lb 5.84 23.4  
Mash volume with grains 7.54 30.2  
Grain absorption losses -2.66 -10.6  
Remaining sparge water volume 4.71 18.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume 7.65 30.6  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.15 -0.6  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.25 g | 21 qt) 5.63 22.5  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.63 g | 22.5 qt) 5.25 21  
Total: 10.56 42.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Don't dump the nibs into the kettle - use hop bag.

Could substitute a slightly larger amount of pale chocolate malt for the standard chocolate; about a quarter to half pound more.

Gold medal in 2017 El Dorado County Fair. http://eldoradocountyfair.org/pdfs/EDCF2017HomemadeBeerCompetitions-ResultsByAward.pdf

3rd place at 2021 Amador County Fair.

BOS at 2026 Amador County Fair.



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