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Bourbon Baby Stout

352 calories 31.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.071 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: Joe Gilberto
Calories: 352 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 31.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday December 30th 2015
1.106
1.021
11.3%
85.3
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
18 lb American - Pale 2-Row18 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 78.3%
2 lb American - Chocolate2 lb Chocolate 29 350 8.7%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 120L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 4.3%
1 lb Belgian - CaraMunich1 lb CaraMunich 33 50 4.3%
1 lb United Kingdom - Oat Malt1 lb Oat Malt 28 2 4.3%
23 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 oz Nugget1.5 oz Nugget Hops Pellet 14 Boil 90 min 70.77 50%
1.50 oz Pacific Gem1.5 oz Pacific Gem Hops Pellet 15.4 Boil 5 min 14.51 50%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Oak spirals (Med) Other Secondary --
 
Yeast
GigaYeast - British Ale Yeast #2
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 75 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.25 (M cells / ml / ° P) 593 B cells required
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Priming
Method: Molassas       Amount: 1 cup       CO2 Level: 2.7 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
London (Porter, dark ales)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
100 5 35 60 50 265
I added 2 grams CaCl to the strike water, and 1.3 grams to the sparge.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
28.5 qt Go for 30 min after starch conversion Infusion -- 154 °F 90 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 8.63 34.5  
Mash volume with grains 10.47 41.9  
Grain absorption losses -2.88 -11.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 1.86 g | 7.5 qt) 2 8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.36 g | 29.5 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 10.63 42.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

In prep for this brew buy american oak spirals (medium) and a bottle of cheap bourbon (wild turkey or Jim beam). Soak the spirals in the bourbon for 2 months minimum. After primary fermentation of 3-4 weeks, transfer to secondary and add 1 spiral. Leave in secondary to age for up to 4 months. Taste weekly, when happy with flavor bottle next day.
Expect low efficacy due to massive grain bill.
Note: priming volumes is high due to high alcohol thus less CO2 staying in solution.

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