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Rhys's Peanut Butter Stout

202 calories 25.9 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Sweet Stout
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 66% (brew house)
Source: Seaview Brewery
Rating:
5.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 202 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 25.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday February 18th 2016
1.060
1.022
5.0%
29.3
34.2
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb United Kingdom - Golden Promise9 lb Golden Promise 37 3 68.2%
1 lb Lactose (Milk Sugar)1 lb Lactose (Milk Sugar) 41 1 7.6%
1 lb United Kingdom - Golden Naked Oats1 lb Golden Naked Oats 33 10 7.6%
1 lb United Kingdom - Pale Chocolate1 lb Pale Chocolate 33 207 7.6%
0.80 lb United Kingdom - Dark Crystal 80L0.8 lb Dark Crystal 80L 33 80 6.1%
0.40 lb American - Midnight Wheat Malt0.4 lb Midnight Wheat Malt 33 550 3%
13.20 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.30 oz Fuggles1.3 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 20.73 65%
0.70 oz Fuggles0.7 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 30 min 8.58 35%
2 oz / 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirfloc Tablet Fining Boil 15 min.
1 each Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 10 min.
4 oz Cacao Nibs Flavor Secondary --
26 oz PB2 Powder Flavor Secondary --
2 each Vanilla Bean Flavor Secondary --
2 oz Cocoa Powder Flavor Secondary --
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 307 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
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
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
17 qt Infusion -- 156 °F 60 min
17 qt Sparge -- 170 °F 15 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 4.58 18.3  
Mash volume with grains 5.55 22.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.53 -6.1  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.2 g | 16.8 qt) 4.12 16.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.08 0.3  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.08 g | 28.3 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.7 34.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Used 1 package (11.5 grams) of Safale s-04 - Fermentis -English Ale yeast.

The flavoring additions are all added to the secondary. Below are my methods for adding these additions:

Reserve three pints or so of the wort as you rack to the secondary.

After racking, make a slurry using the cocoa powder and one pint reserved wort. Boil the slurry stirring continuously to prevent scorching, then let cool. Add the cocoa/wort slurry to the secondary that day stirring gently to mix but not aerate/oxidize the wort.

After adding cocoa slurry, make a second, separate slurry using the PB2 (peanut butter powder) and two pints of reserved wort. Boil the slurry stirring continuously to prevent scorching, then let cool. Next mix 8 oz of vodka or other neutral spirit and put into a sanitized container and store until ready to add to secondary (about two weeks after racking to secondary).

After about a week in the secondary add the cacao nibs (soaked in vodka at least 24 hours before).

After six weeks in the secondary add two split vanilla beans (soaked in vodka at least 24 hours before) and let sit for another two weeks before packaging.

So to sum up: add the cocoa slurry the day of racking to the secondary; add the cacao nibs 1 week later; add the PB2 slurry a week later; add the vanilla beans one month later. Let sit for additional two weeks and package (so two months after racking to secondary). Let beer condition for another two months. It will take time fort he flavors to come together/mellow out, which is why it's best to let this one sit for awhile.

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