Bear Parade! 003

Method: BIAB
Style: Imperial Stout
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.061 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 252 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 24.5 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Saturday September 24th 2016

Original Gravity:

1.076

Final Gravity:

1.017

ABV (standard):

7.8%

IBU (tinseth):

86.2

SRM (morey):

31.9

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
11 lb	American - Pale 2-Row11 lb Pale 2-Row	37	1.8	61.1%
4.25 lb	German - Munich Light4.25 lb Munich Light	37	6	23.6%
1 lb	American - Caramel / Crystal 75L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 75L	33	75	5.6%
0.75 lb	American - Roasted Barley0.75 lb Roasted Barley	33	300	4.2%
0.50 lb	American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)0.5 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt)	33	1.8	2.8%
0.50 lb	American - Chocolate0.5 lb Chocolate	29	350	2.8%
18 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
11 g	Willamette11 g Willamette Hops	Pellet	5.1	Boil	60 min	5.68	13.3%
37 g	Northern Brewer37 g Northern Brewer Hops	Pellet	7.3	Boil	60 min	27.35	44.6%
35 g	Magnum35 g Magnum Hops	Pellet	15	Boil	60 min	53.16	42.2%
83 g / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
11 g	Willamette (Pellet) 11 g Willamette (Pellet) Hops	5.68	13.3%
37 g	Northern Brewer (Pellet) 37 g Northern Brewer (Pellet) Hops	27.35	44.6%
35 g	Magnum (Pellet) 35 g Magnum (Pellet) Hops	53.16	42.2%
83 g / $ 0.00

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:	No
Fermentation Temp:	68 °F	Pitch Rate:	1.25 (M cells / ml / ° P) 523 B cells required

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Target Water Profile

Black Malty

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
55	0	0	77	30	0
1.8g Gypsum (1tsp) 5.3g Calcium Chloride (>1.5 tsp) 1.8mL 88% Lactic -> 5.2pH
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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
		Infusion	--	155 °F	60 min

Quick Water Requirements

Water	Gallons	Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 10.11 g \| 40.4 qt)	10	40
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 11.55 g \| 46.2 qt)	11.44	45.8
Grain absorption losses	-2.25	-9
Mash Lauter Tun losses	-0.25	-1
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.61 g \| 30.4 qt)	7.5	30
Boil off losses	-1.5	-6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma)	-0.11	-0.4
Post boil Volume	6	24
Volume into fermentor	6	24
Total:	10	40
Equipment Profile Used:	System Default

Date	Days	Event	Gravity	Volume	pH	Temp	Updated	Comment
10/7/2016 5:12 AM over 9 years ago	+1	Brew Day Complete	1.074	6 Gallons			2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 5 years ago	4:40p Flame on (Water ~80*F) 5:15p Mash Start, Strike 163 6:40p Pulled Bag, Flame on 1.057 7:10p Boiling 1.059 w/ runnings 8:30p Boil over 1.074OG

Notes

Strike 164*F
8.75Gal

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Mash out next time?
Use Chinook hops (had to sub hops in this go around)
Finished 1.023
68% efficiency?

Brewed 10/6 & Pitched Huge 3.5L 090 starter
Cold Crash 10/14
Dry Bean 10/15 morning 4oz Caramel Vanilla
Kegged 10/17 night. Great coffee aroma, really stands out in taste

10/26 -- the intensity of the coffee has faded a tad in taste and aroma. This is a really good beer. Not sure I'd change anything except hops back to Chinook next time? Might could be ever so slightly sweeter but honestly it's great.

11/2 -- the coffee (and caramel with it) has faded more, finishes with more roasted aftertaste, less sweetness. If I could get the caramel/sweet to stay it would "live" longer. Perhaps increasing the C75 by 0.5lb? Swap roasted barley for midnight wheat to remove the unpleasant roast aftertaste?

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