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Bleak Star

180 calories 16 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Specialty IPA: Black IPA
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3.25 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.084 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 53% (brew house)
Source: Steve Buck
Calories: 180 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday October 21st 2016
1.055
1.010
5.8%
64.3
37.2
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3.30 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Light3.3 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Light 35 4 32.6%
2.50 lb American - Pale 2-Row2.5 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 24.7%
1.50 lb Dry Malt Extract - Light1.5 lb Dry Malt Extract - Light 42 4 14.8%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 120L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 9.9%
1 lb Flaked Oats1 lb Flaked Oats 33 2.2 9.9%
12 oz American - Black Barley12 oz Black Barley 27 530 7.4%
1 oz American - Smoked Malt1 oz Smoked Malt 37 5 0.6%
10.11 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Summit1 oz Summit Hops Pellet 14.2 Boil 60 min 39.6 25%
1 oz Amarillo1 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 7 Boil 30 min 15 25%
1 oz Amarillo1 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 7 Boil 15 min 9.69 25%
1 oz Northern Brewer1 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 8.5 Dry Hop 0 days 25%
4 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 90 B cells required
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Priming
Method: Table Sugar       Amount: 3 oz       CO2 Level: 2 Volumes
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 7.13 g | 28.5 qt) 3.77 15.1  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 7.55 g | 30.2 qt) 4.19 16.8  
Grain absorption losses -0.66 -2.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.4 1.6  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.61 g | 26.5 qt) 3.25 13  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Volume into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 3.77 15.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Modified from Steve Buck's Blue Smoke IPA

Apologies to Charles Dickens for the name

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  • Last Updated: 2016-10-23 22:39 UTC