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Kevin's Vanilla Porter

251 calories 22.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Porter
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 10.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 15 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Kevin
Calories: 251 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 22.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday October 27th 2016
1.076
1.015
7.9%
23.0
36.6
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
20 lb American - Pale 2-Row20 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 62.5%
5 lb American - Munich - 60L5 lb Munich - 60L 33 60 15.6%
3 lb American - Special Roast3 lb Special Roast 33 50 9.4%
2 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 120L2 lb Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 6.3%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 3.1%
1 lb American - Chocolate1 lb Chocolate 29 350 3.1%
32 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.75 oz Magnum0.75 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 19.84 42.9%
1 oz East Kent Goldings1 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 10 min 3.2 57.1%
1.75 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 each Grade B Vanilla Beans Flavor Secondary 7 days
1 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
-
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
8 gal Infusion -- 155 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.82 gal (51.26 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.82 gal (3.26 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 12.56 gal (50.24 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.44 gal (37.76 qt) and adding 0.56 gal (2.24 qt) sparge/top-off. 10 40  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 10 40  
Mash volume with grains 12.56 50.2  
Grain absorption losses -4 -16  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 7.07 g | 28.3 qt) 9.25 37  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.82 g | 51.3 qt) 15 60  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.07 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 10.5 42  
Going into fermentor 10.5 42  
Total: 19.25 77
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Add 1 vanilla bean at last 5 minutes of boil, if needed.

Strike water at 168 degrees, sparge water 3.5 gallons

Put in secondary fermentation after 5-7 days then add vanilla beans

need 2 bags of yeast

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