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HERMS 2.0 PORTER V1

164 calories 16 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Porter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 10 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Kourtney
Calories: 164 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16 g (Per 12oz)
Created Monday March 13th 2017
1.050
1.011
5.15%
35.18
36.34
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8.50 lb American - Pale 2-Row8.5 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 45.9%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 120L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 5.4%
1 lb Candi Syrup - Belgian Candi Syrup - D-451 lb Belgian Candi Syrup - D-45 32 45 5.4%
1 lb American - Chocolate1 lb Chocolate 29 350 5.4%
1 lb American - Black Malt1 lb Black Malt 28 500 5.4%
3 lb American - White Wheat3 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 16.2%
3 lb American - Vienna3 lb Vienna 35 4 16.2%
18.5 lb / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Galaxy0.5 oz Galaxy Hops Pellet 13.8 Boil 60 min 14.09 16.7%
1 oz Mount Hood1 oz Mount Hood Hops Pellet 5.5 Boil 30 min 8.63 33.3%
1 oz Fuggles1 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 5.9 Boil 20 min 7.3 33.3%
0.50 oz Galaxy0.5 oz Galaxy Hops Pellet 13.8 Whirlpool at 200 °F 10 min 5.17 16.7%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Temp Time
7 gal Infusion 152 °F 90 min
6 gal Fly Sparge 170 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 lb Belgian Candy Syrup -D-45 Other Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
66 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 352 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Bakersfield City
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
29 2 35 1 33 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Total mash water needed 13.96 55.8  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 6.56 26.3  
Grain absorption losses -2.19 -8.8  
Remaining sparge water volume 7.4 29.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Amount going into kettle 11.52 46.1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.09 0.4  
Adjusted starting boil size 11.61 46.5  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses -0.11 -0.5  
Amount going into fermentor 10 40  
Total: 13.96 55.8
 
Notes

DME Required:
5.4 oz, 154.1 g for 1.5 Liters
Growth Rate: 1.4
Intial Cells Per Extract (B/g): 0.71
Ending Cell Count: 326 billion cells
Resulting Pitch Rate: 1.25M cells / mL / °P

Crimped hose during mash and sparge. Thought the grain bed was compacted or hole size on false bottom was too small, but it was just the crimped hose. Seems the system worked fine once I found the crimped hose. This seemed to have a pretty big effect on the efficiency.

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