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Velvet Merlin Clone

225 calories 27.7 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Oatmeal Stout
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: BYO Big Book of Home Brewing
Calories: 225 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 27.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday August 6th 2017
1.067
1.023
5.7%
26.1
50.0
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8.75 lb American - Pale 2-Row8.75 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 63.3%
25 oz Flaked Oats25 oz Flaked Oats 33 2.2 11.3%
25 oz United Kingdom - Roasted Barley25 oz Roasted Barley 29 550 11.3%
14 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 120L14 oz Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 6.3%
5 oz American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)5 oz Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 2.3%
4 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 80L4 oz Caramel / Crystal 80L 33 80 1.8%
4 oz German - Carafa III4 oz Carafa III 32 535 1.8%
4 oz Rice Hulls4 oz Rice Hulls 0 0 1.8%
221 oz / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.80 oz Fuggles0.8 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.9 Boil 60 min 14.73 50%
0.80 oz Fuggles0.8 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.9 Boil 30 min 11.32 50%
1.60 oz / 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - English Ale Yeast WLP002
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
66.5%
Flocculation:
Very High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 68 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
70.5 °F
Pitch Rate:
-
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
17 qt Strike -- -- 155 °F 60 min
14 qt Sparge -- 170 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 4.32 17.3  
Mash volume with grains 5.42 21.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.73 -6.9  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.22 g | 16.9 qt) 4.16 16.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.56 g | 26.2 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 8.48 33.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Munton's roasted (unmalted) barley has higher color (470-560L) than the recipe called for (300L)

Used Briess 2-row instead of Rahr

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