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Choc-Vanilla Porter

179 calories 18.8 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Robust Porter
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 22 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 29.6 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: AM
Calories: 179 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 18.8 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Tuesday September 5th 2017
1.058
1.015
5.6%
52.8
41.2
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
2.10 kg Gladfield American Ale2.1 kg Gladfield American Ale 36.3 2.7 36.3%
0.40 kg New Zealand - Vienna Malt0.4 kg Vienna Malt 39.1 3.45 6.9%
0.38 kg Flaked Oats0.376 kg Flaked Oats 33 2.2 6.5%
0.24 kg Gladfield Gladiator Malt0.24 kg Gladfield Gladiator Malt 35.5 5.07 4.1%
0.10 kg Brown Sugar0.1 kg Brown Sugar - (late boil kettle addition) 45 15 1.7%
0.90 kg Gladfield Light Crystal0.9 kg Gladfield Light Crystal 34.2 32 15.6%
0.18 kg United Kingdom - Chocolate0.18 kg Chocolate 34 425 3.1%
0.18 kg United Kingdom - Roasted Barley0.18 kg Roasted Barley 29 550 3.1%
1.31 kg Gladfield Brown1.31 kg Gladfield Brown 33.3 90 22.6%
5.79 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
20 g Super Alpha20 g Super Alpha Hops Pellet 11.2 Boil 60 min 27.77 36.4%
15 g Chinook15 g Chinook Hops Pellet 13 Boil 30 min 18.58 27.3%
20 g Chinook20 g Chinook Hops Pellet 13 Boil 5 min 6.43 36.4%
55 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
165 g organic cocoa powder Flavor Boil 15 min.
27.62 ml pure vanilla extract Flavor Boil --
0.97 tsp yeast nutrient Other Boil 15 min.
2 each Vanilla bean Flavor Secondary --
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Irish Ale 1084
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
73%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
17 - 22 °C
Starter:
Yes
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Priming
Method: corn sugar       Amount: 4 oz      
 
Target Water Profile
London (Porter, dark ales)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
100 5 35 60 50 265
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
16.5 L rest at 155-156 Infusion -- 79 °C 60 min
7.4 L rest at 165 - mashout Infusion -- 100 °C 15 min
18.3 L to volume - 8 gallons Fly Sparge -- 79 °C 45 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.7 L/kg 20.8
Mash volume with grains 24.5
Grain absorption losses -5.7
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 15.2 L) 15.4
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 29.3 L) 29.6
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.1
Boil off losses -7.1
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3
Post boil Volume 22
Going into fermentor 22
Total: 36.2  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

1800 mil starter

dissolve cocoa powder with 5 oz corn sugar
in 1 qt hot water to make syrup.Add syrup
45 minutes into the boil.

2-3 vanilla beans soaked for a week
in rum added to secondary.

This beer finished at 1.020 due to the
unfermentables and high mash temp.
The F.G was 5.0 a bit lower than
expected.Efficiency was way off.

In my 14 years of brewing this is my
personal favorite beer.
Head retention and lacing last to the
bottom of the glass.

Batch #2 finished at 1.015 and shows
in final ABV.This is where I want this
beer to finish,it is more to the style.

Brewhouse efficiency was around 62% in first batch.Batch #2 was 73% which is
about right for my system.

ABV 5.70 nice winter beer with some
alcohol warmth.First batch was thin.
Chewy,nice chocolate-coffee flavors
with a touch of vanilla.

Ive made 4 batchs of this and found
that this last batch from 1-2-14 has hit
its peak after 4 months.<br /> The longer it ages the better it gets.<br /> <br /> Batch 3 and 4 I made this year (2014)<br /> Jan. and April.Ive got it dialed in
at 5.70 ABV and recipe is solid at 70%
efficiency.If you try this recipe I hope
you have good luck with it.The rum and vanilla beans are what make this standout
for the final taste and richness.I would
recommend to age at least 2 months.

Great Holiday brew - enjoy-

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