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chocolate experiment

314 calories 37 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Imperial Stout
Boil Time: 120 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.058 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Calories: 314 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 37 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday November 6th 2017
1.093
1.030
8.4%
7.5
32.6
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb American - Pale 2-Row10 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 60.6%
5 lb Flaked Oats5 lb Flaked Oats 33 2.2 30.3%
1 lb United Kingdom - Pale Chocolate1 lb Pale Chocolate 33 207 6.1%
0.50 lb German - Carafa II0.5 lb Carafa II 32 425 3%
16.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 20 min 7.47 100%
0.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 lb ground (whole) roasted cocoa beans Flavor Other 30 hr.
3 lb Toasted Cocoa hulls Flavor Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Irish Ale 1084
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
73%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
62 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
63 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 316 B cells required
Cbc-1
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
0%
Flocculation:
Optimum Temp:
0 - 0 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
63 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 316 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5.5 gal Sparge -- 158 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 5.16 20.6  
Mash volume with grains 6.48 25.9  
Grain absorption losses -2.06 -8.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.18 g | 20.7 qt) 5.16 20.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 8.02 g | 32.1 qt) 8 32  
Boil off losses -3 -12  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.02 -0.1  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 10.31 41.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

1/1/18
Wort was transferred thru brewing cocoa drip coffee style, with strainer

steep roasted grains

yeast starter 3-4days early

2/2/18
FG hit target 1.030

Tastes a little green still, a bit hot n boozy. Chocolate notes really present.. slightly roasty, dark chocolate notes, day old.coffee notes

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