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243 calories 26.1 g 500 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: English Porter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 24 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 31.4 liters
Post Boil Size: 26 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 78% (brew house)
Calories: 243 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 26.1 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Sunday November 26th 2017
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n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4.10 kg Crisp Malting - Pale Ale4.1 kg Pale Ale 38 4 78.4%
250 g Crisp Malting - Amber250 g Amber 33.1 27.5 4.8%
200 g United Kingdom - Chocolate200 g Chocolate 34 425 3.8%
180 g Crisp Malting - Pale Chocolate180 g Pale Chocolate 32.7 220 3.4%
200 g United Kingdom - Crystal 60L200 g Crystal 60L 34 60 3.8%
250 g Crisp Malting - Brown Malt250 g Brown Malt 32.7 65 4.8%
50 g German - Acidulated Malt50 g Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 1%
5,230 g / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
30 g Challenger30 g Challenger Hops Pellet 6.5 Boil 60 min 21.89 37.5%
50 g Fuggles (4.5 AA)50 g Fuggles (4.5 AA) Hops Pellet 4.9 Boil 10 min 9.97 62.5%
80 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1.50 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.75 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
1 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.50 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
1 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.50 g Gypsum Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Edinburgh Scottish Ale Yeast WLP028
Amount:
0.85 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
73%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
18 - 21 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 108 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.1 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
London (Porter, dark ales)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
33.3 3.8 13.6 35.8 37.6 30.8
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
22.59 L Strike 68 °C 67 °C 60 min
14.04 L Sparge 76 °C 76 °C 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.65 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 10 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.7 L/kg 19.1
Mash volume with grains 22.5
Grain absorption losses -5.2
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 17.1 L) 18.4
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 30.1 L) 31.4
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.4
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 24 L) 26
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 26 L) 24
Total: 37.5  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"porter" English Porter beer recipe by NathanUK. All Grain, ABV 5.08%, IBU 31.85, SRM 25.11, Fermentables: (Pale Ale, Amber, Chocolate, Pale Chocolate, Crystal 60L, Brown Malt, Acidulated Malt) Hops: (Challenger, Fuggles (4.5 AA)) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Epsom Salt, Gypsum)
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