Chocafe Vanilla Milk Stout

Method: All Grain
Style: Sweet Stout
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 4.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.034 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 60% (brew house)
Calories: 153 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.4 g (Per 12oz)

Created Monday December 11th 2017

Original Gravity:

1.046

Final Gravity:

1.015

ABV (standard):

4.06%

IBU (tinseth):

48.04

SRM (morey):

48.01

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
8 lb	Finland - Pale Ale Malt8 lb Pale Ale Malt	36	2	82.1%
0.75 lb	American - Chocolate0.75 lb Chocolate	29	350	7.7%
0.25 lb	United Kingdom - Extra Dark Crystal 120L0.25 lb Extra Dark Crystal 120L	33	120	2.6%
0.75 lb	German - Carafa III0.75 lb Carafa III	32	535	7.7%
9.75 lb / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.75 oz	Cluster0.75 oz Cluster Hops	Pellet	6.5	Boil	60 min	23.73	42.9%
1 oz	Cluster1 oz Cluster Hops	Pellet	6.5	Boil	30 min	24.32	57.1%
1.75 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
1.75 oz	Cluster (Pellet)		48.05	100%
1.75 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Temp	Time
		Infusion	152 °F	60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
1 lb	lactose	Other	Boil	1 hr.
4 oz	cacao nibs	Flavor	Secondary	--
2 each	vanilla beans	Flavor	Secondary	--
12 oz	cold brew coffee	Flavor	Secondary	--

Yeast

White Labs - English Ale Yeast WLP002

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	66.5%	Flocculation:	Very High
Optimum Temp:	65 - 68 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	68 °F	Pitch Rate:	-

$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
80	5	25	75	80	100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator

Quick Water Requirements

Water	Gallons	Quarts
Total mash water needed	7.53	30.1
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb	3.66	14.6
Grain absorption losses	-1.22	-4.9
Remaining sparge water volume	3.88	15.5
Mash Lauter Tun losses	-0.25	-1
Amount going into kettle	6.07	24.3
Boil off losses	-1.5	-6
Hops absorption losses	-0.07	-0.3
Amount going into fermentor	4.5	18
Total:	7.8	31.2

Date	Days	Event	Gravity	Volume	Updated	Comment
12/11/2017	+0	Mash Complete	1.050	5 Gallons	8/17/2018 9:08 PM
12/11/2017	+0	Brew Day Complete	1.060	5 Gallons	8/17/2018 9:08 PM	added 1 lb DME d/t low OG pre boil
12/24/2017	+15	Fermentation Complete	1.020		8/17/2018 9:08 PM	racked to secondary with coffee, vanilla, cocoa nibs
1/12/2018	+32	Packaged		5 Gallons	8/17/2018 9:08 PM

Notes

soak vanilla beans in 2oz vanilla vodka night before secondary

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Chocafe Vanilla Milk Stout