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Charlie Papazian Vagabond Black Ale

164 calories 13.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 38 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 46 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 8.4 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 76% (brew house)
Source: Zymurgy Volume 1 from 1979
Calories: 164 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday January 31st 2018
12.5 °P
2.0 °P
5.6%
49.1
32.2
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
36 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Light36 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Light 35 4 64.8%
8.14 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose8.14 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose - (late boil kettle addition) 46 0.5 14.6%
5.43 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 10L5.43 lb Caramel / Crystal 10L 35 10 9.8%
3 lb United Kingdom - Black Patent3 lb Black Patent 27 525 5.4%
1.50 lb American - Blackprinz1.5 lb Blackprinz 36 500 2.7%
1.50 lb American - Midnight Wheat Malt1.5 lb Midnight Wheat Malt 33 550 2.7%
55.57 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
10.86 oz Northern Brewer10.86 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 7.8 Boil 60 min 49.1 80%
2.71 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker2.71 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 4 Boil 0 min 20%
13.57 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
38 oz Ginger Root Spice Boil 5 min.
6 tsp Sea Salt Water Agt Boil 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
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Target Water Profile
Castle Rock
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
40 10 18 70 0 98
No Adjustments per Charlies recipe
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 40.76 gal (163.04 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 11.4 gal (45.6 qt) and adding 28.76 gal (115.04 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 3.57 14.3  
Mash volume with grains 4.49 17.9  
Grain absorption losses -1.43 -5.7  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 35.21 g | 140.8 qt) 41.05 164.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 3.05 12.2  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 40.16 g | 160.6 qt) 46 184  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.6 2.4  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.51 -2  
Post boil Volume 38 152  
Going into fermentor 38 152  
Total: 44.63 178.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Charlies original recipe called for Dark Liquid Malt Extract...

(Substitued Golden LME and Black Prinz malt and Midnight Wheat)

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