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Famous Rotbier

218 calories 20.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Other Smoked Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.821 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.066 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 218 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday April 20th 2018
1.066
1.014
6.8%
93.6
15.5
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 lb Simpsons - Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise5 lb Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise 37 2.4 34.5%
2.50 lb Red X2.5 lb Red X 36 12 17.2%
2 lb Proximity - Rye Malt2 lb Rye Malt 37.7 4 13.8%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 120L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 6.9%
3 lb Great Lakes Malting - 2 Row Pale malt3 lb 2 Row Pale malt 38 3.5 20.7%
1 lb Flaked Oats1 lb Flaked Oats 33 2.2 6.9%
14.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Columbus1 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 13.4 Boil 60 min 42.12 18.9%
1 oz Ctz1 oz Ctz Hops Pellet 12 Boil 60 min 37.72 18.9%
1.60 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Chinook1.6 oz Chinook Hops Pellet 13.7 Boil 5 min 13.73 30.2%
1.70 oz Cascade1.7 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 0 min 32.1%
5.30 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® NOTTINGHAM HIGH PERFORMANCE ALE YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
50 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 128 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.52 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5.06 gal Strike 166 °F 155 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 5.44 21.8  
Mash volume with grains 6.6 26.4  
Grain absorption losses -1.81 -7.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.32 g | 17.3 qt) 4.45 17.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.7 g | 30.8 qt) 7.82 31.3  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.2 -0.8  
Post boil Volume 6 24  
Going into fermentor 6 24  
Total: 9.88 39.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Famous Rotbier" Other Smoked Beer recipe by Joe's Famous Homebrew.. All Grain, ABV 6.83%, IBU 93.56, SRM 15.54, Fermentables: (Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise, Red X, Rye Malt, Caramel / Crystal 120L, 2 Row Pale malt, Flaked Oats) Hops: (Columbus, Ctz, Chinook, Cascade)
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