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Black Forest Lager

216 calories 23.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Boil Time: 45 min
Batch Size: 3.4 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 4 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Calories: 216 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 23.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday August 27th 2018
1.065
1.018
6.2%
23.4
34.0
1.6
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7.50 lb German - Wheat Malt7.5 lb Wheat Malt 37 2 68.5%
36 oz Cherry36 oz Cherry - (late boil kettle addition) 6.3 0 20.5%
12 oz Belgian - Special B12 oz Special B 34 115 6.8%
5.50 oz German - De-Husked Caraf III5.5 oz De-Husked Caraf III 32 470 3.1%
1.80 oz American - Midnight Wheat Malt1.8 oz Midnight Wheat Malt 33 550 1%
175.30 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz mt hood1 oz mt hood Hops Pellet 3.5 First Wort 40 min 19.47 57.1%
0.75 oz Sterling0.75 oz Sterling Hops Pellet 8.7 Boil 10 min 3.91 42.9%
1.75 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.25 tsp Calcium Chloride Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.50 tsp Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 tsp Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.50 each CAMDEN Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.75 tsp IRISH MOSS Fining Boil 10 min.
 
Target Water Profile
Best Bitter
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
115 12 35 92 209 54
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.5 gal strike temp 166 Infusion -- 156 °F 60 min
1 gal Sparge -- 70 °F 1 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 5.67 g | 22.7 qt) 5.34 21.4  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 6.37 g | 25.5 qt) 6.03 24.1  
Grain absorption losses -1.09 -4.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 4.34 g | 17.3 qt) 4 16  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.26 1  
Boil off losses -1.13 -4.5  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.07 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 3.4 13.6  
Volume into fermentor 3.4 13.6  
Total: 5.34 21.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

RECIPE READY TO BREW

CHerries sterilized sous vide method (plastic bag, hot water) and added before diacetyl rest. Added 1/1/2019

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