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Big Chocolate Wood

213 calories 18.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Wood-Aged Beer
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 10.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 213 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday September 2nd 2018
1.065
1.011
7.0%
29.0
38.4
n/a
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
18 lb American - Pale 2-Row18 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 66.7%
4 lb American - Wheat4 lb Wheat 38 1.8 14.8%
1.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 80L1.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 80L 33 80 5.6%
1 lb American - Chocolate1 lb Chocolate 29 350 3.7%
1 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)1 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 3.7%
1 lb American - Dark Chocolate1 lb Dark Chocolate 29 420 3.7%
0.50 lb American - Black Barley0.5 lb Black Barley 27 530 1.9%
27 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Cascade2 oz Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 7 Boil 90 min 23.68 66.7%
0.50 oz Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 7 Boil 30 min 4.25 16.7%
0.50 oz Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 7 Boil 5 min 1.1 16.7%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4 oz Chocolate Nibs Flavor Secondary 0 min.
1 oz Hungarian Oak Medium Toast Flavor Secondary 0 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
-
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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
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Infusion -- 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.86 gal (51.45 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.86 gal (3.45 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 12.29 gal (49.14 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.84 gal (39.36 qt) and adding 0.29 gal (1.14 qt) sparge/top-off. 10.13 40.5  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 10.13 40.5  
Mash volume with grains 12.29 49.1  
Grain absorption losses -3.38 -13.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 6.36 g | 25.5 qt) 6 24  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.86 g | 51.5 qt) 12.5 50  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 10.5 42  
Going into fermentor 10.5 42  
Total: 16.13 64.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Mash 152

Ferment mid-60s about 10 days

Nibs go in secondary

Lager for 1-2 months

Oak goes in secondary & pull as needed. Put in half the oak to start. You can always add more oak later.

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  • Last Updated: 2018-09-02 15:29 UTC