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Castle Black

163 calories 14.4 g 16 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Stout
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Rating:
3.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 163 calories (Per 16oz)
Carbs: 14.4 g (Per 16oz)
Created: Wednesday September 26th 2018
1.050
1.009
5.5%
40.0
40.0
5.7
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6.89 lb German - Wheat Malt6.89 lb Wheat Malt 37 2 67.2%
1.16 lb Torrified Wheat1.16 lb Torrified Wheat 36 2 11.3%
1.10 lb American - Midnight Wheat Malt1.1 lb Midnight Wheat Malt 33 550 10.7%
1.10 lb German - Chocolate Wheat1.1 lb Chocolate Wheat 31 413 10.7%
10.25 lbs / ₹ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Columbus0.5 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 15 First Wort at 150 °F 30 min 32.12 50%
0.50 oz Chinook0.5 oz Chinook Hops Pellet 11.6 Whirlpool at 175 °F 30 min 7.9 50%
1 oz / ₹ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 g Cassia Powder Spice Boil 30 min.
5 g Whole Black Pepper Spice Boil 30 min.
2 g Whole Clove Spice Boil 30 min.
5 g Coriander Powder Spice Boil 15 min.
1 tsp Fermax Other Boil 10 min.
1 g Whole Cardamon Spice Whirlpool 30 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:
66 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 193 B cells required
₹ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: Table Sugar       Amount: 3.5 oz       CO2 Level: 3.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
10569
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
75 120 58 166 140 291
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.25 gal Strike = 128 Infusion -- 122 °F 30 min
2.5 gal Infusion -- 152 °F 60 min
2.25 gal Sparge -- 168 °F 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.6 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.6 qt/lb 4.1 16.4  
Mash volume with grains 4.92 19.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.28 -5.1  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.47 g | 17.9 qt) 4.93 19.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.04 g | 28.2 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.02 -0.1  
Post boil Volume 5.52 22.1  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.02 -0.1  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.03 36.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

1) Pitch @ 75F, continue chilling to fermentation temp.
2) Increase temp to 70F in the 2nd week.

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