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Big Ben Porter

218 calories 21.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: English Porter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.1 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.066 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: AHA
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 218 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday December 18th 2018
1.066
1.015
6.7%
36.0
32.8
5.2
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale9 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 70.6%
1.50 lb United Kingdom - Pale Chocolate1.5 lb Pale Chocolate 33 207 11.8%
1 lb United Kingdom - Munich1 lb Munich 37 6 7.8%
0.75 lb United Kingdom - Extra Dark Crystal 120L0.75 lb Extra Dark Crystal 120L 33 120 5.9%
0.50 lb Canadian - Honey Malt0.5 lb Honey Malt 37 25 3.9%
12.75 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.75 oz Challenger0.75 oz Challenger Hops Pellet 8.5 Boil 60 min 23.6 42.9%
0.50 oz Sterling0.5 oz Sterling Hops Pellet 8.7 Boil 30 min 12.38 28.6%
0.50 oz Sterling0.5 oz Sterling Hops Pellet 8.7 Boil 0 min 28.6%
1.75 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 tsp Yeast nutrient Fining Boil 10 min.
0.50 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - London Ale 1028
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 305 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.1 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
4.8 gal Infusion -- 151 °F 60 min
2.5 gal Fly Sparge -- 170 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.78 19.1  
Mash volume with grains 5.8 23.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.59 -6.4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.63 g | 14.5 qt) 3.56 14.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.57 g | 26.3 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.07 -0.3  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5 g | 20 qt) 5.1 20.4  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.1 g | 20.4 qt) 5 20  
Total: 8.34 33.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Big Ben Porter" English Porter beer recipe by AHA. All Grain, ABV 6.66%, IBU 35.97, SRM 32.81, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale, Pale Chocolate, Munich, Extra Dark Crystal 120L, Honey Malt) Hops: (Challenger, Sterling) Other: (Yeast nutrient, Whirlfloc)
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