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Dark Clouds Porter

219 calories 22.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Porter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 35 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 38 gallons
Post Boil Size: 36.8 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.061 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.063 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Lincoln Slagel
Calories: 219 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 22.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday March 18th 2019
1.066
1.016
6.6%
21.7
39.3
4.7
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
55 lb American - Pale 2-Row55 lb American - Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 63.2%
7 lb Briess - American - Bonlander Munich Malt 10L7 lb American - Bonlander Munich Malt 10L 35.9 10 8%
6 lb Briess - American - Chocolate6 lb American - Chocolate 29 350 6.9%
5 lb Great Western - American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)5 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 5.7%
5 lb Gambrinus - Canadian - Honey Malt5 lb Canadian - Honey Malt 37 25 5.7%
3 lb Bestmalz - German - Red X3 lb German - Red X 36 12 3.4%
3 lb Briess - American - Black Malt - 2-Row3 lb American - Black Malt - 2-Row 25 500 3.4%
3 lb Briess - American - Caramel / Crystal 60L3 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 3.4%
87 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
3 oz Galena3 oz Galena Hops Pellet 13 Boil 60 min 19.17 60%
2 oz Galena2 oz Galena Hops Pellet 13 Boil 5 min 2.55 40%
5 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Omega Yeast Labs - Scottish Ale OYL-015
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
65 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1603 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 2.75 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
RO
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
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: 36.69 gal (146.75 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 24.69 gal (98.75 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 39.59 gal (158.34 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 5.04 gal (20.16 qt) and adding 27.59 gal (110.34 qt) sparge/top-off. 32.63 130.5  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 32.63 130.5  
Mash volume with grains 39.59 158.3  
Grain absorption losses -10.88 -43.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 15.19 g | 60.8 qt) 16.5 66  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 36.69 g | 146.8 qt) 38 152  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.19 -0.8  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 35 g | 140 qt) 36.8 147.2  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 36.8 g | 147.2 qt) 35 140  
Total: 49.13 196.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Use American Ale Yeast, or Scottish. Reminder that I need to try both.

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