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Christmas beer

394 calories 40.5 g 500 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Brown Porter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 19 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 24 liters
Post Boil Size: 19 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.066 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.084 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 60% (brew house)
Source: Ralph McDevitt
Rating:
5.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 394 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 40.5 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Saturday November 9th 2019
1.084
1.021
8.2%
32.3
47.1
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5.50 kg United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale5.5 kg United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 62.9%
1.20 kg German - Dark Munich1.2 kg Dark Munich 36 10 13.7%
0.60 kg Belgian - Chocolate0.6 kg Chocolate 30 340 6.9%
0.70 kg United Kingdom - Brown0.7 kg Brown 32 65 8%
0.45 kg United Kingdom - Extra Dark Crystal 120L0.45 kg Extra Dark Crystal 120L 33 120 5.1%
0.30 kg United Kingdom - Crystal 45L0.3 kg Crystal 45L 34 45 3.4%
8.75 kg / £ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
30 g Magnum30 g Magnum Hops Leaf/Whole 9.3 Boil 60 min 29.27 65.2%
16 g Yakima Valley Hops - East Kent Golding16 g East Kent Golding Hops Leaf/Whole 4.96 Boil 10 min 3.02 34.8%
46 g / £ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
350 ml Black Bourbon Flavor Bottling --
2 each Vanilla Bean Flavor Secondary 10 days
1.20 tsp Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 tsp Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 tsp Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Denny's Favorite 50 1450
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
16 - 21 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 384 B cells required
£ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 1.9 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
London (Porter, dark ales)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
100 5 35 60 50 265
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
24.6 L Infusion 73 °C 68 °C --
13 L Fly Sparge -- 76 °C --
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 26.3
Mash volume with grains 32
Grain absorption losses -8.8
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 8.3 L) 7.4
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 24.9 L) 24
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.2
Post boil Volume 19
Going into fermentor 19
Total: 33.7  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Christmas beer" Brown Porter beer recipe by Ralph McDevitt. All Grain, ABV 8.17%, IBU 32.28, SRM 47.14, Fermentables: (United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale, Dark Munich, Chocolate, Brown, Extra Dark Crystal 120L, Crystal 45L) Hops: (Magnum, East Kent Golding) Other: (Black Bourbon, Vanilla Bean , Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum, Baking Soda)
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