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Bourbon Porter

180 calories 20.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Porter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6.5 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (ending kettle)
Source: Kenneth Cummings
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 180 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday March 2nd 2020
1.054
1.016
4.9%
27.3
33.9
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb Simpsons - Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter9 lb Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter 37 2.6 53.7%
2 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 80L2 lb Caramel / Crystal 80L 33 80 11.9%
2 lb American - Victory2 lb Victory 34 28 11.9%
0.75 lb American - Black Malt0.75 lb Black Malt 28 500 4.5%
1.50 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)1.5 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 9%
1.50 lb Rice Hulls1.5 lb Rice Hulls 0 0 9%
16.75 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.80 oz Cascade0.8 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7.7 Boil 60 min 18.26 34%
0.80 oz Cascade0.8 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7.7 Boil 15 min 9.06 34%
0.75 oz Cascade0.75 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Aroma 0 min 31.9%
2.35 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Denny's Favorite 50 1450
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 115 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 2.75 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Winston Salem City
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
20 qt 170 in mash cooler, Stabilize at 160, stir reduce to 158. Strike 170 °F 158 °F 80 min
Vorlauf 5 guarts to clear grains. Vorlauf 158 °F 158 °F 5 min
12 qt Drain strike water and stir in batch spare Batch Sparge 190 °F 164 °F 15 min
Vorlauf 5 guarts to clear grains. Vorlauf 164 °F 164 °F 5 min
12 qt Start on top of batc.h sparge and start drain Fly Sparge 182 °F 164 °F 45 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 5.23 20.9  
Mash volume with grains 6.57 26.3  
Grain absorption losses -2.09 -8.4  
Remaining sparge water volume 4.86 19.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 8.09 g | 32.4 qt) 7.75 31  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.09 -0.4  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 6.16 g | 24.6 qt) 6.5 26  
Estimated amount in fermentor 6.5 26  
Total: 10.09 40.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Brewed 3/21/2020
Change collection ball 3/29/20
Remove collection ball
Kegged

Fermented in Fastfermenter

Water:
11 gal total. Grain absorptio, 3.25 gal. Start boil with strike wort drained. Add off of fly sparge every gal drained. Total boil est . 2 hours. Boil down to 6.5 gal in kettle after cooling.

Original Gravity 1.054 3/21/2020
Rack Gravity 1.018 3/29/2020 (Change collection ball)
Remove collection ball 4/5/2020
Final Gravity 1.018 4/19/2020
4.73% ABV

Keg with 2.5 oz dry / 4.8oz wet medium toasted oak cubes soaked in Acient Age bourbon 10 weeks.

A little heavy on black malt. Try with London III

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