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Smoked Mexicake

361 calories 39.5 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Russian Imperial Stout
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 14.5 liters (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 18 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.092 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (ending kettle)
Calories: 361 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 39.5 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Friday April 3rd 2020
1.115
1.033
10.7%
69.1
50.0
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 kg Belgian - Pale Ale5 kg Pale Ale 38 3.4 66.7%
0.70 kg Thomas Fawcett - Chocolate Malt0.7 kg Chocolate Malt 32.2 420 9.3%
0.25 kg United Kingdom - Cara Malt0.25 kg Cara Malt 35 17.5 3.3%
0.25 kg Crisp Malting - Crystal Extra Dark - 120L0.25 kg Crystal Extra Dark - 120L 35 120 3.3%
1 kg German - Smoked Malt1 kg Smoked Malt 37 3 13.3%
0.30 kg Lactose (Milk Sugar)0.3 kg Lactose (Milk Sugar) 41 1 4%
7.50 kg / 0.00 €
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
35 g Columbus35 g Columbus Hops Pellet 15 First Wort 0 min 69.06 100%
35 g / 0.00 €
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 each vanilla pods Spice Secondary --
2 tsp cinnamon Herb Boil 5 min.
50 g cocoa powder Herb Boil 5 min.
6 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash --
2 g Calcium sulfate Water Agt Mash --
2 ml Lactic Acid Water Agt Mash --
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 137 B cells required
0.00 € Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Fikkersdries Gelderland
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
18 L Strike 75 °C 67 °C 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.5 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.5 L/kg 18
Mash volume with grains 22.8
Grain absorption losses -7.2
Remaining sparge water volume 7.9
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.2
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 20.4 L) 18
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.2
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 12.1 L) 14.5
Estimated amount in fermentor 14.5
Total: 25.9  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Ridiculous brew day, took me 3 hours of boiling to get to the right gravity as i oversparged. Taste's awesome out of the kettle though, super deluxe chocolate milk taste.

Can't add 2 tsp of chili powder in the recipe builder, this was included.

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  • Last Updated: 2020-04-12 13:26 UTC