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Mike's American Imperial Stout

360 calories 34.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: American Stout
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.076 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.108 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 50% (brew house)
Calories: 360 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 34.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday April 8th 2020
1.108
1.024
11.0%
71.7
40.0
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
12 lb American - Pale Ale12 lb Pale Ale 37 3.5 35.6%
10 lb Bestmalz - BEST Munich10 lb BEST Munich 37 6.3 29.6%
4 lb American - Roasted Barley4 lb Roasted Barley 33 300 11.9%
3 lb Briess - Barley, Flaked3 lb Barley, Flaked 32.2 1.4 8.9%
1.50 lb American - Chocolate1.5 lb Chocolate 29 350 4.4%
2.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 90L2.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 90L 33 90 7.4%
12 oz American - Black Malt12 oz Black Malt 28 500 2.2%
33.75 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2.50 oz Columbus2.5 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 15 Boil at 200 °F 60 min 61.36 38.5%
2 oz Cascade2 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 6 Boil at 200 °F 15 min 9.74 30.8%
2 oz Liberty2 oz Liberty Hops Pellet 4 Boil at 200 °F 1 min 0.56 30.8%
6.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 each Whirlfloc $ 0.00 / each
$ 0.00 		Fining Boil 10 min.
1 tsp Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 73 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
72 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.25 (M cells / ml / ° P) 664 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
107 9 12 34 52 279
Start With RO Water. Reference Attached Page For Mineral Salts To Add.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.5 gal Strike 165 °F 152 °F 60 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 15.67 gal (62.68 qt). Suggest reducing initial strike volume to 9.3 gal (37.2 qt) and adding 3.67 gal (14.68 qt) sparge/top-off. 12.97 51.9  
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 12.46 g | 49.9 qt) 12.97 51.9  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 15.16 g | 60.7 qt) 15.67 62.7  
Grain absorption losses -4.22 -16.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.99 g | 32 qt) 8.5 34  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.24 -1  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 6 24  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Volume into fermentor (equipment estimates 6 g | 24 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 12.97 51.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Yeast Strater is 1L - 2L - 4L (3 Step)
Mash 90 minutes at 152 degrees
Boil 90 minutes
Start Fermentation At 68 degrees. After initial fermentation slows down warm it up slowly to 71 degrees.
Target bottling at about 4-6 weeks. Shoot for 2.2 Volumes

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