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Bananas Foster Imperial Milkshake IPA

Method: BIAB
Style: Imperial IPA
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.077 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.110 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Bad Raccoon Brewing
Calories: 372 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 43.3 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Monday July 6th 2020

Original Gravity:

1.110

Final Gravity:

1.035

ABV (standard):

9.7%

IBU (tinseth):

21.6

SRM (morey):

10.4

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
8 lb	Rahr - Standard 2-Row8 lb Standard 2-Row	36.8	1.8	40%
6 lb	Briess - White Wheat Malt6 lb White Wheat Malt	39.1	2.5	30%
2 lb	Flaked Oats2 lb Flaked Oats	33	2.2	10%
1 lb	Briess - Carapils Malt1 lb Carapils Malt	34.5	1.5	5%
1 lb	Dingemans - Biscuit1 lb Biscuit	34.5	22	5%
1 lb	Lactose (Milk Sugar)1 lb Lactose (Milk Sugar) - (late boil kettle addition)	41	1	5%
1 lb	BE - Soft Candi Sugar - Brun Fonce - Dark Brown - (late boil kettle addition)	42	27	5%
20 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.75 oz	Citra0.75 oz Citra Hops	Pellet	11	Boil	10 min	8.88	10%
0.75 oz	El Dorado0.75 oz El Dorado Hops	Pellet	15.7	Boil	10 min	12.68	10%
1 oz	Citra1 oz Citra Hops	Pellet	11	Whirlpool at 165 °F	20 min		13.3%
1 oz	El Dorado1 oz El Dorado Hops	Pellet	15.7	Whirlpool at 165 °F	20 min		13.3%
2 oz	Citra2 oz Citra Hops	Pellet	11	Dry Hop	7 days		26.7%
2 oz	El Dorado2 oz El Dorado Hops	Pellet	15.7	Dry Hop	7 days		26.7%
7.50 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
3.75 oz	Citra (Pellet) 3.7499999914221 oz Citra (Pellet) Hops	8.88	50%
3.75 oz	El Dorado (Pellet)	12.68	50%
7.50 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
8 gal		Infusion	156 °F	156 °F	60 min

Yeast

Wyeast - London Ale III 1318

Amount:	2 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	73%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	64 - 74 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	68 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 172 B cells required

$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

Method: sucrose Amount: 3.6 oz Temp: 68 °F CO₂ Level: 2.2 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
125	12	39	213	83	67
add to 8.5 gallons: 3 Baking Soda NaHCO3 2 g Gypsum CaSO4 13 g Calcium Chloride CaCl2 4 g Epsom Salt MgSO4 1 Canning Salt NaCl
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Notes

Brew Day:
Add lactose at 5 minutes remaining.
Add brown sugar at flameout.
Add whirlpool hops at 165 degrees for 20 minutes

Bananas Foster Addition (Day 2–3):
Slice 6 lbs very ripe bananas.
Sauté with 4 tbsp butter and 2 cups dark brown sugar.
Add 1 tsp cinnamon and cook until caramelized.
Deglaze with 1¼ cups dark rum (Plantation Original Dark Rum).
Cool completely before adding to fermenter at high kräusen.

Dry Hop Addition (Day 5-7):
2¼ oz. Citra
2¼ oz. El Dorado
(start tincture for Oak & Rum addition)

Oak & Rum Conditioning (Day 10–14):
Soak 3 oz medium toast American oak cubes in 8 oz dark rum.
Add 2 split vanilla beans to the soak.
Steep 5–7 days.
Add cubes and rum to beer in secondary.
Taste every 3 days and remove oak when caramel-vanilla character is pronounced.

Packaging:
Add ¼ cup vanilla extract
Priming sugar

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

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