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Reese's Black is Beautiful

Method: All Grain
Style: Imperial Stout
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.070 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (ending kettle)
Source: Timothy Murphy
Rating:

4.00 (1 Review)

Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 316 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 30.3 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Thursday August 6th 2020

Original Gravity:

1.095

Final Gravity:

1.021

ABV (standard):

9.7%

IBU (tinseth):

70.0

SRM (morey):

47.9

Mash pH

5.4

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentation History

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
10 lb	US - Pale 2-Row10 lb Pale 2-Row	37	1.8	47.6%
2 lb	Flaked Oats2 lb Flaked Oats	33	2.2	9.5%
1 lb	American - Chocolate1 lb Chocolate	29	350	4.8%
12 oz	Flaked Barley12 oz Flaked Barley	32	2.2	3.6%
8 oz	German - Chocolate Rye8 oz Chocolate Rye	31	240	2.4%
4 oz	United Kingdom - Black Patent4 oz Black Patent	27	525	1.2%
1 lb	Corn Sugar - Dextrose1 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose - (late boil kettle addition)	42	0.5	4.8%
12 oz	American - Caramel / Crystal 120L12 oz Caramel / Crystal 120L	33	120	3.6%
12 oz	American - Roasted Barley12 oz Roasted Barley	33	300	3.6%
1 lb	Hershey's - Hershey's - Peanut Butter Cup1 lb Hershey's - Peanut Butter Cup	21	0.5	4.8%
2 lb	Hershey's - Hershey's - Peanut Butter Cup2 lb Hershey's - Peanut Butter Cup - (late boil kettle addition)	21	0.5	9.5%
1 lb	Hershey's - Hershey's - Peanut Butter Cup1 lb Hershey's - Peanut Butter Cup - (late boil kettle addition)	21	0.5	4.8%
21 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	CTZ1 oz CTZ Hops	Pellet	15.5	Boil	60 min	40.03	20%
2 oz	Cascade2 oz Cascade Hops	Pellet	6	Boil	20 min	18.77	40%
2 oz	Cascade2 oz Cascade Hops	Pellet	6	Boil	10 min	11.24	40%
5 oz / $ 0.00

Show Summary View

Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	CTZ (Pellet) 0.99999999771257 oz CTZ (Pellet) Hops	40.03	20%
4 oz	Cascade (Pellet)	30.01	80%
5 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
5.2 gal	Single Infusion	Strike	165 °F	152 °F	60 min
4.97 gal	Mash out	Sparge	168 °F	168 °F	15 min
5 gal	Leftover Sparge	Sparge	168 °F	168 °F	--
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.3 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
1 each	Whirlfloc	Water Agt	Mash	10 min.
2.20 g	Wyeast - Beer Nutrient	Water Agt	Mash	10 min.
2.11 ml	Lactic acid	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1 each	Potassium Metabisulfite	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1 each	Potassium Metabisulfite	Water Agt	Sparge	1 hr.
1.20 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
2.30 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Sparge	1 hr.

Yeast

Wyeast - American Ale 1056

Amount:	4 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	75%	Flocculation:	Med-Low
Optimum Temp:	60 - 72 °F	Starter:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	66 °F	Pitch Rate:	1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 515 B cells required

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Priming

Method: co2 Amount: 12.27 psi Temp: 40 °F CO₂ Level: 2.5 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Flower Mound, TX, USA

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
50	4	46	41	50	111
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Notes

1 lb Reese's PB Cups in Mash
2 lb Reese's PB Cups in Whirlpool
1 lb Reese's PB Cup in Fermenter near terminal

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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

Other Brewers Who Brewed This Recipe:

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Tmurph6 • 09/12/2020 at 04:28pm

4 of 5

A little sweet and a bit too roasty. Wow the peanut butter cup character is amazing!

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