Bourbon Pecan Porter Beer Recipe | BIAB Wood-Aged Beer | Brewer's Friend
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Bourbon Pecan Porter

180 calories 20.4 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Wood-Aged Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 15 gallons
Post Boil Size: 14 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 76% (brew house)
Source: Jim Shaver
Calories: 180 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday November 28th 2020
1.054
1.016
4.9%
33.5
28.3
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
18 lb US - Pale 2-Row18 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 84.8%
1.60 lb United Kingdom - Chocolate1.6 lb Chocolate 34 425 7.5%
1 lb United Kingdom - Crystal 90L1 lb Crystal 90L 33 90 4.7%
10 oz Weyermann - Carafoam10 oz Carafoam 34.5 2.2 2.9%
21.22 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Galena1 oz Galena Hops Pellet 15.3 Boil 90 min 28.28 44.4%
0.50 oz Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 6.5 Boil 15 min 2.79 22.2%
0.50 oz Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 6.5 Boil 5 min 1.12 22.2%
0.25 oz Hersbrucker0.25 oz Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 4 Boil 30 min 1.33 11.1%
2.25 oz / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
59 qt 160 °F -- 60 min
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 lb Toasted Pecan Flavor Mash 0 min.
0.40 qt makers mark bourban Water Agt Mash 0 min.
Priming
CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
48QWMHB
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Notes

11/28/20
2 lbs toasted pecans soaked in 3+ cups of makers mark bourbon for3 days (pecans absorbed 1.5 C)
Mash water - 14.75 G at 160 F. With Grains and Pecans mash temp at 152 F for 60 min.
Final Brix 13.5
.25 oz Hersbrucker hops in starter. May choose not to use at all in future.

Reached 1.018 sp gr on 12/10/2020
Steamed 5 sticks of Palo Santo wood in hop bag and added to secondary on 12/14/2020. Added bourbon used to infuse pecans at same time (~1.5 cups).

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