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The Bottle Imp - Smooth Choc

Method: All Grain
Style: Russian Imperial Stout
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 20 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 27 liters
Post Boil Size: 23 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.060 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.076 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: Colin Churchward
Calories: 353 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 31.2 g (Per 500ml)

Created: Tuesday April 27th 2021

Original Gravity:

1.076

Final Gravity:

1.014

ABV (standard):

8.1%

IBU (tinseth):

44.7

EBC (ebcmorey):

77.6

Mash pH

5.3

Cost £

12.62

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Fermentation History

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	EBC	Bill %
5.50 kg	Crisp Malting - Finest Maris Otter5.5 kg Finest Maris Otter	£ 1.06 / kg £ 5.83	38	6	73.9%
520 g	Crisp Malting - Smooth Chocolate Malt520 g Smooth Chocolate Malt	£ 1.65 / kg £ 0.86	33	499.99	7%
374 g	GB - Flaked Barley374 g Flaked Barley	£ 1.40 / kg £ 0.52	32	3.01	5%
450 g	Crisp Malting - Crystal Dark - 77L450 g Crystal Dark - 77L	£ 1.46 / kg £ 0.66	33.1	399.99	6%
225 g	Crisp Malting - Roasted Barley225 g Roasted Barley	£ 1.34 / kg £ 0.30	31.28	1199.99	3%
374 g	Corn Sugar - Dextrose374 g Corn Sugar - Dextrose - (late boil kettle addition)	£ 2.39 / kg £ 0.89	42	0.5	5%
7,443 g / £ 9.06

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
30 g	CF182 OPUS30 g CF182 OPUS Hops	£ 0.05 / g £ 1.50	Leaf/Whole	6.58	First Wort	60 min	22.88	46.2%
15 g	Harlequin15 g Harlequin Hops	£ 0.06 / g £ 0.87	Pellet	10.4	Boil	60 min	18.08	23.1%
20 g	Fuggles20 g Fuggles Hops	£ 0.03 / g £ 0.65	Pellet	4.5	Boil	10 min	3.78	30.8%
65 g / £ 3.02

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
30 g	CF182 OPUS (Leaf/Whole) 30 g CF182 OPUS (Leaf/Whole) Hops	£ 0.05 / g £ 1.50	22.88	46.2%
15 g	Harlequin (Pellet) 15 g Harlequin (Pellet) Hops	£ 0.06 / g £ 0.87	18.08	23.1%
20 g	Fuggles (Pellet) 20 g Fuggles (Pellet) Hops	£ 0.03 / g £ 0.65	3.78	30.8%
65 g / £ 3.02

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
14.1 L	78.3C strike water	Strike	78.3 °C	68 °C	90 min
3.1 L		Top Off	78 °C	78 °C	--
17.2 L	78C sparge	Batch Sparge	78 °C	78 °C	10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2 L/kg Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
7 g	Calcium Chloride (anhydrous)	£ 0.01 / g £ 0.07	Water Agt	Mash	--
1.20 g	Epsom Salt	£ 0.02 / g £ 0.02	Water Agt	Mash	--
1 g	Gypsum	£ 0.01 / g £ 0.01	Water Agt	Mash	--
0.50 each	Protafloc	£ 0.29 / each £ 0.14	Fining	Boil	10 min.
3 tsp	Yeast Nutrient Part 2	£ 0.04 / tsp £ 0.11	Other	Boil	10 min.
1 tsp	Yeast Nutrient Part I	£ 0.15 / tsp £ 0.15	Other	Boil	10 min.
2.50 g	Baking Soda	£ 0.02 / g £ 0.05	Water Agt	Sparge	--
£ 0.54

Yeast

Lallemand - LALBREW® VOSS KVEIK ALE YEAST

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (custom):	80%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	25 - 40 °C	Starter:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	32 °C	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 129 B cells required

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Priming

Method: co2 Amount: 0.57 bar Temp: 12 °C CO₂ Level: 1.65 Volumes

Target Water Profile

London (Porter, dark ales)

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
94.3	4.4	40.9	167	59.8	78
Filter water through Brita filter. Mix very well to dissolve in cold water.
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Notes

The Bottle Imp

The Story

A man buys a strange unbreakable bottle from a sad, elderly gentleman who credits the bottle with his fortune. He promises that an imp residing in the bottle will also grant the man his every desire. Of course, there is a catch. The bottle must be sold, for cash, at a loss, i.e. for less than its owner originally paid, and cannot be thrown or given away, or else it will magically return to him. All of these rules must be explained by each seller to each purchaser. If an owner of the bottle dies without having sold it in the prescribed manner, that person's soul will burn for eternity in Hell.
The Bottle Imp by Robert Louis Stevenson 1891

The Beer

A relatively light-bodied Imperial Stout, with a strong malt flavour but not too heavy. This version of the recipe uses up a few ingredients namely Smooth Chocolate experimental malt,, Harleyquin hops and CF182 experimental hops. However, this does not detract from the overall beer. Fermented using Kveik Voss to ferment quickly and to give a slight orange flavour and aroma.

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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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