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FREDs Black Hole

Method: BIAB
Style: Imperial Stout
Boil Time: 45 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.26 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.25 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.102 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.121 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: Schlemmhammer
Calories: 408 calories (Per 16oz)
Carbs: 43.3 g (Per 16oz)

Created: Thursday February 3rd 2022

Original Gravity:

1.121

Final Gravity:

1.033

ABV (standard):

11.5%

IBU (tinseth):

65.9

SRM (morey):

38.8

Mash pH

5.5

Cost $

100.97

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
15 lb	Briess - Brewers Malt 2-Row15 lb Brewers Malt 2-Row	$ 1.77 / lb $ 26.55	37	1.8	65.2%
3 lb	Caramel / Crystal 60L3 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L	$ 3.00 / lb $ 9.00	34	60	13%
1 lb	Briess - Organic Chocolate Malt1 lb Organic Chocolate Malt	$ 3.49 / lb $ 3.49	33.6	350	4.3%
1 lb	Flaked Oats1 lb Flaked Oats	$ 2.69 / lb $ 2.69	33	2.2	4.3%
3 lb	Briess - DME Pale Ale3 lb DME Pale Ale	$ 3.99 / lb $ 11.97	45	6	13%
23 lbs / $ 53.70

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
2 oz	Magnum2 oz Magnum Hops	$ 1.50 / oz $ 3.00	Pellet	15	Boil	45 min	65.87	100%
2 oz / $ 3.00

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
2 oz	Magnum (Pellet)	$ 1.50 / oz $ 3.00	65.87	100%
2 oz / $ 3.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
7.64 gal		Strike	163 °F	152 °F	60 min

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
2 each	Oak Chips	$ 2.39 / each $ 4.78	Flavor	Secondary	14 days
1 each	Bottle Caps	$ 3.49 / each $ 3.49	Other	Bottling	0 min.
3.88 g	Chalk		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
10 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
3 g	Epsom Salt		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
2 g	Gypsum		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
2 g	Baking Soda		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
$ 8.27

Yeast

Imperial Yeast - A10 Darkness

Amount:	2 Each	Cost:	$ 18.00 / each $ 36.00
Attenuation (avg):	71%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	62 - 72 °F	Starter:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	62 °F	Pitch Rate:	1.25 (M cells / ml / ° P) 669 B cells required

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Priming

Method: sucrose Temp: 68 °F CO₂ Level: 1.9 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Dublin (Dry Stout)

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
120	4	12	150	53	110
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Notes

Process: Brew cold (62*F) for a clean and slow process that keeps it from tasting too high in abv.

Before bottling, soak oak oak chips in Frey Ranch Estate Distillery (FRED) Bourbon for 24 hours and put the chips in the beer for 10 days.

Cost updated 6/14/2025 from MoreBeer.

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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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