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Darkness II

Method: All Grain
Style: Imperial Stout
Boil Time: 70 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12.88 gallons
Post Boil Size: 11 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.081 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.094 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 68% (brew house)
Source: Patrick
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 311 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 27.9 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Saturday May 24th 2014

Vanilla Impérial stout

by franfranky

OG: 1.089 FG: 1.016 ABV: 9.6% IBU: 41

Simple Imperial Stout

by pourboy

OG: 1.079 FG: 1.018 ABV: 8.6% IBU: 42

Original Gravity:

1.094

Final Gravity:

1.018

ABV (standard):

10.1%

IBU (tinseth):

49.5

SRM (morey):

37.9

Mash pH

5.6

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
5 lb	Flaked Oats5 lb Flaked Oats	33	2.2	11.9%
18 lb	Munich18 lb Munich	37	6	42.9%
3 lb	American - Chocolate3 lb Chocolate	29	350	7.1%
16 lb	United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale16 lb Maris Otter Pale	38	3.75	38.1%
42 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Warrior1 oz Warrior Hops	Pellet	14.2	Boil	60 min	18.08	28.6%
2 oz	Magnum2 oz Magnum Hops	Pellet	14.6	Boil	30 min	28.57	57.1%
0.50 oz	Simcoe0.5 oz Simcoe Hops	Pellet	12.1	Boil	10 min	2.79	14.3%
3.50 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Warrior (Pellet)	18.08	28.6%
2 oz	Magnum (Pellet)	28.57	57.1%
0.50 oz	Simcoe (Pellet)	2.79	14.3%
3.50 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
5.045 gal	Sparge water	Sparge	--	170 °F	--
13.125 gal		Strike	164 °F	152 °F	60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 68 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
6 oz	cacao nibs		Flavor	Secondary	0 min.
3 lb	Peanut Butter PB2		Flavor	Secondary	0 min.

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04

Amount:	3 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (custom):	80%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	54 - 77 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	70 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 327 B cells required

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Priming

Method: co2 Amount: 7.48 psi Temp: 39 °F CO₂ Level: 2.1 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Greer CPW Water Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
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Notes

Secondary the PB2 and Coco Nibs - remove a gallon of wort from primary fermentation to heat it up to 140 to mix PB2 into solution with the coco nibs.

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Last Updated: 2026-03-15 23:09 UTC

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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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