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Bad Deacon

152 calories 13 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Classic Style Smoked Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 7 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8.6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 9.5 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (ending kettle)
Source: Chickenflea
Calories: 152 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday August 15th 2023
11.6 °P
2.0 °P
5.1%
20.5
5.9
5.2
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4 lb Briess - Pale Ale Malt 2-Row4 lb Pale Ale Malt 2-Row 36.8 3.5 32%
7 lb Weyermann - Beech Smoked Barley7 lb Beech Smoked Barley 35 2.7 56%
1 lb Weyermann - Munich Type I1 lb Munich Type I 38 6 8%
0.50 lb Aromatic Malt0.5 lb Aromatic Malt 46 26 4%
12.50 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.70 oz Target0.7 oz Target Hops Pellet 8.4 Boil 60 min 17.79 25.9%
1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops 0.00 / oz
0.00
Pellet 2.5 Boil 10 min 2.74 37%
1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops 0.00 / oz
0.00
Pellet 2.5 Boil 0 min 37%
2.70 oz / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
16 qt Assumes 8 deg mash tun loss Infusion 180 °F 156 °F 45 min
4 qt Thick decoction Decoction 158 °F 212 °F 20 min
4 gal Strike 165 °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
3.41 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
6 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
10 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
7 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Saflager - German Lager Yeast S-23
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
82%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
48 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 107 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: sucrose       Amount: 4.5 oz       Temp: 60 °F       CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Smoked Festbier (RO source)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Use RO as source. Add minerals to achieve balanced low-mineral beer. Treat 15 gallons even though only using about 12.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Notes

Smoked festbier

Water calcs are for RO water

Mash routine is a false decoction with main mash at 156F. Thick 1/3 decoction boiled for 20 mins

Keep bittering below 20 IBU.

Mash numbers affected by 8 degree loss on strike (I don't preheat my mash tun)

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  • Last Updated: 2023-11-01 11:11 UTC
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