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The Black Beast - [Bell James Brewery / Makin Brewery Collab Russian Imperial Stout]

Name: The Black Beast - [Bell James Brewery / Makin Brewery Collab Russian Imperial Stout]
Prep time: 90 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 180 min
Yield: 52 liters
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 21.5 kg Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter; 1 kg Brown Malt; 0.7 kg Crystal Medium; 0.7 kg Roasted Barley; 0.7 kg Extra Dark Crystal; 0.5 kg Chocolate; 0.5 kg Chocolate Malt; 0.45 kg Carafa III; 100 g Magnum Hops; 25 g Magnum Hops; 90 g East Kent Goldings Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: Imperial Stout
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 52 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 68.82 liters
Post Boil Size: 55.75 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.081 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.101 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: NattyJ
Hop Utilization: 93%
Calories: 713 calories (Per 750ml)
Carbs: 70.8 g (Per 750ml)

Created: Tuesday October 17th 2023

Imperial Stout

by Wolf Pack Brewing

OG: 1.113 FG: 1.032 ABV: 10.7% IBU: 60

Original Gravity:

1.101

Final Gravity:

1.024

ABV (standard):

10.0%

IBU (tinseth):

52.6

SRM (morey):

50.0

Mash pH

5.4

Cost $

139.64

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
21.50 kg	Simpsons - Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter21.5 kg Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter	$ 4.00 / kg $ 86.00	37	2.6	82.5%
1 kg	Simpsons - Brown Malt1 kg Brown Malt	$ 5.79 / kg $ 5.79	32	187.93	3.8%
0.70 kg	Simpsons - Crystal Medium0.7 kg Crystal Medium	$ 2.90 / kg $ 2.03	33	65.01	2.7%
0.70 kg	Barrett Burston - Roasted Barley0.7 kg Roasted Barley	$ 4.28 / kg $ 3.00	34.5	340	2.7%
0.70 kg	Barrett Burston - Extra Dark Crystal0.7 kg Extra Dark Crystal	$ 1.25 / kg $ 0.88	31.7	99.86	2.7%
0.50 kg	Voyager Craft Malt - Chocolate0.5 kg Chocolate	$ 4.60 / kg $ 2.30	34.5	406.09	1.9%
0.50 kg	Barrett Burston - Chocolate Malt0.5 kg Chocolate Malt	$ 6.15 / kg $ 3.08	31	244.14	1.9%
0.45 kg	Weyermann - Carafa III0.45 kg Carafa III	$ 6.11 / kg $ 2.75	32	525	1.7%
26.05 kg / $ 105.81

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
100 g	Magnum100 g Magnum Hops	$ 0.09 / g $ 9.00	Pellet	10	Boil	90 min	36.58	46.5%
25 g	Magnum25 g Magnum Hops	$ 0.09 / g $ 2.25	Pellet	13.6	Boil	90 min	12.44	11.6%
90 g	East Kent Goldings90 g East Kent Goldings Hops	$ 0.10 / g $ 9.00	Pellet	5.8	Boil	5 min	3.56	41.9%
215 g / $ 20.25

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
69.16 L	Sacch Rest	Temperature	67 °C	67 °C	60 min
	Maahout	Temperature	76 °C	76 °C	15 min
28.63 L		Sparge	76 °C	76 °C	15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.3 L/kg Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
15 g	Yeast Nutrient	$ 0.05 / g $ 0.75	Other	Boil	15 min.
25 g	Chalk	$ 0.02 / g $ 0.50	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
10 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	$ 0.02 / g $ 0.20	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
3 g	Epsom Salt	$ 0.02 / g $ 0.06	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
6 g	Gypsum	$ 0.02 / g $ 0.12	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
10 g	Baking Soda	$ 0.04 / g $ 0.40	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
27.41 ml	Lactic acid	$ 0.02 / ml $ 0.55	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1 g	Salt		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
$ 2.58

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04

Amount:	2 Each	Cost:	$ 5.50 / each $ 11.00
Attenuation (avg):	75%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	12 - 25 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 624 B cells required

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Priming

Method: co2 Amount: 0.5 bar Temp: 5 °C CO₂ Level: 2 Volumes

Target Water Profile

London (Porter, dark ales)

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
100	5	35	60	50	265
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Notes

I have dropped my Brewhouse efficiency from 75% to 65% for this one.

I have also dropped my mash thickness to 2.3kg/L vs my usual 2.75kg/L to ensure it all fits in the 95L mash tun

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Cost for

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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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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
100 g	Magnum (Pellet) 100 g Magnum (Pellet) Hops	$ 0.09 / g $ 9.00	36.58	46.5%
25 g	Magnum (Pellet) 25 g Magnum (Pellet) Hops	$ 0.09 / g $ 2.25	12.44	11.6%
90 g	East Kent Goldings (Pellet) 90 g East Kent Goldings (Pellet) Hops	$ 0.10 / g $ 9.00	3.56	41.9%
215 g / $ 20.25

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The Black Beast - [Bell James Brewery / Makin Brewery Collab Russian Imperial Stout]

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