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Chocolate Pepper Porter

Method: All Grain
Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 7 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.058 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (ending kettle)
Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 219 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 23 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Tuesday April 8th 2025

Original Gravity:

1.066

Final Gravity:

1.017

ABV (standard):

6.5%

IBU (rager):

36.8

SRM (morey):

41.6

Mash pH

5.4

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
11.30 lb	Rahr - Standard 2-Row11.3 lb Standard 2-Row	36.8	1.8	64.8%
2 lb	Munich - Light 10L2 lb Munich - Light 10L	33	10	11.5%
1.10 lb	Simpsons - Crystal Light1.1 lb Crystal Light	33.1	38.03	6.3%
1 lb	American - Caramel / Crystal 80L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 80L	33	80	5.7%
1 lb	Crisp Malting - Pale Chocolate1 lb Pale Chocolate	32.7	220	5.7%
12.50 oz	Dingemans - Mroost 1400 MD (Debittered black malt)	35	525	4.5%
4 oz	Weyermann - Chocolate Wheat4 oz Chocolate Wheat	34.8	415	1.4%
17.43 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
28 g	East Kent Goldings28 g East Kent Goldings Hops	Pellet	6	Boil at 212 °F	60 min	18.4	50%
28 g	Artisan - Willamette28 g Willamette Hops	Pellet	6	Boil at 212 °F	60 min	18.4	50%
56 g / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
28 g	East Kent Goldings (Pellet) 28 g East Kent Goldings (Pellet) Hops	18.4	50%
28 g	Artisan - Willamette (Pellet) 28 g Willamette (Pellet) Hops	18.4	50%
56 g / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
23 qt		Infusion	--	156 °F	60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.33 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 55 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
10 oz	Cocoa powder	Flavor	Boil	10 min.
1 oz	Ancho Pepper	Spice	Boil	15 min.
1 oz	Passilla Pepper	Spice	Boil	15 min.
1 each	Habanero Pepper	Spice	Boil	15 min.
4 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
3 g	Salt	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.

Yeast

White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001

Amount:	1.17 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	76.5%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	68 - 73 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	1.25 (M cells / ml / ° P) 534 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.75 Volumes

Target Water Profile

London (Porter, dark ales)

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
100	5	35	60	50	265
Mash: 4 Grams Gypsum 3 Grams Canning Salt Boil: 6 Grams Slacked Lime
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Last Updated: 2025-04-12 15:53 UTC

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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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