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Dark Sweetness

Method: All Grain
Style: Sweet Stout
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 12 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13.9 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (ending kettle)
Calories: 208 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 25.4 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Wednesday April 30th 2025

Original Gravity:

1.062

Final Gravity:

1.021

ABV (standard):

5.4%

IBU (tinseth):

24.3

SRM (morey):

40.0

Mash pH

5.5

Cost $

17.10

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
18 lb	Great Western - Premium 2-Row18 lb Premium 2-Row	$ 0.95 / lb $ 17.10	37	2	72%
2 lb	American - Caramel / Crystal 80L2 lb Caramel / Crystal 80L		33	80	8%
2 lb	American - Chocolate2 lb Chocolate		29	350	8%
2 lb	Lactose (Milk Sugar)2 lb Lactose (Milk Sugar) - (late boil kettle addition)		41	1	8%
1 lb	American - Midnight Wheat Malt1 lb Midnight Wheat Malt		33	550	4%
25 lbs / $ 17.10

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
4 oz	Hallertau Mittelfruh4 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops		Pellet	3.75	Boil	60 min	24.32	100%
4 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
4 oz	Hallertau Mittelfruh (Pellet)		24.32	100%
4 oz / $ 0.00

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04

Amount:	2 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	75%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	54 - 77 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 242 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.75 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
80	5	25	75	80	100
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Notes

Maybe add split vanilla beans in the fermenter as a "dry vanilla."

Cocoa powder or cocoa nibs?

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Last Updated: 2025-05-02 00:55 UTC

Recipe costs can be adjusted by changing the batch size. They won't be saved but will give you an idea of costs if your final yield was different.

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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