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Chocolate Cake by the Ocean

Method: All Grain
Style: Russian Imperial Stout
Boil Time: 120 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 9.07 gallons
Post Boil Size: 7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.073 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.095 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: Anthony Santucci
Calories: 314 calories (Per 16oz)
Carbs: 27.2 g (Per 16oz)

Created: Sunday May 18th 2025

Original Gravity:

1.095

Final Gravity:

1.017

ABV (standard):

10.2%

IBU (tinseth):

50.5

SRM (morey):

34.9

Mash pH

5.4

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
18 lb	Weyermann - Pilsner18 lb Pilsner	36	1.5	70.6%
1.75 lb	Simpsons - Oat Malt1.75 lb Oat Malt	28	2	6.9%
1.50 lb	Bestmalz - BEST Chit Malt1.5 lb BEST Chit Malt	23	1.4	5.9%
1 lb	Briess - Caramel Malt - 10L1 lb Caramel Malt - 10L	35.4	10	3.9%
1 lb	Briess - Caramel Malt - 60L1 lb Caramel Malt - 60L	35.4	60	3.9%
1 lb	Crisp Malting - Pale Chocolate1 lb Pale Chocolate	32.7	220	3.9%
8 oz	American - Caramel / Crystal 120L8 oz Caramel / Crystal 120L	33	120	2%
8 oz	United Kingdom - Coffee Malt8 oz Coffee Malt	36	150	2%
4 oz	Briess - Midnight Wheat Malt4 oz Midnight Wheat Malt	25	550	1%
25.50 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1.50 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - CTZ1.5 oz CTZ Hops		Pellet	13.1	Boil	60 min	50.52	100%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
1.50 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - CTZ (Pellet) 1.4999999965689 oz CTZ (Pellet) Hops		50.52	100%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
7.86 gal	Strike	166 °F	150 °F	60 min
4.31 gal	Sparge	168 °F	168 °F	15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 68 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
4 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
2 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
10 ml	Lactic acid	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.

Yeast

Lallemand - Verdant IPA

Amount:	2 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	80%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	64 - 73 °F	Starter:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	64 °F	Pitch Rate:	1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 515 B cells required

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Priming

Method: co2 Amount: 10.64 psi Temp: 33 °F CO₂ Level: 2.7 Volumes

Target Water Profile

London (Porter, dark ales)

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
100	5	35	60	50	265
Mash pH 5.4 Boil pH 5.6 added 3ml lactic acid. Final runnings 1.030 8oz Hershey Cocoa Powder at flameout 15 min.
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Last Updated: 2025-05-21 19:19 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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