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Wickham’s barrel aged imperial stout

Method: BIAB
Style: Russian Imperial Stout
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 28 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 32 liters
Post Boil Size: 28 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.079 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 57% (brew house)
Source: Wicklow brewery
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 362 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 25.4 g (Per 500ml)

Created: Thursday June 12th 2025

Ben's Double Chocolate Imperial Stout

OG: 1.091 FG: 1.020 ABV: 9.3% IBU: 52

Original Gravity:

1.079

Final Gravity:

1.008

ABV (standard):

9.4%

IBU (tinseth):

50.2

SRM (morey):

47.7

Mash pH

n/a

Cost €

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
6 kg	Muntons - Maris Otter6 kg Maris Otter	38	2.3	54.3%
500 g	Belgian - Roasted Barley500 g Roasted Barley	30	575	4.5%
500 g	Belgian - Chocolate500 g Chocolate	30	340	4.5%
50 g	German - CaraAroma50 g CaraAroma	34	130	0.5%
2 kg	Belgian - Biscuit2 kg Biscuit	35	23	18.1%
2 kg	Maltodextrin2 kg Maltodextrin - (late boil kettle addition)	39	0	18.1%
11.05 kg / 0.00 €

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
37 g	Magnum37 g Magnum Hops		Pellet	15	Boil	60 min	50.24	100%
37 g / 0.00 €

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
37 g	Magnum (Pellet) 37 g Magnum (Pellet) Hops		50.24	100%
37 g / 0.00 €

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
36.5 L		Strike	65 °C	65 °C	60 min

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
5 g	Irish Moss	Fining	Boil	15 min.
15 g	Yeast Nutrient	Other	Boil	15 min.
100 g	Oak Chips	Flavor	Kegging	60 days

Yeast

WHC Lab - WHC - LAX - West Coast IPA

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (custom):	125%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	-8 - -6 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	22 °C	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 187 B cells required

0.00 € Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

Method: co2 Amount: 0.7 bar Temp: 5 °C CO₂ Level: 2.26 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator

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Last Updated: 2025-06-12 11:50 UTC

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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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