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DBS Smoked Schwarzbier

Method: BIAB
Style: Specialty Smoked Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.065 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Todd Diers
Hop Utilization: 86%
Calories: 214 calories (Per 16oz)
Carbs: 20.5 g (Per 16oz)

Created: Saturday July 5th 2025

Original Gravity:

1.065

Final Gravity:

1.014

ABV (standard):

6.6%

IBU (tinseth):

27.6

SRM (morey):

48.1

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

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Brew Log History

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
3.50 lb	Briess - Pilsen Malt 2-Row3.5 lb Pilsen Malt 2-Row	37	1.2	25.3%
2.50 lb	Munich2.5 lb Munich	37	6	18.1%
2.50 lb	Briess - Cherry Wood Smoked Malt2.5 lb Cherry Wood Smoked Malt	37	5	18.1%
2 lb	Dingemans - Special B2 lb Special B	33.1	125	14.5%
6.50 oz	Briess - Dark Chocolate Malt6.5 oz Dark Chocolate Malt	33	420	2.9%
6.50 oz	Briess - Blackprinz Malt6.5 oz Blackprinz Malt	25	500	2.9%
6.50 oz	Briess - Midnight Wheat Malt6.5 oz Midnight Wheat Malt	25	550	2.9%
1 lb	Gladfield - Maltodextrin1 lb Maltodextrin - (late boil kettle addition)	34.5	3	7.2%
1.11 lb	Soft Candi Sugar - Brown1.11 lb Soft Candi Sugar - Brown - (late boil kettle addition)	38	60	8%
13.83 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.50 oz	Artisan - Magnum0.5 oz Magnum Hops	Pellet	9.9	Boil	60 min	14.18	16.7%
1.25 oz	LD Carlson - GERMAN HALLERTAU MITTELFRUH	Pellet	4.2	Boil	25 min	10.45	41.7%
1.25 oz	LD Carlson - GERMAN HALLERTAU MITTELFRUH	Pellet	4.2	Boil	5 min	3	41.7%
3 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
0.50 oz	Artisan - Magnum (Pellet)	14.18	16.7%
2.50 oz	LD Carlson - GERMAN HALLERTAU MITTELFRUH (Pellet)	13.45	83.4%
3 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
7.5 gal		Steeping	152 °F	152 °F	60 min

Yeast

Fermentis - Safbrew - Abbaye Yeast BE-256

Amount:	2 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	82%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	54 - 77 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	70 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 181 B cells required

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Priming

Method: turbinado CO₂ Level: 2.37 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
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Notes

Using 1.11 lb Okinawa Black Sugar (kokuto) in place of the Soft Candi Sugar.

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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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