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Zephyr’s Black Sesame Milk Stout

Name: Zephyr’s Black Sesame Milk Stout
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 150 min
Yield: 5 gallons
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 7 lb Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter; 1.5 lb Flaked Oats; 1 lb Chocolate Malt; 1 lb Munich Malt; 0.5 lb Crystal Medium; 0.5 lb Flaked Barley; 0.5 lb Roasted Barley; 1 oz East Kent Goldings Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: Sweet Stout
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.059 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: BelgianFenceOrchardandBrewing
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 198 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 24.2 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Thursday August 28th 2025

The Milkman's Kid

by StevenMcIPA

OG: 1.058 FG: 1.018 ABV: 5.2% IBU: 22

Sweet Stout

OG: 1.059 FG: 1.017 ABV: 5.5% IBU: 24

Original Gravity:

1.059

Final Gravity:

1.020

ABV (standard):

5.2%

IBU (tinseth):

20.5

SRM (morey):

48.8

Mash pH

5.4

Cost $

31.66

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
7 lb	Simpsons - Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter7 lb Finest Pale Ale Maris Otter	$ 2.40 / lb $ 16.80	37	2.6	58.3%
1.50 lb	Flaked Oats1.5 lb Flaked Oats		33	2.2	12.5%
1 lb	Simpsons - Chocolate Malt1 lb Chocolate Malt		31.7	444	8.3%
1 lb	Munich Malt1 lb Munich Malt		36.8	7.87	8.3%
0.50 lb	Simpsons - Crystal Medium0.5 lb Crystal Medium		33	65.01	4.2%
0.50 lb	Flaked Barley0.5 lb Flaked Barley	$ 1.75 / lb $ 0.88	32	2.2	4.2%
0.50 lb	Simpsons - Roasted Barley0.5 lb Roasted Barley	$ 2.45 / lb $ 1.23	28.52	600	4.2%
12 lbs / $ 18.90

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	East Kent Goldings1 oz East Kent Goldings Hops	$ 1.49 / oz $ 1.49	Pellet	5.6	Boil	60 min	20.49	100%
1 oz / $ 1.49

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
4.8 gal	Strike	162 °F	152 °F	60 min
4 gal	Sparge	168 °F	168 °F	--
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.6 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
1 each	Whirlfloc	$ 0.29 / each $ 0.29	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
16 oz	Lactose		Water Agt	Boil	10 min.
2 oz	Toasted Blk Sesame seed tincture		Flavor	Secondary	0 min.
3 tsp	Gypsum		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.07 ml	Phosphoric acid		Water Agt	Sparge	1 hr.
$ 0.29

Yeast

SafeAle - S O4

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	$ 5.49 / each $ 5.49
Attenuation (avg):	65%	Flocculation:	Low
Optimum Temp:	65 - 78 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 96 B cells required

- Nottingham Ale Yeast

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	$ 5.49 / each $ 5.49
Attenuation (avg):	65%	Flocculation:	Low
Optimum Temp:	65 - 78 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 96 B cells required

$ 10.98 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.25 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

Toast Oatmeal and sesame seeds

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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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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	East Kent Goldings (Pellet)	$ 1.49 / oz $ 1.49	20.49	100%
1 oz / $ 1.49

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