Common Grounds Beer Recipe | All Grain Sweet Stout | Brewer's Friend
Brew your best beer EVER. Start your Free Trial of Brewer's Friend today! Sign Up ×

Common Grounds

256 calories 26.2 g 12 oz
brewer logo
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Sweet Stout
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 250 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 270 gallons
Post Boil Size: 250.25 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.064 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.077 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: Jarrett Mack
Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 256 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 26.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday October 2nd 2025
1.077
1.019
7.6%
20.8
45.1
5.5
n/a
Want no ads? Go Premium and unlock all our brewing tools!
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
440 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale440 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 68.2%
50 lb Flaked Barley50 lb Flaked Barley 32 2.2 7.8%
50 lb Thomas Fawcett - Pale Chocolate Malt50 lb Pale Chocolate Malt 32.2 230 7.8%
25 lb Crisp Malting - Roasted Barley25 lb Roasted Barley 31.28 600 3.9%
15 lb German - Carafa II15 lb Carafa II 32 425 2.3%
10 lb Dingemans - Special B10 lb Special B 33.1 125 1.6%
50 lb Lactose (Milk Sugar)50 lb Lactose (Milk Sugar) - (late boil kettle addition) 41 1 7.8%
5 lb Rice Hulls5 lb Rice Hulls 0 0 0.8%
645 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 lb BSG - Magnum1 lb Magnum Hops Pellet 12.8 Boil 60 min 13.47 33.3%
2 lb Willamette2 lb Willamette Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 30 min 7.28 66.7%
3 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
221.25 gal Strike 163 °F 152 °F 60 min
122.75 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
220 lb blackberry puree Flavor Primary 0 min.
4 gal blackberry concentrate Flavor Secondary 0 min.
3 kg Cake Batter Flavor Secondary 0 min.
12 oz vanilla paste Flavor Secondary 0 min.
15 lb Coffee Beans Flavor Secondary 0 min.
6 oz Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 oz Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 oz Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4 oz Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® LONDON ENGLISH-STYLE ALE YEAST
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
83%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
65 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 6178 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 1.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Waupun
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
75 10 40 100 40 150
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
"Common Grounds" Sweet Stout beer recipe by Jarrett Mack. All Grain, ABV 7.61%, IBU 20.75, SRM 45.05, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale, Flaked Barley, Pale Chocolate Malt, Roasted Barley, Carafa II, Special B, Lactose (Milk Sugar), Rice Hulls) Hops: (Magnum, Willamette) Other: (blackberry puree, blackberry concentrate, Cake Batter, vanilla paste, Coffee Beans, Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Gypsum, Salt, Baking Soda)
Brewer's Friend Logo
Last Updated and Sharing
 
17
Views
0
Brews
Recipe QR Code
  • Public: Yup, Shared
  • Last Updated: 2025-10-02 17:37 UTC
NEW Water Requirements:
Common Grounds
Equipment Profile Used

System Default

Close
Print
Water Requirements:
Common Grounds
Close
Print
Recipe Cost $ (USD)
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.
Gallons
Cost $ Cost %
Fermentables $
Steeping Grains
(Extract Only)		 $
Hops $
Yeast $
Other $
Cost Per Barrel $ 0.00
Cost Per Pint $ 0.00
Total Cost $ 0.00
Ok
Discussion about this recipe:
You must be logged in to add comments.

If you do not yet have an account, you may register here.

Back To Top
Want no ads? Go Premium and unlock all our brewing tools!
Copyright © 2007-2025 Brewer's Friend, Inc. - Send Feedback - Terms - RSS Feed - Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information