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German Chocolate Cake Stout

Name: German Chocolate Cake Stout
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 120 min
Yield: 5 gallons
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 7.6 lb No.19 Floor Malt Maris Otter; 2.25 lb Vienna Malt; 0.34 lb Aromatic Malt; 1.35 lb Chocolate; 0.5 lb Lactose (Milk Sugar); 2.4 oz Brown Sugar; 0.5 oz Nugget Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: Sweet Stout
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.22 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.25 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.063 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Brandon
Calories: 210 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 23.3 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Saturday June 6th 2026

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Original Gravity:

1.063

Final Gravity:

1.018

ABV (standard):

5.9%

IBU (tinseth):

27.0

SRM (morey):

35.7

Mash pH

5.6

Cost $

93.35

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
7.60 lb	Crisp Malting - No.19 Floor Malt Maris Otter7.6 lb No.19 Floor Malt Maris Otter	$ 2.30 / lb $ 17.48	37	3	62.3%
2.25 lb	Weyermann - Vienna Malt2.25 lb Vienna Malt	$ 2.25 / lb $ 5.06	37	3.5	18.5%
0.34 lb	Castle Malting - Aromatic Malt0.34 lb Aromatic Malt	$ 2.65 / lb $ 0.90	35	20	2.8%
1.35 lb	Briess - Chocolate1.35 lb Chocolate	$ 2.60 / lb $ 3.51	25	350	11.1%
0.50 lb	Lactose (Milk Sugar)0.5 lb Lactose (Milk Sugar) - (late boil kettle addition)	$ 4.80 / lb $ 2.40	41	1	4.1%
2.40 oz	Brown Sugar2.4 oz Brown Sugar - (late boil kettle addition)	$ 0.06 / oz $ 0.14	45	15	1.2%
12.19 lbs / $ 29.50

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.50 oz	Nugget0.5 oz Nugget Hops	$ 2.25 / oz $ 1.13	Pellet	14	Boil	60 min	26.98	100%
0.50 oz / $ 1.13

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
8 gal		Strike	163 °F	152 °F	60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 68 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
1.60 oz	Cocoa powder	$ 0.58 / oz $ 0.93	Flavor	Boil	0 min.
8 oz	cocoa nibs	$ 1.57 / oz $ 12.56	Water Agt	Secondary	7 days
4 each	Vanilla Bean	$ 6.92 / each $ 27.68	Spice	Secondary	7 days
8 oz	Toasted Coconut	$ 0.53 / oz $ 4.24	Flavor	Mash	0 min.
1.50 lb	Toasted Coconut	$ 0.53 / oz $ 12.72	Flavor	Secondary	7 days
4 g	Epsom Salt	$ 0.05 / oz $ 0.01	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
4 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	$ 5.99 / lb $ 0.05	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
5 g	Baking Soda	$ 0.06 / oz $ 0.01	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
4 g	Slaked Lime	$ 0.37 / oz $ 0.05	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
8 ml	Lactic acid	$ 2.50 / oz $ 0.68	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
$ 58.93

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	$ 3.80 / each $ 3.80
Attenuation (avg):	75%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	54 - 77 °F	Starter:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	68 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 102 B cells required

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Priming

Method: co2 Amount: 9.15 psi Temp: 38 °F CO₂ Level: 2.3 Volumes

Target Water Profile

London (Porter, dark ales)

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
100	5	35	60	50	265
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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 %
0.50 oz	Nugget (Pellet)	$ 2.25 / oz $ 1.12	26.98	100%
0.50 oz / $ 1.12

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