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You Want It Darker

Name: You Want It Darker
Prep time: 75 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 105 min
Yield: 5 gallons
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 8.5 lb Standard 2-Row; 2.5 lb Flaked Barley; 2.5 lb White Wheat Malt; 12 oz Roasted Barley; 6 oz Carafa Special Type II; 1.11 oz Magnum Hops; 1 oz willamett Hops

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Method: BIAB
Style: American Stout
Boil Time: 30 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 4.3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.073 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.063 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 60% (brew house)
Calories: 207 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.5 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Wednesday August 12th 2026

Original Gravity:

1.063

Final Gravity:

1.013

ABV (standard):

6.7%

IBU (tinseth):

35.8

SRM (morey):

30.7

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
8.50 lb	Rahr - Standard 2-Row8.5 lb Standard 2-Row	36.8	1.8	58.1%
2.50 lb	Flaked Barley2.5 lb Flaked Barley	32	2.2	17.1%
2.50 lb	Briess - White Wheat Malt2.5 lb White Wheat Malt	39.1	2.5	17.1%
12 oz	American - Roasted Barley12 oz Roasted Barley	33	300	5.1%
6 oz	Weyermann - Carafa Special Type II6 oz Carafa Special Type II	29.9	425	2.6%
14.62 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1.11 oz	Magnum1.11 oz Magnum Hops	Leaf/Whole	15	Boil	30 min	35.81	52.6%
1 oz	willamett1 oz willamett Hops	Pellet	5	Boil	0 min		47.4%
2.11 oz / $ 0.00

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
8 gal		Infusion	159 °F	150 °F	75 min

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
0.68 each	Whirlfloc		Water Agt	Boil	10 min.

Yeast

Lallemand - LALBREW® BRY-97 WEST COAST ALE YEAST

Amount:	1.35 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (custom):	78%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	59 - 72 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 102 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 1.65 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0
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Last Updated: 2026-08-12 20:02 UTC

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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	IBU	Bill %
1.11 oz	Magnum (Leaf/Whole)	35.81	52.6%
1 oz	willamett (Pellet)		47.4%
2.11 oz / $ 0.00