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Broken Dreams

Name: Broken Dreams
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 120 min
Yield: 2.5 gallons
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 4.6 lb No.19 Floor Malt Maris Otter; 11.2 oz Flaked Oats; 8 oz Brown Malt; 9.5 oz Chocolate Malt; 4 oz Beech Smoked Barley; 2.5 oz CaraAroma; 2.2 oz Roasted Barley; 8 oz Lactose (Milk Sugar); 0.25 oz German Magnum Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: Sweet Stout
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 2.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3.97 gallons
Post Boil Size: 2.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.072 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65.9% (brew house)
Source: Brandon
Calories: 242 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 28.5 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Thursday September 3rd 2026

Original Gravity:

1.072

Final Gravity:

1.023

ABV (standard):

6.4%

IBU (tinseth):

24.4

SRM (morey):

50.0

Mash pH

5.5

Cost $

25.88

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
4.60 lb	Crisp Malting - No.19 Floor Malt Maris Otter4.6 lb No.19 Floor Malt Maris Otter	$ 2.49 / lb $ 11.45	37	3	61.8%
11.20 oz	Flaked Oats11.2 oz Flaked Oats	$ 2.99 / lb $ 2.09	33	2.2	9.4%
8 oz	Simpsons - Brown Malt8 oz Brown Malt	$ 2.49 / lb $ 1.25	32	187.93	6.7%
9.50 oz	Simpsons - Chocolate Malt9.5 oz Chocolate Malt	$ 2.49 / lb $ 1.48	31.7	444	8%
4 oz	Weyermann - Beech Smoked Barley4 oz Beech Smoked Barley	$ 2.80 / lb $ 0.70	35	2.7	3.4%
2.50 oz	German - CaraAroma2.5 oz CaraAroma	$ 2.49 / lb $ 0.39	34	130	2.1%
2.20 oz	Briess - Roasted Barley2.2 oz Roasted Barley	$ 2.49 / lb $ 0.34	33.1	300	1.8%
8 oz	Lactose (Milk Sugar)8 oz Lactose (Milk Sugar) - (late boil kettle addition)	$ 4.99 / lb $ 2.50	41	1	6.7%
119 oz / $ 20.20

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.25 oz	LD Carlson - German Magnum0.25 oz German Magnum Hops	$ 2.79 / oz $ 0.70	Pellet	12.3	Boil	60 min	24.44	100%
0.25 oz / $ 0.70

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
2.6 gal		Strike	163 °F	152 °F	60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use
2 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	Water Agt	Mash
2 g	Slaked Lime	Water Agt	Mash
1 g	Epsom Salt	Water Agt	Mash
2 g	Baking Soda	Water Agt	Mash
1 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash
3 ml	Lactic acid	Water Agt	Mash

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	$ 4.99 / each $ 4.99
Attenuation (avg):	75%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	54 - 77 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	68 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 58 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.75 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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Last Updated: 2026-09-06 09:33 UTC

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Cost for

Gallons

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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 %
0.25 oz	LD Carlson - German Magnum (Pellet)	$ 2.79 / oz $ 0.70	24.44	100%
0.25 oz / $ 0.70