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Dark Waters

Name: Dark Waters
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 120 min
Yield: 5.5 gallons
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 11.5 lb Pale 2-Row; 1.25 lb Black Malt; 1.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L; 1.25 lb Chocolate; 1 lb Lactose (Milk Sugar); 0.5 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt); 1 lb Flaked Oats; 2.1 oz Northern Brewer Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: American Stout
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.061 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.077 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 64% (brew house)
Calories: 258 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 29.2 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Wednesday May 18th 2016

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Original Gravity:

1.077

Final Gravity:

1.023

ABV (standard):

7.1%

IBU (tinseth):

51.5

SRM (morey):

50.0

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
11.50 lb	US - Pale 2-Row11.5 lb Pale 2-Row	37	1.8	63.9%
1.25 lb	American - Black Malt1.25 lb Black Malt	28	500	6.9%
1.50 lb	Caramel / Crystal 60L1.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L	34	60	8.3%
1.25 lb	Belgian - Chocolate1.25 lb Chocolate	30	340	6.9%
1 lb	Lactose (Milk Sugar)1 lb Lactose (Milk Sugar)	41	1	5.6%
0.50 lb	American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)0.5 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt)	33	1.8	2.8%
1 lb	Flaked Oats1 lb Flaked Oats	33	2.2	5.6%
18 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
2.10 oz	Northern Brewer2.1 oz Northern Brewer Hops		Pellet	7.8	Boil	60 min	51.47	100%
2.10 oz / $ 0.00

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
5.2 gal		Sparge	--	153 °F	60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
1.05 each	whirlflock	Other	Boil	10 min.
1.05 tsp	yeast nutrient	Other	Boil	10 min.
0.52 each	immersion chiller	Water Agt	Boil	10 min.

Yeast

White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	76.5%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	68 - 73 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	70 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 136 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.75 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile II

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
150	10	80	150	160	220
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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 %
2.10 oz	Northern Brewer (Pellet)		51.47	100%
2.10 oz / $ 0.00