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Russian Chocolate

Method: All Grain
Style: Imperial Stout
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.65 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.057 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.076 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 41% (brew house)
Calories: 255 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 29.1 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Wednesday March 14th 2018

Original Gravity:

1.076

Final Gravity:

1.023

ABV (standard):

7.0%

IBU (tinseth):

72.7

SRM (morey):

43.3

Mash pH

5.6

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
14 lb	US - Pale 2-Row14 lb Pale 2-Row	37	1.8	59.6%
1 lb	American - Roasted Barley1 lb Roasted Barley	33	300	4.3%
1 lb	Flaked Barley1 lb Flaked Barley	32	2.2	4.3%
1 lb	American - Chocolate1 lb Chocolate	29	350	4.3%
4.50 lb	Date (dried)4.5 lb Date (dried)	28.9	0	19.1%
2 lb	Rice Hulls2 lb Rice Hulls	0	0	8.5%
23.50 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Chinook1 oz Chinook Hops	Pellet	13	Boil	60 min	46.28	25%
1 oz	Willamette1 oz Willamette Hops	Pellet	4.5	Boil	15 min	7.95	25%
0.50 oz	Chinook0.5 oz Chinook Hops	Pellet	13	Boil	15 min	11.48	12.5%
0.50 oz	Centennial0.5 oz Centennial Hops	Pellet	10	Boil	5 min	3.55	12.5%
0.50 oz	Chinook0.5 oz Chinook Hops	Pellet	13	Boil	2 min	1.96	12.5%
0.50 oz	Centennial0.5 oz Centennial Hops	Pellet	10	Boil	2 min	1.51	12.5%
4 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
2 oz	Chinook (Pellet)	59.72	50%
1 oz	Willamette (Pellet)	7.95	25%
1 oz	Centennial (Pellet)	5.06	25%
4 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
20 qt	Sparge	--	126 °F	40 min
12 qt	Strike	126 °F	150 °F	40 min
8 qt	Strike	150 °F	158 °F	45 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 75 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
2 oz	Coco Nibs		Flavor	Secondary	5 days

Yeast

White Labs - California Ale V Yeast WLP051

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	72.5%	Flocculation:	Med-High
Optimum Temp:	66 - 70 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	64 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 122 B cells required

- California Ale

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (custom):	75%	Flocculation:	Low
Optimum Temp:	65 - 78 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	64 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 122 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 1.9 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Clover Hill, Frederick, MD tap - 5/16

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
16	3	6	12	5	45
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Notes

Brewed in St Patty's. OG 1.075, problems with Mash size prevented target OG of 1.100.
Cocoa Nibs added 27 March.
Moved to secondary 11 May to settle before bottling.
Beer came to 1.004 on FG, for an ABV of 8.66%. Taste the dates.

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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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