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Eve of Darkness - 3rd Strong Ale - March 14, 2020

Method: All Grain
Style: American Strong Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.071 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (ending kettle)
Calories: 279 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 28 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Friday March 23rd 2018

Original Gravity:

1.084

Final Gravity:

1.020

ABV (standard):

8.4%

IBU (tinseth):

87.2

SRM (morey):

22.3

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
14 lb	Crisp Malting - Finest Maris Otter14 lb Finest Maris Otter	38	3	74.4%
2 lb	New Zealand - Malted Rye2 lb Malted Rye	40.2	3	10.6%
1 lb	Belgian - Biscuit1 lb Biscuit	35	23	5.3%
0.75 lb	German - Melanoidin0.75 lb Melanoidin	37	25	4%
0.75 lb	Belgian - Special B0.75 lb Special B	34	115	4%
0.25 lb	American - Roasted Barley0.25 lb Roasted Barley	33	300	1.3%
0.06 lb	United Kingdom - Black Patent0.0625 lb Black Patent	27	525	0.3%
18.81 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1.75 oz	Magnum1.75 oz Magnum Hops	Pellet	12.8	Boil	60 min	64.05	37.6%
1.90 oz	Centennial1.9 oz Centennial Hops	Leaf/Whole	7.8	Aroma	15 min	19.12	40.9%
1 oz	Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops	Leaf/Whole	7.8	Aroma	5 min	4.04	21.5%
4.65 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
1.75 oz	Magnum (Pellet) 1.749999995997 oz Magnum (Pellet) Hops	64.05	37.6%
1.90 oz	Centennial (Leaf/Whole)	19.12	40.9%
1 oz	Cascade (Leaf/Whole)	4.04	21.5%
4.65 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
5.8 gal	Strike	166 °F	152 °F	60 min
5.13 gal	Fly Sparge	170 °F	170 °F	60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04

Amount:	2 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	75%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	54 - 77 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	64 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 147 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.13 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0
Allowed 0.25 gal BK trub loss, 0.25 gal equipment loss, 0.2 gal/# (4.26 gal) grain loss. Would run off 1.62 gal from mash, so needed 5.13 gal sparge. Ended up with 1.75+ gal more water to run off after collecting 6.5 gal. (0.09 gal/# over-estimate of grain absorption) If grain only absorbed 0.13 gal/#, would have lost 2.95 gal total, needed 3.56 gal sparge water. That's where my extra water came from. Assumed too much grain absorption. However, underestimated equip/trub loss; I had 1 gal left in the BK (lots of hops). Probably got 0.5 gal less into primary, despite all the extra water!
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Notes

added some wort to primary, then sprinkled 2 packs yeast, then continued to rack the rest of the wort on it. Bubbling away 13 hours later.
A little sweet out of fermenter. Maybe cut the Special B and biscuit next time. See what happens after bottle conditioning.

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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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