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Vanilla Dark

146 calories 13.1 g 330 ml
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: International Dark Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 40 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 47.28 liters
Post Boil Size: 43 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 146 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 13.1 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Tuesday October 23rd 2018
1.048
1.009
5.1%
11.1
19.0
5.5
58.92
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
0.50 kg United Kingdom - Brown0.5 kg Brown 9.04 / kg
4.52
32 65 5.5%
1 kg American - Caramel / Crystal 120L1 kg Caramel / Crystal 120L 7.91 / kg
7.91
33 120 11%
0.25 kg American - Chocolate0.25 kg Chocolate 8.36 / kg
2.09
29 350 2.8%
7.30 kg US - Pale 2-Row7.3 kg Pale 2-Row 3.08 / kg
22.48
37 1.8 80.7%
9.05 kg / 37.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Fuggles1 oz Fuggles Hops 3.05 / oz
3.05
Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 9.54 50%
1 oz Fuggles1 oz Fuggles Hops 3.05 / oz
3.05
Pellet 4.5 Boil 5 min 1.55 50%
2 oz / 6.10
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
22.5 L Sparge 76.2 °C -- --
25 L Fly Sparge 70 °C -- --
Starting Mash Thickness: 2 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp yeast nutrient Water Agt Boil 15 min.
1 tsp super moss Fining Boil 15 min.
1 each vanilla bean 11.30 / each
11.30
Spice Kegging 0 min.
11.30
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
4.52 / each
4.52
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
18 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 167 B cells required
4.52 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 1.9 bar       Temp: 20 °C       CO2 Level: 2.3 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Notes

Mash: Add Chocolate malt in last 15 min of mash.

Vanilla bean: While brewing slice bean in half lengthwise. Scrape seeds (Black paste inside bean) with a butter knife and smear into the bottom of a shot glass. Fill glass with bourbon then cover with plastic wrap. place somewhere dark and cool until fermentation slows.
If kegging dump paste into a fine mesh bag to keep larger chunks contained. Drop bag and bourbon into keg and fill.
If bottling wait until fermentation slows then dump paste and bourbon directly into fermentor loose.
In both cases let sit 2 weeks before touching then consume.

This beer will go faster than you think. 40L went in an evening at a large family gathering my 3 other taps were not touched that night.

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