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You Want It Darker

205 calories 20.1 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: American Stout
Boil Time: 30 min
Batch Size: 3.7 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 4.05 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.057 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (ending kettle)
Hop Utilization: 94%
Calories: 205 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday January 29th 2020
1.062
1.014
6.3%
39.6
30.8
5.6
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
80 oz Deer Creek - Keystone Pale80 oz Keystone Pale 0.00 / oz
0.00
37.7 2.9 56.7%
24 oz Flaked Barley24 oz Flaked Barley 0.00 / oz
0.00
32 2.2 17%
24 oz Deer Creek - Pale Spelt24 oz Pale Spelt 37.7 3 17%
8 oz Deer Creek - Roasted Barley8 oz Roasted Barley 0.00 / oz
0.00
33 300 5.7%
5 oz Weyermann - German - Carafa II5 oz German - Carafa II 32 425 3.5%
141 oz / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.90 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Magnum0.9 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 12.6 Boil 30 min 39.58 47.4%
1 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Willamette1 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 5.2 Boil 0 min 52.6%
1.90 oz / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.88 gal BIAB - Single Infusion - No Sparge Infusion 156 °F 150 °F 75 min
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.25 tsp Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.63 tsp Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.50 each Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 10 min.
0.25 tsp Wyeast - Beer Nutrient Water Agt Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® BRY-97 WEST COAST ALE YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
0.00 / each
0.00
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
59 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 75 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 10.04 psi       Temp: 41 °F       CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Home
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
50 15 33 39 84 145
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Notes

American "Dry" Stout.

Mash long and low to drive attenuation.

Recipe works well with addition of Vanilla beans in primary or Vanilla extract at packaging, to taste.

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