Last week I brewed a stout for Christmas.
Here is the recipe:
Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 25.00 L
Boil Size: 33.53 L
Estimated OG: 1.057 SG
Estimated Color: 34.3 SRM
Estimated IBU: 25.1 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 80.00 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
4.70 kg Pale Malt (Simpson) (3.0 SRM) Grain 77.94 %
0.50 kg Roasted Barley (300.0 SRM) Grain 8.29 %
0.35 kg Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 5.80 %
0.24 kg Caramunich II (Weyermann) (63.0 SRM) Grain 3.98 %
0.24 kg Chocolate Malt (Simpson) (457.0 SRM) Grain 3.98 %
0.00 kg Barley, Flaked (1.7 SRM) Grain 0.00 %
35.00 gm Styrian Goldings [5.40 %] (60 min) Hops 16.6 IBU
35.00 gm Styrian Goldings [5.40 %] (10 min) Hops 6.0 IBU
30.00 gm Williamette [4.80 %] (5 min) Hops 2.5 IBU
15.00 gm Mint (Secondary 7.0 days) Misc
250.00 gm Cacao (Secondary 7.0 days) Misc
1 Pkgs SafAle American Ale (DCL Yeast #US-05) Yeast-Ale
Mash Schedule: Temperature Mash, 1 Step, Medium Body
Total Grain Weight: 6.03 kg
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Temperature Mash, 1 Step, Medium Body
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
60 min Saccharification Add 34.70 L of water at 70.7 C 67.0 C
10 min Mash Out Heat to 75.6 C over 10 min 75.6 C
This recipe states 0 grams of flaked barley, but the original recipe called for 400 grams of flaked barley. When started to mash, I forgot the 400 gram bag of flaked barley (it was in the next room) .. I guess Murphy's law applies to brewing as well as any other thing. ;-)
My pre-boil was 33 liters @ 1.048, which is calculated in BeerSmith as 89% efficiency. Not bad for a BIAB. Post-boil gravity was approximately 1.061 which is exactly what I wanted.
I ended up with ~21 liters in the fermenter.
In a couple of days, I will add cocoa nibs and peppermint leaves to the fermenter.
I hope the beer will be ready for Christmas, otherwise I will have to call this an easter-brew ;-)
As you can see on the attached image, I use a Brew-In-A-Bag method for brewing. I used to brew with three vessels but I find this to be a better method of brewing so I changed recently and haven't looked back since.
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| Draining the bag into the pot .. the weather outside was amazing |
