Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Brew12: Stout

Target abv:: 5
Target og: 1.048
Target size:1.5G
Grain
1.625 lb (1 lb 10oz) 2row base mash
0.625 lb (10oz) 2row dextrin mash
0.25 lb (4oz) black malt

Hops
Target ibu:30-40
1/5 oz Amarillo (9.1%) @60

1/5 oz Amarillo (9.1%) @30


Yeast
Safale us-05 Dry ale yeast 3.75g

Water
3 G Ro water

Prepare ice bath in cooler.

Mash:
  120 oz mash water treated with 1.5g CaCl, 0.5g MgSO4, 1.5g NaHCO3
  Start mashing base grain at 148F and dextrin grain at 158F.
  • Base grain started high at ~155, quickly cooled to 146
  • Dextrin started low at ~155F, slowly heated to 159
  Measure mash wort with hydrometer.
  Lauter rest of grain. Measure sparged water with hydrometer and pH.
  Combine mash, sparge, and steep water. Measure with hydrometer. Boil.

Boil:
  Begin rehydrating yeast and boil wort for 60-75 minutes


  • OG: 1.036 @125F

Chill in ice bath

  • Chilled to 75F before pitching yeast.


At desired brew temperature 68-70F, remove boil pot from bath. Reset temperature of cooler water to desired brew temperature.
Strain wort into fermenter. Pitch yeast. Move fermenter into cooler.

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