Batch50

Brew Type: All Grain Date: 10/25/2009
Style: Robust Porter Brewer: David Stobb
Batch Size: 5.50 gal Assistant Brewer:
Boil Volume: 7.08 gal Boil Time: 60 min
Brewhouse Efficiency: 77.00 %

Brewing Steps
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10/25/2009 Clean and prepare equipment.
-- Measure ingredients, crush grains.
-- Prepare 8.31 gal water for brewing
-- Prepare Ingredients for Mash
Amount Item Type
8.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain
1.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain
0.50 lb Aromatic Malt (26.0 SRM) Grain
0.50 lb Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain
0.25 lb Black (Patent) Malt (500.0 SRM) Grain
-- WARNING: Preheat Mash Tun - No equipment adjustments made!
2 min Mash Ingredients
Mash In: Add 12.81 qt of water at 165.9 F
60 min - Hold mash at 154.0 F for 60 min
-- Batch Sparge Round 1: Sparge with 4.96 gal of 168.0 F water.
-- Batch Sparge Round 2: Sparge with 0.14 gal of 168.0 F water.
-- Add water to achieve boil volume of 7.08 gal
-- Estimated Pre-boil Gravity is: 1.043 SG with all grains/extracts added
Boil for 60 min Boil Ingredients
Boil Amount Item Type
60 min 0.50 oz Cascade [7.20 %] (60 min) Hops
60 min 1.00 oz Cascade [7.80 %] (60 min) Hops
-- Cool wort to fermentation temperature
-- Add water (as needed) to achieve volume of 5.50 gal
-- Siphon wort to primary fermenter and aerate wort.
-- Add Ingredients to Fermenter
Amount Item Type
1 Pkgs Trappist Ale (White Labs #WLP500) Yeast-Ale
10/25/2009 Measure Original Gravity: ________ (Estimate: 1.051 SG)
10/25/2009 Measure Batch Volume: ________ (Estimate: 5.50 gal)
4 days Ferment in primary for 4 days at 68.0 F
10/29/2009 Transfer to Secondary Fermenter
7 days Ferment in secondary for 7 days at 68.0 F
-- Add Ingredients to Secondary
Amount Item Type
1.00 oz Oak Chips (Secondary 7.0 days) Misc
11/5/2009 Measure Final Gravity: ________ (Estimate: 1.012 SG)
-- Bottle beer at 60.0 F with 4.2 oz of corn sugar.
4.0 Weeks Age for 4.0 Weeks at 52.0 F
12/3/2009 Sample and enjoy!

Taste Rating (50 possible points): 35.0