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The politically incorrect Afro

November 2, 2011

Based on Jamils recipe in Brewing Classic Styles

 

57. Afro #1
American Stout
Type: All Grain Date: 19/10/2011
Batch Size (fermenter): 25.00 l Brewer:
Boil Size: 32.58 l Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: Esky, false bottom2
End of Boil Volume 27.04 l Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Final Bottling Volume: 25.00 l Est Mash Efficiency 74.9 %
Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage Taste Rating(out of 50): 30.0
Taste Notes:

Ingredients

Ingredients

Amt Name Type # %/IBU
1.00 tbsp PH 5.2 Stabilizer (Mash 60.0 mins) Water Agent 1 -
6.80 kg Pale Malt, Traditional Ale (Joe White) (5.9 EBC) Grain 2 85.8 %
0.45 kg Roasted Barley (Joe White) (1398.7 EBC) Grain 3 5.7 %
0.34 kg Caramunich I (Weyermann) (100.5 EBC) Grain 4 4.3 %
0.34 kg Chocolate Malt (Simpsons) (847.1 EBC) Grain 5 4.3 %
40.00 g Chinook [13.00 %] – Boil 60.0 min Hop 6 63.7 IBUs
0.50 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) Fining 7 -
30.00 g Centennial [10.00 %] – Boil 5.0 min Hop 8 6.1 IBUs
1.0 pkg American Ale II (Wyeast Labs #1272) [124.21 ml] Yeast 9 -

Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.071 SG Measured Original Gravity: 1.066 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.015 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.020 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 7.5 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 6.1 %
Bitterness: 69.8 IBUs Calories: 635.6 kcal/l
Est Color: 96.2 EBC

Mash Profile

Mash Name: Single Infusion, Light Body, No Mash Out Total Grain Weight: 7.93 kg
Sparge Water: 19.84 l Grain Temperature: 30.0 C
Sparge Temperature: 75.6 C Tun Temperature: 30.0 C
Adjust Temp for Equipment: TRUE Mash PH: 5.20

Mash Steps

Name Description Step Temperature Step Time
Mash In Add 20.68 l of water at 75.4 C 65.6 C 75 min
Sparge Step: Fly sparge with 19.84 l water at 75.6 C
Mash Notes: Simple single infusion mash for use with most modern well modified grains (about 95% of the time).

Carbonation and Storage

Carbonation Type: Bottle Volumes of CO2: 2.3
Pressure/Weight: 147.05 g Carbonation Used: Bottle with 147.05 g Corn Sugar
Keg/Bottling Temperature: 21.1 C Age for: 30.00 days
Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage Storage Temperature: 18.3 C

Notes

16.6 brix post boil
underlet the mash – great results

9.4 brix 28/10

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