I was planning on having a mash temp of 155F but my POS digital thermometer probe decided to give false temperatures and I cooled it down way too much before realizing something was wrong.. I could only bring it back up to 149F. The mash and sparge water volumes are way off.
Recipe: Smoked Blackberry Stout
Brewer: Blisster
Style: (Imperial?) Stout
TYPE: All Grain
Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 33.00 l
Post Boil Volume: 30.00 l
Batch Size (fermenter): 27.00 l
Bottling Volume: 24.16 l
Estimated OG: 1.077 SG
Estimated Color: 85.5 EBC
Estimated IBU: 68.4 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 87.2 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
8.0 oz Rice Hulls (0.0 EBC) Adjunct 1 2.5 %
9 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (3.9 EBC) Grain 2 45.3 %
3 lbs Smoked Malt (17.7 EBC) Grain 3 15.1 %
1 lbs 8.0 oz Carafoam (3.9 EBC) Grain 4 7.5 %
1 lbs 8.0 oz Chocolate Malt (689.5 EBC) Grain 5 7.5 %
1 lbs 5.0 oz Roasted Barley (591.0 EBC) Grain 6 6.6 %
1 lbs 1.0 oz Brown/Coffee Malt (128.1 EBC) Grain 7 5.3 %
1 lbs Oats, Flaked (2.0 EBC) Grain 8 5.0 %
1 lbs Milk Sugar (Lactose) (0.0 EBC) Sugar 9 5.0 %
2.00 oz Columbus [14.00 %] - Boil 60. Hop 10 61.0 IBUs
1.00 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) Fining 11 -
2.00 oz Northern Brewer [8.5%] - Boil 5min Hop 12 7.4 IBUs
2.0 pkg SafAle English Ale (Fermentis S-04) Yeast 13 -
4.00 oz Cocoa Nibs (Secondary 14.0 days) Flavor 14 -
4.00 lb Blackberries (Secondary 14.0 days) Other 15 -
Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Light Body, No Mash Out
Total Grain Weight: 19 lbs 14.8 oz
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Name Description Step Temperature Step Time
Mash In Add 23.57 l of water at 163.0 F 149.0 F 75 min
Sparge: Fly sparge with 20.46 l water at 168.0 F
Notes: 1.075 OG
This was very good today @blisster (http://nbcba.org/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=1931), the smoke and blackberry flavour is a nice addition to a stout!
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!
It turned out way better than I was expecting after screwing up the brew day so bad and the primary fermentation blow over...
I was stuck with the task of returning the lovely growler to blisster, so I felt in necessary to stop by home and pour the dregs of this failure in to a glass that I had to consume whilst BBQ'ing some steaks...It was a tough job, but somebody had to do it.
If it's necessary to repeat the above experience, I shall, as a Charter Member, take my duties in earnest, and do so again.
JQ