Guiness with Chocolate Brew Session

Brew Session Info

2/27/2016
(Include any important notes from brew day until tasting)

Added 2 oz. of dexmotrin

Water Infusion

Brew Session Specific

16.85 lb kg
60 °FC
169 °FC
1.3 qt/lbl/kg
60 min.
5 gals liters

Equipment Profile

0.15 gals/lb liters/kg
0.01 gals/lb liters/kg
°FC
0.25 gals liters
0.5 gals liters
1 gals/hour liters/hour
0.2 gals liters

Calculated Totals

9.40 gals liters
6.82 gals liters
5.73 gals liters
185.03 °FC
185.03 °FC
3.20 gals liters
3.67 gals liters
6.70 gals liters

Mash / Boil

Mash

PH
175 °FC
150 °FC
60 minutes

Boil

1.022 1.043 (estimated)
6.5 gallons liters 6.70 (gallonsliters estimated)
60 minutes minutes (60 minutes estimated)
5.5 gals liters

Gravity Estimates

Based on boiling 6.50 gallonsliters at 1.022 for 60 minutes, this will decrease your wort by 1.00 gallonsliters, bringing your after boil OG to 1.025.

You wanted an OG of 1.051. It looks like it will be under.

Fermentation

5.5 gallons liters 5.00 (gallonsliters estimated)
1.060 (1.051 predicted)
1.021 (1.010 predicted)

Conditioning

20
PSI

Tasting Notes (3)

BackAlleyBrewing

Tasted on 3/24/2016 by BackAlleyBrewing

Notes:

Coffee like over notes, very smooth light chocolate initial taste. Dark roasted malt aroma. Light tan/brown head lasts a long time. Typical nitro cascade on thick head of foam. Can't really taste/smell hops, but there is some bitterness that is probably attributable to hops.

BackAlleyBrewing

Tasted on 3/10/2016 by BackAlleyBrewing

Notes:

Good aroma, malt, coffee fairly complex not sweet. Flavor initial good malt impression some bitterness, light astringency like bitter coffee beans.

BackAlleyBrewing

Tasted on 3/9/2016 by BackAlleyBrewing

Notes:

Coffee and hop bitterness with some sweetness. 1.021

Recipe Facts

Guiness with Chocolate
Irish Stout
  • 5.00 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 6.50 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 60  min Boil Time
  • 1.051 OG
  • 1.010 FG
  • 32.7 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.64 BG:GU
  • 36.3° SRM Color
  • 65% Efficiency
  • 5.3% ABV Alcohol
  • 169 per 12oz Calories
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