Brewday: May 7, 2010 - Vanilla Gorilla Porter

Summary

Volume to fermenter[ltr (gal)]: 23.00 Original Gravity[SG]:1.068
Mash Efficiency [%]: 75.00% Bitterness[IBU]:26.44
Colour [SRM(EBC)]:51.18(100.82)

Mash

Mash water volume [ltr (gal)]:24.37 (6.44) Mash tun volume required[ltr (gal)]:32.22 (8.51)
Total Mash Grain Weight [gms (lbs)]:8121.82 (17.91)

Grains:

Type Weight [gms (lbs)] Actual Weight
Black (Patent) Malt 267.24 (0.59)                     
Chocolate Malt (UK) 267.24 (0.59)                     
Chocolate Malt Pale (Bairds) 267.24 (0.59)                     
Crystal Malt Medium (Bairds) 813.34 (1.79)                     
Munich Malt 813.34 (1.79)                     
Pale Malt (2 Row) UK 5693.41 (12.55)                     
   
   

Mash Schedule:

Name Method Step temp
[C (F)]
Step time
[minutes]
Addition amount
[ltr (gal)]
Addition temp
[C (F)]
Liquor/grist ratio
[ltr/kg]
Sacchrification Infusion 67.00 (152.60) 60 15.66 (4.14) 76.78 (170.20) 1.93
Mashout Infusion 77.00 (170.60) 10 8.70 (2.30) 95.00 (203.00) 3.00

Mash gravity @ 100% conversion [SG]:1.082

Test ph

Observed ph:
pH adjustments:


Sparge

Minimum required efficiency:75.00 % Max expected efficiency78.97 %

Sparge No Water addition [l]Expected recovered volume [l]Required gravityMax expected gravity
1 2.42 14.50 80.58 89.89
     
2 14.50 14.50 36.96 41.22
     
Combined 16.92 29.00 58.77 65.56
     

Assumed constants:

Absorbtion [l/kg]:1.3 Grain displacement [l/kg]:0.67

Preboil Values:

Preboil wort volume [ltr (gal)]:29.00 (7.66) @ mash out temp.29.69 (7.84)
Preboil gravity [SG]:1.059

Boil

Hops:

Hop Utilisation Method: Tinseth
Type AA(%) IBU Weight [gms (oz)] Actual Weight Time(minutes)
East Kent Goldings 4.75% 18.31 52.29 (1.84)             60.00
East Kent Goldings 4.75% 8.14 23.24 (0.82)             60.00
East Kent Goldings 4.75% 0.00 34.86 (1.23)             0.00


Miscellaneous

Name Type Use Amount Actual Time [Minutes]
Vanilla Extract flavor secondary 5.81 (1.53)  [ltr (gal)]       (Not Available)
Vanilla Bean flavor boil 5.81 (0.20)  [gms (oz)]       5.0

Postboil Values:

Evaporation [ltr (gal)]:4.00 (1.06)
Postboil wort volume [ltr (gal)]:26.72 (7.06)@ boiling temp.27.84 (7.35)
Postboil target gravity [SG]:1.068mash items only1.068
Boiler loses [ltr (gal)]:2.00 (0.53)

Yeast Pitching

Type Min Temp[C (F)] Max Temp[C (F)]
Saf Ale S-04 16.00 (60.80) 24.00 (75.20)

Estimated required yeast cells (billion): 291.37

Dried yeast (gm): 15.50
 
No of liquid yeast(Wyeast/Whitelabs) packs: 3.10(Assumes 94% viability)
 
Approximate amount of solid slurry (ml):
One hour settling 413.30(Assumes 25% trub and 94% viability)
One day settling 206.65(Assumes 25% trub and 94% viability)
Longer than 1 week settling 107.92(Assumes 25% trub and 80% viability)

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