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How Now Brown Cow

156 calories 13.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Sweet Stout
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Barron Humphries revised Danny Coenen
Calories: 156 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday May 29th 2020
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8.25 lb United Kingdom - Pale 2-Row8.25 lb Pale 2-Row 38 2.5 80.1%
0.80 lb United Kingdom - Black Patent0.8 lb Black Patent 27 525 7.8%
0.50 lb American - Chocolate0.5 lb Chocolate 29 350 4.9%
0.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 80L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 80L 33 80 4.9%
0.25 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 120L0.25 lb Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 2.4%
10.30 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Artisan - Magnum0.5 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 9.9 Boil 60 min 19.03 100%
0.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 lb lactose Water Agt Boil 1 hr.
0.25 tsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 87 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 22.94 psi       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
London (Porter, dark ales)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
100 5 35 60 50 265
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
2 gal Sparge 175 °F 175 °F --
6 gal Strike 162 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 74 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.86 15.5  
Mash volume with grains 4.69 18.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.29 -5.2  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.69 g | 18.8 qt) 5.18 20.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.02 g | 28.1 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.02 -0.1  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 6 24  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6 g | 24 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 9.04 36.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"How Now Brown Cow" Sweet Stout beer recipe by Barron Humphries revised Danny Coenen. All Grain, ABV 5.14%, IBU 19.03, SRM 40.86, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Black Patent, Chocolate, Caramel / Crystal 80L, Caramel / Crystal 120L) Hops: (Magnum) Other: (lactose, Irish Moss)
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  • Last Updated: 2020-05-29 21:59 UTC