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Brown ale - for competition

187 calories 18.5 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Brown Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 23 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 28 liters
Post Boil Size: 22 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.064 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 66% (brew house)
Calories: 187 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 18.5 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Friday February 19th 2021
1.061
1.014
6.2%
30.5
18.4
5.6
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5.95 kg Crisp Malting - Finest Maris Otter5.95 kg Finest Maris Otter 38 3 87.5%
0.25 kg Crisp Malting - Pale Chocolate0.25 kg Pale Chocolate 32.7 220 3.7%
0.25 kg Belgian - Biscuit0.25 kg Biscuit 35 23 3.7%
0.20 kg United Kingdom - Crystal 140L0.2 kg Crystal 140L 33 140 2.9%
0.15 kg Weyermann - Carapils0.15 kg Carapils 34.5 2.1 2.2%
6.80 kg / £ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
10 g Ahtanum10 g Ahtanum Hops Pellet 11.3 Boil 60 min 12.45 10%
15 g Ahtanum15 g Ahtanum Hops Pellet 11.3 Boil 20 min 11.31 15%
15 g Ahtanum15 g Ahtanum Hops Pellet 11.3 Boil 10 min 6.77 15%
30 g Ahtanum30 g Ahtanum Hops Pellet 11.3 Boil 0 min 30%
30 g Ahtanum30 g Ahtanum Hops Pellet 11.3 Whirlpool at 75 °C 20 min 30%
100 g / £ 0.00
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.52 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
25 L Strike 66 °C 66 °C 60 min
10 L Sparge 76 °C 76 °C 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.7 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 20 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.7 L/kg 18.4
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 21.7 L) 22.8
Grain absorption losses -6.8
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 17.4 L) 17.3
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 28.1 L) 28
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.4
Post boil Volume 22
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.2
Top off amount 1.2
Going into fermentor 23
Total: 35.7  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

This beer achieved 4th place in Three Hills Homebrew Club competition. Feedback was that it tasted great, with a strong and well defined malt profile but need a better defined hop character to take it to the next level.

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  • Last Updated: 2021-05-12 12:59 UTC