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Foxfire Chestnut Ale

159 calories 17.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: British Brown Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Eric Muhlheim
Calories: 159 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday December 5th 2021
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb Ireland - Stout Malt9 lb Stout Malt 37 2 87.3%
2.02 oz Thomas Fawcett - Pale Chocolate Malt2.02 oz Pale Chocolate Malt 32.2 230 1.2%
0.50 lb Maker's Malt - Caramel 600.5 lb Caramel 60 37.3 60 4.8%
5 oz Skagit Valley Malting - Triticale Caramel 205 oz Triticale Caramel 20 35 20 3%
5 oz Briess - Caramel Malt - 40L5 oz Caramel Malt - 40L 35.4 40 3%
1 oz German - De-Husked Caraf III1 oz De-Husked Caraf III 32 470 0.6%
165.02 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Kent Goldings1 oz Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 60 min 19.13 40%
1.50 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1.5 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 5 min 4.29 60%
2.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 tsp Wyeast - Beer Nutrient Other Boil 10 min.
1 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 10 min.
3 lb Chestnuts Flavor Boil 90 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Irish Ale 1084
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
73%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
62 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 87 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Brown Full
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
15.45 qt Strike 167 °F 155 °F 90 min
22 qt Sparge 212 °F 170 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.87 15.5  
Mash volume with grains 4.69 18.8  
Grain absorption losses -1.29 -5.2  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.52 g | 22.1 qt) 5.17 20.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.84 g | 31.4 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.09 -0.4  
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
"Foxfire Chestnut Ale" British Brown Ale beer recipe by Eric Muhlheim. All Grain, ABV 4.56%, IBU 23.42, SRM 12.73, Fermentables: (Stout Malt, Pale Chocolate Malt, Caramel 60, Triticale Caramel 20, Caramel Malt - 40L, De-Husked Caraf III) Hops: (Kent Goldings, Hallertau Mittelfruh) Other: (Beer Nutrient, Whirlfloc, Chestnuts)
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