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American Brown Ale

167 calories 15.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Brown Ale
Boil Time: 45 min
Batch Size: 5.25 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.71 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 167 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday December 25th 2022
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb Thomas Fawcett - Maris Otter Pale Ale Malt8 lb Maris Otter Pale Ale Malt $ 3.29 / lb
$ 26.32 		38 2.65 71.1%
1.50 lb Crisp Malting - Amber1.5 lb Amber $ 3.19 / lb
$ 4.79 		33.1 27.5 13.3%
1 lb German - CaraMunich I1 lb CaraMunich I $ 3.19 / lb
$ 3.19 		34 39 8.9%
0.50 lb Dingemans - Special B0.5 lb Special B $ 3.09 / lb
$ 1.55 		33.1 125 4.4%
0.25 lb The Swaen - BlackSwaen Chocolate B0.25 lb BlackSwaen Chocolate B $ 2.59 / lb
$ 0.65 		34.5 338 2.2%
11.25 lbs / $ 36.49
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.15 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Warrior0.15 oz Warrior Hops $ 0.31 / oz
$ 0.05 		Pellet 17.7 Boil 45 min 9.2 7%
1 oz US Goldings1 oz US Goldings Hops $ 0.97 / oz
$ 0.97 		Pellet 5 Boil 20 min 11.44 46.5%
1 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops $ 0.81 / oz
$ 0.81 		Pellet 7.3 Boil 5 min 5.5 46.5%
2.15 oz / $ 1.83
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3.50 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3.49 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4 g Ascorbic Acid / 0.37 Ounces $ 2.99 / oz
$ 0.42 		Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1.50 tsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 10 min.
7.35 g Lactic acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
0.50 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
$ 0.42
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 5.99 / each
$ 5.99
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
67 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 88 B cells required
$ 5.99 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 27.96 psi       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.52 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3.94 gal Strike 166 °F 154 °F 45 min
4.41 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.4 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.4 qt/lb 3.94 15.8  
Mash volume with grains 4.84 19.4  
Grain absorption losses -1.41 -5.6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.17 g | 16.7 qt) 4.43 17.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.46 g | 25.8 qt) 6.71 26.8  
Boil off losses -1.13 -4.5  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.25 g | 21 qt) 5.5 22  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 5.25 21  
Total: 8.37 33.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"American Brown Ale" American Brown Ale beer recipe by C.W.. All Grain, ABV 5.41%, IBU 26.14, SRM 21.03, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale Ale Malt, Amber, CaraMunich I, Special B, BlackSwaen Chocolate B) Hops: (Warrior, US Goldings, Cascade) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum, Lactic acid, Salt, Ascorbic Acid / 0.37 Ounces, Irish Moss, Calcium Chloride (anhydrous))
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