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Ye Olde Ale

277 calories 29.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Old Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 2.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3.56 gallons
Post Boil Size: 2.56 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.057 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.083 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 96%
Calories: 277 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 29.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday January 12th 2023
1.083
1.022
8.0%
47.9
22.6
5.6
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7 lb Thomas Fawcett - Golden Promise Pale Ale Malt7 lb Golden Promise Pale Ale Malt 36.8 2.65 81.2%
1 lb Bestmalz - BEST Munich1 lb BEST Munich 37 6.3 11.6%
2 oz Thomas Fawcett - Crystal Malt II2 oz Crystal Malt II 34 65 1.4%
2 oz Briess - Extra Special Malt2 oz Extra Special Malt 33.5 130 1.4%
2 oz Briess - Black Malt - 2-Row2 oz Black Malt - 2-Row 25 500 1.4%
4 oz Molasses4 oz Molasses - (late boil kettle addition) 36 80 2.9%
138 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Nugget0.5 oz Nugget Hops Pellet 14 Boil 60 min 47.86 100%
0.50 oz / $ 0.00
Priming
CO2 Level: 1.9 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
* Distilled Water
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
Infusion -- 156 °F 60 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 5.29 g | 21.2 qt) 4.86 19.4  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 5.96 g | 23.9 qt) 5.53 22.1  
Grain absorption losses -1.05 -4.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 4 g | 16 qt) 3.56 14.2  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.02 0.1  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.02 -0.1  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 2.5 g | 10 qt) 2.56 10.2  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Volume into fermentor (equipment estimates 2.56 g | 10.2 qt) 2.5 10  
Total: 4.86 19.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Cobbled together based on a couple of sources:
https://beerandbrewing.com/make-your-best-old-ale/
https://foundersbrewing.com/latest-news/2019/curmudgeon-old-ale-homebrew-recipe/

Could try brewing with Lyle's Black Treacle, rather than Molasses.

Add molasses in boil kettle as 5 minute addition.

Also could try aging in secondary on oak cubes.

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  • Last Updated: 2023-01-12 05:29 UTC