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Brains Clone

118 calories 12.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Ordinary Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.57 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.030 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.036 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: John Walker
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 118 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 12.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday May 29th 2023
1.036
1.009
3.6%
39.6
6.3
5.6
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6.75 lb Weyermann - Pale Ale6.75 lb Pale Ale 39 2.3 91.5%
0.25 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L0.25 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 3.4%
0.25 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 75L0.25 lb Caramel / Crystal 75L 33 75 3.4%
2 oz Corn Syrup2 oz Corn Syrup - (late boil kettle addition) 37 0.5 1.7%
7.37 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
34 g Fuggles34 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 21.68 54.8%
14 g East Kent Goldings14 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 45 min 9.11 22.6%
14 g Fuggles14 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 58 min 8.85 22.6%
62 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2.60 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.70 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
Priming
CO2 Level: 1.02 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
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 2.72 10.9  
Mash volume with grains 3.3 13.2  
Grain absorption losses -0.91 -3.6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.51 g | 22 qt) 5.01 20  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.07 g | 28.3 qt) 6.57 26.3  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.01 0  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 7.73 30.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Brains Clone" Ordinary Bitter beer recipe by John Walker. All Grain, ABV 3.62%, IBU 39.64, SRM 6.25, Fermentables: (Pale Ale, Caramel / Crystal 40L, Caramel / Crystal 75L, Corn Syrup) Hops: (Fuggles, East Kent Goldings) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum)
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  • Last Updated: 2023-05-29 14:44 UTC