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GMM Brown Ale

178 calories 18.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Brown Porter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 50 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 51.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Cypress Brewing
Calories: 178 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday July 25th 2024
1.054
1.013
5.4%
20.9
24.3
5.3
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
55 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale55 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 55%
30 lb Munich Dark 20L30 lb Munich Dark 20L 34 20 30%
3 lb Belgian - Biscuit3 lb Biscuit 35 23 3%
3 lb United Kingdom - Brown3 lb Brown 32 65 3%
2 lb United Kingdom - Chocolate2 lb Chocolate 34 425 2%
2 lb United Kingdom - Crystal 60L2 lb Crystal 60L 34 60 2%
1 lb American - Special Roast1 lb Special Roast 33 50 1%
1 lb German - De-Husked Caraf III1 lb De-Husked Caraf III 32 470 1%
3 lb United Kingdom - Extra Dark Crystal 120L3 lb Extra Dark Crystal 120L 33 120 3%
100 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
3 oz Magnum3 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 16.71 33.3%
6 oz Fuggles6 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 3.8 Boil 15 min 4.2 66.7%
9 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
9.50 each Whirfloc Fining Boil 15 min.
47.63 ml Clarify Ferm Other Primary 0 min.
9.50 tsp Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - West Yorkshire 1469
Amount:
6.25 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1893 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 1.9 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
2014 Essex Municipal Water (VT, USA)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
53 0 8 17 13 74
1/8 tsp in mash
1/4 tsp Acid Blend in Sparge Water
for 6 gallon extraction (plus 6 gallons of water + LME for final boil volume)
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
66.9 qt Sacch Rest Infusion -- 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.17 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 51.84 gal (207.35 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 39.84 gal (159.35 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 37.25 gal (149 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 4 gal (16 qt) and adding 25.25 gal (101 qt) sparge/top-off. 29.25 117  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.17 qt/lb 29.25 117  
Mash volume with grains 37.25 149  
Grain absorption losses -12.5 -50  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 35.34 g | 141.4 qt) 35 140  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 51.84 g | 207.4 qt) 51.5 206  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.34 -1.4  
Post boil Volume 50 200  
Going into fermentor 50 200  
Total: 64.25 257
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Scaled up from 5g to 50g for the Green Mountain Mashers. Originally a 12A (BJCP 2008) Brown Porter.

2nd Place British Brown Ale (2015 Greg Noonan Memorial Homebrew competition)



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