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Half Step Brown Ale

188 calories 19.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Brown Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.057 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.057 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 188 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday February 6th 2025
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Hops
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1 oz Willamette1 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 5 min 3.15 50%
1 oz Northern Brewer1 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 7.8 Boil 60 min 27.39 50%
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Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2.50 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Magnesium Chloride Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Slaked Lime Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 93 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.52 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Brown Balance
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 10 15 55 70 90
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Based on your provided mash thickness (2.5 qt/lb), your strike volume will exceeds the total water needed for the recipe (6.75 g). Reduce mash thickness to 2.24 qt/lb or increase pre-boil volume to 5.75 g.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.5 qt/lb 7.5 30  
Mash volume with grains 8.46 33.8  
Grain absorption losses -1.5 -6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.58 g | 26.3 qt) 5 20  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 6.75 27
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Bought the ingredients in person from Brew Meister on 11/13/24. This sat in my garage the whole time.

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