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Vicious Vole Brown Ale

198 calories 19.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: American Brown Ale
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 7.625 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 10.4 gallons
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: B-Squared / Tipsy Kitty
Calories: 198 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday September 27th 2012
1.060
1.014
6.1%
33.4
31.4
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
12.50 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale12.5 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 69.4%
3.50 lb American - Special Roast3.5 lb Special Roast 33 50 19.4%
1 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)1 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 5.6%
1 lb United Kingdom - Chocolate1 lb Chocolate 34 425 5.6%
18 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.75 oz Chinook0.75 oz Chinook Hops Pellet 13 Boil 60 min 25.59 16.7%
2 oz Willamette2 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4 Boil 5 min 4.19 44.4%
1.75 oz Willamette1.75 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4 Boil 5 min 3.66 38.9%
4.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1.50 tsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
2.50 oz Cocoa Nibs Flavor Primary --
3 oz Hazelnut Extract Flavor Bottling --
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 73 °F
Starter:
No
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Priming
Method: Priming Sugar       Amount: Standard      
 
Target Water Profile
London (British Bitter, Porter)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
90 6 22 10 24 82
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 14.34 gal (57.36 qt). Suggest reducing initial strike volume to 10.56 gal (42.24 qt) and adding 2.34 gal (9.36 qt) sparge/top-off. 12.9 51.6  
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 12.17 g | 48.7 qt) 12.9 51.6  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 13.61 g | 54.4 qt) 14.34 57.4  
Grain absorption losses -2.25 -9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 9.67 g | 38.7 qt) 10.4 41.6  
Boil off losses -1.88 -7.5  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.17 -0.7  
Post boil Volume 7.63 30.5  
Volume into fermentor 7.63 30.5  
Total: 12.9 51.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

We accidentally did a higher mash temp than intended when testing this recipe, so we likely ended up with more unfermentable sugars. Also lost quite a bit during the boil (again, higher temp, and cold air with an outdoor brew), so we ended up topping things off a bit (added 1 quart of water), and had about 6.75 gal at pitching.

This was separated into two batches for fermentation. After some experimentation, the recipe has been altered. One batch had cacao nibs added during primary, one secondary... our goal was a hint of chocolate, but if you want more of a chocolate kick, add them in secondary. Also bumped the extract to 3 oz for sufficient flavor.

Overall, it's a somewhat malty sweet taste, with nutty overtones, and a slight chocolate finish.

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  • Last Updated: 2012-12-28 13:08 UTC