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LBC Imperial Brown Ale

245 calories 29.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Northern English Brown
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 11.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.065 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Les/CMW
Calories: 245 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 29.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday January 16th 2015
1.073
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6.4%
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
24 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale24 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 79.3%
0.75 lb United Kingdom - Pale Chocolate0.75 lb Pale Chocolate 33 207 2.5%
0.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 75L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 75L 33 75 1.7%
2 lb United Kingdom - Brown2 lb Brown 32 65 6.6%
1 lb Belgian - CaraVienne1 lb CaraVienne 34 20 3.3%
1 lb American - Victory1 lb Victory 34 28 3.3%
1 lb Belgian - Special B1 lb Special B 34 115 3.3%
30.25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Columbus1 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 16.3 Boil 60 min 23.63 66.7%
0.50 oz Fuggles0.5 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 5.3 Boil 20 min 2.33 33.3%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirfloc Fining Boil 15 min.
1 tbsp Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - English Ale Yeast WLP002
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
66.5%
Flocculation:
Very High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 68 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
62 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 579 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile II
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
150 10 80 150 160 220
Add 9ml 85% phosphoric acid, 13g (1 tbs) CaCl2. This should bring mash pH to 5.4, SO4:Cl ratio to 1.5.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
14.5 gal Infusion -- 154 °F 60 min
Mash Out Temperature -- 168 °F 10 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 13.06 gal (52.23 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 1.06 gal (4.23 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 19.45 gal (77.81 qt). Suggest reducing initial strike volume to 9.58 gal (38.32 qt) and adding 7.45 gal (29.81 qt) sparge/top-off. 17.03 68.1  
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 17.09 g | 68.4 qt) 17.03 68.1  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 19.51 g | 78 qt) 19.45 77.8  
Grain absorption losses -3.78 -15.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 13.06 g | 52.2 qt) 13 52  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 11.5 46  
Volume into fermentor 11.5 46  
Total: 17.03 68.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Standard BIAB infusion with mash out. 15.5 gallons strike water heated to 160.

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