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Bowie Knife Brown Ale

205 calories 23.5 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Southern English Brown
Boil Time: 70 min
Batch Size: 90 liters (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 95 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.063 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 85% (ending kettle)
Source: Ed Thatcher
Calories: 205 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 23.5 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Saturday June 20th 2015
1.066
1.020
6.1%
25.6
28.9
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
15.50 kg United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale15.5 kg Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 67.5%
4 kg United Kingdom - Crystal 60L4 kg Crystal 60L 34 60 17.4%
1.50 kg United Kingdom - Extra Dark Crystal 160L1.5 kg Extra Dark Crystal 160L 33 160 6.5%
1 kg Belgian - Biscuit1 kg Biscuit 35 23 4.4%
0.50 kg Flaked Oats0.5 kg Flaked Oats 33 2.2 2.2%
0.45 kg United Kingdom - Roasted Barley0.45 kg Roasted Barley 29 550 2%
22.95 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
90 g East Kent Goldings90 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5.8 Boil 70 min 17.23 30%
80 g East Kent Goldings80 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5.8 Boil 20 min 5.08 26.7%
80 g East Kent Goldings80 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5.8 Boil 10 min 3.25 26.7%
50 g East Kent Goldings50 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5.8 Boil 0 min 16.7%
300 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1,184.21 g Chestnuts Other Boil 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
69%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
18 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 508 B cells required
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
-- -- 67 °C --
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.5 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 98.15 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 52.75 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 72.52 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 30.25 L and adding 27.12 L sparge/top-off. 57.4
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.5 L/kg 57.4
Mash volume with grains 72.5
Grain absorption losses -23
Remaining sparge water volume 61.5
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 98.2 L) 95
Boil off losses -6.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -1.5
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 86.9 L) 90
Estimated amount in fermentor 90
Total: 118.9  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Mashed for five hours with a drop from 67.5C to 60.5C.

Struck at 72C.

Used half roasted and half boiled sweet chestnuts. All added into hop bag at start of boil.

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