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German Brown Ale

170 calories 15.5 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: 7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Hebert
Calories: 170 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday August 29th 2015
1.052
1.010
5.5%
32.6
28.8
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7 lb American - Pale 2-Row7 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 67.8%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 90L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 90L 33 90 9.7%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 120L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 9.7%
1 lb German - Munich Dark1 lb Munich Dark 37 15.5 9.7%
0.33 lb German - Chocolate Wheat0.33 lb Chocolate Wheat 31 413 3.2%
10.33 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Willamette0.5 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 5.2 First Wort 0 min 6.71 18.2%
0.25 oz German Magnum0.25 oz German Magnum Hops Pellet 12.4 Boil 60 min 13.22 9.1%
0.25 oz German Tradition0.25 oz German Tradition Hops Pellet 4.6 Boil 60 min 4.9 9.1%
0.50 oz German Tradition0.5 oz German Tradition Hops Pellet 4.6 Boil 20 min 5.94 18.2%
0.25 oz German Tradition0.25 oz German Tradition Hops Pellet 4.6 Boil 10 min 1.78 9.1%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 7 Boil 0 min 36.4%
2.75 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Weihenstephan Weizen 3068
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
81%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
64 - 75 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 243 B cells required
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.87 15.5  
Mash volume with grains 4.7 18.8  
Grain absorption losses -1.29 -5.2  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.27 g | 17.1 qt) 4.67 18.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.6 g | 26.4 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.1 -0.4  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 8.54 34.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Used one pack of US-05 and some washed Wyeast 3068 from a Wheat Beer to make a starter. Should have higher attenuation and slight german notes.

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