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Buggz' Brown Ale

168 calories 17.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Northern English Brown
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 12 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 15 gallons
Efficiency: 84% (brew house)
Source: Tammy Perreault
Calories: 168 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday February 15th 2013
12.6 °P
3.3 °P
5.0%
24.9
16.0
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
15.50 lb Pale Malt, Maris Otter15.5 lb Pale Malt, Maris Otter 38 3 79.5%
1 lb Brown Malt (Crisp)1 lb Brown Malt (Crisp) 35.2 65 5.1%
1 lb Melanoidin (Weyermann)1 lb Melanoidin (Weyermann) 36.8 30 5.1%
1 lb Pale Chocolate Malt1 lb Pale Chocolate Malt 32.7 200 5.1%
8 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L8 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L 34.5 20 2.6%
8 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L8 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L 34 60 2.6%
19.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2.50 oz Goldings, East Kent2.5 oz Goldings, East Kent Hops Pellet 5 Boil 60 min 21.51 55.6%
2 oz Goldings, East Kent2 oz Goldings, East Kent Hops Pellet 5 Boil 5 min 3.43 44.4%
4.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1.50 g Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5 g Calcium Chloride Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.75 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5 g Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 each Whirlfloc Tablet Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - British Ale 1335
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
74.5%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
63 - 75 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 430 B cells required
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Priming
Method: Forced Carbonation       Amount: 2.4 volumes      
 
Target Water Profile
My Water - Brown Ale
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
3 0 24 22 6 30
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
30.6 Saccharification Infusion -- 152 °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: 13.67 gal (54.68 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 1.67 gal (6.68 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 8.53 34.1  
Mash volume with grains 10.09 40.4  
Grain absorption losses -2.44 -9.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 7.83 g | 31.3 qt) 9.16 36.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 13.67 g | 54.7 qt) 15 60  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.17 -0.7  
Post boil Volume 12 48  
Going into fermentor 12 48  
Total: 17.69 70.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

A brown ale on the drier side but not overly hoppy. A good session beer.

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  • Last Updated: 2013-06-21 02:16 UTC