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Mac's - Bad Leeroy Brown Ale

225 calories 21.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: British Brown Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 3.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 4.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.079 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Calories: 225 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21.7 g (Per 12oz)
URL: https://untappd.com/b/mac-brewing-homebrew-mac-s-bad-leroy-brown-ale/2193225
Created: Monday September 26th 2016
1.068
1.015
6.9%
20.0
29.2
5.5
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale5 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 55.6%
2.50 lb Munich - Light 10L2.5 lb Munich - Light 10L 33 10 27.8%
0.75 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 60L0.75 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 8.3%
0.50 lb American - Chocolate0.5 lb Chocolate 29 350 5.6%
0.25 lb Brown Sugar0.25 lb Brown Sugar 45 15 2.8%
9 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.25 oz Willamette0.25 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 5.97 25%
0.25 oz Kent Goldings0.25 oz Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 45 min 6.09 25%
0.25 oz Willamette0.25 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 30 min 4.59 25%
0.25 oz Kent Goldings0.25 oz Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 15 min 3.29 25%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 tsp Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.75 tsp Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 tsp Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 tsp Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 77 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 1.9 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
London (Porter, dark ales)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
36 13 9 13 9 127
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.5 gal Temperature -- 152 °F 60 min
0.3 gal BIAB "sparge" - water over grain bag Sparge -- 100 °F 10 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 5.86 g | 23.5 qt) 5.83 23.3  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 6.56 g | 26.3 qt) 6.53 26.1  
Grain absorption losses -1.09 -4.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.02 0.1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 4.54 g | 18.2 qt) 4.5 18  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 3 12  
Top off amount 0.5 2  
Volume into fermentor 3.5 14  
Total: 5.83 23.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Like an American brown bear speaking with a British accent, this is a new malty take on an old classic. Raise a glass to Jim Croce!

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