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Alaskan Heritage Coffee Brown Ale Clone

184 calories 22.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: British Brown Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: Boss Man Brewing
Calories: 184 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 22.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday April 27th 2017
1.055
1.018
4.9%
23.0
12.3
5.7
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11 lb American - Pale 2-Row11 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 95.7%
0.25 lb American - Chocolate0.25 lb Chocolate 29 350 2.2%
0.25 lb Flaked Oats0.25 lb Flaked Oats 33 2.2 2.2%
11.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Calypso0.5 oz Calypso Hops Pellet 14.7 Boil 10 min 10.52 50%
0.50 oz Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 6.3 Boil 60 min 12.44 50%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp Irish Moss Water Agt Boil 15 min.
0.50 tsp Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.75 tsp Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 qt Cold Brew Coffee Other Kegging 0 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:
72 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 90 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 1.9 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Dublin (Dry Stout)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
110 4 12 19 53 280
Tap water through purifier.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4 gal Infusion -- 160 °F 30 min
Strike -- 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1 qt/lb 2.88 11.5  
Mash volume with grains 3.8 15.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.44 -5.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.35 g | 21.4 qt) 4.81 19.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.54 g | 26.2 qt) 6 24  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 7.69 30.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Lower ABV clone of Alaska Brown Ale
Key notes: Make a normal brown ale and add decaffeinated cold brew while kegging or bottling. Cold brew works better at serving temperatures as it will not separate. Adding right before packaging ensures you get a mild coffee flavor.

Ingredients: Noted above

Set-up Notes: Made yeast starter. Standard three vessel brew setup.

Mash: Targeted 60 min steep at 154 F. Preheated cooler mash tun and added water at 154F. 1qt/oz grain. Sparge with 170 F water for 40-60 minutes.

Boil: Very easy and quick to get to temp with burner and maintain. Stirred in hops (in muslin bag) just before the break to ensure even heat distribution. 60 minutes for boil. Added aroma hops (in muslin bag) at 45 minutes and stirred. Added orange peel slices at 55 minutes and stirred. At 60 minutes, I used tongs to remove hops. Shut off heat, covered with lid to move indoors, put in sink ice bath, removed lid. Orange peel slices will remain through primary fermentation.

Evaporated liquid: ~1 gal

Cooling: Took ~60 minutes

Primary: ~3 weeks at 73 F. With English ale yeast you should give it a slight swirl every week because of how fast it floculates.

Secondary: 1 week

Keg: Add cold brew first before siphoning. Cool to serving temp and carbonate.

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