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Big Brown Ale (from AHA)

210 calories 23.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Brown Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 12 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 16 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 82% (brew house)
Source: Brian Linder - AHA winner 2014
Calories: 210 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 23.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday July 5th 2018
1.063
1.018
5.9%
35.1
20.9
n/a
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
19.60 lb American - Pale 2-Row19.6 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 76.6%
3.60 lb American - Munich - Light 10L3.6 lb Munich - Light 10L 33 10 14.1%
1.20 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 60L1.2 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 4.7%
1.20 lb American - Chocolate1.2 lb Chocolate 29 350 4.7%
25.60 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.60 oz Cascade0.6 oz Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 7.3 Boil 60 min 6.47 7.1%
0.60 oz Cascade0.6 oz Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 7.3 Boil 30 min 4.97 7.1%
2 oz Willamette2 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 5.3 Boil 15 min 8.55 23.8%
2 oz Cascade2 oz Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 7.3 Boil 15 min 10.7 23.8%
1 oz Willamette1 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 5.3 Boil 5 min 1.72 11.9%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 7.3 Boil 5 min 2.15 11.9%
0.60 oz Willamette0.6 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 5.3 Boil 1 min 0.22 7.1%
0.60 oz Cascade0.6 oz Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 7.3 Boil 1 min 0.28 7.1%
8.40 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 each Whirlfloc Tablets Fining Boil 5 min.
0.50 tsp Yeast Energizer Other Boil 0 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 73 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 526 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Bru'n Water - Brown Ale Target Water
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
50 10 27 55 60 90
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Infusion -- 145 °F 30 min
Infusion -- 158 °F 40 min
Sparge -- 170 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 0.75 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 13.82 gal (55.26 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 1.82 gal (7.26 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 0.75 qt/lb 4.8 19.2  
Mash volume with grains 6.85 27.4  
Grain absorption losses -3.2 -12.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 12.47 g | 49.9 qt) 14.65 58.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 13.82 g | 55.3 qt) 16 64  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.32 -1.3  
Post boil Volume 12 48  
Going into fermentor 12 48  
Total: 19.45 77.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Actual recipe called for Wyeast 1056, this recipe substitutes WLP001.

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