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Brewski's Bitchin' Bourbon Brown

276 calories 27.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: British Brown Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.070 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: GuzBrew
Rating:
5.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 276 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 27.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday December 19th 2018
1.083
1.020
8.3%
22.4
18.0
5.6
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
13 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale13 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 80%
2 lb German - Munich Light2 lb Munich Light 37 6 12.3%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 60L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 6.2%
0.25 lb American - Chocolate0.25 lb Chocolate 29 350 1.5%
16.25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Chinook0.5 oz Chinook Hops Pellet 13 Boil 45 min 17.18 33.3%
1 oz East Kent Goldings1 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 10 min 5.22 66.7%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4 g Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
6 g Calcium Chloride Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 tsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
8 oz Bourbon Barrel Cubes Soaked in Bourbon Flavor Secondary 7 days
1 each Vanilla Bean Soaked with the Cubes in Bourbon Flavor Secondary 7 days
4 oz Bourbon Other Secondary 7 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - London Ale 1028
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 417 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Edinburgh (Scottish Ale, Malty Ale)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
100 18 20 45 105 235
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3 gal Strike water Decoction -- 152 °F 60 min
5 gal Sparge water Sparge -- 162 °F 10 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 9.34 g | 37.4 qt) 8.78 35.1  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 10.64 g | 42.6 qt) 10.08 40.3  
Grain absorption losses -2.03 -8.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.06 g | 28.2 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Volume into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.78 35.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Beer has heavy vanilla aroma, due to the bourbon and vanilla. Slight smokeyness from the bourbon chips with a full body. Well balanced and well received from my friends.

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