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Robby's Brown Ale

173 calories 14.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Brown Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.1 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Calories: 173 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday February 12th 2020
1.053
1.009
5.7%
27.0
11.9
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb Simpsons - Maris Otter pale10 lb Maris Otter pale 38 2.4 93%
12 oz Briess - Caramel Malt - 120L12 oz Caramel Malt - 120L 34.5 120 7%
10 lb Simpsons - Maris Otter pale10 lb Maris Otter pale 38 2.4 48.2%
20.75 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Wye Target1 oz Wye Target Hops Pellet 10 Boil 60 min 25.32 33.3%
1 oz Hop Union - German Spalt1 oz German Spalt Hops Pellet 2.4 Whirlpool 0 min 1.63 33.3%
1 oz Wye Target1 oz Wye Target Hops Pellet 10 Boil 0 min 33.3%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 each Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 15 min.
0.50 each Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Imperial Yeast - A43 Loki
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
Medium High
Optimum Temp:
60 - 100 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
2.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 545 B cells required
Imperial Yeast - A43 Loki
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
Medium High
Optimum Temp:
60 - 100 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
2.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 545 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 30 psi       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.4 gal Heat strike h2o and mash in Strike 160 °F 150 °F --
Single Infusion Mash Infusion 150 °F 150 °F 60 min
Mashout Temperature 150 °F 170 °F --
3.4 gal Batch Sparge Sparge 170 °F 170 °F --
4.4 gal Heat strike h2o and mash in Strike 160 °F 150 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.7 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.7 qt/lb 8.82 35.3  
Mash volume with grains 10.48 41.9  
Grain absorption losses -2.59 -10.4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 1.14 g | 4.6 qt) 1.13 4.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.11 g | 28.5 qt) 7.1 28.4  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.54 g | 22.2 qt) 6 24  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.04 -0.2  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.96 g | 23.9 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 9.94 39.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

The SRM calculation shows this as being much lighter and more amber than it ends up. The color is more in line with the style than the this shows. Adding hops to a hop spider slightly limits the hop utilization, keeping it inline with the style as well.

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