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Blues (Luna's Brown Ale)

Method: Extract
Style: American Brown Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 4.25 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.066 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.087 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 25% (steeping grains only)
Hop Utilization: 93%
Calories: 244 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21.9 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Friday October 29th 2021

Original Gravity:

1.074

Final Gravity:

1.014

ABV (standard):

8.0%

IBU (tinseth):

67.0

SRM (morey):

21.2

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
6.75 lb	Briess - DME Pilsen Light6.75 lb DME Pilsen Light	45	2	50%
4 oz	Corn Sugar - Dextrose4 oz Corn Sugar - Dextrose - (late boil kettle addition)	42	0.5	1.9%
7 lbs / $ 0.00

Steeping Grains

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
2.25 lb	Simpsons - Best Pale Ale2.25 lb Best Pale Ale	37.5	2	16.7%
1.50 lb	Briess - Carapils Malt1.5 lb Carapils Malt	34.5	1.5	11.1%
1.25 lb	Great Western - White Wheat1.25 lb White Wheat	37	3.5	9.3%
1 lb	American - Caramel / Crystal 40L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L	34	40	7.4%
8 oz	Briess - Chocolate8 oz Chocolate	25	350	3.7%
$ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.85 oz	Brewer's Gold0.85 oz Brewer's Gold Hops	Pellet	9	Mash	0 min	4.68	12.1%
0.85 oz	Brewer's Gold0.85 oz Brewer's Gold Hops	Pellet	9	Boil	60 min	23.5	12.1%
0.55 oz	Brewer's Gold0.55 oz Brewer's Gold Hops	Pellet	9	Boil	15 min	7.54	7.9%
0.75 oz	Cascade0.75 oz Cascade Hops	Pellet	7	Boil	10 min	5.85	10.7%
2 oz	Cascade2 oz Cascade Hops	Pellet	7	Whirlpool	0 min	10.49	28.6%
2 oz	Centennial2 oz Centennial Hops	Pellet	10	Dry Hop	7 days	14.98	28.6%
7 oz / $ 0.00

Show Summary View

Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
2.25 oz	Brewer's Gold (Pellet)	35.72	32.1%
2.75 oz	Cascade (Pellet)	16.34	39.3%
2 oz	Centennial (Pellet)	14.98	28.6%
7 oz / $ 0.00

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
0.50 each	Whirlfloc		Water Agt	Boil	10 min.

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	81%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	54 - 77 °F	Starter:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 255 B cells required

$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.52 Volumes

Target Water Profile

7752

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0

Notes

Add 5.5 gal water

Add the mash hops and steeping grains at 154°F for 30 minutes. Raise the temperature to 170°F for 15 minutes.

Add DME and boil for 60 minutes, adding hops according to the schedule.

Add dextrose and whirfloc at 10 min

Chill to 66–68°F, aerate well, and pitch the yeast.

Ferment at 68°F for 2–3 weeks, then cold crash, add the dry hops, and after 7 days package, and carbonate

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Last Updated: 2023-04-07 01:05 UTC

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

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