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CopyCat Brown Ale

Method: All Grain
Style: American Brown Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.067 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: Jim Alexander
Calories: 220 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.3 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Sunday December 15th 2024

Imperial American Brown Ale

OG: 1.080 FG: 1.019 ABV: 8.0% IBU: 80

Original Gravity:

1.067

Final Gravity:

1.012

ABV (standard):

7.3%

IBU (tinseth):

80.1

SRM (morey):

33.2

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

37.38

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Fermentation History

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
11.50 lb	Briess - Brewers Malt 2-Row11.5 lb Brewers Malt 2-Row	$ 1.03 / lb $ 11.85	37	1.8	72.3%
1.20 lb	Briess - Caramel Malt - 60L1.2 lb Caramel Malt - 60L	$ 2.40 / lb $ 2.88	35.4	60	7.5%
1.20 lb	Briess - Victory Malt1.2 lb Victory Malt	$ 2.75 / lb $ 3.30	34.5	28	7.5%
1 lb	Briess - Caramel Malt - 30L1 lb Caramel Malt - 30L	$ 2.40 / lb $ 2.40	35.4	30	6.3%
1 lb	Briess - Chocolate1 lb Chocolate	$ 2.60 / lb $ 2.60	25	350	6.3%
15.90 lbs / $ 23.03

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	BSG - CTZ1 oz CTZ Hops	$ 2.50 / oz $ 2.50	Pellet	14.3	Boil	30 min	38.19	20%
0.50 oz	Chinook0.5 oz Chinook Hops		Pellet	15	Boil	10 min	9.45	10%
1 oz	Chinook1 oz Chinook Hops		Pellet	15	Boil	5 min	10.39	20%
0.50 oz	BSG - Centennial0.5 oz Centennial Hops	$ 2.50 / oz $ 1.25	Pellet	9.9	Boil	5 min	3.43	10%
1.50 oz	Chinook1.5 oz Chinook Hops		Pellet	15	Whirlpool	0 min	15.32	30%
0.50 oz	BSG - Centennial0.5 oz Centennial Hops	$ 2.50 / oz $ 1.25	Pellet	9.9	Whirlpool	0 min	3.37	10%
5 oz / $ 5.00

Show Summary View

Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	BSG - CTZ (Pellet) 0.99999999771257 oz CTZ (Pellet) Hops	$ 2.50 / oz $ 2.50	38.19	20%
3 oz	Chinook (Pellet)		35.16	60%
1 oz	BSG - Centennial (Pellet)	$ 2.50 / oz $ 2.50	6.8	20%
5 oz / $ 5.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
4.96875 gal	Strike	165 °F	151 °F	60 min
4.64 gal	Sparge	168 °F	168 °F	15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 72 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
2.20 g	Wyeast - Beer Nutrient	$ 0.11 / g $ 0.24	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
1 each	Whirfloc Tablets	$ 0.13 / each $ 0.13	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
$ 0.38

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05

Amount:	2 Each	Cost:	$ 4.49 / each $ 8.98
Attenuation (avg):	81%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	54 - 77 °F	Starter:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	64 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 256 B cells required

$ 8.98 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

Method: co2 Amount: 10.1 psi Temp: 40 °F CO₂ Level: 2.3 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
69	8	22	46	61	148
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator

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Last Updated: 2024-12-24 16:41 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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