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American brown

143 calories 12.7 g 16 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: American Brown Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 143 calories (Per 16oz)
Carbs: 12.7 g (Per 16oz)
URL: https://www.iowastatefair.org/participate/competition/results/oenology-beer
Created: Monday October 9th 2023
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
1 lb Canada Malting - MUNICH MALT1 lb MUNICH MALT 37.3 10.5 10.8%
7 lb Briess - Brewers Malt 2-Row7 lb Brewers Malt 2-Row $ 0.00 / lb
$ 0.00 		37 1.8 75.7%
6 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 40L6 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 4.1%
6 oz American - Chocolate6 oz American - Chocolate 29 350 4.1%
8 oz Aromatic Malt8 oz Aromatic Malt 35 20 5.4%
148 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Simcoe0.5 oz Simcoe Hops $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Pellet 12.7 Boil 60 min 24.09 11.8%
0.75 oz Simcoe0.75 oz Simcoe Hops $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Pellet 12.7 Boil 15 min 17.93 17.6%
1 oz Simcoe1 oz Simcoe Hops $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Pellet 12.7 Boil 0 min 23.5%
2 oz Simcoe2 oz Simcoe Hops $ 0.00 / oz
$ 0.00 		Pellet 12.7 Dry Hop (High Krausen) 3 days 47.1%
4.25 oz / $ 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6.25 gal BIAB Steeping 152 °F 152 °F 60 min
0.75 gal Grain rinse Sparge 170 °F 170 °F --
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 each Campden Tablets Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5 ml White Labs - Clarity Ferm WLN4000 Fining Primary 0 min.
0.75 tsp Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 tbsp Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 0.00 / each
$ 0.00
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 80 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 2.52 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
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Notes

Originally brewed targeting an amber, but tasted like a brown so entered as a brown. Won category at Iowa State Fair 2024. BJCP score 36.



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