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American Brown

259 calories 23.8 g 500 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: American Brown Ale
Boil Time: 30 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.056 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Rating:
3.00 (1 Review)

Calories: 259 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 23.8 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Sunday January 23rd 2022
1.056
1.011
5.8%
36.0
25.3
5.3
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8.50 lb Canadian - Pale 2-Row8.5 lb Pale 2-Row 36 1.75 73.9%
1 lb Thomas Fawcett - Pale Chocolate Malt1 lb Pale Chocolate Malt 32.2 230 8.7%
0.25 lb United Kingdom - Extra Dark Crystal 120L0.25 lb Extra Dark Crystal 120L 33 120 2.2%
0.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 80L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 80L 33 80 4.3%
0.25 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L0.25 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 2.2%
0.50 lb Canada Malting - WHITE WHEAT MALT0.5 lb WHITE WHEAT MALT 38.1 3.5 4.3%
0.50 lb Briess - Victory Malt0.5 lb Victory Malt 34.5 28 4.3%
11.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 oz Cascade1.5 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 30 min 27.64 60%
0.50 oz Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 15 min 5.95 20%
0.50 oz Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 5 min 2.39 20%
2.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
8 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® VOSS KVEIK ALE YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
77 - 104 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
86 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 101 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.52 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Edinburgh (Scottish Ale, Malty Ale)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
112.2 12.7 18.7 169.9 88.3 48.5
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
-- 154 °F --
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 8.03 g | 32.1 qt) 7.69 30.8  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 8.95 g | 35.8 qt) 8.61 34.4  
Grain absorption losses -1.44 -5.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.34 g | 25.4 qt) 6 24  
Boil off losses -0.75 -3  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.09 -0.4  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Volume into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 7.69 30.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

efficiency was set @ 70%, ended up being 75%, maybe i boiled too much and got more concentrated wort or i just got good extraction. either way i wasn't intending this to be a 5.8% beer., I was shooting for 5.4%
Target OG 1.052
OG ended up 1.056

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  • Last Updated: 2022-02-23 04:12 UTC