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2022-72 Brown Ale

169 calories 18.4 g 12 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: 6.75 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.8 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 68% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 83%
Calories: 169 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday September 21st 2022
1.051
1.014
4.8%
36.7
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb Root Shoot Malting - Genie Pale 2-Row8 lb Genie Pale 2-Row 36 2 67.4%
1 lb Simpsons - Golden Naked Oats1 lb Golden Naked Oats 27 7 8.4%
1 lb Briess - Victory Malt1 lb Victory Malt 34.5 28 8.4%
0.50 lb Simpsons - DRC0.5 lb DRC 34.7 115 4.2%
0.75 lb Thomas Fawcett - Pale Chocolate Malt0.75 lb Pale Chocolate Malt 32.2 230 6.3%
2 oz Briess - Midnight Wheat Malt2 oz Midnight Wheat Malt 25 550 1.1%
8 oz Bestmalz - BEST Acidulated8 oz BEST Acidulated 35.9 2.81 4.2%
11.87 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.25 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Warrior0.25 oz Warrior Hops Pellet 14.7 Boil at 203 °F 60 min 11.15 7.7%
0.75 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Amarillo0.75 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 10.5 Boil at 203 °F 10 min 8.66 23.1%
0.75 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Idaho 70.75 oz Idaho 7 Hops Pellet 12.5 Boil at 203 °F 10 min 10.31 23.1%
0.75 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Amarillo0.75 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 10.5 Hop Stand at 170 °F 10 min 3 23.1%
0.75 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Idaho 70.75 oz Idaho 7 Hops Pellet 12.5 Hop Stand at 170 °F 10 min 3.57 23.1%
3.25 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
10 g Chalk Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.50 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® WINDSOR BRITISH-STYLE BEER YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
70%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
59 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 131 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
London (Porter, dark ales)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
110 4 12 19 53 280
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Infusion -- 148 °F 60 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 8.86 g | 35.4 qt) 8.48 33.9  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 9.81 g | 39.2 qt) 9.43 37.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.48 -5.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.12 g | 28.5 qt) 6.75 27  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.07 -0.3  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.56 g | 22.2 qt) 5.8 23.2  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.06 -0.2  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Volume into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.74 g | 23 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 8.48 33.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Next time, reduce Victory malt to .5lb, increase GNO to 1.5lb, and do not use Warrior hops (drop IBU by ~11).

20230315 - Really good feedback from Olde Town Mash Paddlers March 2023 meeting. Maybe this recipe has promise as a long 'aged' brown ale.

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