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Snow Blower

168 calories 16.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Brown Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 15 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 18.69 gallons
Post Boil Size: 17 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Daniel Dorst
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 168 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday August 25th 2025
1.051
1.012
5.1%
25.3
26.7
5.4
74.98
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
23 lb Briess - Pale Ale Malt 2-Row23 lb Pale Ale Malt 2-Row $ 3.00 / lb
$ 69.00 		36.8 3.5 80.7%
2 lb Briess - Caramel Malt - 80L2 lb Caramel Malt - 80L $ 2.99 / lb
$ 5.98 		35 80 7%
1.50 lb American - Chocolate1.5 lb Chocolate 29 350 5.3%
2 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 120L2 lb Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 7%
28.50 lbs / $ 74.98
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
3 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Willamette3 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 5 Boil 60 min 19 60%
2 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Willamette2 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 5 Boil 15 min 6.28 40%
5 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
28 g Chalk Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
10 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
6 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
17.29 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.64 g Lactic acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® BRY-97 WEST COAST ALE YEAST
Amount:
3 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
59 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
62 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 251 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 11.46 psi       Temp: 38 °F       CO2 Level: 2.52 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
London (Porter, dark ales)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
100 5 35 60 50 265
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
11 gal Mash Strike 164 °F 152 °F 60 min
12 gal Sparge Sparge 170 °F 170 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 16.69 gal (66.75 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 4.69 gal (18.75 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 12.97 gal (51.87 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.72 gal (38.88 qt) and adding 0.97 gal (3.87 qt) sparge/top-off. 10.69 42.8  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 10.69 42.8  
Mash volume with grains 12.97 51.9  
Grain absorption losses -3.56 -14.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 9.81 g | 39.3 qt) 11.82 47.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 16.69 g | 66.8 qt) 18.69 74.8  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.19 -0.8  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 15 g | 60 qt) 17 68  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 17 g | 68 qt) 15 60  
Total: 22.5 90
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Snow Blower" American Brown Ale beer recipe by Daniel Dorst. All Grain, ABV 5.14%, IBU 25.28, SRM 26.7, Fermentables: ( Pale Ale Malt 2-Row, Caramel Malt - 80L, Chocolate, Caramel / Crystal 120L) Hops: (Willamette) Other: (Chalk, Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Epsom Salt, Gypsum, Salt, Baking Soda, Lactic acid)
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