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LOTR Brown 4

227 calories 22.3 g 500 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Northern English Brown
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 4.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 5.82 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.25 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 66% (brew house)
Source: Terry Downing
Hop Utilization: 85%
Calories: 227 calories (Per 500ml)
Carbs: 22.3 g (Per 500ml)
Created: Friday September 5th 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb Malteurop - 2 Row8 lb 2 Row $ 0.96 / lb
$ 7.68 		34.3 2.15 75.7%
12 oz Simpsons - Crystal Medium12 oz Crystal Medium $ 2.25 / lb
$ 1.69 		33 65.01 7.1%
9 oz Honey Malt9 oz Honey Malt 37 25 5.3%
12 oz Honey12 oz Honey - (late fermenter addition) 35 2 7.1%
8 oz Crisp Malting - Pale Chocolate8 oz Pale Chocolate $ 3.58 / lb
$ 1.79 		32.7 220 4.7%
169 oz / $ 11.16
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.75 oz East Kent Goldings0.75 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 60 min 14.14 42.9%
1 oz East Kent Goldings1 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 10 min 6.84 57.1%
1.75 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.75 tsp Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.75 tsp Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
2 each Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 10 min.
1 tsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1.50 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 72 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 1.02 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
-- 150 °F 60 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 7.54 g | 30.2 qt) 7.3 29.2  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 8.33 g | 33.3 qt) 8.08 32.3  
Grain absorption losses -1.23 -4.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.07 g | 24.3 qt) 5.82 23.3  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.07 -0.3  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 4.5 g | 18 qt) 5.25 21  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Volume into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.25 g | 21 qt) 4.5 18  
Total: 7.3 29.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
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