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Brown ale

172 calories 17.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Porter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 300 liters (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 350 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (ending kettle)
Source: Kamau
Calories: 172 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday September 11th 2025
1.052
1.013
5.1%
26.6
19.1
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
70 kg Finland - Pale Ale Malt70 kg Pale Ale Malt 36 2 93.3%
2 kg German - Carafa II2 kg Carafa II 32 425 2.7%
1 kg Munich - Light 10L1 kg Munich - Light 10L 33 10 1.3%
1 kg Weyermann - Roasted Barley1 kg Roasted Barley 29.9 432 1.3%
1 kg German - CaraMunich II1 kg CaraMunich II 34 46 1.3%
75 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
200 g Magnum200 g Magnum Hops Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 26.6 100%
200 g / $ 0.00
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.75 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 306.7 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 261.3 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 284.25 L 234.8
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.1 L/kg 234.8
Mash volume with grains 284.3
Grain absorption losses -75
Remaining sparge water volume 191.2
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 306.7 L) 350
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -1
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 343.3 L) 300
Estimated amount in fermentor 300
Total: 425.9  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Brown ale" American Porter beer recipe by Kamau. All Grain, ABV 5.14%, IBU 26.6, SRM 19.09, Fermentables: (Pale Ale Malt, Carafa II, Munich - Light 10L, Roasted Barley, CaraMunich II) Hops: (Magnum)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-08-03 06:37 UTC