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American Brown

182 calories 19 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Brown Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 4.25 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 5.42 gallons
Post Boil Size: 4.38 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Calories: 182 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday September 14th 2025
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1.014
5.5%
28.7
25.4
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6.25 lb Great Western - Domestic 2-Row6.25 lb Domestic 2-Row 37 2 70.2%
10 oz Caramel / Crystal 60L10 oz Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 7%
10 oz Great Western - White Wheat10 oz White Wheat 37 3.5 7%
8 oz Mecca Grade - Opal 448 oz Opal 44 36 45 5.6%
8 oz United Kingdom - Pale Chocolate8 oz Pale Chocolate 33 207 5.6%
2.50 oz Briess - Midnight Wheat Malt2.5 oz Midnight Wheat Malt 25 550 1.8%
4 oz Maltodextrin4 oz Maltodextrin 39 0 2.8%
142.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.40 oz Magnum0.4 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 12.6 Boil 60 min 23.61 34.8%
0.25 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Cascade LupuLN2 (Cryo)0.25 oz Cascade LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops Lupulin Pellet 12 Boil 10 min 5.09 21.7%
0.50 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Cascade LupuLN2 (Cryo)0.5 oz Cascade LupuLN2 (Cryo) Hops Lupulin Pellet 12 Aroma 0 min 43.5%
1.15 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - Verdant IPA
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 73 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 76 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.52 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Beaverton, OR (JWC) 8/19/2018
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
20.3 qt Strike 163 °F 155 °F 60 min
7.8 qt -- 170 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.25 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.25 qt/lb 4.87 19.5  
Mash volume with grains 5.56 22.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.08 -4.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 2.24 g | 8.9 qt) 1.86 7.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.02 0.1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 5.79 g | 23.2 qt) 5.42 21.7  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 4.25 g | 17 qt) 4.38 17.5  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 4.38 g | 17.5 qt) 4.25 17  
Total: 6.73 26.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"American Brown" American Brown Ale beer recipe by Neidigbräu. All Grain, ABV 5.48%, IBU 28.7, SRM 25.35, Fermentables: (Domestic 2-Row, Caramel / Crystal 60L, White Wheat, Opal 44, Pale Chocolate, Midnight Wheat Malt, Maltodextrin) Hops: (Magnum, Cascade LupuLN2 (Cryo)) Other: (Irish Moss)
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