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Private Rye's Cooler cousin

178 calories 18.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: British Brown Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.24 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Arthur Forwood
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 178 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday November 4th 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb Briess - Pale Ale Malt 2-Row9 lb Pale Ale Malt 2-Row 36.8 3.5 82.8%
1 lb Weyermann - Rye Malt1 lb Rye Malt 36 3.7 9.2%
0.25 lb Weyermann - Chocolate Rye0.25 lb Chocolate Rye 29.9 240 2.3%
0.25 lb Bairds - Medium Crystal0.25 lb Medium Crystal 35.4 75 2.3%
0.25 lb Briess - Special Roast0.25 lb Special Roast 33 40 2.3%
0.13 lb Muntons - Black Malt0.125 lb Black Malt 34.5 600 1.1%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Northern Brewer0.5 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 6 Boil 60 min 11.12 33.3%
1 oz East Kent Goldings1 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 10 min 6.72 66.7%
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Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
3 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Bohemian Lager 2124
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
48 - 58 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 97 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 6.58 psi       Temp: 42 °F       CO2 Level: 1.9 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
North Penn Water Authority - Skippack, PA [3/2021]
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
32 9 20 35 21 75
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
8.25 gal Strike 158 °F 152 °F 75 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.035 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.04 qt/lb 8.25 33  
Mash volume with grains 9.12 36.5  
Grain absorption losses -1.36 -5.4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 0.41 g | 1.7 qt) 0.6 2.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.06 g | 28.2 qt) 7.24 29  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.85 35.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Private Rye's Cooler cousin" British Brown Ale beer recipe by Arthur Forwood. All Grain, ABV 5.55%, IBU 17.85, SRM 17.49, Fermentables: (Pale Ale Malt 2-Row, Rye Malt, Chocolate Rye, Medium Crystal, Special Roast, Black Malt) Hops: (Northern Brewer, East Kent Goldings) Other: (Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Gypsum, Lactic acid)
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