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Basil Brown Ale

171 calories 16.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: No Profile Selected
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: Ron Middleton
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 171 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday February 14th 2026
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6.30 lb US - Pale 2-Row6.3 lb Pale 2-Row $ 1.60 / lb
$ 10.08 		37 1.8 64.3%
1.25 lb Munich - Light 10L1.25 lb Munich - Light 10L 33 10 12.8%
11 oz Liquid Malt Extract - Amber11 oz Liquid Malt Extract - Amber 35 10 7%
7 oz American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)7 oz Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 4.5%
7 oz Cara 45L7 oz Cara 45L 34 42 4.5%
4 oz Briess - Caramel Malt - 80L4 oz Caramel Malt - 80L 35 80 2.6%
4 oz German - Rye4 oz Rye 38 3.5 2.6%
3 oz Briess - Caramel Malt - 120L3 oz Caramel Malt - 120L 34.5 120 1.9%
156.80 oz / $ 10.08
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.33 oz Chinook0.33 oz Chinook Hops Pellet 12.88 Boil 60 min 16.16 36.3%
0.33 oz CASCADE0.33 oz CASCADE Hops $ 1.50 / oz
$ 0.50 		Pellet 6.2 Boil 15 min 3.86 36.3%
0.25 oz CASCADE0.25 oz CASCADE Hops $ 1.50 / oz
$ 0.38 		Pellet 6.2 Whirlpool 0 min 1.06 27.5%
0.91 oz / $ 0.87
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 4.00 / each
$ 4.00
Attenuation (custom):
78%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 94 B cells required
$ 4.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
* Distilled Water
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.42 13.7  
Mash volume with grains 4.15 16.6  
Grain absorption losses -1.14 -4.6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.95 g | 19.8 qt) 5.41 21.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.06 0.2  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.03 g | 28.1 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.02 -0.1  
Post boil Volume 5.51 22  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.01 -0  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.83 35.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Basil Brown Ale" No Profile Selected beer recipe by Ron Middleton. All Grain, ABV 5.34%, IBU 21.08, SRM 10.4, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Munich - Light 10L, Liquid Malt Extract - Amber, Carapils (Dextrine Malt), Cara 45L, Caramel Malt - 80L, Rye, Caramel Malt - 120L) Hops: (Chinook, CASCADE)
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