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Gone Nutz Brown Ale

176 calories 19.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Northern English Brown
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 10 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12.55 gallons
Post Boil Size: 10 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: Jim O'Brien
Calories: 176 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday February 17th 2026
1.053
1.015
4.9%
27.1
18.0
5.6
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
15.30 lb Gambrinus - ESB Pale Malt15.3 lb ESB Pale Malt 36.8 3 83.6%
1 lb United Kingdom - Crystal 55L1 lb Crystal 55L 34 55 5.5%
16 oz American - Special Roast16 oz Special Roast 33 50 5.5%
8 oz Crisp Malting - Chocolate Malt8 oz Chocolate Malt 32.66 450 2.7%
8 oz American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)8 oz Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 2.7%
292.80 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2.15 oz East Kent Goldings2.15 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil at 210 °F 75 min 22.89 68.3%
1 oz BSG - Fuggle1 oz Fuggle Hops Pellet 4.2 Boil at 210 °F 15 min 4.25 31.7%
3.15 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Campden Tablets Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1 each Whirlfloc tablet Fining Boil 0 min.
8 oz Peanut butter extract Flavor Kegging 0 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - British Ale Yeast WLP005
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
70.5%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 70 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 174 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 3.76 psi       Temp: 42 °F       CO2 Level: 1.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
North Adams
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
7 gal Mash out at 168 for 10 min then move on to sparge step Infusion 154 °F 154 °F 60 min
5.55 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1 qt/lb 4.58 18.3  
Mash volume with grains 6.04 24.2  
Grain absorption losses -2.29 -9.2  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 9.96 g | 39.8 qt) 10.51 42.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 11.99 g | 48 qt) 12.55 50.2  
Boil off losses -1.88 -7.5  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.12 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 10 40  
Going into fermentor 10 40  
Total: 15.09 60.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Gone Nutz Brown Ale" Northern English Brown beer recipe by Jim O'Brien. All Grain, ABV 4.93%, IBU 27.13, SRM 17.98, Fermentables: (ESB Pale Malt, Crystal 55L, Special Roast, Chocolate Malt, Carapils (Dextrine Malt)) Hops: (East Kent Goldings, Fuggle) Other: (Campden Tablets, Whirlfloc tablet, Peanut butter extract)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-02-20 01:16 UTC