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Brown Ale

177 calories 17.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Brown Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 335 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 417.55 gallons
Post Boil Size: 397.25 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 12.4 °P (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 13.3 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: Brain
Calories: 177 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday March 25th 2026
13.3 °P
3.0 °P
5.5%
26.0
23.0
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
467.50 lb Canada Malting - CMC 2-ROW MALT467.5 lb CMC 2-ROW MALT 36 1.75 72.8%
27.50 lb Crisp Malting - Brown Malt27.5 lb Brown Malt 32.7 65 4.3%
10 lb Thomas Fawcett - Pale Chocolate Malt10 lb Pale Chocolate Malt 32.2 230 1.6%
10 lb Thomas Fawcett - Chocolate Malt10 lb Chocolate Malt 32.2 420 1.6%
27.50 lb Honey Malt27.5 lb Honey Malt 37 25 4.3%
50 lb Flaked Oats50 lb Flaked Oats 33 2.2 7.8%
25 lb Flaked Barley25 lb Flaked Barley 32 2.2 3.9%
10 lb Bestmalz - BEST Melanoidin10 lb BEST Melanoidin 34.5 27 1.6%
15 lb Weyermann - Carafa Special Type III15 lb Carafa Special Type III - (late mash tun addition) 29.9 525 2.3%
642.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 lb Centennial1.5 lb Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil 60 min 13.6 18.8%
1 lb Centennial1 lb Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil 30 min 6.97 12.5%
5.50 lb Styrian Goldings5.5 lb Styrian Goldings Hops Pellet 5.5 Boil 5 min 5.47 68.8%
8 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Imperial Yeast - A07 Flagship
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
77%
Flocculation:
Medium-low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 16862 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.52 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
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
200.78 gal Strike 165 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 68 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 341.3 gal (1365.2 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 329.3 gal (1317.2 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 252.18 gal (1008.73 qt) 200.78 803.1  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 200.78 803.1  
Mash volume with grains 252.18 1008.7  
Grain absorption losses -80.31 -321.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 221.08 g | 884.3 qt) 297.33 1189.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 341.3 g | 1365.2 qt) 417.55 1670.2  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -4.8 -19.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 335 g | 1340 qt) 397.25 1589  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 397.25 g | 1589 qt) 335 1340  
Total: 498.11 1992.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Brown Ale" American Brown Ale beer recipe by Brain. All Grain, ABV 5.53%, IBU 26.03, SRM 23.03, Fermentables: (CMC 2-ROW MALT, Brown Malt, Pale Chocolate Malt, Chocolate Malt, Honey Malt, Flaked Oats, Flaked Barley, BEST Melanoidin, Carafa Special Type III) Hops: (Centennial, Styrian Goldings)
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