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Bear Back Brown Ale

161 calories 15.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: No Profile Selected
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 60% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 85%
Calories: 161 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday May 16th 2026
1.049
1.011
4.9%
27.6
22.4
5.7
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb Thomas Fawcett - Maris Otter Pale Ale Malt10 lb Maris Otter Pale Ale Malt 38 2.65 88.9%
8 oz Briess - Caramel Malt - 80L8 oz Caramel Malt - 80L 35 80 4.4%
4 oz Thomas Fawcett - Brown4 oz Brown 32 71 2.2%
8 oz Troubador Malting - Moonlight Serenade8 oz Moonlight Serenade 0 350 4.4%
180 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 oz Fuggles1.5 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 5.3 Boil at 205 °F 60 min 27.05 60%
1 oz Willamette1 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil at 205 °F 1 min 0.51 40%
2.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 80 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Fort Collins 2012
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
17 2 3 3 13 50
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6.9 gal Strike 162 °F 150 °F --
Mash Grain Temperature 150 °F 150 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.22 16.9  
Mash volume with grains 5.12 20.5  
Grain absorption losses -1.41 -5.6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.03 g | 16.1 qt) 2.94 11.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.59 g | 26.4 qt) 5.5 22  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.09 -0.4  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 7.16 28.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Bear Back Brown Ale" No Profile Selected beer recipe by J.Bird. All Grain, ABV 4.93%, IBU 27.56, SRM 22.39, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale Ale Malt, Caramel Malt - 80L, Brown, Moonlight Serenade) Hops: (Fuggles, Willamette)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-05-16 18:36 UTC