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Basalt & Barley Brown Ale

171 calories 17 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Brown Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.6 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Calories: 171 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday July 29th 2026
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5.40 lb Crisp Malting - Chevallier Heritage Malt5.4 lb Chevallier Heritage Malt 36.3 3 50.2%
1.50 lb Mecca Grade - Rimrock (Vienna-style Spring Rye)1.5 lb Rimrock (Vienna-style Spring Rye) 40 4.8 14%
1.20 lb United Kingdom - Extra Dark Crystal 120L1.2 lb Extra Dark Crystal 120L 33 120 11.2%
0.60 lb United Kingdom - Pale Chocolate0.6 lb Pale Chocolate 33 207 5.6%
0.25 lb GB - Invert Sugar No 30.25 lb Invert Sugar No 3 - (late boil kettle addition) 36 45.6 2.3%
1.80 lb US - Pale 2-Row1.8 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 16.7%
10.75 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Homegrown hops1 oz Homegrown hops Hops Leaf/Whole 6.6 Boil 60 min 19.65 50%
1 oz Homegrown hops1 oz Homegrown hops Hops Leaf/Whole 6.6 Boil 10 min 7.12 50%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
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:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 102 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Seattle - Tolt (Q2 2018)
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
6.5 gal Strike 159 °F 152 °F 60 min
2 gal Sparge 125 °F 168 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.8 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.8 qt/lb 4.73 18.9  
Mash volume with grains 5.57 22.3  
Grain absorption losses -1.31 -5.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.39 g | 17.6 qt) 3.44 13.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.55 g | 30.2 qt) 6.6 26.4  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.02 0.1  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 6 24  
Going into fermentor 6 24  
Total: 8.16 32.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Basalt & Barley Brown Ale" American Brown Ale beer recipe by El Gertez. All Grain, ABV 5.25%, IBU 26.77, SRM 22.15, Fermentables: (Chevallier Heritage Malt, Rimrock (Vienna-style Spring Rye), Extra Dark Crystal 120L, Pale Chocolate, Invert Sugar No 3, Pale 2-Row) Hops: (Homegrown hops) Other: (Gypsum, Calcium Chloride (anhydrous))
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  • Last Updated: 2026-08-21 21:59 UTC