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Cow Town Brown ale

188 calories 19.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Brown Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Calories: 188 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday May 6th 2015
1.057
1.014
5.7%
43.1
22.1
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 lb American - Pale 2-Row5 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 40%
3.50 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale3.5 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 28%
1 lb Flaked Barley1 lb Flaked Barley 32 2.2 8%
0.75 lb Belgian - CaraMunich0.75 lb CaraMunich 33 50 6%
0.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 120L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 120L 33 120 4%
0.50 lb American - Victory0.5 lb Victory 34 28 4%
0.50 lb Canadian - Honey Malt0.5 lb Honey Malt 37 25 4%
6 oz American - Chocolate6 oz Chocolate 29 350 3%
6 oz Rice Hulls6 oz Rice Hulls 0 0 3%
12.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Galena0.5 oz Galena Hops Pellet 13 Boil 60 min 22.77 33.3%
0.50 oz Galena0.5 oz Galena Hops Pellet 13 Boil 30 min 17.5 33.3%
0.50 oz Willamette0.5 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 10 min 2.86 33.3%
1.50 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:
60 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 219 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
1.4 qt Temperature -- 152 °F 60 min
1.5 qt Batch sparge with a ten minute rest between sparging Sparge -- 185 °F 45 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.35 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.35 qt/lb 4.22 16.9  
Mash volume with grains 5.22 20.9  
Grain absorption losses -1.56 -6.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.65 g | 18.6 qt) 4.09 16.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.06 g | 28.2 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.31 33.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Read 5.30 mash pH. Got 80+% efficiency. Yielded 5.75 gallons of wort.

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