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Bell's Best Brown

184 calories 16.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Northern English Brown
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 7 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 79% (brew house)
Source: BYO Staff
Calories: 184 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.9 g (Per 12oz)
URL: http://byo.com/water/item/1034-bell’s-best-brown-ale-clone
Created: Wednesday September 23rd 2015
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10.50 lb American - Pale 2-Row10.5 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 76.7%
1 lb American - Victory1 lb Victory 34 28 7.3%
1 lb American - Special Roast1 lb Special Roast 33 50 7.3%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 60L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 60L 34 60 7.3%
3 oz American - Chocolate3 oz Chocolate 29 350 1.4%
13.69 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.95 oz Cascade0.95 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 60 min 18.72 42.6%
0.32 oz Nugget0.32 oz Nugget Hops Pellet 14 Boil 60 min 12.61 14.3%
0.32 oz Fuggles0.32 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 15 min 2.01 14.3%
0.64 oz Fuggles0.64 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Aroma 2 min 0.69 28.7%
2.23 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1.27 tsp Irish Moss Water Agt Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6.4 gal Infusion -- 155 °F 45 min
6.4 gal Fly Sparge -- 170 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 5.13 20.5  
Mash volume with grains 6.23 24.9  
Grain absorption losses -1.71 -6.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.79 g | 23.1 qt) 5.33 21.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 8.96 g | 35.8 qt) 8.5 34  
Boil off losses -1.88 -7.5  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 7 28  
Going into fermentor 7 28  
Total: 10.46 41.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

this turned out perfect, I whirlpooled just to bring the temp down a bit then chilled right after on this one, tastes perfect, I wouldn't change a thing on this recipe, well know for years and whether i taste just like bells or not it has a spot on perfectly balanced flavor

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  • Last Updated: 2015-10-20 19:20 UTC