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American Brown Ale

156 calories 13.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: American Brown Ale
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.033 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 60% (brew house)
Source: Gordon Strong/Pete Slosberg
Calories: 156 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday October 18th 2017
1.048
1.008
5.2%
35.1
22.9
n/a
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb Great Western California Select 2-Row8 lb Great Western California Select 2-Row 37 2 72.7%
2.75 lb Briess Caramel 60L2.75 lb Briess Caramel 60L 34 60 25%
4 oz Briess Chocolate4 oz Briess Chocolate 29 350 2.3%
11 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.66 oz Cascade0.66 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 6.3 Boil 60 min 18.48 21.6%
0.30 oz Brewer's Gold0.3 oz Brewer's Gold Hops Pellet 8.9 Boil 60 min 11.87 9.8%
0.60 oz Brewer's Gold0.6 oz Brewer's Gold Hops Pellet 8.9 Boil 5 min 4.73 19.6%
0.50 oz Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 6.3 Dry Hop 3 days 16.3%
1 oz Brewer's Gold1 oz Brewer's Gold Hops Pellet 9 Dry Hop 3 days 32.7%
3.06 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirfloc Fining Boil 5 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
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 113 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Used Bru'n Water to do calculations this time.

Sparge water additions (1.5 gal)
0.8 g gypsum
0.2 g calcium chloride
0.3 g Kosher salt
4.6 mL 10% phosphoric acid

Mash water additions (5.8 gal)
2.9 g gypsum
0.6 g calcium chloride
1.2 g Kosher salt
11.6 mL 10% phosphoric acid

Target pH is 5.24 at 20 minutes into mash.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5.8 gal Infusion -- 149 °F 60 min
5.8 gal Mash out Temperature -- 168 °F 15 min
1.5 gal Sparge -- 170 °F --
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 8.56 g | 34.2 qt) 8.93 35.7  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 9.44 g | 37.8 qt) 9.81 39.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.38 -5.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.93 g | 27.7 qt) 7.3 29.2  
Boil off losses -1.88 -7.5  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Volume into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 8.93 35.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Boil is longer (75 mins) so either keep it lower or add more water to sparge.

Target OG: 1.053, FG: 1.015, IBU: 29, SRM: 23, ABV: 5.1%

Other yeasts to try: WLP036, Wyeast 1007, Imperial Kaiser G02

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