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Kirkstall Brewery Biscuit Brown

Method: All Grain
Style: British Brown Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 25 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 27.8 liters
Post Boil Size: 25.1 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Stuart Ross, Kirkstone Brewery
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 236 calories (Per .5L)
Carbs: 22.7 g (Per .5L)
URL: https://www.kirkstallbrewery.com/our-beers/biscuit-brown

Created: Friday April 21st 2023

McEwans Export

by Regitynot

OG: 1.047 FG: 1.011 ABV: 4.7% IBU: 25

Original Gravity:

1.051

Final Gravity:

1.011

ABV (alternate):

5.3%

IBU (tinseth):

23.9

SRM (morey):

16.5

Mash pH

5.7

Cost £

6.29

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
3.30 kg	United Kingdom - Golden Promise3.3 kg Golden Promise		37	3	52.8%
363 g	Simpsons - Brown Malt363 g Brown Malt		32	187.93	5.8%
240 g	Simpsons - Amber Malt240 g Amber Malt	£ 2.97 / kg £ 0.71	31.8	20.8	3.8%
476 g	United Kingdom - Oat Malt476 g Oat Malt		28	2	7.6%
1.40 kg	United Kingdom - Golden Naked Oats1.4 kg Golden Naked Oats		33	10	22.4%
476 g	Simpsons - Wheat Malt476 g Wheat Malt	£ 2.67 / kg £ 1.27	36.576	2.8	7.6%
6,255 g / £ 1.98

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
40 g	East Kent Goldings40 g East Kent Goldings Hops	£ 0.07 / g £ 2.80	Pellet	5.5	Boil	75 min	23.94	66.7%
20 g	East Kent Goldings20 g East Kent Goldings Hops	£ 0.07 / g £ 1.40	Pellet	5.5	Whirlpool at 60 °C	0 min		33.3%
60 g / £ 4.20

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
60 g	East Kent Goldings (Pellet) 60 g East Kent Goldings (Pellet) Hops	£ 0.07 / g £ 4.20	23.94	100%
60 g / £ 4.20

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
18.76 L	Strike	74 °C	67 °C	--
18 L	Fly Sparge	--	--	--
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg Starting Grain Temp: 14 °C

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
0.50 each	Irish Moss	£ 0.22 / each £ 0.11	Fining	Mash	0 min.
2 g	gypsum (calcium sulfate)		Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
1 g	Sodium Bicarbonate		Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
6 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1 g	Baking Soda		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
£ 0.11

Yeast

White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001

Amount:	2 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	76.5%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	20 - 23 °C	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 237 B cells required

£ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

CO₂ Level: 1.65 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Harrow, London, UK

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
148	0	37	0	55	333
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator

Notes

https://www.kirkstallbrewery.com/our-beers/biscuit-brown

https://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/threads/biscuit-brown.102113/page-2

Toast the oats, it says on the brewery website. Maybe use oat malt then?

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Gallons

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Final Yield

	Cost £	Cost %
Fermentables	£
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	£
Hops	£
Yeast	£
Other	£
Cost Per Barrel	£ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	£ 0.00
Total Cost	£ 0.00

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