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Honey Brown Ale

Name: Honey Brown Ale
Prep time: 70 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 130 min
Yield: 3 gallons
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 4 lb Maris Otter pale; 0.75 lb Munich Type I; 10 oz Caramel Malt - 60L; 8 oz Raw Honey; 5 oz Victory Malt; 2 oz Chocolate; 4 oz Raw Honey; 0.6 oz East Kent Goldings Hops; 0.25 oz Fuggles Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: British Brown Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 3 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 4.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.034 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.057 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Semper Sitientem
Calories: 188 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.6 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Sunday September 15th 2024

Original Gravity:

1.057

Final Gravity:

1.013

ABV (standard):

5.7%

IBU (tinseth):

25.0

SRM (morey):

18.6

Mash pH

5.5

Cost $

19.27

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
4 lb	Simpsons - Maris Otter pale4 lb Maris Otter pale	$ 3.00 / lb $ 12.00	38	2.4	61%
0.75 lb	Weyermann - Munich Type I0.75 lb Munich Type I		38	6	11.4%
10 oz	Briess - Caramel Malt - 60L10 oz Caramel Malt - 60L	$ 0.22 / oz $ 2.20	35.4	60	9.5%
8 oz	Raw Honey8 oz Raw Honey - (late boil kettle addition)		38	20	7.6%
5 oz	Briess - Victory Malt5 oz Victory Malt	$ 0.23 / oz $ 1.15	34.5	28	4.8%
2 oz	American - Chocolate2 oz Chocolate		29	350	1.9%
4 oz	Raw Honey4 oz Raw Honey - (late fermenter addition)		38	20	3.8%
105 oz / $ 15.35

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.60 oz	East Kent Goldings0.6 oz East Kent Goldings Hops	Pellet	5	Boil	60 min	21.99	70.6%
0.25 oz	Fuggles0.25 oz Fuggles Hops	Pellet	4.5	Boil	10 min	2.99	29.4%
0.85 oz / $ 0.00

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
4.5 gal		Infusion	155 °F	152 °F	60 min
	Mash out	Infusion	168 °F	168 °F	10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
2 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	$ 0.04 / g $ 0.08	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.50 each	Campden Tablets	$ 0.10 / each $ 0.05	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.50 g	Epsom Salt		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1 g	Gypsum	$ 0.03 / g $ 0.03	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.50 tsp	Yeast Nutrient	$ 0.05 / tsp $ 0.03	Other	Boil	15 min.
0.50 tsp	Irish Moss	$ 0.28 / tsp $ 0.14	Fining	Boil	10 min.
6 ml	White Labs - Clarity Ferm WLN4000	$ 0.60 / ml $ 3.60	Fining	Primary	0 min.
$ 3.92

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:	68 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 56 B cells required

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Priming

Method: sucrose Amount: 2.6 oz Temp: 75 °F CO₂ Level: 2.4 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
80	5	25	75	80	100
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Notes

Clarity Ferm added to reduce gluten

Add first honey addition at flameout.

Add second addition to fermentor at tail end of high krausen. Dilute with a little sterilized water if necessary

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Cost for

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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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
0.60 oz	East Kent Goldings (Pellet)	21.99	70.6%
0.25 oz	Fuggles (Pellet)	2.99	29.4%
0.85 oz / $ 0.00