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Janet's Brown Ale

Method: All Grain
Style: American Brown Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.6 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6.13 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.067 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: 'Brewing Classic Styles'; Zainasheff and Palmer
Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 220 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.1 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Friday January 31st 2025

Janet's Brown - By Tasty McDole

by Tradition Brewing

OG: 1.068 FG: 1.014 ABV: 7.2% IBU: 61

Original Gravity:

1.067

Final Gravity:

1.013

ABV (standard):

7.1%

IBU (tinseth):

60.2

SRM (morey):

20.2

Mash pH

5.5

Cost $

35.90

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
11.19 lb	Briess - Pale Ale Malt 2-Row11.19 lb Pale Ale Malt 2-Row	$ 0.78 / lb $ 8.73	36.8	3.5	75.2%
0.73 lb	American - Red Wheat0.73 lb Red Wheat	$ 2.40 / lb $ 1.75	38	2.5	4.9%
1.22 lb	American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)1.22 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt)	$ 2.80 / lb $ 3.42	33	1.8	8.2%
1.25 lb	American - Caramel / Crystal 40L1.25 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L	$ 2.50 / lb $ 3.13	34	40	8.4%
0.50 lb	American - Chocolate0.5 lb Chocolate	$ 0.00 / lb $ 0.00	29	350	3.4%
14.89 lbs / $ 17.02

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Northern Brewer (7.8 AA)1 oz Northern Brewer (7.8 AA) Hops	$ 15.00 / lb $ 0.94	Pellet	6.5	First Wort	0 min	21.39	12.5%
1 oz	Northern Brewer (7.8 AA)1 oz Northern Brewer (7.8 AA) Hops	$ 15.00 / lb $ 0.94	Pellet	6.5	Boil	60 min	19.44	12.5%
1 oz	Northern Brewer (7.8 AA)1 oz Northern Brewer (7.8 AA) Hops	$ 15.00 / lb $ 0.94	Pellet	6.5	Boil	15 min	9.65	12.5%
1.50 oz	Cascade (7 AA)1.5 oz Cascade (7 AA) Hops	$ 11.00 / lb $ 1.03	Pellet	6	Boil	10 min	9.76	18.8%
1.50 oz	Cascade (7 AA)1.5 oz Cascade (7 AA) Hops	$ 11.00 / lb $ 1.03	Pellet	6	Boil	0 min		18.8%
2 oz	Centennial (10 AA)2 oz Centennial (10 AA) Hops	$ 2.00 / oz $ 4.00	Pellet	9	Dry Hop	Day 0		25%
8 oz / $ 8.88

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
3 oz	Northern Brewer (7.8 AA) (Pellet)	$ 15.00 / lb $ 2.81	50.48	37.5%
3 oz	Cascade (7 AA) (Pellet)	$ 11.00 / lb $ 2.06	9.76	37.6%
2 oz	Centennial (10 AA) (Pellet)	$ 2.00 / oz $ 4.00		25%
8 oz / $ 8.87

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
6.48 gal	Strike	164 °F	154 °F	60 min
3.6 gal	Sparge	190 °F	168 °F	60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.7 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
2 g	Baking Soda		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1.20 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1 g	Epsom Salt		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
2 g	Gypsum		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
5 ml	Lactic acid		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1 each	Campden Tablets		Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
0.50 tsp	Wyeast - Beer Nutrient		Water Agt	Boil	10 min.
0.50 each	BSG - Kerry Whirlfloc T		Water Agt	Boil	5 min.
1 each	Propane & Misc Costs	$ 4.00 / each $ 4.00	Other	Other	0 min.
$ 4.00

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	$ 6.00 / each $ 6.00
Attenuation (avg):	81%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	54 - 77 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	65 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 279 B cells required

$ 6.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

Method: turbinado Temp: 65 °F CO₂ Level: 2.52 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile II

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
50	15	27	45	99	95
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator

Notes

From 'Brewing Classic Styles'; Zainasheff and Palmer
Water profile from Brun Water Brown Ale Balanced
Changed efficiency to 75% and adjusted grain amounts to match recipe OG.
Yeast options: WYeast American Ale 1056, White Labs California Ale WLP001, Fermentis Safale US-05
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Nov 2020 batch: Dropped CaCl to increase Sulphate:chloride ratio; per Martin Brungard post
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Feb 2025: Used US-05 because LHBS out of WYeast 1056.
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Oct 2025: Trying Omega OYL-004
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Dec 2025: Increasing efficiency from 73% to 75% due to decreasing grist crush from 0.040" to 0.035"
Undecided on US-05 ($6) or OYL-004 ($14)

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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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