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Boxcar Brown Ale

Method: All Grain
Style: American Brown Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 10.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12.62 gallons
Post Boil Size: 11.25 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 150 calories (Per 16oz)
Carbs: 13.1 g (Per 16oz)

Created: Sunday March 2nd 2025

Original Gravity:

1.046

Final Gravity:

1.008

ABV (standard):

5.0%

IBU (tinseth):

28.0

SRM (morey):

27.5

Mash pH

5.3

Cost $

19.35

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Fermenting Now

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
13.50 lb	Rahr - Pale Ale13.5 lb Pale Ale	$ 1.28 / lb $ 17.28	36.34	3.5	73%
2 lb	Thomas Fawcett - Amber Malt2 lb Amber Malt		32.2	38	10.8%
1 lb	Briess - Chocolate1 lb Chocolate		25	350	5.4%
2 lb	German - CaraAroma2 lb CaraAroma		34	130	10.8%
18.50 lbs / $ 17.28

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1.13 oz	US Golding1.13 oz US Golding Hops	$ 0.98 / oz $ 1.11	Pellet	5.7	Boil	60 min	12.36	28.8%
1.26 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - Willamette1.26 oz Willamette Hops		Pellet	4.1	Boil	60 min	9.91	32.1%
0.87 oz	US Golding0.87 oz US Golding Hops	$ 0.98 / oz $ 0.85	Pellet	5.7	Boil	20 min	5.76	22.2%
0.66 oz	Artisan - Fuggle (US)0.66 oz Fuggle (US) Hops		Leaf/Whole	4.8	Dry Hop	0 days		16.8%
3.92 oz / $ 1.96

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
2 oz	US Golding (Pellet)	$ 0.98 / oz $ 1.96	18.12	51%
1.26 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - Willamette (Pellet)		9.91	32.1%
0.66 oz	Artisan - Fuggle (US) (Leaf/Whole)			16.8%
3.92 oz / $ 1.96

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
8.55 gal	Strike	161 °F	152 °F	60 min
7 gal	Sparge	--	170 °F	--
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
5 ml	Lactic acid	$ 0.66 / oz $ 0.11	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
$ 0.11

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:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 159 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 0 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Ridley, Aqua PA - Crum Creek

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
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Last Updated: 2025-09-22 20:05 UTC

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

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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