Brown Ale Beer Recipe | All Grain Southern English Brown by Brew Dave | Brewer's Friend
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Brown Ale

158 calories 15.6 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Southern English Brown
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 22 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 27.15 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 76% (brew house)
Calories: 158 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday October 12th 2025
1.048
1.011
4.8%
19.6
24.2
5.5
11.50
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3.13 kg Crisp Malting - Finest Maris Otter3.13 kg Finest Maris Otter 36.8 2.4 67%
750 g Crisp Malting - Brown Malt750 g Brown Malt 32.7 65 16.1%
300 g Weyermann - Caramunich Type 1300 g Caramunich Type 1 33.5 35 6.4%
300 g Crisp Malting - Flaked Torrified Oats300 g Flaked Torrified Oats 31 2 6.4%
190 g Crisp Malting - Chocolate Malt190 g Chocolate Malt 32.66 450 4.1%
4,670 g / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
15 g Charles Faram - East Kent Goldings15 g East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 6.5 Boil 60 min 12.46 50%
15 g Charles Faram - Northdown15 g Northdown Hops 0.10 / g
1.50
Pellet 7.5 Boil 15 min 7.13 50%
30 g / 1.50
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
14.94 L Strike 74 °C 69 °C 60 min
18 L Sparge 74 °C 69 °C 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.2 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
7 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
10 g Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® NOTTINGHAM HIGH PERFORMANCE ALE YEAST
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
5.00 / each
10.00
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
10 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 197 B cells required
10.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 1.02 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
London (Porter, dark ales)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
100 5 35 60 50 265
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
"Brown Ale" Southern English Brown beer recipe by Brew Dave. All Grain, ABV 4.82%, IBU 19.59, SRM 24.17, Fermentables: (Finest Maris Otter, Brown Malt, Caramunich Type 1, Flaked Torrified Oats, Chocolate Malt) Hops: (East Kent Goldings, Northdown) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Baking Soda, Epsom Salt)
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