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Honey Brown Ale.GS

Name: Honey Brown Ale.GS
Prep time: 70 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 130 min
Yield: 3 gallons
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 4 lb Maris Otter pale; 0.5 lb Caramel Malt - 60L; 0.5 lb Munich Type II (Dark); 0.5 lb Raw Honey; 0.25 lb Caramel Vienne 20L Malt; 0.25 lb Carapils Copper Malt; 3 oz BEST Wheat Malt; 2 oz Pale Chocolate Malt; 2 oz Roasted Barley; 0.35 oz Challenger Hops; 0.25 oz Centennial Hops; 0.25 oz Cascade 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: 1.035 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 74% (brew house)
Source: Screaming Weevil
Hop Utilization: 96%
Calories: 180 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Thursday June 18th 2026

Original Gravity:

1.055

Final Gravity:

1.010

ABV (standard):

5.9%

IBU (tinseth):

25.2

SRM (morey):

23.9

Mash pH

5.4

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
4 lb	Simpsons - Maris Otter pale4 lb Maris Otter pale	38	2.4	62.1%
0.50 lb	Briess - Caramel Malt - 60L0.5 lb Caramel Malt - 60L	35.4	60	7.8%
0.50 lb	Weyermann - Munich Type II (Dark)0.5 lb Munich Type II (Dark)	37	10	7.8%
0.50 lb	Raw Honey0.5 lb Raw Honey - (late fermenter addition)	38	20	7.8%
0.25 lb	Briess - Caramel Vienne 20L Malt0.25 lb Caramel Vienne 20L Malt	35.9	20	3.9%
0.25 lb	Briess - Carapils Copper Malt0.25 lb Carapils Copper Malt	34.5	30	3.9%
3 oz	Bestmalz - BEST Wheat Malt3 oz BEST Wheat Malt	37.7	2.2	2.9%
2 oz	Thomas Fawcett - Pale Chocolate Malt2 oz Pale Chocolate Malt - (late mash tun addition)	32.2	230	1.9%
2 oz	Bairds - Roasted Barley2 oz Roasted Barley - (late mash tun addition)	33	600	1.9%
6.44 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.35 oz	Challenger0.35 oz Challenger Hops	Pellet	7.5	Boil	60 min	18.34	41.2%
0.25 oz	Centennial0.25 oz Centennial Hops	Pellet	10	Boil	10 min	6.33	29.4%
0.25 oz	Cascade0.25 oz Cascade Hops	Pellet	7	Boil	1 min	0.53	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	154 °F	60 min
	Mash out	Infusion	168 °F	168 °F	10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
2 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
2 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.50 tsp	Irish Moss	Fining	Boil	15 min.
0.50 tsp	Yeast Nutrient	Other	Boil	15 min.
6 ml	White Labs - Clarity Ferm WLN4000	Fining	Primary	0 min.

Yeast

Apex - Apex - London

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (custom):	83%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	61 - 73 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	68 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 54 B cells required

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Priming

Method: sucrose Amount: 2.1 oz Temp: 68 °F CO₂ Level: 2.2 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Edinburgh (Scottish Ale, Malty Ale)

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
100	18	20	45	105	235
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Notes

Recipe adapted from Modern Homebrew Recipes by Gordon Strong.

Clarity Ferm used to reduce gluten

Mix honey with a bit of sterilized water and add to fermentor after high krausen.

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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 %
0.35 oz	Challenger (Pellet)	18.34	41.2%
0.25 oz	Centennial (Pellet)	6.33	29.4%
0.25 oz	Cascade (Pellet)	0.53	29.4%
0.85 oz / $ 0.00