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Darkened Brown Ale

Name: Darkened Brown Ale
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 5 gallons
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 7 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Amber; 1 lb Carafa Special Type II; 1.25 oz East Kent Goldings Hops; 0.5 oz East Kent Goldings Hops

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Method: Partial Mash
Style: American Brown Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: Sloughbrewer
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 178 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.1 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Saturday June 20th 2026

Original Gravity:

1.054

Final Gravity:

1.013

ABV (standard):

5.3%

IBU (tinseth):

28.6

SRM (morey):

34.9

Mash pH

5.2

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
7 lb	Liquid Malt Extract - Amber7 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Amber	35	10	87.5%
1 lb	Weyermann - Carafa Special Type II1 lb Carafa Special Type II	29.9	425	12.5%
8 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1.25 oz	East Kent Goldings1.25 oz East Kent Goldings Hops	Pellet	5.3	Boil	57 min	26.6	71.4%
0.50 oz	East Kent Goldings0.5 oz East Kent Goldings Hops	Pellet	5.3	Whirlpool	1 min	1.98	28.6%
1.75 oz / $ 0.00

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
6.5 gal		Steeping	154 °F	158 °F	30 min

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
0.10 g	Whirlfloc		Water Agt	Boil	10 min.
2 g	Calcium Chloride		Water Agt	Mash	0 min.

Yeast

Lallemand - LalBrew NovaLager™

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	81%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	50 - 68 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	66 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 88 B cells required

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Priming

Method: dextrose Amount: 4.9 oz Temp: 68 °F CO₂ Level: 2.52 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Lake Wildwood

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0
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Notes

Williams Brown Ale Kit with an added 1# of Carafa Special II 420 degree L.

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Last Updated: 2026-06-20 17:52 UTC

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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	Cost	IBU	Bill %
1.75 oz	East Kent Goldings (Pellet)		28.58	100%
1.75 oz / $ 0.00