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Rye Brown Ale

Name: Rye Brown Ale
Prep time: 120 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 180 min
Yield: 6 gallons
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 5.4 lb Chevallier Heritage Malt; 1.5 lb Rimrock (Vienna-style Spring Rye); 1.2 lb Extra Dark Crystal 120L; 0.6 lb Pale Chocolate; 0.25 lb Invert Sugar No 3; 1.8 lb Pale 2-Row; 1 oz Homegrown hops Hops; 1 oz Homegrown hops Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: American Brown Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.6 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Calories: 171 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Wednesday July 29th 2026

Downtown Brown Ale

OG: 1.057 FG: 1.015 ABV: 5.5% IBU: 27

Original Gravity:

1.052

Final Gravity:

1.012

ABV (standard):

5.3%

IBU (tinseth):

26.8

SRM (morey):

22.2

Mash pH

5.3

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
5.40 lb	Crisp Malting - Chevallier Heritage Malt5.4 lb Chevallier Heritage Malt	36.3	3	50.2%
1.50 lb	Mecca Grade - Rimrock (Vienna-style Spring Rye)	40	4.8	14%
1.20 lb	United Kingdom - Extra Dark Crystal 120L1.2 lb Extra Dark Crystal 120L	33	120	11.2%
0.60 lb	United Kingdom - Pale Chocolate0.6 lb Pale Chocolate	33	207	5.6%
0.25 lb	GB - Invert Sugar No 30.25 lb Invert Sugar No 3 - (late boil kettle addition)	36	45.6	2.3%
1.80 lb	US - Pale 2-Row1.8 lb Pale 2-Row	37	1.8	16.7%
10.75 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Homegrown hops1 oz Homegrown hops Hops	Leaf/Whole	6.6	Boil	60 min	19.65	50%
1 oz	Homegrown hops1 oz Homegrown hops Hops	Leaf/Whole	6.6	Boil	10 min	7.12	50%
2 oz / $ 0.00

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
6.5 gal	Strike	159 °F	152 °F	60 min
2 gal	Sparge	125 °F	168 °F	60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.8 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
3 g	Gypsum		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
3 g	Calcium Chloride (anhydrous)		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	75%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	54 - 77 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 102 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 1.02 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Seattle - Tolt (Q2 2018)

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0
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Last Updated: 2026-08-19 13:59 UTC

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Cost for

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 %
2 oz	Homegrown hops (Leaf/Whole)		26.77	100%
2 oz / $ 0.00