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Dark Hill Clone

161 calories 16.6 g 12 oz

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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Brown Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 5.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 60% (brew house)
Source: Jim Haygreen
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 161 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday September 24th 2026
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4 lb Rahr - Pale Ale4 lb Pale Ale 36.34 3.5 35.6%
5 lb Viking - 2-row Xtra Pale Europe5 lb 2-row Xtra Pale Europe 36.8 1.7 44.4%
0.75 lb Bairds - Chocolate Malt0.75 lb Chocolate Malt 31 500 6.7%
0.50 lb Briess - Carapils Malt0.5 lb Carapils Malt 34.5 1.5 4.4%
0.50 lb Great Western - White Wheat0.5 lb White Wheat 37 3.5 4.4%
0.50 lb Briess - Caramel Malt - 120L0.5 lb Caramel Malt - 120L 34.5 120 4.4%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Bravo1 oz Bravo Hops Pellet 14.3 Boil at 212 °F 15 min 28.61 33.3%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 0 min 33.3%
1 oz Northern Brewer - German Tettnang1 oz German Tettnang Hops Pellet 3.6 Boil 0 min 33.3%
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.25 gal Steam Distilled Strike 78 °F 152 °F 60 min
2.75 gal 1/2 gl every 10 min Sparge 170 °F 170 °F 50 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 78 °F
 
Yeast
CellarScience - Cali
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
59 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 80 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.44 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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"Dark Hill Clone" American Brown Ale beer recipe by Jim Haygreen. All Grain, ABV 4.88%, IBU 28.61, SRM 33.17, Fermentables: (Pale Ale, 2-row Xtra Pale Europe, Chocolate Malt, Carapils Malt, White Wheat, Caramel Malt - 120L) Hops: (Bravo, Cascade, German Tettnang)
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