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#57 Brown

230 calories 21.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Brown Ale
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 98 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 105.09 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 15.9 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 86% (ending kettle)
Calories: 230 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday November 14th 2016
17.0 °P
3.7 °P
7.3%
25.9
27.5
5.6
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
150 lb US - Pale 2-Row150 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 67.6%
50 lb Briess - Bonlander Munich Malt 10L50 lb Bonlander Munich Malt 10L 36 10 22.5%
17 lb Briess - Chocolate17 lb Chocolate 25 350 7.7%
5 lb The Swaen - Melany5 lb Melany 35 27 2.3%
222 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
9 oz Columbus9 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 17 Boil 60 min 25.91 100%
9 oz / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
69.875 gal Strike 166 °F 155 °F 60 min
62.09 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.3 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
33 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
33 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
25 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
40 g Gypsum Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
20 g Salt Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Apex - San Diego (Chico) Yeast
Amount:
250 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 75 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 2207 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.52 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Brown Full
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
50 5 27 60 50 85
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
"#57 Brown" American Brown Ale beer recipe by FCB. All Grain, ABV 7.28%, IBU 25.91, SRM 27.49, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Bonlander Munich Malt 10L, Chocolate, Melany) Hops: (Columbus) Other: (Phosphoric acid, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum, Salt)
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