American Brown Ale Recipe - Brownstown Ale

Recipe Info

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Brownstown Ale

by on
All Grain
5.5 Gallon(s)
6.5 Gallon(s)
60 min
63%
American Brown Ale

Fermentables

62% - 2-Row - US
9
36
2
Mash
14% - Brown Malt - UK
2
33
65
Mash
14% - Munich - Light 10L - US
2
35
10
Mash
7% - CaraMunich - BE
1
34
56
Mash
3% - Chocolate Malt - US
0.5
34
350
Mash

Hops

Chinook
0.5
Pellet
Boil
30 min(s)
13
17.3
Chinook
0.5
Pellet
Boil
15 min(s)
13
11.2
Willamette
1
Pellet
Boil
15 min(s)
5
8.6
Willamette
1
Pellet
Boil
0 min(s)
5
0.0

Yeast

Danstar Nottingham
78%

Other Stuff

Fermax Yeast Nutrient
1
tsp
Mash

Mash Steps

No mash steps in this recipe

Special Instructions

1.
Mash at 152F for 60 minutes (4 gal @165F)
2.
Vorlauf until clear (2 qts)
3.
Lauter slowly
4.
Batch Sparge at 168F for 15 minutes (4 gal @ 185F)
5.
Vorlauf until clear (2 qts)
6.
Lauter slowly until 6.5 gallons of wort
7.
Boil for 60 minutes following Hop schedule
8.
Add yeast nutrient at 10 minutes
9.
Cool to 70F by chiller or ice bath
10.
Transfer to fermenter, aerate wort, and pitch yeast
11.
Primary for 7 days then rack to 2ndary for 7 days for clarity
12.
Transfer to keg, add CO2 and relief, then cold crash 3 days
13.
Add CO2, Enjoy when to taste

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Recipe Facts

Brownstown Ale
American Brown Ale
  • 5.50 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 6.50 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 60  min Boil Time
  • 1.059 OG
  • 1.013 FG
  • 37.1 IBU (brewgr) Bitterness
  • 0.63 BG:GU
  • 28.6° SRM Color
  • 63% Efficiency
  • 5.9% ABV Alcohol
  • 196 per 12oz Calories
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American Brown Ale

OG 0.995
1.120
OG: 1.045-1.060 / Your OG: 1.059
FG 0.995
1.120
FG: 1.010-1.016 / Your FG: 1.013
IBU 0
120
IBU: 20-30 / Your IBU: 37
SRM 0
40
SRM: 18-35 / Your SRM: 28.6
ABV 0
14
ABV: 4.3-6.2 / Your ABV: 5.9
BG:GU 0
2
BG:GU: 0.33-0.67 / Your BG:GU: 0.63

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