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BeerSmith 2 Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com
Recipe: Northern Brown Ale
Brewer: Brian
Asst Brewer:
Style: American Brown Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (30.0)

Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 7.49 gal
Post Boil Volume: 6.24 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.25 gal
Estimated OG: 1.059 SG
Estimated Color: 26.9 SRM
Estimated IBU: 63.0 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 78.5 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
5.50 gal London, England Water 1 -
2.50 g Baking Soda (Mash 60.0 mins) Water Agent 2 -
0.60 g Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60.0 mins Water Agent 3 -
10 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 4 78.9 %
9.1 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 5 4.5 %
9.1 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L (80.0 SRM) Grain 6 4.5 %
9.1 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM) Grain 7 4.5 %
5.4 oz Chocolate Malt (250.0 SRM) Grain 8 2.7 %
4.0 oz Barley, Flaked (1.7 SRM) Grain 9 2.0 %
4.0 oz Black (Patent) Malt (500.0 SRM) Grain 10 2.0 %
2.1 oz Roasted Barley (300.0 SRM) Grain 11 1.0 %
0.50 oz Northern Brewer [10.00 %] - First Wort 6 Hop 12 16.2 IBUs
0.60 oz Magnum [20.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 13 36.3 IBUs
0.50 oz Northern Brewer [10.00 %] - Boil 15.0 mi Hop 14 7.3 IBUs
0.50 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 mins) Fining 15 -
0.50 oz Northern Brewer [10.00 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 16 3.2 IBUs
1.0 pkg American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) [124.21 Yeast 17 -
1.00 oz Northern Brewer [10.00 %] - Dry Hop 14.0 Hop 18 0.0 IBUs


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 12 lbs 10.9 oz
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Mash In Add 17.86 qt of water at 164.8 F 152.0 F 60 min

Sparge: Batch sparge with 2 steps (0.93gal, 3.87gal) of 168.0 F water
Notes:
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Created with BeerSmith 2 - http://www.beersmith.com
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I've never brewed a brown before. I really like the hoppier style American brown ales and am giving it a shot. Does this grain bill/hop schedule look good for a nice dark and hoppy brown ale?
 
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