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Random Brown

From the BrewBlog of Stoopsitters Brewing – Hastings, Minnesota USA
Printed April 28, 2024

Specifics
Style: American Brown Ale
Contributor: Dustin Zastera
Yield: 5 gallons
Color (SRM/EBC): 15.1/29.7
Bitterness (Calc): 40.5 IBU (Tinseth)
BU/GU: 0.9
Calories: 149 (12 ounces)
ABV: 4.3%
ABW: 3.3%
OG: 1.045
OG (Plato): 11.2° P
FG: 1.013
FG (Plato): 3.32° P
Real Extract: 4.74° P
App. Atten.: 70.3%
Real Atten.: 57.6%
BJCP Style Info: American Brown Ale
O.G.: 1.045 - 1.060
F.G.: 1.010 - 1.016
ABV: 4.3 - 6.2%
Bitterness: 20 - 40 IBUs
Color: 18 - 35 SRM
Info: Can be considered a bigger, maltier, hoppier interpretation of Northern English brown ale or a hoppier, less malty Brown Porter, often including the citrus-accented hop presence that is characteristic of American hop varieties.

Commercial Examples: Bell’s Best Brown, Smuttynose Old Brown Dog Ale, Big Sky Moose Drool Brown Ale, North Coast Acme Brown, Brooklyn Brown Ale, Lost Coast Downtown Brown, Left Hand Deep Cover Brown Ale.
General Information
Method: All Grain
Malts and Grains
7.00 pounds Rahr Pilsen Malt 82.4% of grist
1.00 pounds DIY Brown Malt 11.8% of grist
0.25 pounds British Chocolate Malt 2.9% of grist
0.25 pounds Dingemans Biscuit Malt 2.9% of grist
8.50 pounds Total Grain Weight 100% of grist
Hops
1.00 ounces Cascade 8.6% Leaf @ 60 minutes
Type: Bittering
Use: Boil 		8.6 AAUs
1.00 ounces Cascade 8.6% Leaf @ 10 minutes
Type: Aroma
Use: Aroma 		8.6 AAUs
2.00 ounces Total Hop Weight 17.2 AAUs
Boil
Total Boil Time: 60 minutes
Yeast
Name: Safale
Manufacturer: Fermentis
Product ID: US-05
Type: Ale
Flocculation: Medium
Attenuation: 75-79%
Alcohol Tolerance: Medium
Temperature Range: 59–75°F
Amount: 12 gr
Procedure

Mash in with 2.75 gallon at 168 to hit a mash temp of 154F.  Mash out with 2 gallons at boil, followed by another sparge of 3 gallon at 168F.

Random Brown
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Brew Day Data
  Target Actual
Strike Water Amount: 2.8  
Strike Water Temperature:    
Mash Temperature:    
Mash Time:    
Sparge Water Amount: 5.5  
Sparge Water Temperature:    
Pre-Boil Gravity:    
Pre-Boil Amount: 6  
Post-Boil Amount: 5  
Boil Time: 60  
Original Gravity: 1.045 / 11.2° P  
     
     
     
     
Brew Day Notes
 

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