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Hmmm, I Don’t Know

From the BrewBlog of Stoopsitters Brewing – Hastings, Minnesota USA
Printed April 29, 2024

Specifics
Style: Northern English Brown Ale
Contributor: Dustin Zastera
Yield: 5 gallons
Color (SRM/EBC): 13.3/26.3
Bitterness (Calc): 21.5 IBU (Tinseth)
BU/GU: 0.42
Calories: 168 (12 ounces)
ABV: 5.2%
ABW: 4.1%
OG: 1.051
OG (Plato): 12.62° P
FG: 1.012
FG (Plato): 3.07° P
Real Extract: 4.79° P
App. Atten.: 75.7%
Real Atten.: 62%
BJCP Style Info: Northern English Brown Ale
O.G.: 1.040 - 1.052
F.G.: 1.008 - 1.013
ABV: 4.2 - 5.4%
Bitterness: 20 - 30 IBUs
Color: 12 - 22 SRM
Info: English mild ale or pale ale malt base with caramel malts. May also have small amounts darker malts (e.g., chocolate) to provide color and the nutty character. English hop varieties are most authentic. Moderate carbonate water.

Commercial Examples: Newcastle Brown Ale, Samuel Smith’s Nut Brown Ale, Riggwelter Yorkshire Ale, Wychwood Hobgoblin, Tröegs Rugged Trail Ale, Alesmith Nautical Nut Brown Ale, Avery Ellie’s Brown Ale, Goose Island Nut Brown Ale, Samuel Adams Brown Ale.

General Information
Method: All Grain
Malts and Grains
7.00 pounds British Maris Otter Pale Malt 81.2% of grist
1.00 pounds DIY Brown Malt 11.6% of grist
0.13 pounds British Chocolate Malt 1.4% of grist
0.50 pounds Flaked Oats 5.8% of grist
8.63 pounds Total Grain Weight 100% of grist
Non-Fermentables
1 tab Whirlfloc @ 15 minutes  
1/2 tsp Yeast Nutrient @ 15 minutes  
Hops
1.50 ounces Kent Golding 4% Pellets @ 60 minutes
Type: Bittering
Use: Boil
6 AAUs
1.50 ounces Total Hop Weight 6 AAUs
Boil
Total Boil Time: 60 minutes
Yeast
Name: Nottingham Yeast
Manufacturer: Lallemand
Type: Ale
Flocculation: Very High
Attenuation: 75%
Temperature Range: 62–72°F
Amount: 24 gr
Procedure

Mash in with 3 gallons at 167F to hit a mash temperature of 150F.  Rest 45 minutes, then draw off 5 quarts for a decoction.  Boil the decoction for 15 minutes and return to the main mash, hitting a temp of 171F.  Rest an additional 15 minutes.  Then, add 2.5 gallons of water at 172F for the first sparge.  Vorlauf and drain the tun.  Add another 2.5 gallons of water at 172F.  Vorlauf and drain the tun.

Boil 45 minutes, then add whilfloc and nutrient.  Boil 15 more minutes, then chill and pitch the wort. 

Hmmm, I Don’t Know
Date Brewed:  
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Brew Day Data
  Target Actual
Strike Water Amount: 2.9  
Strike Water Temperature:    
Mash Temperature:    
Mash Time:    
Sparge Water Amount: 6.7  
Sparge Water Temperature:    
Pre-Boil Gravity:    
Pre-Boil Amount: 6.7  
Post-Boil Amount: 5  
Boil Time: 60  
Original Gravity: 1.051 / 12.6° P  
     
     
     
     
Brew Day Notes
 

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