
Kriegster's Brown IPA
American Brown Ale • All Grain • 10 gal
Brown IPA
March 14, 2014 pm 02:45pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 10 gal)
- 20 lbs
Premium 2-Row Malt; Great Western
Premium 2-Row Malt; Great Western
Our most popular base malt, perfect for all beer styles, especially American ales and lagers. With moderate protein and enzyme levels and a very clean, smooth finish, our Premium 2-Row Malt is ideal for all-malt beers and for mashes containing moderate levels of adjunct.
- 2 lbs
De-Bittered Black Malt (Mout Roost 1400); Dingemans
De-Bittered Black Malt (Mout Roost 1400); Dingemans
Using an exclusive evaporative process, Dingemans De-Bittered Black Malt will contribute the same color characteristics as Black malt with a less astringent flavor.
- 2 lbs
American Caramel 120°L
American Caramel 120°L
Provides color, a unique flavor, body, and contribures to foam retention and beer stability. Gives a pronounced to sharp caramel flavor and a deep red color.
- .75 oz
Citra® - 13.9 AA% whole; boiled 90 min
Citra®
Citra™ is a special aroma hop variety developed by the Hop Breeding Company (a joint venture between John I. Haas, Inc. and Select Botanicals Group, LLC). It was released in 2007. Citra™ has fairly high alpha acids and total oil contents with a low percentage of cohumulone content. The variety imparts interesting citrus and tropical fruit characters to beer.
- .75 oz
Summit™ - 18.1 AA% whole; boiled 90 min
Summit™
Super-high alpha hop with a low cohumulone content and a strong orange/tangerine citrus character.
- 1 oz
Summit™ - 16.0 AA% whole; boiled 20 min
Summit™
Super-high alpha hop with a low cohumulone content and a strong orange/tangerine citrus character.
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Wyeast 1056 American Ale™
Wyeast 1056 American Ale™
Used commercially for several classic American ales. This strain ferments dry, finishes soft, smooth and dean, and is very well balanced.
Notes
Style Notes: Color of American Brown (18-35SRM) IBU of American IPA (40-70IBU) Black IPA Guidelines found here: http://www.maltosefalcons.com/comps/styles Debittered Malt used: Blackprinz® Malt (Briess) Hop Notes: 90 min addition: As reflected in recipe. 20 Min hop addition: 0.5z Summit/0.5z Citra ( Reflected the AA as average in BeerTools Calculator) 0 min Hop Addition (added to keg post chill): 1z Centennial (11AA) (Slot in Beertools Calculator unavailable) Mash Notes: Strike Temp 64C 1hr Sparge 80C
Style (BJCP)
Category: 10 - American Ale
Subcategory: C - American Brown Ale
Range for this Style | |||
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Original Gravity: | 1.061 | 1.045 - 1.060 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.015 | 1.010 - 1.016 | ![]() |
Color: | 31.7 SRM | 18 - 35 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 6.1% ABV | 4.3% - 6.2% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 66.3 IBU | 20 - 40 | ![]() |
Discussion
Nice Black Ale
2014-04-03 3:26pm
Bitterness in lower range for IPA - appropriate for style but needs more hop flavor and aroma. Could use a dry hop and more hops at flavor stage. Body is lower but does have malt to balance bitterness. Black prinz good to add color but not roasted flavor.