Bodacious Brown
American Brown Ale • All Grain • 5.5 gal
May 31, 2002 am 08:45am
Ingredients (All Grain, 5.5 gal)
- 10 lbs
American 2-row
American 2-row
Yields a slightly higher extract than Six Rox brewers Malt. Tends to give a smoother, less grainy flavored beer. Some brewers claim they can detect a significant difference in flavor. Lower protein and will yield a lower color than Six-Row Brewers Malt
- 1 lbs
Crystal Malt 60°L
Crystal Malt 60°L
Sweet caramel flavor, deep golden to red color. For dark amber and brown ales.
- .5 lbs
American Chocolate Malt
American Chocolate Malt
Use in all types to adjust color and add nutty, toasted flavor. Chocolate flavor.
- 1 lbs
Honey
Honey
Imparts sweet and dry taste. For honey and brown ales. Also: specialty ales.
- 1 1/2 oz
Liberty - 4.0 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Liberty
Used mainly for finishing German and American style ales and lagers. Aroma is mild and pleasant.
- 1 1/2 oz
Cascade - 5.5 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min
Cascade
Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.
- 1 oz
Centennial - 10.0 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min
Centennial
Aromatic but acceptable for bittering. Medium aroma with floral and citrus tones. Good in medium to dark ales.
- 1 oz
Cascade - 5.5 AA% whole; boiled 1 min
Cascade
Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.
- 1 tsp
irish moss - (omitted from calculations)
irish moss
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White Labs WLP022 Essex Ale Yeast
White Labs WLP022 Essex Ale Yeast
Flavorful British style yeast. Drier finish than many British ale yeast. Produces slightly fruity and bready character. Good top fermenting yeast strain, is well suited for top cropping (collecting). This yeast is well suited for classic British milds, pa
Notes
Mashed 82 minutes @ 152 degrees, no mash out. Added Honey to brew pot after boil began, took pot off flame to add honey to avoid scorching, boiled 70 minutes. OG 1.065 Fermented at 75 degrees at beginning, 6 days primary ending @ 72 degrees. Racked to secondary with 1 ounce of Cascade flowers in hop bag. 5 days in secondary, racked to corny keg at 72 degrees under 24 PSI of co2, Finishing Gravity 1.007. Held in corny for 4 days, seved on 5th day, delicous, but could of had more carbonation.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 10 - American Ale
Subcategory: C - American Brown Ale
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.061 | 1.045 - 1.060 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.007 | 1.010 - 1.016 | |
| Color: | 20.0 SRM | 18 - 35 | |
| Alcohol: | 7.1% ABV | 4.3% - 6.2% | |
| Bitterness: | 31.5 IBU | 20 - 40 |
