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The Brat's Twisted Nut-Brown Ale

The Brat's Twisted Nut-Brown Ale

Old Ale • Extract • 5 gal

pigbear

this one is for fans of twisted Nuts everywhere, earthy, spicy, sweet yet snappy and fun! room mate wars about the best brown, this be my entry.

April 8, 2003 am 07:04am

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Ingredients (Extract5 gal)

  • .66 lbs British Crystal 55°L

    British Crystal 55°L

    Sweet caramel flavor, adds mouthfeel and head retention. For pale or amber ales.

  • .5 lbs Belgian Aromatic

    Belgian Aromatic

    Imparts a big malt aroma. Use in brown ales, Belgian dubbels and tripels.

  • .5 lbs Belgian Cara-Pils

    Belgian Cara-Pils

    Significantly increases foam/head retention and body of the beer.

  • 8 lbs Dry Light; Muntons

    Dry Light; Muntons

    Used as the base for a wide variety of styles of beers, including lager, pale ales, bitters, and export bitters. Contains no colored malts.

  • .25 lbs Barley Flaked

    Barley Flaked

    Helps head retention, imparts creamy smoothness. For porters and stouts.

  • 1.0 lbs Molasses

    Molasses

    Imparts strong sweet flavor. Use in stouts and porters.

  • .75 oz Pride of Ringwood - 10.9 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Pride of Ringwood

    Moderate.

  • .75 oz Fuggle - 4.8 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min

    Fuggle

    Mild. Mainly used for finishing and dry hopping especially pale ales, porters, and stouts. Aroma is mild and pleasant, spicy, and soft.

  • 1 oz Challenger - 8.0 AA% pellets; boiled 2 min

    Challenger

    Popular bittering hop used primarily in British ales and lagers. Mild to moderate aroma, but quite spicy.

  • 3/4 tsp Irish Moss - (omitted from calculations)

    Irish Moss

  • Wyeast 1028 London Ale™

    Wyeast 1028 London Ale™

    Rich with a dry finish, minerally profile, bold and crisp, with some fruitiness.

Notes

or use German carared instead of the crystal 55'L Northern Brewer instead of Ringwood? Perle hops instead of Challenger? molasses for priming

Style (BJCP)

Category: 19 - Strong Ale

Subcategory: A - Old Ale

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.086 1.060 - 1.090
Terminal Gravity: 1.020 1.015 - 1.022
Color: 17.9 SRM 10 - 22
Alcohol: 8.7% ABV 6% - 9%
Bitterness: 42.3 IBU 30 - 60

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