
Bonzo's Brown
American Brown Ale • Extract • 5.25 gal
Turned out a tasty American Brown Ale after a coulple months in the bottle. good enough to make it again. Could become a house favorite.
May 13, 2003 am 11:37am
Ingredients (Extract, 5.25 gal)
- .1875 lbs
American Chocolate Malt
American Chocolate Malt
Use in all types to adjust color and add nutty, toasted flavor. Chocolate flavor.
- .75 lbs
Crystal Malt 60°L
Crystal Malt 60°L
Sweet caramel flavor, deep golden to red color. For dark amber and brown ales.
- .0625 lbs
Black Roasted Barley
Black Roasted Barley
Unmalted roasted grain, it is the backbone of many stouts. Imparts a sharp acrid flavor characteristic of dry stouts. Gives "dryness" to a stout or porter ,more so than regular Roasted Barley.
- 4 lbs
Liquid Amber Extract
Liquid Amber Extract
Amber is used predominantly in the production of medium-colored beers such as pale ales, IPAs, and bitters.
- 4 lbs
Light; Mountmellick
Light; Mountmellick
Mountmellick Light Lager is made from 100% Irish 2 row spring barley and the finest European hops. It will create a full-bodied golden Irish Lager Style Beer.
- .5 oz
Perle - 7.6 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Perle
Used mainly for its minty bittering and good green hop aromas in all non-pilsener lagersand wheats. Aroma is pleasant and slightly spicy
- .5 oz
Mt. Hood - 5.4 AA% pellets; boiled 45 min
Mt. Hood
Used mainly for aroma and flavor in American and German style ales and lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant, light, and clean.
- .5 oz
Perle - 7.6 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min
Perle
Used mainly for its minty bittering and good green hop aromas in all non-pilsener lagersand wheats. Aroma is pleasant and slightly spicy
- .5 oz
Mt. Hood - 5.4 AA% pellets; boiled 5 min
Mt. Hood
Used mainly for aroma and flavor in American and German style ales and lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant, light, and clean.
- 1 tsp
Irish Moss - (omitted from calculations)
Irish Moss
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White Labs WLP051 California Ale V
White Labs WLP051 California Ale V
From Northern California. This strain is more fruity than WLP001, and slightly more flocculant. Attenuation is lower, resulting in a fuller bodied beer than with WLP001.
Notes
Brewed 12/5/02 OG 1.056 FG 1.016 Bottled 12/27/02 Very slow fermentation start. Prolonged slow primary fermentation. Secondary in cold garage. 3rd place winner at local homebrew club's monthly contest.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 10 - American Ale
Subcategory: C - American Brown Ale
Range for this Style | |||
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Original Gravity: | 1.057 | 1.045 - 1.060 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.015 | 1.010 - 1.016 | ![]() |
Color: | 19.0 SRM | 18 - 35 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 5.6% ABV | 4.3% - 6.2% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 28.1 IBU | 20 - 40 | ![]() |