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The Red Head's October Ale

The Red Head's October Ale

Northern English Brown Ale • Extract • 5 gal

mrwalkosz

Made for my wife's aunt from Illinois; she visits every Halloween here in Phoenix.

September 13, 2004 pm 01:00pm

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Ingredients (Extract5 gal)

  • .5 lbs Crystal Malt 60°L

    Crystal Malt 60°L

    Sweet caramel flavor, deep golden to red color. For dark amber and brown ales.

  • .25 lbs American Chocolate Malt

    American Chocolate Malt

    Use in all types to adjust color and add nutty, toasted flavor. Chocolate flavor.

  • .0625 lbs British Black Patent

    British Black Patent

    Dry, burnt, chalky character. Use in porters, stouts, brown ales and dark lagers.

  • 5 lbs Dry Light Extract

    Dry Light Extract

    White color, mild flavor. Will produce lagers and Pilseners and can also be used to produce darker beers when used in conjunction with colored malts. Made of pale malt.

  • 1.0 oz Cascade - 5.9 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Cascade

    Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.

  • .50 oz Crystal - 4.0 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min

    Crystal

    Mild. 'Noble'. Used mainly for its aroma which is mild and pleasant.

  • .50 oz Crystal - 4.0 AA% pellets; boiled 5 min

    Crystal

    Mild. 'Noble'. Used mainly for its aroma which is mild and pleasant.

  • 1 tsp Irish Moss - (omitted from calculations)

    Irish Moss

  • Wyeast 1338 European Ale™

    Wyeast 1338 European Ale™

    From Wissenschaftliche in Munich. Full-bodied complex strain finishing very malty. Produces a dense, rocky head during fermentation.

Notes

* Steep grains @154 for 20 min. * Add Irish Moss last 15 min.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 11 - English Brown Ale

Subcategory: C - Northern English Brown Ale

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.047 1.040 - 1.052
Terminal Gravity: 1.012 1.008 - 1.013
Color: 17.5 SRM 12 - 22
Alcohol: 4.7% ABV 4.2% - 5.4%
Bitterness: 31.3 IBU 20 - 30

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