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Brown Shower Oud Bruin

Brown Shower Oud Bruin

Flanders Brown Ale/Oud Bruin • All Grain • 5 gal

FartKnocker

This weekend's project. Gonna age this one a bit, should be well worth the wait.

April 12, 2006 pm 09:29pm

5.0/5.0 1 rating

Ingredients (All Grain5 gal)

  • 10 lbs English 2-row Lager

    English 2-row Lager

  • 1 lbs Belgian Caramunich

    Belgian Caramunich

    Caramel, full flavor, copper color. For Belgian ales, German smoked and bocks.

  • .5 lbs Weyermann CaraHell®; Weyermann

    Weyermann CaraHell®; Weyermann

    Hefe-Weizen, Pale Ale, Golden Ale, Oktoberfest Beer, Nourishing Beer, Maibock , Schankbier, Light Beer, alcohol-reduced Beer , non-alcoholic Beer

  • .75 lbs Acidulated Malt

    Acidulated Malt

    High lactic acid. For lambics, sour mash beers, Irish stout, pilsners and wheats.

  • .25 lbs American Chocolate Malt

    American Chocolate Malt

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

  • 1 lbs Candi Sugar Amber

    Candi Sugar Amber

    Smooth taste, good head retention, sweet aroma and high gravity without being apparent. Use in Belgian and holiday ales. Use clear for tripels, amber for dubbels, and dark is used in brown beer and strong golden ales.

  • 1.5 oz Styrian Goldings - 4.0 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Styrian Goldings

    Mild, pleasant.

  • 1 oz Oak Chips (soaked in whiskey for 1 month) - (omitted from calculations)

    Oak Chips (soaked in whiskey for 1 month)

  • 1 tsp irish moss (last 15 mins of boil) - (omitted from calculations)

    irish moss (last 15 mins of boil)

  • Wyeast 3463 Forbidden Fruit™

    Wyeast 3463 Forbidden Fruit™

    From classic Belgian brewery for production of wits to classic grand cru. Phenolic profile with subdued fruitiness. Seasonal availability.

Notes

Mash w/ 3 gal. @ 151 F for 90 minutes Sparge w/ 3 gal. @170 F 60 min boil Approx 2 weeks for primary fermentation Add Wyeast 4335 Lactobacillus Delrueckii to secondary After 4 weeks, add oak chips. Bottle after 8 weeks. Age for 1 year in cellar/crawlspace.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 17 - Sour Ale

Subcategory: C - Flanders Brown Ale/Oud Bruin

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.080 1.040 - 1.074
Terminal Gravity: 1.018 1.008 - 1.012
Color: 21.0 SRM 15 - 22
Alcohol: 8.2% ABV 4% - 8%
Bitterness: 27.8 IBU 20 - 25

Discussion

FartKnocker

Just boosted the efficiency to 83%...

2006-04-17 7:13pm

...to get the actual original gravity that I got from this.

FartKnocker

Tasted this at bottling

2006-07-23 6:26pm

AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A little more age will do this well. I'm putting this down in the well till next spring to age.

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