Brown Shower Oud Bruin
Flanders Brown Ale/Oud Bruin • All Grain • 5 gal
This weekend's project. Gonna age this one a bit, should be well worth the wait.
April 12, 2006 pm 09:29pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 5 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
Just boosted the efficiency to 83%...
2006-04-17 7:13pm
...to get the actual original gravity that I got from this.
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.
