• Favorite
  • Discuss
  • Subscribe
Midwest Brown Ale

Midwest Brown Ale

Brown Porter • Partial Mash • 6.5 gal

Liquored

June 21, 2001 pm 12:50pm

0.0/5.0 0 ratings

Ingredients (Partial Mash6.5 gal)

  • 1 9/16 lbs Belgian Pale

    Belgian Pale

    Fully modified and is easily converted.

  • 1 9/16 lbs American 6-row Pale

    American 6-row Pale

    Tends to increase lautering efficiency due to a stiffer husk. May be used as the base malt for any beer style. The enzymes in all varieties of the current crop are sufficient to support high percentages of specialty malts and adjuncts.

  • 9/16 lbs Crystal Malt 60°L

    Crystal Malt 60°L

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

  • 3/8 lbs American Black Patent

    American Black Patent

    Provides color and sharp flavor in stouts and porters.

  • 1 9/16 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.

  • 1 9/16 lbs Dry Amber; Muntons

    Dry Amber; Muntons

    Used predominantly in the production of medium-colored beers such as pale ales, IPAs, and bitters.

  • 1 3/8 lbs Candi Sugar Dark

    Candi Sugar Dark

    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.

  • 1/2 lbs Honey

    Honey

    Imparts sweet and dry taste. For honey and brown ales. Also: specialty ales.

  • 1 1/8 oz Cluster - 7.0 AA% whole; boiled 60 min

    Cluster

    Used for bittering and flavor qualities in light and dark American lagers. Aroma is very floral.

  • 3/8 oz Hallertauer Hersbrucker - 4.5 AA% whole; boiled 15 min

    Hallertauer Hersbrucker

    Mild to strong. 'Noble'.

  • 3/8 oz Perle - 8.2 AA% whole; 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

  • 5/8 oz Comet - 10.0 AA% whole; boiled 1 min

    Comet

    Very bitter, use sparingly or with other hops

  • Wyeast 1968 London ESB Ale™

    Wyeast 1968 London ESB Ale™

    Highly flocculant top-fermenting strain with rich, malty character and balanced fruitiness. This strain is so flocculant that additional aeration and agitation is needed. An excellent strain for cask-conditioned ales.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 12 - Porter

Subcategory: A - Brown Porter

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.046 1.040 - 1.052
Terminal Gravity: 1.010 1.008 - 1.014
Color: 27.5 SRM 20 - 30
Alcohol: 4.7% ABV 4% - 5.4%
Bitterness: 23.7 IBU 18 - 35

Discussion

Post a Comment

Subscribe to this discussion.