Nut House Brown
American Brown Ale • All Grain • 5 gal
A nice full flavored dry-hopped american brown ale.
October 25, 2007 pm 11:57pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 5 gal)
- 8 lbs
Maris Otter Pale
Maris Otter Pale
An English thoroughbred and a favored choice of malt for many brewers. Simpsons' Maris Otter has a rich and nutty flavor and despite its small, berry size has a strong husk. This malt delivers predictable brewhouse performance with modest, yet consistent extracts. Brewers can expect good runoffs with clear wort.
- 1.5 lbs
Crystal Malt 60°L
Crystal Malt 60°L
Sweet caramel flavor, deep golden to red color. For dark amber and brown ales.
- .5 lbs
American Chocolate Malt
American Chocolate Malt
Use in all types to adjust color and add nutty, toasted flavor. Chocolate flavor.
- .5 lbs
American Caramel 90°L
American Caramel 90°L
Mild caramel,nutty flavor, sweet. adds color(Red Ale)
- .5 oz
Glacier - 7.0 AA% whole; boiled 60 min
Glacier
An excellent new variety with balanced bittering properties combined with a good aroma profile.
- 1 oz
Centennial - 9.0 AA% whole; boiled 10 min
Centennial
Aromatic but acceptable for bittering. Medium aroma with floral and citrus tones. Good in medium to dark ales.
- .5 oz
Glacier - 7.0 AA% whole; boiled 30 min
Glacier
An excellent new variety with balanced bittering properties combined with a good aroma profile.
- 1 oz
Centennial - 9.0 AA% whole; added dry to secondary fermenter
Centennial
Aromatic but acceptable for bittering. Medium aroma with floral and citrus tones. Good in medium to dark ales.
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White Labs WLP001 California Ale
White Labs WLP001 California Ale
This yeast is famous for its clean flavors, balance and ability to be used in almost any style ale. It accentuates the hop flavors and is extremely versatile.
Notes
Mashed at ~152 for 60 minutes -------------------------- Batch sparged with 2 gallons and 1.5 gallons. After boil, yielded just over 5 gallons of 1.050 wort (~70% efficiency) ------------------- Racked to secondary after 1 week, gravity 1.012. Added 1 oz centennial hops to dry hop. Good brown taste, still tastes green. Bubbling 1 every 20-30 seconds in secondary. ------------------------- Tasted after 1 week in secondary. Gravity 1.011, no bubbles after ~2 minutes of watching (probably done fermenting). Still young (obviously) but very tasty already! Strong hop aroma and initial taste, with a very nice nutty/light caramel aftertaste. Nice brown/dark red color. ------------------------- Bottled after 11 days in secondary, primed with 5 oz dextrose. Final gravity 1.010. Very tasty, a bit light on the mouthfeel, but good. ------------------------- Cracked one after 12 days in the bottle. Awesome hop aroma and flavor, but a great brown nutty aftertaste. Carbonation still a bit low, which should add to the mouthfeel as well (still a bit light). Will try another one in a week.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 10 - American Ale
Subcategory: C - American Brown Ale
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.051 | 1.045 - 1.060 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.012 | 1.010 - 1.016 | |
| Color: | 23.4 SRM | 18 - 35 | |
| Alcohol: | 5.1% ABV | 4.3% - 6.2% | |
| Bitterness: | 30.8 IBU | 20 - 40 |
