Heckuva Job Brownie
American Brown Ale • All Grain • 5.5 gal
by Al Boyce
November 2, 2007 pm 04:47pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 5.5 gal)
- 10 lbs
American 2-row
American 2-row
Yields a slightly higher extract than Six Rox brewers Malt. Tends to give a smoother, less grainy flavored beer. Some brewers claim they can detect a significant difference in flavor. Lower protein and will yield a lower color than Six-Row Brewers Malt
- 1.25 lbs
Belgian Cara-Pils
Belgian Cara-Pils
Significantly increases foam/head retention and body of the beer.
- 1 lbs
Crystal Malt 60°L
Crystal Malt 60°L
Sweet caramel flavor, deep golden to red color. For dark amber and brown ales.
- 1 lbs
Midwest Wheat Malt
Midwest Wheat Malt
Light flavor and creamy head. For American weizenbier, weissbier and dunkelweiss.
- 0.75 lbs
American Chocolate Malt
American Chocolate Malt
Use in all types to adjust color and add nutty, toasted flavor. Chocolate flavor.
- 0.5 lbs
Belgian Special B
Belgian Special B
- 0.5 lbs
Special Roast Malt; Briess
Special Roast Malt; Briess
Toasty, biscuity, sour, tangy flavors. Characteristics & Applications: • Excellent for Nut Brown Ales, Porter and other dark beer styles. • Special processing develops unique Toasty, Biscuity, Sour, Tangy flavors distinctive to Special Roast Malt . • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 6-Row Malting Barley varieties.
- 1 oz
Northern Brewer - 6.5 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Northern Brewer
Used for bittering with strong flavors and very fragrant in steam beers, dark English ales, and German lagers. Aroma is medium-strong with evergreen and mint overtones.
- 0.75 oz
Northern Brewer - 6.5 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min
Northern Brewer
Used for bittering with strong flavors and very fragrant in steam beers, dark English ales, and German lagers. Aroma is medium-strong with evergreen and mint overtones.
- 1.25 oz
Cascade - 5.6 AA% pellets; boiled 10 min
Cascade
Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.
- 1.25 oz
Cascade - 5.6 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min
Cascade
Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.
- 1.83 oz
Cascade - 5.6 AA% pellets; added dry to secondary fermenter
Cascade
Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.
- 0.31 tsp
Irish Moss - (omitted from calculations)
Irish Moss
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White Labs WLP051 California Ale V
White Labs WLP051 California Ale V
From Northern California. This strain is more fruity than WLP001, and slightly more flocculant. Attenuation is lower, resulting in a fuller bodied beer than with WLP001.
Notes
Based on Tim Haye's American Brown Ale that took Gold at the 2007 Upper Mississippi Mash-Out Mash Temp 153F - 60 min Boil: 70 min Primary: 64F - 21 days Secondary: 64F 14 days
Style (BJCP)
Category: 10 - American Ale
Subcategory: C - American Brown Ale
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.059 | 1.045 - 1.060 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.014 | 1.010 - 1.016 | |
| Color: | 26.3 SRM | 18 - 35 | |
| Alcohol: | 5.9% ABV | 4.3% - 6.2% | |
| Bitterness: | 40.9 IBU | 20 - 40 |
