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Coffee Ale

Coffee Ale

Mild • All Grain • 5 gal

dsmalley

Extremely light body that tastes like coffee from the roasted barley.

November 15, 2008 pm 02:46pm

0.0/5.0 0 ratings

Ingredients (All Grain5 gal)

  • 6 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

  • .5 lbs Crystal Malt 40°L

    Crystal Malt 40°L

    Sweet, mild caramel flavor and a golden color. Use in light lagers and light ales.

  • .45 lbs Roasted Barley

    Roasted Barley

    Sweet, grainy, coffee flavor and a red to deep brown color. For porters and stouts.

  • 1 oz Cascade - 5.5 AA% pellets; boiled 50 min

    Cascade

    Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.

  • 1 oz Willamette - 4.6 AA% pellets; boiled 5 min

    Willamette

    This hop is used for finishing and dry hopping American and British style ales. Aroma is mild and pleasant ans slightly spicy

  • 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.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 11 - English Brown Ale

Subcategory: A - Mild

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.033 1.030 - 1.038
Terminal Gravity: 1.007 1.008 - 1.013
Color: 17.7 SRM 12 - 25
Alcohol: 3.4% ABV 2.8% - 4.5%
Bitterness: 28.0 IBU 10 - 25

Discussion

dsmalley

Decent but bitter

2008-12-16 11:17pm

This turned out OK. My wife likes it, but maybe next time I will give it a little more body. My mash must have been almost all fermentables, because it ended up with such a low terminal gravity. IT is bitter and does taste like coffee, without actually adding coffee. Pretty neat, but not a beer I want to drink more than two at a sitting. That was my experiment on how a beer with a lot of roasted barley tastes if its put in the front.

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