DESCRIPTION: Brown Ale, very much like a Newcastle Ale. 3 kinds of hops (Golding, Liberty for base and Willamette for aroma) give a surprising character to this beer. Brewed it as the extract kit at least twice and was never disappointed. This one is the first time using the full grain kit, so I'm curious how it comes out.
BREW DATE: 11/02/2013
BOTTLING DAY: 11/24/2013
GRAIN BILL:
- 9 lbs. Rahr 2-row pale
- 0.75 lbs. Briess Caramel 60L
- 0.5 lbs. Briess Caramel 80L
- 0.25 lbs Fawcett Pale Chocolate
- 0.125 lbs. English Black Malt
MASHING:
- Sacch Rest 153F for 60min, Mash-out 170F at 10min (per recipe). I didn't exactly follow the Mash-out since I can't heat the kettle up that fast. Instead I use 170F hot water for initial lauter, with about 1-2 liters poured back into the mash to make sure the grain has settled and there are not too many floating particles washed out into wort.
HOPS SCHEDULE:
- 1oz. US Goldings (60min)
- 1 oz. Liberty (30min)
- 1 oz. Willamette (15min)
YEAST: Wyeast North American Ale (optimum temp 65-75F)
Ended up with 17.8 Brix for 8l Wort 1.0733 OG. Fill up to 23l. That should translate to about 3.5% Alc/Vol which seems low, lets see. Next time I really need to get the OG after all is done. :-)
5 Brix at bottling = 1.0197 OG.
TASTING NOTES: Indeed a little on the light side, but still very drinkable. Dark and nutty, malty flavor with subtle hints of hops, very much like a Newcastle Brown Ale, except somewhat lighter.
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