Cereal City Nut Brown

An easy extract+grain recipe for a tasteful brown ale.

Brewer:	Juan Steibel		Email:	martinfie@gmail.com
Beer:	Cereal City Nut Brown		Style:	English Brown
Type:	Extract w/grain		Size:	6 gallons
Color:	24 HCU (~13 SRM)		Bitterness:	20 IBU
OG:	1.054		FG:	1.012
Alcohol:	5.4% v/v (4.3% w/w)
Grain:	3 oz. American crystal 60L 5 oz. Pale chocolate 0 oz. Roasted barley
Steep:	2 gal steep 160 F, grain in a muslin bag
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.081	4 gallons
	8 lb. Light malt extract 8 oz. Brown sugar
	Whirlfloc 15 min. before flameout. I had 3 boilovers and lots of evaporation due to cold weather. Added about 1/2 galon during boil
Hops:	0.8 oz. UK First Gold (8.9% AA, 60 min.) 0.5 oz. Styrian Goldings (3.2% AA, 30 min.) 0.5 oz. Styrian Goldings (3.2% AA, 15 min.) 1 oz. Styrian Goldings (aroma)
Yeast:	Safale 04, 1 envelope
Log:	density in the boil: 1082 density in fermentor after adding 2 gal of water: 1045 on top and 1080 from a sample from bottom. It was stratified. Pitch temperature: 60F @ 5 PM First night: 72 F @ 11 PM. It was bubbling very fast. First day: 69 . Still bubbling every second.
Carbonation:	2.3 volumes	Keg: 10.1 psi @ 40°F
	First 72 hrs. @ 20 PSI, then 10 PSI. I

Recipe posted 02/20/14.