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Cautiously Hoptimistic
A boldly hopped brown ale brewed for apres ride refreshment for the summer mountain biking season.
| Brewer: | Chris Ungvarsky | Email: | chris.ungvarsky2@gmail.com | |||||
| Beer: | Cautiously Hoptimistic | Style: | American Brown Ale | |||||
| Type: | All grain | Size: | 5.5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 88 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.060 | FG: | 1.014 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 6.0% v/v (4.7% w/w) | |||||||
| Water: | Tap water with 1 Tbs each 5.2 stabilizer and gypsum. | |||||||
| Grain: | 9 lb. American 2-row 1 lb. American crystal 60L 6 oz. American chocolate 4 oz. American victory |
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| Mash: | 80% efficiency | |||||||
| 153F for 60 minutes. Pull a 1 gallon decoction, add to 1 gallon boiling water, allow mixture to boil and reintroduce to mash. Sparge with 170F water to collect 7.5 gallons in brewpot. | ||||||||
| Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.044 | 7.5 gallons | |||||
| 8 oz. Brown sugar | ||||||||
| Hops: | 1 oz. Magnum (14.7% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Simcoe (12.2% AA, 10 min.) 1 oz. Columbus (13.9% AA, 10 min.) |
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| Yeast: | White Labs 001 -or- Wyeast 1056 -or- Safale US-05 |
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Recipe posted 05/16/12.
