"Borders on Porter" Brown Ale

As the name implies, this looks a lot like a porter, and has the roasted character of a porter, but is a lot more effervescent than any porter I've ever seen. It's pretty darn tasty, too.

Brewer:	Lagerhaus 5		Email:	-
Beer:	"Borders on Porter" Brown Ale		Style:	American Brown
Type:	Extract w/grain		Size:	4.5 gallons
Color:	49 HCU (~22 SRM)		Bitterness:	39 IBU
OG:	1.063		FG:	1.014
Alcohol:	6.3% v/v (4.9% w/w)
Water:	Reverse osmosis water with 1 tsp. gypsum
Grain:	8 oz. American crystal 10L 8 oz. American chocolate
Steep:	Steeped without grain bag at ~155°F (though in hindsight, we should've used a grain bag) for 30 min.
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.051	5.5 gallons
	6 lb. Light dry malt extract
	Irish Moss added for final 15 minutes
Hops:	1 oz. Hallertauer (4% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Hallertauer (4% AA, 45 min.) .5 oz. Hallertauer (4% AA, 30 min.) 1 oz. Willamette (3.8% AA, 15 min.) 1 oz. Willamette (aroma)
Yeast:	White Labs WLP001 California Ale Yeast, one vial added on brew day, one vial added 2 days later when first vial didn't take.
Log:	9 days in primary, one week in secondary (1 oz. Willamette for dry hopping added at this point). Bottled out to 40 x 12 oz. bottles. (3.75 gallons)
Carbonation:	2.0 volumes	Dried Malt Extract: 3.96 oz. for 3.75 gallons @ 68°F
	Used 1 cup X-Light DME to prime. Not sure if that works out to ~4 oz. weightwise or not.
Tasting:	First tasting shows BIG roasted flavor offset by hop bouquet and bitterness. Might back off the amount of roasted barley to between 4 and 6 oz., but it tastes really good as is. Can't wait to taste it in a month.

Recipe posted 10/25/05.