Three Stooges Nut Brown Honey Ale

This recipe is a variation of Saunders Nut Brown Ale as given by Mr.
Pappazian.

Brewer:	Jonathan Tucker		Email:	jtuck5000@cox.net
Beer:	Three Stooges Nut Brown Honey Ale		Style:	American Brown
Type:	Extract w/grain		Size:	5.5 gallons
Color:	42 HCU (~19 SRM)		Bitterness:	28 IBU
OG:	1.074		FG:	1.018
Alcohol:	7.2% v/v (5.7% w/w)
Water:	1/4 tsp. of gypsum added to reverse osmosis water.
Grain:	2.6 oz. British brown 1.58 lb. American crystal 60L 2.6 oz. British chocolate
Steep:	Crystal, chocolate and brown malts milled together and steeped in grain bag held in 4 gallons of H20 at 150° for 30 minutes. Grains removed after this 30 minutes.
Boil:	75 minutes	SG 1.102	4 gallons
	7.91 lb. Light malt extract 2.11 lb. Honey
	1/4 tsp. of ground irish moss added during final 15minutes of boil. Wort chilled to 72degrees within 10minutes using homemade copper chiller.
Hops:	2.10 oz. Styrian Goldings (5.5% AA, 60 min.) 1.05 oz. Kent Goldings (5% AA, 15 min.) .5 oz. Kent Goldings (aroma) .25 oz. Cascade (aroma)
Yeast:	Wyeast American Ale Yeast II (1272) activator pack pitched at 72 degrees.
Log:	Brewed on 12/24/2005. Wort sparged into 2 gallons of RO water. Primary fermentation in 6.5 gal glass carboy.

Recipe posted 12/25/05.