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Bad Leroy Brown Ale
Shooting for a rich, complex American Brown
| Brewer: | Newer Brewer | Email: | devilbunnies@hotmail.com | |||||
| Beer: | Bad Leroy Brown Ale | Style: | American Brown | |||||
| Type: | Extract w/grain | Size: | 5.5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 40 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.056 | FG: | 1.012 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 5.7% v/v (4.5% w/w) | |||||||
| Water: | Untreated, unfiltered municipal tap | |||||||
| Grain: | 4 oz. Wheat malt 8 oz. German Munich 8 oz. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils) 8 oz. Belgian Special B 8 oz. Flaked oats 4 oz. American chocolate |
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| Steep: | Steep grains at 150°F for 45 minutes. I used OAT MALT not Flaked oats as indicated. |
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| Boil: | 75 minutes | SG 1.047 | 6.5 gallons | |||||
| 5 lb. Light dry malt extract | ||||||||
| Irish Moss at 15 minutes from end | ||||||||
| Hops: | 1 oz. Northern Brewer (8.5% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 5 min.) 1 oz. Cascade (aroma) |
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| Yeast: | Wyeast 1056 may sound boring but I've never used it! | |||||||
| Log: | One cup (approximately 4 oz) molasses boiled in one cup water added to secondary with dry hops. Molasses adds 0.02 to gravity. |
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| Carbonation: | Bottled with 4 oz DME in 5 gallons for low/medium carbonation | |||||||
| Tasting: | Try it yourself! | |||||||
Recipe posted 03/04/02.
