North Coast Brown Ale
Brewed on Saturday, 08/30/97. A nice brown ale without the 'bite'
of some true Scotch Ales. Fermentation is run a bit cold for an
ale - 60F (17C)- but I'm usually a lager brewer and don't like the
taste of dicetyl in my brew caused by warmer temps.
Brewer: | Christopher Ryba | Email: | cjr@cjpos.com | |||||
URL: | http://www.cjpos.com | |||||||
Beer: | North Coast Brown Ale | Style: | Northern Brown / Scotch Ale | |||||
Type: | All grain | Size: | 5.4 gallons | |||||
Color: |
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Bitterness: | 23 IBU | |||||
OG: | 1.050 | FG: | 1.011 | |||||
Alcohol: | 5.0% v/v (3.9% w/w) | |||||||
Water: | 1/4 tsp gypsum, 1 ml Lactic Acid per 3 gallon liquor. | |||||||
Grain: | 7 lb. American 2-row 12 oz. Homemade Aromatic (15min @350F) 1 lb. American crystal 40L 2 oz. American chocolate 450L 8 oz. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils) |
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Mash: | 76% efficiency | |||||||
Rest @ 130F for 30 min. (3 gal) Rest @ 158F for 30 min. Heat to 165F - 15 min. Started sparge @ 168F. Ran for 75 min - 4.5 gal sparge water volume. Collected 6.5 gal for boil. |
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Boil: | 70 minutes | SG 1.041 | 6.5 gallons | |||||
4 oz. Molasses - Dark | ||||||||
Hops: | .5 oz. Northern Brewer (8.8% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Fuggles (4.3% AA, 30 min.) .25 oz. Tettanger (3.8% AA, 30 min.) |
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Yeast: | Wyeast 1338 from 1qt. starter. | |||||||
Carbonation: | Artificial - CO2. | |||||||
Tasting: | Similar to New Castle Brown Ale with a bit of Old Peculiar tossed in. |
Recipe posted 10/02/97.