"My Donnas Brown Eyes" Brown Ale
This recipe produces an excellent & extremly well balanced Brown Ale...A nice creamy head with just the right amount of bitterness & hop aroma from the use of the very freshest German & American hops. I named it after my wife Donna who is the love of my life. If you love Brown Ales, this brew may very well become the love of yours too!!!!
Brewer: | Maury LaPrade | Email: | mlaprade@juno.com | |||||
Beer: | "My Donnas Brown Eyes" Brown Ale | Style: | American Brown Ale | |||||
Type: | All grain | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
Color: |
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Bitterness: | 43 IBU | |||||
OG: | 1.057 | FG: | 1.014 | |||||
Alcohol: | 5.6% v/v (4.4% w/w) | |||||||
Water: | Adjust water to PH 5.8 with Lactic Acid. The goal is to moderately Sulphate the water. My water is soft with few carbonates so I add 2 Tsp. Gypsum. ( one to the mash and one to the sparge) | |||||||
Grain: | 9 lb. American 2-row 1 lb. American Munich 8 oz. Belgian aromatic 1 lb. British crystal 50-60L 6 oz. American chocolate |
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Mash: | 67% efficiency | |||||||
Single infusion mash at 154 degrees for 90 mins. Mash & sparge as usual. | ||||||||
Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.044 | 6 1/2 gallons | |||||
Irish moss optional but reccomended | ||||||||
Hops: | 1.5 oz. Hallertau Northern Brewer (7% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. American Tettnanger (4% AA, 10 min.) 1 oz. Hallertau Northern Brewer (aroma) |
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Yeast: | Pitch a large & active starter of Wyeast American Ale # 1056. Ferment at 65 degrees. | |||||||
Log: | Dry Hop with 1/2 oz. Hallertau Northern Brewer in keg if possible | |||||||
Carbonation: | Force Carbonate in keg |
Recipe posted 02/23/98.