My Brown-Eyed Girl

I originally wanted to brew a hop-flavorful American Amber,
but went a bit overboard on the hops and dark malts, so it
became an American Brown.

Brewer:	Joel Plutchak		Email:	plutchak@uiuc.edu
Beer:	My Brown-Eyed Girl		Style:	American Brown
Type:	All grain		Size:	5.5 gallons
Color:	34 HCU (~17 SRM)		Bitterness:	62 IBU
OG:	1.057		FG:	1.016
Alcohol:	5.2% v/v (4.1% w/w)
Water:	1/2 tsp. gypsum plus 1/2 ml 88% lactic acid added to the mash.
Grain:	4.5 lb. American 2-row 5.5 lb. Belgian pale 4 oz. Belgian CaraMunich 4 oz. Belgian Special B 8 oz. British crystal 50-60L 2 oz. British chocolate 12 oz. Belgian CaraPils
Mash:	72% efficiency
	Single infusion, 155° F for 60 minutes.
Boil:	90 minutes	SG 1.044	7 gallons
Hops:	1.0 oz. Centennial (10.1% AA, 60 min.) 0.5 oz. Fuggles (4.2% AA, 20 min.) 0.5 oz. Northern Brewer (6.9% AA, 20 min.) 0.75 oz. Saaz (3.75% AA, 10 min.) 0.75 oz. Centennial (10.7% AA, 10 min.)
Yeast:	Wyeast 1056, 750-ml starter.
Log:	Brewed Spring 1998.
Carbonation:	3/4 cup corn sugar priming.
Tasting:	I think it needed more maltiness and a little more chcocolate to stand up to the hops. However, in competition this beer took two first place ribbons and a second, and was an MCAB qualifier and NHC finalist.

Recipe posted 01/26/99.