(light) Brown Ale
I modified the "Osage Bluff Brown" recipe to make it lighter and with less hops. This turned out to be the best homebrew I have ever tasted.
| Brewer: | Freisinger Brewing | Email: | - | |||||
| Beer: | (light) Brown Ale | Style: | American Brown | |||||
| Type: | Extract w/grain | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 10 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.076 | FG: | 1.018 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 7.5% v/v (5.9% w/w) | |||||||
| Grain: | 0.50 lb. American crystal 20L 0.57 lb. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils) 4.0 oz. American chocolate |
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| Boil: | minutes | SG 1.109 | 3.5 gallons | |||||
| 4.03 lb. Light dry malt extract 4.03 lb. Amber dry malt extract |
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| Hops: | 1 oz. Willamette (5% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Cascade (aroma) |
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| Yeast: | WL German Ale/Kolsch Yeast (WLP029) | |||||||
| Carbonation: | Corn Sugar | |||||||
| Tasting: | Very good at first taste @ 19 days. This beer for some reason has a spicy bite finish. It has a lot of carbonation- belgian ale-ish. This beer took some time in the bottle to balance the spicy notes with hop flavor. | |||||||
Recipe posted 01/22/05.