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Cub's Gout

Brewed 8/7/14
Bottled from primary 8/27/14

Brewer: KOBB Email: -
Beer: Cub's Gout Style: American Brown
Type: All grain Size: 5.5 gallons
Color:
32 HCU (~16 SRM)
Bitterness: 30 IBU
OG: 1.056 FG: 1.012
Alcohol: 5.7% v/v (4.5% w/w)
Water: Naperville Tap
1tbs gypsum to boil
Grain: 5 lb. British pale
8 oz. British crystal 60L(cara II)
6 oz. Melanoidin
3 oz. British chocolate
4 oz. Biscuit
1 lb. American crystal 10L
2 lb. American 2-row
6 oz. British amber
Mash: 84% efficiency
60 minutes @ 151F
Boil: 60 minutes SG 1.048 6.5 gallons
3.7 oz. Cane sugar
Hops: 1 oz. Kent Goldings (7.2% AA, 60 min.)
.5 oz. Fuggles (4.75% AA, 15 min.)
.5 oz. Fuggles (4.75% AA, 1 min.)
Yeast: S05
No starter
Carbonation: Used 3.7 oz cane sugar in 5.5 gal to achieve 2.2 vol potential carbonation.
Tasting: At bottling, tasted sweet. Smell was muted but also sweet, slightly roasty.
Would have bottled sooner. Newborn plus sick toddler.

10/7/14 tasted after chilling for a couple of days. Taste has improved X10. Nose and up front taste is all malty sweetness but there's nothing cloying about it. The mouthfeel is thin but the carbonation isn't to blame. There's a tartness that is probably due to under pitching but it's a fruityness. The hops are last. They need help. The flavors are blended but subdued. In future incarnations, I would explore 1968 with this beer's malt bill and more hops for flavor.

Recipe posted 10/07/14.