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Border Town Brown

I vote for a brown out! Everyone drink up! A hoppy, fruity and slightly nutty brown!

Brewer: BBQ Bob Email: bbqbob@bobsbeerandbbq.com
URL: http://bobsbeerandbbq.com
Beer: Border Town Brown Style: American Brown
Type: All grain Size: 5.0 gallons
Color:
45 HCU (~20 SRM)
Bitterness: 59 IBU
OG: 1.066 FG: 1.018
Alcohol: 6.2% v/v (4.9% w/w)
Water: Tap
Grain: 9 lb. American 2-row
2 lb. German Vienna
8 oz. American victory
1 lb. American crystal 60L
6 oz. American chocolate
8 oz. Flaked barley
Mash: 68% efficiency
Mash in at 150° for 60 minutes Sparge at 170°
Boil: 90 minutes SG 1.047 7.0 gallons
Irish Moss @ 15 to go in the boil
Hops: .75 oz. Amarillo (8.5% AA, 60 min.)
.75 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 45 min.)
.75 oz. Amarillo (8.5% AA, 25 min.)
.75 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 1 min.)
.5 oz. Cascade (aroma)
.5 oz. Amarillo (aroma)
Yeast: WLP051 California Ale V Yeast
From Northern California. This strain is more fruity than WLP001, and slightly more flocculent. Attenuation is lower, resulting in a fuller bodied beer than with WLP001.
Attenuation: 70-75%
Flocculation: Medium to High
Optimum Fermentation Temperature: 66-70°F
Alcohol Tolerance: Medium-High
Log: Fermented at 70, Dry hopped in secondary for 7 days
Carbonation: 2.2 volumes Corn Sugar: 2.69 oz. for 5.0 gallons @ 50°F

Recipe posted 09/16/07.