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First Down Brown
A very malty, dangerously drinkable brown ale. Perfect for a Sunday afternoon with the boys. Ahh... Thank God football's back!
| Brewer: | Chris Ungvarsky | Email: | chris.ungvarsky@gmail.com | |||||
| Beer: | First Down Brown | Style: | American Brown | |||||
| Type: | All grain | Size: | 5.2 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 38 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.057 | FG: | 1.010 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 6.0% v/v (4.7% w/w) | |||||||
| Water: | 5.2 mash stabilizer for mash water. Other than that, good old Turtle Creek municipal H2O. | |||||||
| Grain: | 7 lb. American 2-row 8 oz. American crystal 80L 8 oz. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils) 4 oz. American chocolate 2 oz. Roasted barley 8 oz. Flaked oats 8 oz. American victory |
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| Mash: | 75% efficiency | |||||||
| Mash at 1.5 quarts per pound (3.5 gal) at 155 for 60 min. Sparge with 170 water to collect 6.5 gal. | ||||||||
| Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.045 | 6.5 gallons | |||||
| 1 lb. Buckwheat Honey | ||||||||
| Add honey and 1 tsp irish moss last 15 minutes. Add aroma hops at flameout. | ||||||||
| Hops: | .75 oz. Horizon (11% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Willamette (4.6% AA, 30 min.) .5 oz. Willamette (aroma) |
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| Yeast: | Yeast cake from secondary fermentation of Terrapin Reprise IPA (Wyeast 1056). | |||||||
| Carbonation: | 2.5 volumes | Keg: 12.3 psi @ 40°F | ||||||
| Keg and force carbonate to 2.5 volumes. | ||||||||
Recipe posted 08/05/08.
