Mosquito Brown

Brewer:	Andrew Holm		Email:	-
Beer:	Mosquito Brown		Style:	English Brown
Type:	All grain		Size:	11 gallons
Color:	36 HCU (~17 SRM)		Bitterness:	15 IBU
OG:	1.047		FG:	1.012
Alcohol:	4.6% v/v (3.6% w/w)
Water:	I have high carbonate water which I offset by using gypsum. No water treatment necessary for low carbonate waters.
Grain:	4 lb. American 2-row 9 lb. American Vienna 1.25 lb. Belgian Special B .75 lb. British crystal 70-80L 1 lb. Rolled oats
Mash:	85% efficiency
	Single infusion at 153.
Boil:	minutes	SG 1.040	13 gallons
	1 lb. Brown sugar
	Add the sugar at the end of the boil to retain its character in the finished beer. I like the unrefined South and Central American sugars, but grocery store brown sugar is good, too.
Hops:	1.5 oz. Willamette (5% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Willamette (5% AA, 15 min.)
Yeast:	Nothing wacky. I usually go with SafAle or Nottingham dried yeasts.

Recipe posted 01/05/08.