Reeds sugar shack red

This beer is one that I brew every spring, after a visit to my family members the [Reeds ]in upstate N.Y.. they sugar maple syrup and it"s the best, a great red color. good syrup makes this beer smooth.

Brewer:	Jim 'piper' Litterio		Email:	st_james224@juno.com
Beer:	Reeds sugar shack red		Style:	American Brown
Type:	All grain		Size:	5 gallons
Color:	40 HCU (~19 SRM)		Bitterness:	20 IBU
OG:	1.074		FG:	1.019
Alcohol:	7.1% v/v (5.6% w/w)
Water:	2 tsps.gypsum in mash water
Grain:	8 lb. British pale 1 lb. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils) 1.5 lb. British crystal 95-115L 1 oz. American chocolate
Mash:	80% efficiency
	mash @155 deg. for 70 mins raise temp to 168 for 20mins. sparge out @170 deg. with 5 gals.
Boil:	70mins. minutes	SG 1.062	6 gallons
	2 lb. Maple syrup
	add the maple syrup with your Irish moss when you have about 15 mins left in the boil.
Hops:	1 oz. Fuggles (4.75% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Saaz (3.75% AA, 15 min.)
Yeast:	white laps WLP009 Australian ale
Log:	brewed on 4/26/03

Recipe posted 04/26/03.