Hops
|
Amount
|
Variety
|
Cost
|
Type
|
AA
|
Use
|
Time
|
IBU
|
Bill %
|
|
15 g |
East Kent Goldings15 g East Kent Goldings Hops |
|
Pellet |
5 |
First Wort
|
0 min |
19.56 |
15% |
|
15 g |
East Kent Goldings15 g East Kent Goldings Hops |
|
Pellet |
5 |
Boil
|
15 min |
4.75 |
15% |
|
20 g |
East Kent Goldings20 g East Kent Goldings Hops |
|
Pellet |
5 |
Boil
|
10 min |
5.15 |
20% |
|
30 g |
East Kent Goldings30 g East Kent Goldings Hops |
|
Pellet |
5 |
Boil
|
5 min |
5.77 |
30% |
|
20 g |
East Kent Goldings20 g East Kent Goldings Hops |
|
Pellet |
5 |
Aroma
|
0 min |
|
20% |
|
100 g
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|
Mash Guidelines
|
Amount
|
Description
|
Type
|
Start Temp
|
Target Temp
|
Time
|
|
18 L |
Roughly 5 litres per kg |
Infusion |
-- |
68 °C |
60 min |
|
4 L |
|
Sparge |
-- |
75 °C |
60 min |
Other Ingredients
|
Amount
|
Name
|
Cost
|
Type
|
Use
|
Time
|
|
15 g |
Irish moss
|
|
Fining |
Boil |
15 min. |
|
1.25 g |
Sodium metabisulphite
|
|
Water Agt |
Other |
12 hr. |
|
5 g |
Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)
|
|
Water Agt |
Mash |
1 hr. |
|
3 g |
Gypsum
|
|
Water Agt |
Mash |
1 hr. |
Priming
|
Amount: 59.4g sugar in 200ml warm water
CO2 Level: 2.0 Volumes |
Target Water Profile
Weymouth tap
Notes
This is a first attempt at a Brown Ale. I am aiming at malt complexity with this malt forward ale. So, I have deliberately kept the hops simple and low.
Yeast is rehydrated at 30c for 10-15 mins before pitching.
Sampled at 10 days gravity was 1.024. At three weeks it was 1.022. I bottled it. Samples tasted good with no diacetyl. One more week to proper tasting. Expecting this to improve greatly with age.
After two weeks in the bottle this tastes great. It is very similar to a 'Ruby Ale' that is sold in Aldi supermarkets called 'Medusa'. Very happy with it. I think the high FG is related to higher than planned for mashing temps with new equipment.
Tasting notes 18/02/2019. Wow. This is fantastic. I tried a bottle of Mann's Brown Ale last week, which was a lot weaker and nowhere near as tasty...but there were similarities. So, I'd call this a London-style brown ale. Mann's was a lot closer than the previously mentioned Medusa ale.
With age this turned out to be spectacular. I got into brewing my own beer because I was drawn to the challenge of brewing beer as good as you can buy in the pub. Well, this ale proved this beyond doubt. I tried a few pints in a famous pub chain and I honestly could not say mine was worse. Some were very, very similar.
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|
Cost $ |
Cost % |
| Fermentables |
$ |
|
Steeping Grains
(Extract Only) |
$ |
|
| Hops |
$ |
|
| Yeast |
$ |
|
| Other |
$ |
|
| Cost Per Barrel |
$ 0.00 |
|
| Cost Per Pint |
$ 0.00 |
|
| Total Cost |
$ 0.00 |
|
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