Batch54

Brew Type: All Grain Date: 1/21/2011
Style: American Brown Ale Brewer: David Stobb
Batch Size: 5.50 gal Assistant Brewer:
Boil Volume: 6.85 gal Boil Time: 60 min
Brewhouse Efficiency: 77.00 %

Brewing Steps
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1/21/2011 Clean and prepare equipment.
-- Measure ingredients, crush grains.
-- Prepare 8.11 gal water for brewing
-- Prepare Ingredients for Mash
Amount Item Type
8.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain
1.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM) Grain
1.00 lb Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain
0.30 lb Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain
0.25 lb Black (Patent) Malt (500.0 SRM) Grain
-- WARNING: Preheat Mash Tun - No equipment adjustments made!
2 min Mash Ingredients
Mash In: Add 13.19 qt of water at 164.8 F
60 min - Hold mash at 153.0 F for 60 min
-- Batch Sparge Round 1: Sparge with 4.81 gal of 168.0 F water.
-- Add water to achieve boil volume of 6.85 gal
-- Estimated Pre-boil Gravity is: 1.046 SG with all grains/extracts added
Boil for 60 min Boil Ingredients
Boil Amount Item Type
60 min 1.00 oz Centennial [9.50 %] (60 min) Hops
25 min 0.50 oz Cascade [5.60 %] (25 min) Hops
-- Steep Hops
Amount Item Type
0.50 oz Cascade [5.60 %] (0 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep) Hops
-- Cool wort to fermentation temperature
-- Add water (as needed) to achieve volume of 5.50 gal
-- Siphon wort to primary fermenter and aerate wort.
-- Add Ingredients to Fermenter
Amount Item Type
1 Pkgs California Ale (White Labs #WLP001) Yeast-Ale
1/21/2011 Measure Original Gravity: ________ (Estimate: 1.052 SG)
1/21/2011 Measure Batch Volume: ________ (Estimate: 5.50 gal)
8 days Ferment in primary for 8 days at 68.0 F
1/29/2011 Transfer to Secondary Fermenter
7 days Ferment in secondary for 7 days at 68.0 F
2/5/2011 Measure Final Gravity: ________ (Estimate: 1.012 SG)
-- Bottle beer at 60.0 F with 4.2 oz of corn sugar.
1.0 Weeks Age for 1.0 Weeks at 52.0 F
2/12/2011 Sample and enjoy!

Taste Rating (50 possible points): 35.0