Big Brown Eyes American Brown Ale

Source: Michael Parker
Recipe added: 01/13/00
Email: mparker@caseservices.com

Book value for SGC from extract syrups seems to be about 1.037-1.040. That may be accurate for canned syrups, but I have always gotten 1.032 for the stuff from the 55ga drums. You may need to adjust the extract amount to match the SGC of your supplier.

Specifics

Recipe type: Extract
Batch Size: 5 GA
Starting Gravity: 1.054
Finishing Gravity: 1.016
Time in Boil: 1 hr
Primary Fermentation: 5 days
Secondary Fermentation: 14 days

Ingredients:

7 lbs Munton & Fison Bulk Pale LME @ 1.032 SGC
1/2 lb Dark Crystal
1/3 lb Roasted Barley
1/4 lb Black Patent
2 oz Willamette pellets @ 60 mins
1/2 oz Cascade pellets @ 10 mins
1 oz Cascade plug (dry)
1/2 cup priming sugar
White Labs WLP038 "Burton" yeast

Procedure:

Steep grains @ 150 for 30 mins. Top to 3.5 gals and add extracts. Ferments at 68 for 5 days, add Cascade plug to secondary and leave 2 wks. Prime and bottle and it's fully conditioned within 7 days.

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