Brown Shugga

ArroganceFan · 08-07-2007, 01:03 AM

Does anyone know of a good Lagunitas Brown Shugga clone extract recipe? Is there a book that might have it? The google searches I have done have not turned up much of anything, and I would really like to get one started for the holiday season. Hopefully I am not too late.

desertbronze · 08-07-2007, 02:06 AM

Here's a link to a recipe. You will have to convert it to extract. Should get you in the ballpark. Check the Lagunitas website for information on ingredients as well.

http://lossilverechos.com/beer/r/shugnight.html

ArroganceFan · 08-07-2007, 02:15 AM

Thanks for the link, looks like I am going to be doing a conversion on my day off tomorrow. I will post it up to see what you guys think, I have never converted a recipe before. Wish me luck

desertbronze · 08-07-2007, 03:51 AM

Do you have a bottle of Brown Shugga around? The alcohol percentage should be listed on the label. You'll need that to determine the target original gravity. The bottle might also have some recipe/ingredient information. The website had no information.

The recipe from Ruthless Brewing lists a starting gravity of 1.100. I don't think the Lagunitas recipe is that strong.

ArroganceFan · 08-07-2007, 01:24 PM

I have the bottle in front of me:

OG 1.100
Alc 9.9%
IBU 51.1

There are no ingredients on the label other then "Ale fermented with fresh brown sugar" which is pretty obvious.

brewt00l · 08-07-2007, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by ArroganceFan

Thanks for the link, looks like I am going to be doing a conversion on my day off tomorrow. I will post it up to see what you guys think, I have never converted a recipe before. Wish me luck

Should be pretty straight forward..you're replacing the 2-row in the recipe with equivalent DME/LME to yeild the same SG. Leave the speciality grains & adjuncts as-is. That recipe is also a 11 gal batch so you will have to resize to your desired batch size. Using promash/beersmith/beertools or other brewing tool will help. The comments on the recipe are interesting.....

desertbronze · 08-07-2007, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by ArroganceFan

I have the bottle in front of me:

OG 1.100
Alc 9.9%
IBU 51.1

There are no ingredients on the label other then "Ale fermented with fresh brown sugar" which is pretty obvious.

My bad on the OG. I've only drank that beer once - it's not one of my favorite Lagunitas brews - but looks like the clone recipe will be pretty close.

From an article by Jonny Lieberman (the author of the clone recipe)

Inspired, the gloves came off and I brewed a clone of Lagunitas Brown Shugga' . Instead of brown sugar (the bland supermarket variety is really just white sugar dyed with molasses), I used a pound each of Muscavado, Demerara and Piloncillo, all of which are available at any Whole Foods. Not to brag, but I much prefer mine to the original. The clone tastes as if a half-dozen Carmellos were tossed into the boil. I've also had good luck with Turbonado.

A link to the entire article - a good read for info on brewing big beers.

http://www.maltosefalcons.com/tech/brewingbig.php

ArroganceFan · 08-07-2007, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by brewt00l

Should be pretty straight forward..you're replacing the 2-row in the recipe with equivalent DME/LME to yeild the same SG. Leave the speciality grains & adjuncts as-is. That recipe is also a 11 gal batch so you will have to resize to your desired batch size. Using promash/beersmith/beertools or other brewing tool will help. The comments on the recipe are interesting.....

I am going to have to play with one of those programs to see how to to it. I have never messed with them before...

ArroganceFan · 08-07-2007, 08:33 PM

Anyone know of a replacement for Muscovado? I am trying to put that into promash and there isnt an option for it.

**david_42** · 08-07-2007, 09:45 PM

Muscovado is just an unrefined brown sugar. Just use the cane sugar numbers.