Northern Brewers Nut Brown

**NateG** · 01-19-2012, 05:58 PM

I ordered two more kits last week and they came in today, I ordered a American Wheat, which was my first brew and I liked it so I ordered another, and their Nut Brown ale. I currently have both kits in the fridge, hops, grains and yeast in ziplocks. I figure I will do the nut brown first since it has the extra grains. This will be a first for a few things, one being the specialty grains and it will be the first time I use my new turkey fryer. Should be fun, I am going to do the Nut Brown tomorrow.

Justdrinkit · 01-20-2012, 12:59 PM

I really like the NB Nut Brown Kit and you'll love the Turkey Fryer! My wife is sensitive to smells but loves my homebrews. Now I fire up the Fryer in the garage and the hops don't smell up the house. Heating 5 Gallons to a boil eats up the propane though

kh54s10 · 01-20-2012, 01:09 PM

The Nut Brown is an awesome beer. I did mine August 11th and drank the last one last night. They age well.

I also use a turkey fryer. Be sure to adjust the air baffle to get a good flame. You want a little orange in the flame as possible.

On my last brew doing all grain I heated my mash, mashout and sparge water on the stove. I then did the boil on the turkey fryer.

I have been getting 5-6 brew days out of a Blue Rhino tank. I have heard that they only fill them to 14 pounds, whereas a tank filled at a gas outlet will fill them to 20 pounds. (Maybe not the Rhino tanks, never tried.)

Justdrinkit · 01-20-2012, 01:44 PM

That explains why the propane goes so fast. I might have TSC fill it up for me from now on.

I started steeping w/ 3 gallons on the stove then adding it to the fryer water for the full boil. It seems to help on propane rather than heating 5 gallons to steeping temp. waiting then going full boil

Justdrinkit · 01-20-2012, 01:51 PM

Anyone tried the NB Carribou Slobber Kit?

**NateG** · 01-20-2012, 03:10 PM

We have 2 propane tanks for out grill and take them to be filled because the whole blue rhino bit is a rip off, especially with how much we go through. I was contemplating doing the grain soak on the stove though, seems like it would be easier to control things that way.

L0nni3 · 01-20-2012, 06:03 PM

I really enjoyed the nut brown when it warmed up. At colder temps I could not taste the nut but once it warmed up the nuts shined though, almost like try were freshly shaved.

**NateG** · 01-20-2012, 06:08 PM

Steeped my grains on the stove in 5 quarts of water, I deviated from the kit instructions and brought the water up to 170 before tossing in the bag, left it in for 30 minutes, the final temp was about 155. I am currently waiting for the 5 gallons to boil, I am going to add half the LME at the start and the rest at 30 minutes.

**NateG** · 01-20-2012, 06:36 PM

Since I have 45 minutes to kill here are a couple photos

Beer Tea

Boiling

**NateG** · 01-20-2012, 08:14 PM

It's in the bucket

Finished the boil and dropped the chiller in, which by the way is awesome, had it down to 80 deg in 8 minutes!!! Poured it in the bucket and stirred the crap out of it which brought the temp right down to 70. Poured in the yeast which I was soaking for an hour and a half and carried it inside. I didn't get a full 5 gallons, about an inch below the 5 gallon line, but the gravity was spot on at 1041 so I left it.

Wort chiller rockin out.

The party's is already getting started.

So to recap, I love my turkey fryer and I love my homemade wort chiller