Ugly ***** Brown Ale

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Arneba28

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Location
Amherst
Recipe Type
Extract
Yeast
1275 Thames Valley
Yeast Starter
Nope
Additional Yeast or Yeast Starter
no
Batch Size (Gallons)
5.5
Original Gravity
1.054
Final Gravity
1.012
Boiling Time (Minutes)
60
IBU
34
Color
12.5 SRM
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
13 @ 70
Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
8 @ 70
Additional Fermentation
Fully carbed in 2 days?
This was a recipe that has led me to one conclusion, I hate the taste of caramunich malt when it is still young in the bottle, after a month or so its ok but right now it is nasty. Both my Vienna and this beer have had caramunich and I dont like it at all.

6# Breiss Light DME
.25# Caramunich
.25# Flaked Barley
.25 Carafoam
3oz Special B

1oz EKG (60)
1oz EKG (23)

Steeped grains in 2 gallons water with flaked barley for 60min @ 156. Brought water up to 6.75 gallons and brought to a boil.
Hopped on schedule
1Tbsp Irish moss and Yeast Nutrient @ 20
 
Are you sure it is the caramunich, have you ever eaten a handful of it? I always eat right out of the bins when I am at the LHBS.
 
Yeah I am dead sure. Although it does mellow and get much better over time it is not my favorite.
 
Well the caramunich has mellowed and its pretty good now, just a very very slight hint of it. However, it is so overcarbed its rediculous. It almost explodes in your mouth, and gives the worst burps ever.
 
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