Winter Special Brown Ale

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etamme

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Location
New Rochelle, NY
Recipe Type
Partial Mash
Yeast
WYST American Ale II
Batch Size (Gallons)
5
Original Gravity
1.074
Final Gravity
1.022
Boiling Time (Minutes)
60
IBU
17
Color
20 SRM
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
6
Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
6
Tasting Notes
Smooth afternotes of mild nutmeg mellow out a dark and robust flavor.
Ingredients
  • 8lb Amber malt extract
  • 1lb chocolate malt
  • 1.5oz Galena bittering hops
  • 1oz Cascade finishing hops
  • 1/4 tsp. fresh ground nutmeg
  • 2 3" cinnamon sticks
  • WYeast American ALE II smack pack

Preboil
combine chocolate malt and 8qt. water soak at the following schedule.
  • 130 deg F 20min
  • 165 deg F 40 min

Sparge grain bag with warm water and squeeze into the boil pot.

Boil
  • Add as much water as possible to the boil pot, up to 5 gallons total.
  • bring water to boil
  • add malt extract and bring to boil again
  • start 60 min boil timer
  • with 15 minutes left add galena hops and clarifyer (irish moss)
  • with 5 minutes left add cinnamon and nutmeg
  • with 2 minutes left add cascade hops

Post Boil
  • After the 60 boil is complete. Use a wort chiller to rapidly cool the wort to 75 degrees F
  • Check the starting gravity
  • pitch yeast
 
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