aggiejason
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I'm planning a beer to brew in a month or so in an effort to have it ready at the beginning of my favorite time of year, college football season. As a faithful Texas A&M Aggie fan (haters gonna hate), I'd like to brew a beer in celebration of the team. While I'm not stuck on a specific style, I'm thinking some sort of brown ale where I try to get a color close to Aggie Maroon (a dark reddish brown). I want to use some Victory as a major malt component both because I like the nutty flavor and also because, well...I figure that a beer with "victory" already in it has to be lucky!
I've been playing with the color calculators and few different malts and I think that it's in the right ballpark. I'm a little worried about how well these specialty grains are going to come together. I don't mind if it's a touch sweet but I'm trying to avoid an overly roasty flavor. The brewersfriend.com calculator shows 23.7 SRM. Hard to tell hue, etc, though.
Let me know your thoughts (on the grain bill....you can also make fun of my team loyalty...I can take it)
5 Gallon AG
8 lb Two Row
2 lb Victory
0.75 lb Crystal 60
0.5 lb Special B
0.5 lb Melanoidin
0.25 lb Debittered Black
I've been playing with the color calculators and few different malts and I think that it's in the right ballpark. I'm a little worried about how well these specialty grains are going to come together. I don't mind if it's a touch sweet but I'm trying to avoid an overly roasty flavor. The brewersfriend.com calculator shows 23.7 SRM. Hard to tell hue, etc, though.
Let me know your thoughts (on the grain bill....you can also make fun of my team loyalty...I can take it)
5 Gallon AG
8 lb Two Row
2 lb Victory
0.75 lb Crystal 60
0.5 lb Special B
0.5 lb Melanoidin
0.25 lb Debittered Black