Session Indian Brown Ale

[CraigT]

i was shooting towards a scaled down black IPA, that was a little lighter and more of a session beer. and it turned out even better than i had expected. the dark malts balance great with the bitterness and hop aroma and its one that makes me keep going back for a refill. this is one i will be keeping in my rotation for sure so i figured id post for those who would want to try a brown ale that is hopped like an ipa.

IBU's: 54.91
Color: 17.2 SRM
OG: 1.047
FG: 1.010
ABV: 4.85%
Efficiency: 75%

Grains: Mash at 150F for 60m (I'm sure you could bump it up a few degrees but i like mine a little drier)

8 lbs 2-row
1 lb Caramel 40L
.25 lb Dark Chrystal 85L
.25 lb Chocolate 350L

Hop Additions: Could be changed to your liking. I used what i had in the freezer at the time. I know I've only seen calypso at farmhouse which i bought because it was so cheap. I'm sure you could replace it with any high alpha variety

.33 oz Nugget 13% 60m
.5 oz Calypso 14.3% 25m
.33 oz Nugget 13% 20m
.5 oz Cascade 5.5% 15m
.5 oz Cascade 5.5% 10m
.33 oz Nugget 13% 5m
1 oz Cascade 5.5% 0m
.5 Calypso 14.3% 0m

Yeast: Safale US-05 Ferment around 60F

I kegged this at one month. it was great then but the flavors blended together making it even better after another month in the keg.

 

[crushingblackdoom]

Looks good to me. Id like to brew that I think. I've made a couple sessions this summer using extract/steep for a "quick brew day". Good beers. A lil thin. I believe this was a result of too much top off water. PITA brew days, both of em. It was like I forgot how to extract brew. Boil overs, f'd up numbers, quick for sure but I'll never stray from AG again.