Just brewed what im calling "BEEFCAKE BROWN ALE"

malt & fermentables

• % LB OZ MALT OR FERMENTABLE PPG °L
  
• 40% 3 5 Munton's Dark LME 34 22
  
• 24% 2 0 Muntons Plain Dark DME 44 60
  
• 14% 1 2 Briess Crystal 80L 33 80
  
• 12% 1 0 Pale Chocolate Malt 34 165
  
• 6% 0 8 Malto-Dextrin 43 6
  
• 3% 0 4 Light Dry Malt Extract 45 8

Batch size: 5.5 gallons edit
Original Gravity
1.052 / 12.9° Plato
(1.046 to 1.054)
Final Gravity
1.014 / 3.6° Plato
(1.012 to 1.015)
Color
31° SRM / 61° EBC
(Black)
Mash Efficiency ?
75% edit
Late Boil Additions
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hops
USE TIME OZ VARIETY FORM AA

boil 60 mins 1.0 First Gold pellet 7.3

boil 15 mins 0.75 East Kent Goldings leaf 6.3

boil 15 mins 0.75 Willamette leaf 5.7

boil 5 mins 0.25 East Kent Goldings leaf 6.3

boil 5 mins 0.25 Willamette leaf 5.7

Boil: 3.0 avg gallons for 60 minutes edit
Bitterness
27.4 IBU / 7 HBU
ƒ: Tinseth edit
BU:GU
0.53
yeast

Munton's Dry Yeast
ale yeast in dry form with high flocculation and 73% attenuation edit

Alcohol
5.1% ABV / 4% ABW
Calories
172 per 12 oz.
misc
USE TIME AMOUNT INGREDIENT

boil 15 min 1 tsp Irish Moss

secondary 7 days 2 ounces Cacao Nibs



Initial tasting was super rich and roasty with chocolatey/molasses overtones.

OG was 1.054

 

Fermenting Nicely!!