Thoughts on this brown ale recipe?

[joehoppy]

Method: Extract Style: American Brown Ale
Boil Time: 60 min Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Boil Size: 6.5 gallons Efficiency: 35% (steeping grains only)
Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)



Original Gravity:1.057

Final Gravity:1.014

ABV (standard):5.62%

IBU (tinseth):26.74

SRM (morey):29.48


Fermentables

Amount Fermentable PPG °L Bill %
2 lb Dry Malt Extract - Light 42 4 21.6%
5 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Dark 35 30 54.1%

Steeping Grains

Amount Fermentable PPG °L Bill %
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 20L 35 20 10.8%
0.5 lb American - Chocolate 29 350 5.4%
0.25 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 2.7%
0.25 lb American - Aromatic Malt 35 20 2.7%
0.25 lb Belgian - Special B 34 115 2.7%

Hops

Amount Variety Time AA IBU Type Use
1 oz Fuggles Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 18.07
0.5 oz Tettnanger Pellet 4.5 Boil 30 min 6.94
0.5 oz Crystal Pellet 4.3 Boil 5 min 1.72

Yeast

Wyeast - London Ale 1028

Attenuation (avg): 75% Flocculation: Med-Low
Optimum Temp: 60 - 72 °F Starter: Yes
Fermentation Temp: 65 °F Pitch Rate: 0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P)



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Date: 2013-11-24 19:47 UTC
Recipe Last Updated: 2013-11-24 19:46 UTC

 

[DurangoMatt]

Sounds good. First thing I am thinking is that it maybe a little dark with the LME. 2nd thing is the hops are perfect. Let us know how it turns out.