One Hundred Hoppy Brown Ale (previous)
100 is quite a milestone, and I thought I would name this beer 100 to mark the occasion.
As I first typed this, I had no idea what will be special about this beer. The only thing that is came to mind is that it should have Centennial hops in it. It followed that it should be pretty hoppy. I didn't just want to do an IPA, though.
I thought maybe a black IPA, but I've done those before. Similarly, I've done hoppy "West Coast" Reds. I didn't want to make a Belgium IPA or a White IPA.
Eventually, I decided on a hoppy American Brown Ale like the famous Janet's Brown. I used the famous Brewing Classic Styles as a starting point for my recipe, but changed based on my own preferences and available ingredients. I've never really done a hoppy American Brown, so this is a good excuse to break into that style.
| Style |
| American Brown Ale |
| Batch Size |
| 5.50 gal | | Type |
| All Grain |
| Boil Size | | 7.76 gal | | Brewhouse Efficiency | | 70.00 | | Boil Time | | 90 minutes |
Recipe Characteristics | Recipe Gravity |
| 1.062 SG |
| Estimated FG |
| 1.013 SG | | Recipe Bitterness |
| 60.3 IBUs (Rager) |
| Alcohol by Volume |
| 6.4 % | | BU : GU | | 0.972 | | | | | | Recipe Color |
| 21.9 SRM |
| | | | | Measured OG: | | 1.062 | | Measured FG: | | 1.011 | | ADF: | | 82 | | Measured ABV: | | 6.7 |
Ingredients
Ingredients| Amt | Name | Type | # | %/IBU |
|---|
| 6.00 g | Chalk (Mash 60.0 mins) | Water Agent | 1 | - | | 10 lbs | Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) | Grain | 2 | 72.1 % | | 1 lbs 8.0 oz | Rye Malt (4.7 SRM) | Grain | 3 | 10.8 % | | 1 lbs | Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) | Grain | 4 | 7.2 % | | 1 lbs | Munich Malt - 30L (30.0 SRM) | Grain | 5 | 7.2 % | | 4.0 oz | Chocolate (Crisp) (630.0 SRM) | Grain | 6 | 1.8 % | | 2.0 oz | Blackprinz (500.0 SRM) | Grain | 7 | 0.9 % | | 0.500 oz | Columbus (Tomahawk) [17.00 %] - First Wort 90.0 min | Hop | 8 | 36.5 IBUs | | 0.250 oz | Columbus (Tomahawk) [17.00 %] - Boil 20.0 min | Hop | 9 | 5.6 IBUs | | 1.00 Items | Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) | Fining | 10 | - | | 1.00 tsp | Yeast Nutrient (Boil 15.0 mins) | Other | 11 | - | | 1.000 oz | Cascade [5.40 %] - Boil 10.0 min | Hop | 12 | 4.2 IBUs | | 1.000 oz | Centennial [8.30 %] - Boil 10.0 min | Hop | 13 | 6.5 IBUs | | 1.000 oz | Centennial [8.30 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 20.0 min | Hop | 14 | 7.5 IBUs | | 1.0 pkg | Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) [50.28 ml] | Yeast | 15 | - | | 1.000 oz | Centennial [10.00 %] - Dry Hop 5.0 Days | Hop | 16 | 0.0 IBUs | Mash Profile
Mash Steps| Name | Description | Step Temperature | Step Time |
|---|
| Mash In | Add 17.34 qt of water at 163.7 F | 152.0 F | 60 min | Batch sparge with 2 steps (1.21gal, 3.88gal) of 168.0 F water Recipe NotesAdd 6g of CaCO3 into the strike water to bring up Calcium and help with clarity. From Denver Water, this puts the water profile at: Ca=102,Mg=8,Na=21,SO4=51,Cl=23,HCO3=210 Brew as directed from recipe. Cool wort to as close to 60 degrees as possible. Ferment at 60 for a day and let rise to mid 60's for the rest of the week. Then let the temperature go where it wants. Add dry hop in hop sacks for a few days before kegging. Keg carbonate. Brewing Record | Brew Date: |
| 2/15/2015 |
| Strike Temp: | | 164
| | Mash Temps: |
| 148 added water 154 down to 150 over 1.5 hours
| | Pre-boil OG | | 1.054 (1.050 SG) | | Pre-boil Vol | | 7.75 (7.76 gal) | | Actual Mash Efficiency |
| 86 |
| Pitch Temp | | 60 | | Fermentation | | | | | | | | Day 1: Slow start going by end of day 60 - 62 | | Day 2: Going strong. 65ish | | Day 3: Still going 66 |
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