January 30, 2010

Southern English Brown

I've never brewed or drank a Southern English Brown and Milds aren't a favorite style of mine, but I've been on a small beer kick lately and I thought I'd like to make a malty but low gravity beer that tastes more substantial than you'd expect from a sub 4% beer. Maybe this will make me a fan of milds.


Southern English Brown

Batch size6 gallons
Boil size8.2 gallons
Boil time90 minutes
Grain weight8.5 pounds
Efficiency70%
Original gravity1.037
Final gravity1.009
Alcohol (by volume)3.7%
Bitterness (IBU)14
Color (SRM)26.5°L
Yeast
2 liquid packs
White Labs
    WLP001
California Ale

Grains/Extracts/Sugars
8.5 pounds
Maris Otter
    38ppg, 4°L
6.88 pounds
    80.9%
Carafa II
    30ppg, 500°L
0.55 pounds
    6.5%
Crystal 120L
    33ppg, 120°L
0.55 pounds
    6.5%
Special Roast
    33ppg, 50°L
0.26 pounds
    3.1%
Crystal 60L
    34ppg, 60°L
0.26 pounds
    3.1%

Hops
0.88 ounces
Goldings (Kent) hops
    5%, Pellet
0.88 ounces

Infusion Mash
60 minutes, 9.7 gallons
Strike
    Target 154°F
2.6 gallons
170°F
60 minutes (+0)
Sparge
    Target 165°F
7.1 gallons
172°F

Boil
90 minutes, 8.2 gallons
Goldings (Kent) hops
    5%, Pellet
0.88 ounces
60 minutes (+30)
Wort chiller15 minutes (+75)

Ferment
14 days @ 68-73°F
I plan to ferment this thing at 68 for a week and then crash it to 55 for a few days before kegging.




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