Goodbye to TheEremite

I'm dropping TheEremite.com domain. I picked up TheHolderfields.com a while ago and I figured it would suit this brew log just fine. So, hence forth this blog will be known as Matthew's Brew log or, Beer.TheHolderfields.com. I'll see if I can keep the feed the same. Hopefully you won't have to update your readers. TheEremite.com will remain for a while and redirect to here until the domain expires, but update your bookmarks now because TheEremite's days are numbered.

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 size 6 gallons Boil size 8.2 gallons Boil time 90 minutes Grain weight 8.5 pounds Efficiency 70%	Original gravity 1.037 Final gravity 1.009 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 chiller 15 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.