HB Class Brown Ale

Recipe Specifications

Batch Size (Gal): 5
OG: 1.05
FG: NS
SRM: 20.4
IBU: 25.4
Boil Time imin) 60
Efficiency (%) NS

NS = Not Specified



Grains & Adjuncts

GrainAmtPct
Muntons DME - Light 3 lbs 50.0%
Muntons DME - Amber 2 lbs 33.3%
Crystal 120L 0.75 lbs 12.5%
Chocolate Malt 0.25 lbs 4.2%


Hops

Hop NameAmtAA (%)Time (min)
Hallertau Northern Brewer 1 8.5 40

 


Additional Ingredients

1 tsp Irish Moss in boil (15 min)

Yeast

White Labs WLP002 English Ale

Process Details

  • Steep crushed grains in 150°F water for 30 minutes.
  • Remove bag, set in colander over pot.
  • Pour hot water over grain bag to rinse, collecting 2 gallons total.
  • Bring to a boil, remove from heat.
  • Stir in malt extract till fully dissolved, return to a boil.
  • Boil 20 minutes.
  • Add 1 oz Northern Brewer hops and boil 25 minutes.
  • Add 1 tsp Irish Moss and boil 15 minutes.
  • When wort drops below 100°F pour into fermenter, leaving the sediment behind.
  • Stir cool wort vigorously to aerate, add yeast.


  • Fermentation Details

  • Ferment 10-14 days at 65°F

    Brewers Notes

  • Bottling Instructions:
  • Add 1/4 c corn sugar to 1/2 c water in a saucepan, bring to a boil.
  • Cover, place in sink of cool water to chill.
  • Pour sugar solution into sanitized bottling bucket.
  • Gently siphon beer from fermenter to bottling bucket, keeping splashing to a minimum, and leaving sediment behind.
  • Stir gently but thouroughly to mix corn sugar solution.
  • Bottle.