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BrewBlog: NB Caribou Slobber

Specifics

Style:

American Brown Ale — BJCP Style Information

Category:	American Ale
Number:	10C

Can be considered a bigger, maltier, hoppier interpretation of Northern English brown ale or a hoppier, less malty Brown Porter, often including the citrus-accented hop presence that is characteristic of American hop varieties.

Commercial Examples: Bell’s Best Brown, Smuttynose Old Brown Dog Ale, Big Sky Moose Drool Brown Ale, North Coast Acme Brown, Brooklyn Brown Ale, Lost Coast Downtown Brown, Left Hand Deep Cover Brown Ale.

Brewer:

Dustin Zastera

Brew Date:

January 24, 2015

Yield:

5 gallons

Color (SRM/EBC):

16.9/33.3

Bitterness (Calc):

34.2 IBU (Tinseth)

BU/GU:

0.68

Calories:

165 (12 ounces)

ABV:

5.1%

ABW:

Batch No:	118
OG:	1.050
OG (Plato):	12.39° P
Target OG:	1.052
FG:	1.012
FG (Plato):	3.07° P
Target FG:	1.012
Real Extract:	4.75° P
App. Atten.:	75.2%
Real Atten.:	61.6%

General Information

Method:	All Grain

Method:

All Grain

Scale Recipe

Enter desired final yield (volume):

gallons

Malts and Grains

9.00 pounds

Rahr Pale Malt (2-Row)

Color (L):	1 °L
Info/Use:	Smooth, less grainy, moderate malt flavor. Basic malt for all beer styles.

84.7% of grist

0.75 pounds

Crystal Malt 60L

Color (L):	60 °L
Info/Use:	Sweet, mild caramel flavor and a golden color. Use in amber and brown ales.

7.1% of grist

0.50 pounds

Crystal Malt 80L

Color (L):	80 °L
Info/Use:	Sweet, mild caramel flavor and a golden color. For porters and stouts

4.7% of grist

0.25 pounds

British Pale Chocolate

Color (L):	200 °L
Info/Use:	Used in darker beers such as porters and stouts to add color and richness. It is used in preference to chocolate malt when less color from the grains is desired and a grain with milder flavors is needed.

2.4% of grist

0.13 pounds

British Black Patent Malt

Color (L):	500-600 °L
Info/Use:	Dry, burnt, chalky character. Use in porters, stouts, brown ales and dark lagers.

1.2% of grist

10.63 pounds

Total Grain Weight (Water Amounts

Water Amounts

Target Final Boil Volume:	5 gallons
Evaporation Rate:	0.78 gallons per hour
Boil Time:	60 minutes
Runoff Volume Needed:	6 gallons	5 gallons (final boil volume) ÷ 0.96 (cooling) + 0.8 gallons (boil evaporation)
Grain Amount:	10.6 pounds
Grain Absorbtion:	2.3 gallons
Total Water Needed:	8.8 gallons	6 gallons (runoff) + 2.3 gallons (grain absorbtion) + .5 gallons (equip. loss)
Mash Water Needed:	3.5 gallons	based on 1.33 quarts per pound of grain
Sparge Water Needed:	5.2 gallons	8.8 gallons (total water) – 3.5 gallons (mash water)

)

100% of grist

Hops

1.00 ounces

Golding

Region:	United States, Canada
AAU Range:	4 - 6%
Notes:	Version of Kent Goldings grown in the United States.
Typical Use:	Aroma.
Substitution:	Kent Goldings
Example:	English-style Ale, ESB, Pale Ale

4.5% Pellets @ 60 minutes
Type: Bittering
Use: Boil

4.5 AAUs

1.00 ounces

Liberty

Region:	United States
AAU Range:	2 - 5%
Notes:	Fine, very mild aroma.
Typical Use:	Aroma, finishing.
Substitution:	Hallertauer Mittelfrueh, Hallertauer Hersbrucker, Mt. Hood, Crystal
Example:	Lager, Pilsner, Bock, Wheat; Pete's Wicked Lager

4.8% Pellets @ 30 minutes
Type: Flavor
Use: Boil

4.8 AAUs

1.00 ounces

Williamette

Region:	United States
AAU Range:	4 - 7%
Notes:	Mild, spicy, grassy, floral aroma.
Typical Use:	Aroma, finishing, dry hopping.
Substitution:	Fuggle
Example:	English-style Ale, Porter, Stout; Sierra Nevada Porter, Ballard Bitter, Anderson Valley Boont Amber

4.7% Pellets @ 15 minutes
Type: Flavor
Use: Aroma

4.7 AAUs

3.00 ounces

Total Hop Weight

14 AAUs

Boil

Total Boil Time:	60 minutes

Total Boil Time:

60 minutes

Yeast

Name:	Windsor Yeast
Manufacturer:	Lallemand
Type:	Ale
Flocculation:	Very High
Attenuation:	75%
Temperature Range:	62–72°F
Amount:	12 gr

Equipment Profile

Red rectangular cooler

Batch Size:	5 gallons	Boil Volume:	7 gallons
Evaporation Rate:	9% per hour	Mash Tun Dead Space:	0 gallons
Efficiency:	80%	Mash Tun Weight:	10 pounds
Hop Utilization:	100%	Mash Tun Volume:	10 gallons
Loss:	.5 gallons	Mash Tun Specific Heat:	.3 Cal/gram per °C
Notes:	Suitable for larger batches, up to 25 pounds of grain in a thick mash.

Water Profile

Hastings, Minnesota

Calicum:	55 ppm
Bicarbonate:	196 ppm
Sulfate:	7.9 ppm
Chloride:	8.9 ppm
Sodium:	3 ppm
Magnesium:	24 ppm
PH:	7.4%
Notes:	Taken from: "Ground Water Quality in Cottage Grove, MN, June 2000" Prepared by GWMAP

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