Moose Drool Clone AKA JBA 09/07/2009
American Brown Ale

 

Type: All Grain

 Date: 9/7/2009

Batch Size: 5.50 gal

 Brewer: jomebrew
Boil Size: 7.00 gal Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: Brew Pot 15g and Cooler (48 qt)
Taste Rating(out of 50): 35.0 Brewhouse Efficiency: 66.00
Taste Notes:
 

Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
10.80 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 86.96 %
1.25 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L (80.0 SRM) Grain 10.06 %
0.34 lb Chocolate (Briess) (350.0 SRM) Grain 2.74 %
0.03 lb Black (Patent) Malt (500.0 SRM) Grain 0.24 %
1.40 oz Goldings, East Kent [4.45 %] (60 min) Hops 20.4 IBU
1.00 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
0.60 oz Williamette [5.50 %] (10 min) Hops 3.9 IBU
0.60 oz Liberty [4.30 %] (0 min) Hops -
1 Pkgs English Ale (White Labs #WLP002) [Starter 1000 ml] Yeast-Ale

 

Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.054 SG

 Measured Original Gravity: 1.054 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.017 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.010 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 4.74 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 5.74 %
Bitterness: 24.1 IBU Calories: 239 cal/pint
Est Color: 20.8 SRM Color:
Color
 

Mash Profile
Mash Name: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge Total Grain Weight: 12.42 lb
Sparge Water: 4.86 gal Grain Temperature: 72.0 F
Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F TunTemperature: 72.0 F
Adjust Temp for Equipment: FALSE Mash PH: 5.4 PH
 

Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
60 min Mash In Add 15.53 qt of water at 165.9 F 154.0 F

 
Mash Notes: Simple single infusion mash for use with most modern well modified grains (about 95% of the time).

Carbonation and Storage
Carbonation Type: Corn Sugar Volumes of CO2: 2.4
Pressure/Weight: 4.2 oz Carbonation Used: My Carbonation Profile
Keg/Bottling Temperature: 60.0 F Age for: 28.0 days
Storage Temperature: 52.0 F  
 

Notes
Ingredients
10.8lb (4.9kg) American two Row (gr300)
5oz (142g) Pale Chocolate Malt (gr601)
1.25lb (567g) Crystal 60L (gr560c)
5oz (142g) Black patent (gr600c) ** This was major screw up. Should be .5oz (14g) not 5oz!!!!!!
1.4oz (40g) Kent Golding
.6oz (17g) Glacier
.6oz (17g) Amarillo

WPL002 yeast


4:55 PM dough in 12.6 quarts
172 strike temp
5:45 PM second dough in 8 more quarts. mash temp was 140 for 30 minutes.
154 mash temp
6:45 PM start vorloff
6:55 PM fly sparge
7:55 PM preboil gravity 1.046
-- 7.5 gallons wort
7:55 PM boil start
7:55 PM 1 3/8 oz (40g) Kent 60 min
8:40 PM .6 oz (17 grams) glacier
9:02 PM .6 oz (17 grams) Amarillo
9:03 PM Flameout
9:03 PM chill started
9:27 PM off hose. Wort 86f
9:30 PM Keg into Ice Bath at 50f
9:50 PM At 58f for 10 - 15 minutes. Whirl pool
9:58 PM Siphon
-- 5.5gal final after boil

** OG 1.50

10:10 PM pitch yeast. WPL002, same temp as wort. no starter. pitched right to wort.

10:30 PM 66d. in closet

Rest 1 week at approx 72.

** FG 1.014

8/27/2009 Kegged and chilled to 39. Force carbonated at 25lbs for 3 days. Dropped to about 8lbs CO2.

Tasting notes:
Color is black. very black. no light will pass through.
Thin like moose drool
light alcohol
ashy, coffee, dark burnt toast. earthy, smokey. malty. no hops. bitter on finish.
very good flavor. easy to drink and enjoy.

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