Brew #18 - Double Eagle Nut Brown Ale


5/25/98      Double Eagle Nut Brown Ale
  
   Category         :  Nut Brown Ale     
   Method           :  Full Mash
   Starting Gravity :  1.052
   Ending Gravity   :  1.013
   Alcohol content  :  5.0%
   Recipe Makes     : 13.0 gallons
   Total Grain      : 25.75 lbs.
   Color (srm)      : 21.2
   Efficiency       : 75%
   Hop IBUs         : 30.6

Malts/Sugars:
 16.00	lb.	American 2-Row  1.8L        
  6.25	lb.	American Victory (AmBrew) 6L
  2.00	lb.	Munich Light (AmBrew) 6.1L
  1.00	lb.	Crystal (Caramel) 10L    
  0.50	lb.	Chocolate (AmBrew) 377L      

Hops:
 3.00	oz.	P-Liberty      	 4.4%	60 min
 2.00	oz.	P-Liberty      	 4.4%	25 min
 1.00	oz.	P-Kent-Goldings	 5.8%	10 min

Boil temperature of water: 212F
Grain Starting Temperature: 65F
Desired Grain/Water Ratio: 1 quarts/pound
Strike Water:  6.38 gallons of water at 173F
First Mash Temperature: 154F

Notes:

Add ~0.50+ tsp. calcium chloride in the mash.

Mash at 154F for 1 hour.

Sparge Water - ~10 gallons @180F (allow for cooling to ~170 F)

Add another ~0.50+ tsp. calcium chloride in the kettle

Sparge - collect ~12 gallons. Start boiling after ~3 gallons have
         been collected.
 
Save residual runoff to compensate for boil-off, and to bring up to
13 gallons total by end of boil.

Use nylon bags for pelletized hops. (optional)

Schedule: 1st hops @ 60 min. - 3 oz. Liberty (4.4 AA)
          2nd hops @ 25 min. - 2 oz. Liberty (4.4 AA)
        Irish Moss @ 20 min. - 2 tsp.
   Immerse chiller @ 15 min.
          3rd hops @ 10 min. - 1 oz. EKG (5.8 AA)

Total boil time - 90 minutes.

Yeast:  Wyeast 1056 American Ale
Used commercially for several classic American ales.
This strain ferments dry, finishes soft, smooth and clean,
and is very well balanced. Flocculation low to medium;
apparent attenuation 73-77%. (60-72 F)

	Style Comparison

		Minimum	         Yours	    Maximum
OG		 1.040		 1.052	     1.055
Alc %		 4.0		 5.0	     5.9
IBUs		25		30.6	    60
Color (srm)	15.0		21.2	    22.0

This beer is named "Double Eagle" Nut Brown Ale because it
was brewed by two Polacks - Mendyka & Mezynski.  Most Poles
know that the "Double Eagle" is the Polish national symbol.