Brewing Method: All Grain
Yeast: Wyeast 1028 London Ale
Yeast Starter:
Batch Size: 5 gallons
Original Gravity: 1.038
Final Gravity: 1.014
Alcohol Content: 3.0 %
Total Grains: 7 pounds
Color:
Extract Efficiency: %
Hop IBU's:
Boiling Time: 75 minutes
Primary Fermentation: 9 days @ 68 degrees
Secondary Fermentation: none
Additional Fermentation:
Grain Bill:
6 lbs. British Pale Ale malt
3/4 lb. 60 degree crystal
1/4 lb chocolate malt
1 lb. Brown Sugar
Hop Bill:
1 oz East Kent Goldings 5.0 % alpha for 60 minutes
Mash Schedule:
Single infusion mash for 60 minutes at 154 degrees
Brewers Notes:
I use a recirculating infusion mash system.
This beer won first place in the Brown Ale category at the 1996 Boston Homebrew competition. The same basic recipe with 2 lbs of honey added to the boil won a first place ribbon in the specialty beer category at the 1996 North Texas State Fair.