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[thatguy314]

This is my first recipe I tried to come up with from scratch. It's made mostly of leftover hops I have lying around and I've never used Victory before and I wanted to try it.

I'm most concerned about the hopping schedule. Do you think Amarillo will fit in well with mostly Cascade and Chinook? The use of Galena+Chinook @60min is because that's what I have and they have the same alpha rating so it's really just .75oz of hops @60min addition

6.00 lb Pale Liquid Extract (8.0 SRM) Extract 40.7 %
6.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 40.7 %
1.50 lb Victory Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 10.2 %
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 3.4 %
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L (20.0 SRM) Grain 3.4 %
0.25 lb Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 1.7 %
0.50 oz Galena [13.00%] (60 min) Hops 17.3 IBU
0.25 oz Chinook [13.00%] (60 min) Hops 8.6 IBU
1.00 oz Chinook [13.00%] (20 min) Hops 20.9 IBU
1.00 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50%] (10 min) Hops 8.2 IBU
0.50 oz Cascade [5.50%] (Dry Hop 3 days) Hops -
0.50 oz Chinook [13.00%] (Dry Hop 3 days) Hops -
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50%] (0 min) Hops -
1.00 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
2 Pkgs California Ale (White Labs #WLP001) Yeast-Ale

Est Original Gravity: 1.067 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.015 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 6.8 %
Bitterness: 55.1 IBU Calories: 43 cal/pint
Est Color: 16.5 SRM

Anyways, I'm giving it to a friend for a Wedding Present (he insisted I don't buy him anything but "How to Brew," so I'll make this to have at the party.... he loves SN Celebration Ale which is big on chinook)

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Looks pretty good. If you drop the Victory down a little and increase the Chocolate a bit you'd have a nice hoppy American Brown Ale.

[BDawg]

Yes, Amarillo will go great with Cascade and Chinook.

I'd just add some pale chocolate for "mid-range" chocolaty/roastiness & more color. With all due respect to Sheen, I think the victory will give it a nice nutty flavor so I'd leave that as it is. Maybe just a 1/2 lb of pale chocolate should do the trick. That would make a really nice India Brown Ale.

If you want to stay more in line of like a SN Celebration, Drop the chocolate altogether and add a 1/2 lb of Crystal 80.

Finally, I am assuming you are aware that the 2 row needs to be mashed. I'd go for 153F on that.

HTH-

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With all due respect to Sheen, I think the victory will give it a nice nutty flavor so I'd leave that as it is.

No respect required I just thought 1.5 lbs was a bit too much nutty/biscuitiness for an American Brown.

[thatguy314]

Thanks everybody! I heard a small amount of chocolate int he grist helps give a nice color and just a hint of roastiness, that's what I was going for, but I'll just drop it in favor of the crystal 80 thanks!