Fri Dec 12, 2008 5:43 pm
Thanks Tasty!!
This recipe is based on the B3 kit which was designed with Matt's input. I made the beer from the B3 version and it had way too much oak flavor. The second time I made it I switched from Western to French oak and cut the amount in half. That produced a very close clone. The oak flavor in Firestone Walker DBA is very much in the background but still an important part of the flavor profile. I tend to extract a lot of color from my mash so I shot for a SRM of 12 and it was a dead match with DBA which comes in at 16 SRM. I used BKG but if you can get some Styrian, split the 5 minute addition. I wanted a 5.5% beer but a 1.048 OG would be closer to DBA at 5%. As always, allow for your efficiency. Mine is low.
Tasty
Batch Size (Gal): 12
Anticipated OG: 1.051
Anticipated SRM: 12.2
Anticipated IBU: 31.9
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70 %
Wort Boil Time: 90 Minutes
13.00 lbs. Pale Malt(2-row)
8.00 lbs. Maris Otter
1.25 lbs. Crystal 75L
1.00 lbs. Munich Malt
0.50 lbs. Crystal 105L
0.16 lbs. Chocolate Malt
1.00 oz. Magnum Pellet 60 min.
4.00 oz. Goldings - BKG Pellet 5 min.
2.00 oz. Goldings - BKG Pellet Dry Hop
1.00 oz French Oak Cubes 7 Days (primary)
White Labs WLP005 British Ale
Sac Rest: 153F 45 min
Mash-out: 165F 15 min
Sparge: 170F 45 min
Todd
"Brew Your Own Home Brew"
