Brew #80: Brown Stripe, American Brown Ale

Brown Stripe
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Brewer: Josh Gum
Style: American Brown Ale
Batch: 5.50 galAll Grain

Characteristics
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Recipe Gravity: 1.062 OG
Recipe Bitterness: 38 IBU
Recipe Color: 23 SRM
Estimated FG: 1.015
Alcohol by Volume: 6.0%
Alcohol by Weight: 4.7%

Ingredients
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American chocolate malt 0.75 lb, Grain, Mashed
American two-row 10.00 lb, Grain, Mashed
American wheat 1.00 lb, Grain, Mashed
Crystal 60L 0.50 lb, Grain, Mashed
German vienna 1.00 lb, Grain, Mashed

Amarillo (8.6aa) 1.00 oz, Whole, 15 minutes
Amarillo (8.6aa) 1.00 oz, Whole, 0 minutes
Northern Brewer (10.5aa) 0.50 oz, Whole, 65 minutes
Summit (16.5aa) 0.30 oz, Whole, 30 minutes

Gypsum 1.00 unit, Other, 1tsp in mash
Irish Moss 1.00 unit, Fining, 1tsp @ 30 min
WLP007 Dry English Ale 1.00 unit, Other, 1600mL starter

Notes
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Recipe Notes:
Mash @ 154f for 60min
Boil for 65min

Batch Notes:
Preboil 6.5gallons x 52points = 338 points per gallon
Postboil 338 points per gallon / 5.5 gallons = 61
Efficiency seems to be at 70%, bumped up a little bit with the new grain source I’m getting from the brewshop..
OG 1.056

4/6: Long primary, FG 1.012. Tastes pretty good, hopping was moderate and has a nice malty and bready biscuit sort of flavor.