A pirates brown nut

Description:

As you can tell this is a nut brown ale.Gravity was nice to start and should end up at about1.012.I should have added more corn sugar so this is a lightly carbonated beer.It would be much better if it was more carbonated.

Size:

• 3 gallons

Ingredients:

• 4 1/4lb. Scottish 2 row
• 3/4lb. 120 Crystal
• 2 oz.80 Crystal
• 3/4lb. Munich
• 1 1/2oz. Chocolate malt
• 1/2lb. Vienna
• 1/2lb. Dextrine
• 1/4lb. Flaked maize
• 1oz. Pearl Hops (60 min)
• 1/2oz. Hallertau Hops (60 min)
• 1/3oz. Willamet Hops (20 min)
• 1/3 oz. Mt. Hood Hops (10 min. steep)
• Wyeast 1728 (Scottish) in 2 cups dissolved Light D.M.E.
• 1 tsp. Irish Moss (20 min.)
• 1 3/4 tsp. Corn sugar
• 2 tsp. Polyclar

Brewing Instructions:

Sac. rest all grains at 122f. for 20 min.Raise water to 150f and rest for 10 min.Raise water to 158f and rest for 25min.Sparge with 140f water untill you obtain 3 3/4 gallons.Boil for 60 min adding hops and irish moss at designated times.Cooled in water bath to 75f then pitched yeast starter.Fermentation below.

Fermentation:

• One week in primary
• One week in secondary with Polyclar (fining)

• O.G.-1.052
• F.G.-1.008
• Alcohol-5.5-5.75%