Dragon Spit Brown Ale
Brewed: 06/24/2010 Kegged: 07/08/2009
 I decided to brew another beer in
Tuke on Easter Sunday. The only
extracts I had left from Mr. Beer were a can of Englishman's Nut-Brown
HME and 1 Can Mellow Amber UME. If you have been paying attention,
you know that is what is in Northern Amber Ale,
and that is what
had been fermenting in Rutt for a week.
As I did not need two of the same beer (plus the fact that I did
not
have any extra hops to add, I decided to change up the recipe a bit to
make it a bit darker with
more alcohol and a slightly more complex malty flavor. I have
never tried brown sugar in a brew or any spices and for this beer I
added both along with some dark DME that I had gotten from my local
home
brew shop awhile ago.
The result was a couple shades darker with less hops and more
malts.
The alcohol by volume is 6% rather than the 5 in Northern Amber. Not
sure I totally detected what the cinnamon did to the flavor.
The name "Dragon Spit" is sort of in honor of the great beer "Moose
Drool" and the several dragons Tyler has drawn or colored for me
in
the past. I incorporated one of Tyler's pictures on the
label of this beer.
After tasting both Dragon Spit and Northern Amber Ale,
I decided to combine the recipes a bit to make a go-to beer for my
lineup. Dragon Spit was great, but needed more hops, so I added on
the same U.S. Goldings that were in Northern Amber Ale.
After getting some Columbus hops for Fools Gold
ale, I also decided to add some to this brew as well to push up
the
bitterness a bit and I think make a pretty balanced beer. Batch 3 is being brewed at the same time as Dragon Spit II, which is also a brown ale with a similar hop profile, but with all non-Mr. Beer ingredients. We'll see which I like better.
| Dragon Spit Brown Ale - Batch 3 --- cost $25.47 |
| Style |
|
American Brown Ale |
|
Batch Size |
|
2.40 gal |
| Type |
|
Extract |
|
Boil Size |
|
1.92 gal |
Recipe Characteristics
| Recipe Gravity |
|
1.058 SG |
|
Estimated FG |
|
1.015 SG |
| Recipe Bitterness |
|
42.4 IBU (Rager) |
|
Alcohol by Volume |
|
5.56 % |
| BU : GU |
|
0.736 |
|
|
|
|
| Recipe Color |
|
16.9 SRM |
|
|
|
|
| Measured OG: |
|
1.066 |
|
Measured FG: |
|
1.016 |
| ADF: |
|
76% |
|
Measured ABV: |
|
6.5% |
Ingredients
| Amount |
Item |
Type |
% or IBU |
| 1 lbs 3.4 oz |
Mr. Beer Englishman's Nut Brown HME (17.0 SRM) |
Extract |
29.02 % |
| 1 lbs 3.4 oz |
Mr. Beer Mellow Amber UME (17.0 SRM) |
Extract |
29.02 % |
| 1 lbs |
Briess Pilsen Light LME (2.0 SRM) |
Extract |
23.98 % |
| 8.0 oz |
Caramel/Crystal Malt - 75L (75.0 SRM) |
Grain |
11.99 % |
| 0.25 oz |
Columbus [14.20 %] (30 min) |
Hops |
16.9 IBU |
| 0.50 oz |
Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] (15 min) |
Hops |
6.2 IBU |
| 0.05 oz |
Cinnamon Stick (Boil 5.0 min) |
Misc |
|
| 0.25 tsp |
Irish Moss (Boil 15.0 min) |
Misc |
|
| 0.25 tsp |
Yeast Nutrient (Boil 10.0 min) |
Misc |
|
| 4.0 oz |
Brown Sugar, Light (8.0 SRM) |
Sugar |
6.00 % |
| 1 Pkgs |
SafeAle American Ale (Fermentis #US-05) |
Yeast-Ale |
|
Mash Profile
Steep grains as desired (30-60 minutes)
Remove
grains, and prepare to boil wort
Recipe Notes
Bring 1 gallon
water to 155F - 168F. Add specialty grain in muslim sack to water and steep for
30 minutes. Remove grain sack and let drain into wort. Add and boil DME, UME.
Add hops and Irish moss at appropriate times. Add cinnamon and brown sugar last
5 minutes of boil.
Remove from heat and add HME. Add to fermentor and pitch
yeast as
usual.
http://www.fermentis.com/FO/pdf/HB/EN/Safale_US-05_HB.pdf
Ferment 2
weeks. First 3 days around 65. After that, let get as hot as it wants.
Batch
prime with 2.25 oz sugar. Condition for 2 - 4 weeks.
| Recipe |
|
Dragon Spit |
|
Style |
|
American Amber Ale |
| Brewer |
|
Sheppy Brew |
|
Batch |
|
2.13 gal |
| Extract |
Recipe Characteristics
| Recipe Gravity |
|
1.061 OG |
|
Estimated FG |
|
1.016 FG |
| Recipe Bitterness |
|
43 IBU |
|
Alcohol by Volume |
|
5.9% |
| Recipe Color |
|
16° SRM |
|
Alcohol by Weight |
|
4.6% |
Ingredients
| Quantity |
|
Grain |
|
Type |
|
Use |
| 0.25 lb |
|
Brown Sugar, Light |
|
Sugar |
|
Other |
| 0.50 lb |
|
Crystal 75L |
|
Grain |
|
Steeped |
| 0.484 lb |
|
Briess Pilsen Light LME |
|
Extract |
|
Extract |
| 1.21 lb |
|
MrB. Englishman's Nut-Brown Ale |
|
Extract |
|
Extract |
| 1.21 lb |
|
MrB. Mellow Amber UME |
|
Extract |
|
Extract |
| Quantity |
|
Hop |
|
Type |
|
Time |
| 0.125 oz |
|
Columbus |
|
Pellet |
|
40 minutes |
| 1.00 oz |
|
MrB. Englishman's Nut-Brown Ale |
|
Pellet |
|
5 minutes |
| 0.50 oz |
|
U.S. Goldings |
|
Pellet |
|
15 minutes |
| Quantity |
|
Misc |
|
Notes |
| 1.00 unit |
|
Ale yeast |
|
Yeast |
|
Fermentis SAFEALE US-05 |
| 0.50 unit |
|
Cinnamon |
|
Spice |
|
1/2 tsp. |
| 0.50 unit |
|
Irish Moss |
|
Fining |
|
1/2 tsp added 15 left in boil |
Recipe Notes
Bring 1 gallon water to 155F - 168F. Add specialty grain in
muslim sack to water and steep for 30 minutes. Remove grain sack and
let drain into wort. Add and boil DME, UME. Add hops and Irish moss at
appropriate times. Add cinnamon and brown sugar last 5 minutes of boil.
Remove from heat and add HME. Add to fermentor and pitch yeast as
usual.
http://www.fermentis.com/FO/pdf/HB/EN/Safale_US-05_HB.pdf
Ferment 3 weeks.
Batch prime with 2.25 oz sugar. Condition for 2 - 4 weeks.
Batch Notes
Substituted Briess Pilsen Light LME for Light DME because I had a
bunch that needed to be used up.
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