My first recipie after a long hiatus

[cyclogenesis]

So the brewery is nearly up again.. ended up going gas to begin with and see if I go decide to go electric in winter.. So I want to do a darkish, malty ale.. Here is what I put together in beersmith (wow, what great software)

BeerSmith 2 Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com
Recipe: First Brew
Brewer: Cyclogenesis
Asst Brewer:
Style: Northern English Brown Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (30.0)

Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 4.46 gal
Post Boil Volume: 3.90 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.00 gal
Bottling Volume: 4.60 gal
Estimated OG: 1.050 SG
Estimated Color: 19.8 SRM
Estimated IBU: 24.4 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 82.8 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
8 lbs Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 1 86.0 %
1 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM) Grain 2 10.8 %
4.8 oz Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 3 3.2 %
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 90.0 min Hop 4 17.1 IBUs
0.50 oz Fuggles [4.50 %] - Boil 30.0 min Hop 5 5.0 IBUs
0.50 oz Fuggles [4.50 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 6 2.4 IBUs
1.0 pkg Irish Ale (Wyeast Labs #1084) [124.21 ml Yeast 7 -


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 9 lbs 4.8 oz
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Mash In Add 12.62 qt of water at 162.7 F 152.0 F 60 min

Sparge: Batch sparge with 2 steps (0.31gal, 2.35gal) of 168.0 F water
Notes:
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Created with BeerSmith 2 - http://www.beersmith.com
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keen to hear your thoughts!!

 

[frankstoneline]

Seems like lots of crystal, but that isnt necessarily a bad thing

 

[ICWiener]

Looks good to me. I've personally never used Cascade for bittering an English style ale, but there's certianly no rule against it.

I took a 2 year hiatus a while back. It's fun getting back into the swing. Enjoy your brewday.

 

[cyclogenesis]

Seems like lots of crystal, but that isnt necessarily a bad thing

Yeah.. I might dial it back a bit.. I used to use a lot of xtal, like the complex sugars and higher FG... Cascade as it is what I ended up grabbing...

Interesting thing is I used to brew in Celsius ... Still getting used to temps for strike etc...