Batch 302, Brown Ale

I've decided what I don't care for about the beers I've been making recently are the hops. I don't think I'm getting good flavors out of the pellets. I'm using pellets since they keep well and I don't have the cold storage space for leaf pellets. I'm also a little concerned about hauling leaf hops across the border, but my neighbor says they do it regularly, so I'll give that a try next year.

Here's a 5 gallon batch of brown ale, copied from BrewTarget:

Brown Ale - American Brown Ale (10C)

Date 3/2/25

Batch Size 5.750 gal 

Boil Size 6.500 gal

Boil Time 60.000 min Efficiency 70

OG 1.050 sg 

FG 1.013 sg

ABV 5.0% 

IBU 21.9 (Tinseth)

Color 16.2 srm (Morey)

Fermentables

Pale Malt (2 Row) US Grain 9.000 lb

Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L Grain 12.000 oz

Biscuit Malt Grain 8.000 oz

Chocolate Malt (US) Grain 4.000 oz

Hops

Mount Hood 5.5% 0.700 oz Boil 60.000 min Pellet 14.6

Mount Hood 5.5% 0.700 oz Boil 15.000 min Pellet 7.2

Yeast

1272 - American Ale II

Batch 301, same as last time

Same as last time, just working on process.

5 gallon batch

11 lb. 2-row

8 oz Biscuit

Mashed at 156F for 60 minutes, started recirc at 45. Did math to decide how much for the second sparge, apparently I can still do math. I did nothing about the pH.

1 oz Mosaic, FWH

1 tsp Irish Moss, 15 min

1 oz Cascade, 5 min

1 oz Mt Hood, 5 min

60 minute boil, collected 5.5 gallons in the fermenter, yay!

Wyeast 1272 from last batch.