Beer Recipe Brew
Recipe: Truck Stop Honey Brown Ale Clone - Back Forty Beer Co.
Brewed as Truck Stop Peach Brown Anniversary Ale on 09/02/2019
- Method:
- All Grain
- Boil Time:
- 60 min.
- Batch Size:
- 5 gal.
- Boil Size:
- 7 gal.
- Efficiency:
- 0
- Rating:
- Brewer:
- Blockhead Bob
- Asst Brewer:
- Notes:
- Brewed on Blockhead and Mrs. Blockhead's 19th anniversary! Colorado Palisade Peaches in season so decided to use this recipe to make a peach brown ale and substituted peaches in the primary fermenter for the honey in the boil.
- Method:
- All Grain
- Boil Time:
- 60 min.
- Batch Size:
- 5 gal.
- Boil Size:
- 7 gal.
- Efficiency:
- 0
- Rating:
- Brewer:
- Blockhead Bob
- Asst Brewer:
- Notes:
- Brewed on Blockhead and Mrs. Blockhead's 19th anniversary! Colorado Palisade Peaches in season so decided to use this recipe to make a peach brown ale and substituted peaches in the primary fermenter for the honey in the boil.
Brew Numbers
| OG | FG | ABV | SRM | IBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fermentables
| Name | Amount | Color | Supplier | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pale Malt - 2-Row | 7 lbs. | 0 | Malteurop (US) 2 Row Pale | United States |
| Honey Malt | 1 lbs. | 0 | Gambrinus (CA) Honey | United States |
| Crystal / Caramel Malt 20 | 0.5 lbs. | 20 | Briess (US) 20 L Crystal/Caramel | United States |
| Chocolate Malt | 0.2 lbs. | 0 | Crisp (UK) Chocolate | United Kingdom |
Hops
| Name | Amount | Boil Time | Use | Form | AA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apollo | 0.2 oz. | 60 | Boil | Pellet | 17.9 |
| Willamette | 0.5 oz. | 10 | Boil | Pellet | 8.1 |
| Notes: Used hops leftover from 4/6/19. | |||||
Other Ingredients
| Name | Amount | Time | Use | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Palisade Peaches | 2 lbs. | 3 days | Primary | Flavor |
| Irish Moss | 1 tsp. | 15 minutes | Boil | Fining |
Mash Steps
| Step | Name | Target Temp | Actual Temp | Mash Time | Infuse Amount | Infuse Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Single Infusion Mash | 160 | 159 | 0 | 3.25 | 174 |
| 2 | Single Infusion Mash | 160 | 157 | 20 | 0.5 | 196 |
| Notes: Add 0.5 gal boiling water to reach 159 F. | ||||||
| 3 | Single Infusion Mash | 160 | 158 | 40 | 0.5 | 196 |
| Notes: Add 0.5 gal boiling water to reach 160 F | ||||||
| 4 | Single Infusion Mash | 160 | 158 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Fly Sparge | 170 | 170 | 30 | 4.5 | 180 |
| Notes: To collect 7 gallons wort. | ||||||
Additional Steps
| Name | Start Date | End Date | Temp | PSI | Target CO2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 09/02/2019 | 09/08/2019 | 68 | 0 | 0 |
| Notes: Added 2 lbs peeled, pitted, sliced peaches 9/5/19. Raise temp to 72 for diacetyl rest 9/7/19. | |||||
| Secondary | 09/08/2019 | 09/15/2019 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| Notes: Transfer to secondary at 72 F then drop 10 F per day down to 35 F and hold. | |||||
| Kegged | 09/15/2019 | 40 | 15 | 2.39 | |
| Notes: Kegged and purged with CO2 4x, but then left off CO2 until temperature could be established at 40 F on 9/17/19. Added CO2 at 15-16 psi. Did not record date kicked. | |||||