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[brewerTristan]

Here they are:

Rogers Smoked Ale

A ProMash Recipe Report

Recipe Specifics
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Batch Size (Gal): 5.00 Wort Size (Gal): 5.00
Total Grain (Lbs): 8.50
Anticipated OG: 1.042 Plato: 10.56
Anticipated SRM: 15.6
Anticipated IBU: 19.7
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70 %
Wort Boil Time: 60 Minutes


Grain/Extract/Sugar

% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
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88.2 7.50 lbs. Pale Malt(2-row) Canada 36.00 2
5.9 0.50 lbs. Amber Malt Great Britain 32.00 50
2.9 0.25 lbs. Roasted Barley America 28.00 450
2.9 0.25 lbs. Peated Malt Great Britain 38.00 5

Potential represented as Points per pound per gallon.


Hops

Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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0.50 oz. Bullion Pellet 8.00 19.7 60 min.


Yeast
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Fermentis us-05 Safale

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Rogers Brown Ale

A ProMash Recipe Report

Recipe Specifics
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Batch Size (Gal): 5.00 Wort Size (Gal): 5.00
Total Grain (Lbs): 10.45
Anticipated OG: 1.052 Plato: 12.85
Anticipated SRM: 21.5
Anticipated IBU: 26.4
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70 %
Wort Boil Time: 60 Minutes


Grain/Extract/Sugar

% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
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76.6 8.00 lbs. Pale Malt(2-row) Canada 36.00 2
6.7 0.70 lbs. Munich Malt(2-row) America 35.00 6
4.8 0.50 lbs. Chocolate Malt France 32.00 350
4.8 0.50 lbs. Crystal 60L America 34.00 60
7.2 0.75 lbs. Victory Malt America 34.00 25

Potential represented as Points per pound per gallon.


Hops

Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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1.00 oz. Willamette Pellet 5.00 24.4 60 min.
0.50 oz. Willamette Pellet 5.00 2.0 5 min.


Yeast
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Fermentis us-05 Safale


I'd like to brew tomorrow and can't decide which one to brew and whether I should tweek one of them a bit, if I choose to brew it.

[Frankenhop]

I can't stand peat smoked anything, so my votes for the second one. BTW, have you factored in yield loss to trub and grain absorption? From your recipe I can't tell, but if you're looking for a final volume a wort batch size of 5 gallons won't yield 5 gallons of drinkable beer.

[Mylo]

+1..... do the second and when you get around to the first - nix the peated malt. Unless of course, you are making a wash for Scotch.


Mylo

[Nate Diggler]

Yeah, Peated Malt is definitely rougher than Rauchmalt, so make sure you like it before you use it (if you like Islay Scotches, that's what they're made from). Otherwise, the Rauchmalt gives a smoother smokiness, but you'll have to use more of it because the phenol level is lower than Peated... like .5-1lb of Rauch would equal .25 of Peated. Sometimes I'll use both... but those beers are definitely smokier than most of my friends prefer.

[brewerTristan]

Yeah, Peated Malt is definitely rougher than Rauchmalt, so make sure you like it before you use it (if you like Islay Scotches, that's what they're made from). Otherwise, the Rauchmalt gives a smoother smokiness, but you'll have to use more of it because the phenol level is lower than Peated... like .5-1lb of Rauch would equal .25 of Peated. Sometimes I'll use both... but those beers are definitely smokier than most of my friends prefer.

Yeah I can tell it is rougher than rauchmalt just by smelling it, but I don't know how I will determine whether I like it or not until I use it in a beer. So that is my thinking on this one.

[BigNastyBrew]

Yeah, Peated Malt is definitely rougher than Rauchmalt, so make sure you like it before you use it (if you like Islay Scotches, that's what they're made from). Otherwise, the Rauchmalt gives a smoother smokiness, but you'll have to use more of it because the phenol level is lower than Peated... like .5-1lb of Rauch would equal .25 of Peated. Sometimes I'll use both... but those beers are definitely smokier than most of my friends prefer.

Yeah I can tell it is rougher than rauchmalt just by smelling it, but I don't know how I will determine whether I like it or not until I use it in a beer. So that is my thinking on this one.

I've never used either but maybe go sparingly? Then see if you want to step it up. At least then, you'll probably like the beer and know what to do with it later. If you put too much, you may not like it and it's a waste.

Just my $0.02.

[BDawg]

+1 on doing the number 2

[dmtaylor]

Peat smoked malt is horrible. I used it in a couple of batches, and even in tiny quantities, like 1-2 ounces in 5 gallons, I still can't recommend it to anyone. Some people claim to like it. Not me. My advice, don't do any recipe containing peat smoked malt. If you do.... you've been warned.