Pop's Brown Ale - 6

owner: Michael Erwin | started: 03/27/2008 | last updated: 07/13/2008
Recipe: Pop's Brown Ale | status: Finished

3/27/2008 - OG: 1.048. Used a 2nd generation culture of Wyeast 1084, harvested 2/28, in a 1 pint starter, very active. Pitched at 76F. Fermentation started within 4 hours, going strong within 8 hours.

4/3/2008 - Racked to secondary, to store for bottling in a few days. SG: 1.014. ABV: 4.5. Apparent attenuation: 71%. SRM: 10. Mildly to moderately bitter, with very little hop aroma.

Yeast: Harvested 3 bottles worth, this would be 3rd generation, so now I have 5 bottles of Gen3 in the fridge.

4/5/2008 - Bottled today. Same specs as before. Really great color and a mild flavor. Can't wait to try this one.

4/10/2008 - Opened one today. Bam! Lots of carb, too much really. And, you have to pour carefully to reduce head, which is pretty thick and lots of retention. You'll get a beer mustache drinking this one! Flavor is still maturing.

4/18/2008 - Had a tasting at work today of several brews. This one was preferred over all others by the most people. I would call the crowd non-beer drinkers generally, whose only experience with beer was the American macros.

6/19/2008 - One more 22oz'er left. Saving it for my brother's visit in August. Good, easy-drinking beer, especially for people that don't like a lot of hops.