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[earthtone]

Hopfire4.5 lb Pale 2-Row2.2 lb Marris Otter1 lb Special B1/2 lb Amber Malt1/2 lb Crystal 80L1 lb Flaked Barley2 oz EKG (5%aa) FWH1 oz Northern Brewer (7%aa) FWH1 oz Cascade (7.9%aa) FWH1 oz EKG @ 601 oz Northern Brewer @ 201 oz EKG @ 101 oz Cascade @ 52 oz EKG dry hopNottingham Dry YeastOG 1.045 (got low eff, suspect crush)FG 1.012IBU something like 70 but I dunno with the FWH how exact that is or reflects the taste... We'll see how it is when all is said and doneSRM 24 - now I know this is dark but the samples have had a deep red quality that I attribute to the special bBrewed this one on my one year brew-a-versary. Will update as it comes along but I think it'll be a good one!

[Rick]

earth,1.5 lb of crystal malts, that's kinda high in my book. Interested to see how low it finishes. Let us know!Rick

[earthtone]

holy smokes this one is wonderful in a bottle. well...at transfers anyway. But hot damn it promises to be a fav. My tastebuds like it and that's what counts. I will update as we go. Finished at 1.012 so it's pretty well balanced and the special B comes out yumtastically.BTW, a real nice red hueeeeee. Pics to follow.

[Rick]

Very nice earthtone! Looks like you finished it out just fine. I wanna see those pics

[ColdAssHonky]

I'm plugging your recipe into BeerSmith and I'm getting an IBU of 143... Is this a 5gallon recipe?

[earthtone]

helllssss yeah! I calculated the FWH as a 20 min addition. It's not that bitter - truly - tons and tons of hop flavour and aroma though.

[earthtone]

ok so this is a realllly bad picture.... but it's all I can do for now. It is yummy and ruuuuuby red.

[ncbeerbrewer]

Looks like a great beer Earthtone. Nice work. I like the color too. I just put an IPA on tap last night and its more reddish I love it. Are you growing hops in the background there indoors too? Nice recipe.

[earthtone]

thanks dude! It's still pretty young but really tasty. I like it a lot. and no, no hops indoors - but I have a pair of cascades growing up the west wall of the apartment