Pecan You Dig It Brown Ale Beer Kit

Description

Your Pecan You Dig It Brown Ale draws its light coffee color and balanced sweetness from the Light Dry Malt Extract along with Brewer's 2-Row, Caramel 60L, Caramel 120L, and Brown Malts. East Kent Golding hops supply a measured bitterness and subtle aroma while the pecan and vanilla flavorings added at bottling give your beer its signature nutty and vanilla notes.

Your Label Peelers Pecan You Dig It Brown Ale Original Beer Kit never sits on a shelf. Your grains are crushed to order. Your ingredients are packed fresh and you don't pay for a flashy box. It's all about providing you with the freshest ingredients for you to make your best beer.

Beer Specifications

• ABV: 6.3% - 6.7%
• Original Gravity: 1.063
• Final Gravity: 1.011
• IBUs: 27
• SRM: 20

Ingredients

Extracts

• 6 lbs. Light Dry Malt Extract

Specialty Grains (combined into one bag)

• 1 lb. Brewer's 2-Row Malt
• 1 lb. Caramel 60L Malt
• 8 oz. Caramel 120L Malt
• 8 oz. Brown Malt

Hops (substitutions based on availability)

• 2 oz. East Kent Golding Hops

Also Included

• 5 oz. Priming Sugar
• Yeast Energizer / Irish Moss Combo Packet
• Muslin Grain Bag
• 4 oz. Pecan Flavoring (Using 2 oz. during bottling stage)
• 4 oz. Vanilla Flavoring (Using 2 oz. during bottling stage)

Instructions

Hop Schedule

• 60 minutes: 1 oz. East Kent Golding Hops (Bittering)
• 15 minutes: 1 oz. East Kent Golding Hops (Aroma / Flavor)

1. Heat 2-3 gallons of water to 155°F.
2. Place grains in a grain bag and steep in the hot water for 30 minutes.
3. Remove the grain bag and discard.
4. Add the malt extract and stir until fully dissolved.
5. Bring the wort to a rolling boil.
6. Add the hops according to the hop schedule.
7. Boil for 60 minutes, stirring occasionally.
8. At 15 minutes add Yeast Energizer / Irish Moss Combo Packet.
9. Once boil is complete. Cool the wort to 70°F. An immersion chiller or ice bath work well for this.
10. Transfer the wort to a sanitized fermenter and top off with cold water to 5 gallons.
11. Pitch the yeast and seal the fermenter. Allow 10-14 days or until fermentation is complete.

Bottle Conditioning

1. Transfer to a bottling bucket and stir in 5 oz. priming sugar and 2 oz. Pecan and 2 oz. of Vanilla flavoring. Mix until evenly distributed and bottle your beer.
2. Once bottled, allow 2 weeks for carbonation in a cool, dark room. Enjoy!