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Chai Brown Ale

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Style (BJCP): 
10D. Brown Ale - American Brown Ale
Volume in US Gallons: 
5 gal
All Grain Ingredients: 

4 lb Maris Otter
2 lbs Munich
2 lbs Vienna
1 lb Victory
8 oz Crystal 80
4 oz Rolled Oats
4 oz Chocolate Malt

1 oz Cascade @ 60 min

Wyeast London ESB

Chai spices to be used at bottling
1 vanilla bean, split and scraped
2" piece of ginger sliced
1 star anise
1 black cardamom pod, split
1/2 a whole nutmeg, chopped rough
2 cinnamon sticks
5 cloves, whole
18 green cardamom pods, split
2 tsp black pepper corns
.25 tsp fennel seeds

All Grain Instructions: 

Mash @ 147 for 1 hour. Mash out at 170. Boil 90 min. Ferment at 67.

Chai spices prepared at bottling as follows. Bring a quart of water to a boil and then pour over spices. Cover and steep for 15 min. Remove spices and cool. Keep cool until ready to bottle. When time to bottle, start by slowly adding chai spice liquid to beer in bottling bucket and then taste. Approximately 2 cups should do it. If you like, add more.

Final Gravity: 
1.016
Original Gravity: 
1.052
SRM (color): 
20
IBU: 
27
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