Dixie Cup Average Score : 26.0
First Round Average Score : 26.0

                           SUDS Recipe Report                        Page:   1
04/07/1996                 Thunder Beer

   Category         :  American Brown Ale       
   Method           :  Full Mash
   Starting Gravity :  1.047
   Ending Gravity   :  1.012
   Alcohol content  :  4.5%
   Recipe Makes     :  5.0 gallons
   Total Grain      : 10.00 lbs.
   Color (srm)      : 18.1
   Efficiency       :  68%
   Hop IBUs         : 25.9

Malts/Sugars:
  8.50	lb.	Pilsner 2-row            
  1.00	lb.	Munich Dark              
  0.50	lb.	Crystal 135L             

Hops:
 2.00	oz.	Spalt          	 2.4%	60 min
 2.00	oz.	Hallertauer    	 2.4%	10 min

Boil temperature of water: 212F
Grain Starting Temperature: 75F
Desired Grain/Water Ratio: 1 quarts/pound
Strike Water:  2.50 gallons of water at 144F
First Mash Temperature: 130F
Second Mash Temperature: 150F
Boiling Water to add:  1.01 gallons 

Water Absorbed by Grain:  1.00 gal
Water Evaporated during boil:  1.00 gal
Wort Left in Brewpot:  0.33 gal
Add  3.82 gal of water to yield  5.0 gal of wort

Notes:

================================= Log Entries =================================
   Date Started     : 03/14/1996
   Date Bottled     : 04/07/1996
   Starting Gravity : 1.047
   Ending Gravity   : 1.012
   Alcohol content  : 4.5%
   Hop IBUs         : 25.90

Added 1/2 tsp Irish Moss during last 10 min. of boil.

Used American Ale Wyeast #1056

3/20 Racked to secondary.  SG 1.012.  Added bentonite.

Clearest beer yet.  Still not getting that pristine, read-the-
newspaper-through-it, clarity that the filtered, forced carbonated
beers get.



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