Batch 20040613 - Toasted Nut Brown Ale

Name: Toasted Nut Brown Ale
Style: Nut Brown Ale
Status: Secondary
Ingredients:
4.0 lbs. Alexander's Pale LME
2.24 lbs. Maris Otter Light LME
0.5 lbs. Munton's Light DME
2.8 oz. Crystal Malt (15L), toasted 20 min. @ 250F
15.7 oz. Crystal Malt (40L), toasted 10 min. @250 F
8.6 oz. Crystal Malt (60L), not toasted
2.8 oz. Chocolate Malt
2.75 oz. Roasted Barley
0.8 oz. Northern Brewer whole hops
(bittering, ~7.4% AA, 0.5 oz. @ 60 min., 0.3 oz. @ 35 min., 18.5 IBU)
0.5 oz. East Kent Goldings whole hops
(flavor, ~5.8% AA, 15 min., 3.0 IBU)
0.5 oz. East Kent Goldings whole hops
(aroma, ~5.8% AA, 0 min., 0 IBU)
0.25 oz. Cascade whole hops
(aroma, ~5.5% AA, 0 min, 0 IBU)
1/2 tsp. rehyrdated Irish Moss (15 min. at end of boil)
~1 pt. slurry from Wyeast American Ale II (1272) starter
- 50/50 Distilled water and New Milford tap water
Batch Size: 5.5 gal.
O.G.: 1.048 (This was supposed to be 1.055! Not sure what happened.)
F.G.: ?
IBU: 21.5
Notes:
  1. Brewing session went very smoothly.
  2. Holy Jumping YEAST, Batman! I have never seen so much yeast in my life during primary fermentation. I guess I'm doing starters from now on! Perhaps this will help solve my high FG problem.