Best Brown Ale (Kalamazoo Clone)

makes 5 gallons

6.6 -Lbs. light malt extract syrup
14 -Oz. Victory Malt
14 -Oz. Special Roast Malt
14 -Oz. Crystal Malt 60L
2 - Oz. Chocolate Malt
1 - Oz. Cascade hops (bittering hop, boil 45 min)
1 -Tsp Irish Moss, (boil 60 min)
1/2 -Oz. Fuggle hops, (boil 15 min)
1/2 - Oz. Fuggle hops (aroma hop, boil 2 min)
3/4 Cup corn sugar for bottling
Imperial A07 House Yeast

Steep crushed specialty grains in about 3 gallons of water at 150° to 155° for 30 minutes. Remove grains, and bring wort to a boil. When boiling starts, remove pot from burner and add 1 cup malt syrup. Return to a boil and add 1 ounce Cascade hops and 1 teaspoon Irish moss and boil for 45 minutes. Add the Fuggle flavor hops for the last 15 minutes of the boil. Add the Fuggle aroma hops for the last 2 minutes of the boil. Then add remainder of malt syrup and stir to mix, wait 10 minutes to sanitize. Add the wort to cool water to fill to the 5 1/2 gallon mark. Add your yeast when the wort is 75° to 80°, and aerate well. Let the wort cool to about 70° over the next few hours and ferment at 65°-70° until complete. (normally 7 to 10 days) Bottle, and age for 3 weeks.