recipe for man

if for some reason there is anyone out there interested in duplicating any of our beers, i would be more than happy to share the recipes with you. in that light, here is the tentative brewing plans for "man":

*100% extract brew*
5 gallon batch
60 min. boil

3 lbs. dry amber extract
3 lbs. dry extra dark extract
1/4 lb 90*L american caramel malt
1/4 lb chocolate malt
1/2 lb coffee malt
1/4 lb black roasted barley malt
1/8 lb caramalt
1oz. yakima magnum (60 min)
1oz fuggles (15 min)
1oz mt. hood (3 min)
1/4 lb honey
1/2 lb ethiopian harrar coffee beans
1 wyeast 1084 irish ale
1/8 oz natural flavors
4 T vanilla extract

all pretty self explanatory. the hops start very bitter and mellow out as the brew boils (magnum @ 14.5 %AA, fuggles @ 5 %AA, mt. hood @ 4 %AA). these are all wonderful floral hops and should add a nice sweet bitterness without making the beer taste like a mouth full of garden. the honey is added in with the malt, as well as 1/4 lb of whole harrar beans. also, the "cinnamon and chocolate to our skyline" 1/8 oz. natural flavors from the brew store (which will act as the crowning jewel to our triumph) as well as the vanilla extract, 1/8 lb whole beans & 1/8 lb ground beans will be added at the beginning of the first ferment. plans are for 10-14 day stage one ferment, and 10-14 day bottle, but this will probably change, so we'll keep everyone posted at the status of the brew and when it *may be* available. brew time is saturday around 2-3 at the fairview residence. we'll start drinking and brewing then as well, so give me a shout if you want to come. you know, the more the merrier, or something like that. later.