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Egocentric Jerk

Egocentric Jerk

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Egocentric Jerk is an aggressive imperial brown ale built for brewers who want something bigger, bolder, and a little cocky. Bewitched Amber Ale extract, Smooth LME, Columbus hops, and Nottingham yeast come together for a strong, bitter, malt-forward beer with caramel, chocolate, dark fruit, and pine resin hop character.

High-Fermentation Activity: This recipe contains a lot of fermentables. Place your fermenter somewhere safe in case foam or liquid escapes during fermentation.
  • Imperial brown ale attitude with caramel, chocolate, and dark fruit character
  • Pine resin hop presence from Columbus hops
  • Firm 60 IBU bitterness for a bolder finish than a typical brown ale
  • Strong 7.25% ABV finish built for brewers looking for an adventure

Bitter, malty, and unapologetically bold, this beer is for anyone ready to brew a brown ale with serious attitude.

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STORY

Overview: Egocentric Jerk is a bold imperial brown ale brewed with Bewitched Amber Ale Brewing Extract, Smooth LME, Columbus hops, and Nottingham yeast. It delivers caramel, chocolate, dark fruit, pine resin hop character, firm bitterness, and a strong 7.25% finish.

PROFILE

Tasting Notes: Expect a strong brown ale with caramel malt, chocolate notes, dark fruit character, piney Columbus hops, and a more bitter finish than a typical brown ale. It is rich, assertive, and built for brewers who want a bigger beer.

IMPORTANT BREWING NOTE

High-Fermentation Activity: This recipe contains a lot of fermentables and may ferment aggressively. Place your fermenter somewhere safe in case foam or liquid escapes during fermentation.

Yeast Note: The dry brewing yeast under the lid of the Brewing Extract is not used for this recipe. Use the included Nottingham yeast instead.

Hop Note: This recipe uses Columbus hops for bold piney, resinous hop character and firm bitterness. One hop sack is boiled for 60 minutes, and the second hop sack is added at flameout.

WHAT YOU GET

  • 1 Can Bewitched Amber Ale Brewing Extract (HME)
  • 1 Packet Dry Brewing Yeast under the lid of the Brewing Extract
  • 3 Packets Smooth LME
  • 2 Packets Columbus Hops
  • 2 Muslin Hop Sacks
  • 1 Packet Nottingham Yeast
  • 1 Packet No-Rinse Cleanser

FOR FANS OF

Stone Brewing Arrogant Bastard

Imperial brown ales

Strong, bitter amber ales

Piney, resinous hop character

BREW SPECS

Style: Reds, Ambers, and Browns
Flavor: Hoppy, malty, caramel, chocolatey, piney, bitter, bold, and strong
ABV: 7.25%
SRM (Color): 15
IBU (Bitterness): 60
Original Gravity: 1.070
Final Gravity: 1.016
Batch Size: 8 liters / about 2 gallons

BREW TIME

Brew Day: About 90 minutes
Fermentation: 3 weeks
Carbonation and Conditioning: 4–6 weeks
Best Enjoyed: After 7–10 weeks total
Conditioning Note: Strong, bitter beers can taste sharp when young. Additional conditioning helps the malt, bitterness, hop character, and alcohol warmth smooth out.

WHY THIS RECIPE

Why Brew It: This recipe is built for brewers who want a bigger, meaner brown ale with more bitterness, more strength, and more hop character than the style usually allows. Smooth LME builds the malt backbone, while Columbus hops bring the pine resin bite that gives this beer its attitude.

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    Anonymous
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    5 years ago
    Awesome Taste

    I just sampled my first beer from this batch last night. Man this tasted as good as some of the beers I've tried at professional breweries. Thanks to Mr Beer

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    Anonymous
    Rated 3 out of 5 stars
    3 years ago
    A Bit Harsh

    When I sampled this out of the fermenter 3 weeks ago it was delicious but after bottling and carbonation it was very strong dark & harsh.

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    Anonymous
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    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    5 years ago
    No jerk!

    This is a really good medium beer. I drink it when I'm looking for more than an ale but less than a porter. It goes well by itself and with a meal.

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    Anonymous
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    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    5 years ago
    Ease in Ordering

    Smooth ordering process. Haven't yet brewed but anxiously awaiting fermenters to clear so that I can.

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