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McBrown Ale

McBrown Ale

Northern English Brown Ale • All Grain • 11 gal

dmccrackin

Mine

May 20, 2010 am 11:12am

5.0/5.0 1 rating

Ingredients (All Grain11 gal)

  • 16 lbs Pale Ale Malt; Bairds Malt

    Pale Ale Malt; Bairds Malt

    Pale Ale malt forms the majority of the grist for a typical U.K. Pale Ale or Bitter beer and is made from some of the best barley available. There is an emphasis on single variety and low protein levels. The barley will be fully steeped and germinated before the green malt is loaded to the kiln. Kilning is a carefully controlled process removing moisture to a relatively low level without destroying excessive amounts of enzymes but imparting characteristic flavour and colour. Even with a diastase of only 45°L there is still enough activity to convert for example 5% of Crystal malt and 5 -10% of cooked adjunct (e.g. flaked maize). Mashing is normally at a fixed temperature of about 65°C, so modification has to be high to cope with this and a coarse grist is normally used. Many UK brewers stress the flavour benefits in the wort and glass of using Pale Ale malts produced from traditional winter malting barley varieties.

  • .5 lbs Brown Malt; Thomas Fawcett

    Brown Malt; Thomas Fawcett

    ‘Coffee’ notes for stouts and porters. Smooth mouth-feel.

  • .5 lbs Pale Chocolate Malt; Thomas Fawcett

    Pale Chocolate Malt; Thomas Fawcett

    Roasted coffee flavor.

  • .5 lbs American Caramel 40°L

    American Caramel 40°L

    Provides color, a unique flavor, body, and contributes to foam retention and beer stability.

  • .5 lbs Victory® Malt; Briess

    Victory® Malt; Briess

    Biscuity, baking bread, nutty flavors. Characteristics & Applications: • With an aroma of baking bread, Victory® Malt is great in Nut Brown Ales and other dark beers. • Special processing develops the biscuity, baking bread, nutty flavors that are distinctive in Victory® Malt. • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 6-Row Malting Barley varieties.

  • 2 oz Fuggle - 4.8 AA% whole; boiled 60 min

    Fuggle

    Mild. Mainly used for finishing and dry hopping especially pale ales, porters, and stouts. Aroma is mild and pleasant, spicy, and soft.

  • 1 oz Fuggle - 4.8 AA% whole; boiled 20 min

    Fuggle

    Mild. Mainly used for finishing and dry hopping especially pale ales, porters, and stouts. Aroma is mild and pleasant, spicy, and soft.

  • 1 oz Fuggle - 4.8 AA% whole; boiled 5 min

    Fuggle

    Mild. Mainly used for finishing and dry hopping especially pale ales, porters, and stouts. Aroma is mild and pleasant, spicy, and soft.

  • Wyeast 1028 London Ale™

    Wyeast 1028 London Ale™

    Rich with a dry finish, minerally profile, bold and crisp, with some fruitiness.

Notes

Mashed at 154. Brewed 5/24/10. O.G. 1.047. Kegged 6/13/10 at 1.013.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 11 - English Brown Ale

Subcategory: C - Northern English Brown Ale

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.047 1.040 - 1.052
Terminal Gravity: 1.013 1.008 - 1.013
Color: 13.9 SRM 12 - 22
Alcohol: 4.5% ABV 4.2% - 5.4%
Bitterness: 23.6 IBU 20 - 30

Discussion

dmccrackin

great

2010-07-10 2:23pm

This one turned out super delicious. Deep amber in color, with a roasty nose, but a caramel finish. Could be a little dryer. Fantastic.

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