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Mc Brown Light

Mc Brown Light

Northern English Brown Ale • All Grain • 11 gal

dmccrackin

Dryer lighter

July 10, 2010 pm 02:42pm

3.0/5.0 1 rating

Ingredients (All Grain11 gal)

  • 18 lbs Pale Ale Malt; Briess

    Pale Ale Malt; Briess

    Golden color with a malty flavor. Characteristics & Applications: • Can be used as a base malt. • More pronounced malty flavor than 2-Row Brewers Malt. • Use with 2-Row Brewers Malt for rich malt flavor and additional color. • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 2-Row Malting Barley varieties.

  • 1 lbs English Brown Malt

    English Brown Malt

    Imparts a dry, biscuit flavor. Used in nut brown ales, porters and some Belgian ales.

  • 1 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.

  • 1 lbs American Caramel 20°L

    American Caramel 20°L

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

  • 2 oz East Kent Goldings - 4.8 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    East Kent Goldings

    Mild, slightly flowery.

  • 1 oz East Kent Goldings - 4.8 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min

    East Kent Goldings

    Mild, slightly flowery.

  • 1 oz East Kent Goldings - 4.8 AA% pellets; boiled 2 min

    East Kent Goldings

    Mild, slightly flowery.

  • Wyeast 1028 London Ale™

    Wyeast 1028 London Ale™

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

Notes

Mash at 150. Finish at 1.015 8/2/10.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 11 - English Brown Ale

Subcategory: C - Northern English Brown Ale

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.054 1.040 - 1.052
Terminal Gravity: 1.014 1.008 - 1.013
Color: 12.9 SRM 12 - 22
Alcohol: 5.3% ABV 4.2% - 5.4%
Bitterness: 25.0 IBU 20 - 30

Discussion

dmccrackin

Too light

2010-08-08 12:29pm

Not bad, but too light. This turned out golden yellow, and tastes more like a pale malt beer than a brown ale, even though the brown malt is perceivable. Next time, more brown malt / chocolate malt. This recipe was originally for 5.5 gallons, with 9 lb pale, .75 lb brown, and .5 lb victory for the grain bill. (11.19 SRM)

dmccrackin

Pretty tasty

2010-08-21 12:29am

This worked out pretty well. I was going for a light brown ale, and got it. However, although very tasty and drinkable, a little to light. Next time add a little crystal 60 to give it some caramel flavor, color, and body. This one lacks body. Maybe mash this at 156.

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