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Backpacker's Brown Ale

Backpacker's Brown Ale

Northern English Brown Ale • All Grain • 6.00 gal

Steve Cook / Maltose Falcons

September 29, 2002 am 08:22am

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Ingredients (All Grain6.00 gal)

  • 12.8 lbs English 2-row Pale

    English 2-row Pale

    All English Ales. Workhorse of British Brewing. Infusion Mash.

  • .25 lbs British Crystal 55°L

    British Crystal 55°L

    Sweet caramel flavor, adds mouthfeel and head retention. For pale or amber ales.

  • .25 lbs English Chocolate Malt

    English Chocolate Malt

    Dark malt that gives a rich red or brown color and nutty flavor. Use for: Brown ales, porters, some stouts Maintains some malty flavor, not as dark as roasted malt.

  • .25 lbs English Black Roast

    English Black Roast

    Adds a heavy roast flavor and dark color.

  • .4 oz Target - 8.8 AA% pellets; boiled 90 min

    Target

    Used for its robust bittering ability in British ales and lagers. Aroma is quite intense.

  • .6 oz East Kent Goldings - 6.6 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min

    East Kent Goldings

    Mild, slightly flowery.

  • 3 tsp Yeast Nutrient - (omitted from calculations)

    Yeast Nutrient

  • 1 tsp Whirlfloc - (omitted from calculations)

    Whirlfloc

  • Wyeast 1335 British Ale II™

    Wyeast 1335 British Ale II™

    Typical of British and Canadian ale fermentation profile with good flocculating and malty flavor characteristics, crisp finish, clean, fairly dry.

Notes

Mash at 150f for 90 mins. Add bittering hops for full 90 min boil. Add yeast nutrient at 60 mins. Add flavoring hops & Whirlfloc at 15 mins. Add .75 cups corn sugar at bottleing.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 11 - English Brown Ale

Subcategory: C - Northern English Brown Ale

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.056 1.040 - 1.052
Terminal Gravity: 1.013 1.008 - 1.013
Color: 20.6 SRM 12 - 22
Alcohol: 5.7% ABV 4.2% - 5.4%
Bitterness: 20.0 IBU 20 - 30

Discussion

Steve Cook

My Best Brown to Date

2002-12-19 5:08pm

This ale came out with a caramel malty aroma and flavor, no hop aroma, flavor well balanced between malt and hops, with a roasty malt aftertaste with just a hint of hop bitterness at the end. Contest bound for sure.

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