
Mutter Knows Best - Brown Ale
Northern English Brown Ale • Extract • 5.5 gal
My first brown ale. I'll post an update after it's in the bottle.
March 26, 2003 pm 04:29pm
Ingredients (Extract, 5.5 gal)
- 1.5 lbs
Crystal Malt 60°L
Crystal Malt 60°L
Sweet caramel flavor, deep golden to red color. For dark amber and brown ales.
- .125 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.
- .125 lbs
Roasted Barley
Roasted Barley
Sweet, grainy, coffee flavor and a red to deep brown color. For porters and stouts.
- .375 lbs
Toasted Pale Malt
Toasted Pale Malt
Imparts nutty flavor and aroma. Use in IPAs and Scottish ales.
- .625 lbs
Maris Otter Pale
Maris Otter Pale
An English thoroughbred and a favored choice of malt for many brewers. Simpsons' Maris Otter has a rich and nutty flavor and despite its small, berry size has a strong husk. This malt delivers predictable brewhouse performance with modest, yet consistent extracts. Brewers can expect good runoffs with clear wort.
- 5 lbs
Dry Extra Light; Muntons
Dry Extra Light; Muntons
Contains no colored malts or unmalted products; the light color of this product is achieved by using low processing temperatures and low-colored raw materials.
- .5 lbs
Dark Brown Sugar
Dark Brown Sugar
Imparts rich, sweet flavor. Use in Scottish ales, old ales and holiday beers.
- 1.5 oz
East Kent Goldings - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 40 min
East Kent Goldings
Mild, slightly flowery.
- .5 oz
East Kent Goldings - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 10 min
East Kent Goldings
Mild, slightly flowery.
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White Labs WLP005 British Ale
White Labs WLP005 British Ale
This yeast is a little more attenuative than WLP002. Like most English strains, this yeast produces malty beers. Excellent for all English style ales including bitter, pale ale, porter, and brown ale.
Notes
* 6 oz of the Maris Otter pale malt (listed as .375 oz Toasted Pale) was toasted in the oven for 1 hour at 275 and about 8 minutes at 350. It started to take on a cereal smell when I raised the temp. I won't do that next time. ** Extract is 3lbs Muntons amber and 2lbs Muntons light. The brew store didn't any extra light and only 1 bag of light. :( ** I don't know why but I just added 1/2 lb of brown sugar. ** Forgot to take the OG - It's probably close to whatever BeerTools said it would be.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 11 - English Brown Ale
Subcategory: C - Northern English Brown Ale
Range for this Style | |||
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Original Gravity: | 1.056 | 1.040 - 1.052 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.014 | 1.008 - 1.013 | ![]() |
Color: | 19.8 SRM | 12 - 22 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 5.5% ABV | 4.2% - 5.4% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 26.7 IBU | 20 - 30 | ![]() |
Discussion
First tasting.
2003-04-01 2:55pm
Damn. Just pulled a sample from the primary. It's been 3 days and this beer is GOOD. Gravity: 1.020/1.019.