
"Old Reliable" Brown Ale
Specialty Beer • Extract • 5 gal
The first beer I ever formulated on my own. A favorite with my friends.
April 1, 2003 am 06:49am
Ingredients (Extract, 5 gal)
- .50 lbs
Crystal Malt 60°L
Crystal Malt 60°L
Sweet caramel flavor, deep golden to red color. For dark amber and brown ales.
- .25 lbs
American Chocolate Malt
American Chocolate Malt
Use in all types to adjust color and add nutty, toasted flavor. Chocolate flavor.
- .125 lbs
English Black Roast
English Black Roast
Adds a heavy roast flavor and dark color.
- 6.6 lbs
Liquid Amber Extract
Liquid Amber Extract
Amber is used predominantly in the production of medium-colored beers such as pale ales, IPAs, and bitters.
- 0.25 lbs
Oats Flaked
Oats Flaked
Belgian White Ale(wit), other specialty beers.
- 0.25 lbs
Molasses
Molasses
Imparts strong sweet flavor. Use in stouts and porters.
- .50 oz
Fuggle - 5.4 AA% pellets; 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.
- .25 oz
East Kent Goldings - 5.4 AA% pellets; boiled 30 min
East Kent Goldings
Mild, slightly flowery.
- .50 oz
East Kent Goldings - 5.4 AA% pellets; boiled 0 min
East Kent Goldings
Mild, slightly flowery.
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Wyeast 1098 British Ale™
Wyeast 1098 British Ale™
From Whitbread. Ferments dry and crisp, slightly tart, fruity and well-balanced. Ferments well down to 65F.
Notes
NOTE: The use of molasses in this recipe is optional. If you don't care the taste of molasses, feel free to omit it or replace it with an equal amount brown sugar, honey, maple syrup, etc. Place grains in a grain bag and steep them in 2 gallons of 150-160F water for 30 minutes. Sparge with 1 gallon of 168F water. Top kettle up to full boil volume and bring to a boil. Add the amber LME and molasses (if using) and bring back to boil. Boil for 1 hour. Add hops at the times listed in the recipe.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 23 - Specialty Beer
Subcategory: A - Specialty Beer
Range for this Style | |||
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Original Gravity: | 1.053 | 1.026 - 1.120 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.010 | 0.995 - 1.035 | ![]() |
Color: | 21.4 SRM | 1 - 50 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 5.6% ABV | 2.5% - 14.5% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 17.4 IBU | 0 - 100 | ![]() |