Best Brown Ale
American Brown Ale • All Grain • 5.5 gal
Clone of Bell's Best Brown from BYO.
May 28, 2004 pm 12:21pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 5.5 gal)
- .875 lbs
American Victory
American Victory
Provides a deep golden to brown color. Use in nut brown ales, IPAs and Scottish ales.
- .875 lbs
Belgian Special B
Belgian Special B
- .875 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
American Chocolate Malt
American Chocolate Malt
Use in all types to adjust color and add nutty, toasted flavor. Chocolate flavor.
- 10 lbs
American 2-row
American 2-row
Yields a slightly higher extract than Six Rox brewers Malt. Tends to give a smoother, less grainy flavored beer. Some brewers claim they can detect a significant difference in flavor. Lower protein and will yield a lower color than Six-Row Brewers Malt
- .75 oz
Cascade - 8.3 AA% pellets; boiled 45 min
Cascade
Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.
- .25 oz
Nugget - 12.7 AA% pellets; boiled 45 min
Nugget
This is very bitter and often used in medium to dark ales and lagers. Aroma is quite heavy and herbal.
- .25 oz
Fuggle - 4.8 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min
Fuggle
Mild. Mainly used for finishing and dry hopping especially pale ales, porters, and stouts. Aroma is mild and pleasant, spicy, and soft.
- .5 oz
Fuggle @ 2 min - (omitted from calculations)
Fuggle @ 2 min
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White Labs WLP013 London Ale
White Labs WLP013 London Ale
Dry, malty ale yeast. Provides a complex, oakey ester character to your beer. Hop bitterness comes through well. This yeast is well suited for classic British pale ales, bitters, and stouts. Does not flocculate as much as WLP002 and WLP005.
Notes
Clone of Bell's Best Brown from BYO.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 10 - American Ale
Subcategory: C - American Brown Ale
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.058 | 1.045 - 1.060 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.016 | 1.010 - 1.016 | |
| Color: | 22.4 SRM | 18 - 35 | |
| Alcohol: | 5.5% ABV | 4.3% - 6.2% | |
| Bitterness: | 36.2 IBU | 20 - 40 |
