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How now, Brown Cow?

How now, Brown Cow?

Northern English Brown Ale • All Grain • 5 gal

Bubbles

Nutty goodness.

June 17, 2004 am 04:32am

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Ingredients (All Grain5 gal)

  • 8 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

  • 1.5 lbs British Crystal 55°L

    British Crystal 55°L

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

  • .75 lbs English Brown Malt

    English Brown Malt

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

  • .25 lbs American Chocolate Malt

    American Chocolate Malt

    Use in all types to adjust color and add nutty, toasted flavor. Chocolate flavor.

  • .0156 lbs American Black Patent

    American Black Patent

    Provides color and sharp flavor in stouts and porters.

  • 1 oz Goldings - 4.0 AA% whole; boiled 60 min

    Goldings

    Mild. Slightly flowery.

  • .5 oz Goldings - 4.0 AA% whole; boiled 40 min

    Goldings

    Mild. Slightly flowery.

  • .5 oz Goldings - 4.0 AA% whole; boiled 5 min

    Goldings

    Mild. Slightly flowery.

  • White Labs WLP007 Dry English Ale

    White Labs WLP007 Dry English Ale

    Clean, highly flocculant, and highly attenuative yeast. This yeast is similar to WLP002 in flavor profile, but is 10% more attenuative. This eliminates the residual sweetness, and makes the yeast well suited for high gravity ales. It is also reaches termi

Notes

There's a better yeast for this, but I had 007 on hand. 2-row is organically grown. Black Patent is .25oz. For fun, I'm trying a batch with 10# base.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 11 - English Brown Ale

Subcategory: C - Northern English Brown Ale

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.049 1.040 - 1.052
Terminal Gravity: 1.012 1.008 - 1.013
Color: 20.5 SRM 12 - 22
Alcohol: 4.8% ABV 4.2% - 5.4%
Bitterness: 25.6 IBU 20 - 30

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