All-Grain - American Brown Ale - knock your socks off!

JEMeeks · 03-28-2010, 10:50 PM

Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: Nottingham
Yeast Starter: None
Batch Size (Gallons): 5.5
Original Gravity: 1.062
Final Gravity: 1.016
IBU: 32.1
Boiling Time (Minutes): 60
Color: 21.8
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 10
Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 12
Tasting Notes: Best beer I've made, great chocolate flavor without being overwhelming.

I created this beer from Designing Great Beers, and I have to say I would buy this beer at a bar. It is the BEST beer I've made, with great mouthfeel, great chocolatey flavor without being overwhelming, and a great hop presence for the style. SG a little high for the 10C category, but amazing nonetheless!

Efficiency: 75%, Mashed @ 151 F for 60 minutes (1.25 qts/lb --> mashed in with 4 gallons, modified fly sparge technique)

Recipe:
10.5 lbs Pale 2-row malt
1.5 lbs Crystal 80
0.5 lbs Cara-pils
6 oz Chocolate malt

1.25 oz Cascade (AA 6%) - 60 min
0.5 oz Cascade (AA 4.1%) - 15 min
0.5 oz Centennial (AA 9.3%) - 15 min
0.5 oz Cascade (AA 4.1%) - 5 min

I tab whirfloc at 30 min
Yeast: Nottingham

Ziggybrew · 10-04-2010, 03:50 AM

I happen to have most of these ingredients on hand and just brewed different brown. I just need to pick up some more cascade and I'll gve it a spin on Thursday. Thanks for the idea!!!

I guess it's only fair to share my recipe too:

9.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 77.85 %
0.75 lb Oats, Flaked (1.0 SRM) Grain 6.49 %
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 4.33 %
0.31 lb Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 2.68 %
0.31 lb Honey Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 2.68 %
0.31 lb Victory Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 2.68 %
1.00 oz Williamette [4.80 %] (60 min) Hops 14.6 IBU
0.50 oz Whitbread Golding Variety (WGV) [4.50 %] (40 min) Hops 6.0 IBU
1.00 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] (15 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep) Hops -
0.38 lb Honey (1.0 SRM) Sugar 3.29 %
1 Pkgs London Ale (Wyeast Labs #1028) [Starter 125 ml] Yeast-Ale

ZippyG · 09-13-2011, 05:43 PM

what grains would you use if you were doing this extract brewing?

valacech · 09-28-2011, 08:06 PM

I just purchased all of the ingredients and I'm going to try this recipe verbatim. I'll post my comments after we crack the first bottle. It sounds great!

valacech · 10-13-2011, 02:58 PM

Jayfro21 · 12-20-2011, 12:48 AM

How did the recipe turn out?