English Brown Ale AG Recipe

Looking for feedback on this recipe. It's supposed to be an English Brown Ale, based on ingredients I already have on hand. Please let me know what you think, or if you have any suggestions. Thanks!


Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size (fermenter): 10.00 gal
Boil Size: 12.57 gal
Bottling Volume: 9.25 gal
Estimated OG: 1.044 SG
Estimated Color: 21.4 SRM
Estimated IBU: 25.7 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
8.0 oz Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 4 3.0 %
8.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 30L (30.0 SRM) Grain 3 3.0 %
8.0 oz Black (Patent) Malt (500.0 SRM) Grain 2 3.0 %
15 lbs Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 1 90.9 %
2.00 oz Fuggles [4.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 5 17.2 IBUs
2.00 oz Fuggles [4.50 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 6 8.5 IBUs
1.0 pkg SafAle English Ale (DCL/Fermentis #S-04) Yeast 7 -


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 16 lbs 8.0 oz
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Mash In Add 23.82 qt of water at 162.1 F 152.0 F 60 min

Looks pretty good, I might get rid of the black patent and use a biscuit or aromatic malt, maybe another crystal to add some depth and sweetness. I might also mash higher, maybe 154, to keep the FG high, which is style appropriate. You could also move those 15 min hop additions to 30, flavoring hops are more american browns, english browns are all about the malts. All that being said, it looks good as is, great fall beer.

I like the idea of upping the mash temp and moving the late hop additions earlier. The grains in it (except the Maris) are specialty grains I already have on hand and am looking to use up, so I probably won't go after any biscuit or aromatic.