Blimey's Southern English Brown Ale

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Recipe: Blimey's SEBA
Brewer: HopHed
Asst Brewer:
Style: Southern English Brown Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (30.0)
Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 5.50 gal
Boil Size: 6.37 gal
Estimated OG: 1.040 SG
Estimated Color: 23.0 SRM
Estimated IBU: 18.0 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
5.25 lb Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 65.63 %
1.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 18.75 %
0.50 lb Aromatic Malt (26.0 SRM) Grain 6.25 %
0.50 lb Special B Malt (180.0 SRM) Grain 6.25 %
0.25 lb Chocolate (Briess) (350.0 SRM) Grain 3.13 %
1.00 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] (60 min) Hops 18.0 IBU
1 Pkgs English Ale (White Labs #WLP002) Yeast-Ale

Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 8.00 lb
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Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
60 min Mash In Add 2.50 gal of water at 161.4 F 150.0 F

I did not make a starter for this beer, but probably should have. My efficiency was high and actually ended up with an OG of 1.046.

View attachment seba.bsm

My quick and dirty (and brutally honest) review:

Appearance: Carbonation is fairly accurate for the style, with the beer pouring a deep brown color. This beer is fairly opaque with hints of lighness on the edges of the tapered glass that I'm drinking it from.

Aroma: This beer is all about malt. There is a malty sweetness and a rich caramel aroma present in the nose. No hop aroma is detectable.

Palate: The caramel sweetness and overall maltiness continue in the front of the palate. Only a faint hint of hops can be tasted. Finishes somewhat dry, which compliments the maltiness very well for a nice clean finish and overall impression.