I'm looking for a good Brown Ale recipe. I'm more partial to American Style, but a good English variety would be ok. I'm thinking about doing up a brown for the Fall and winter season, and also might be considering adding a holiday spice or two.
Recipe: Janet's Brown Ale
Style: 10C-American Ale-American Brown Ale
Recipe Overview
Wort Volume Before Boil: 28.00 qts
Wort Volume After Boil: 24.00 qts
Volume Transferred: 24.00 qts
Water Added: 0.00 qts
Volume At Pitching: 22.00 qts
Final Batch Volume: 20.00 qts
Expected Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.058 SG
Expected OG: 1.068 SG
Expected FG: 1.015 SG
Expected ABV: 7.1 %
Expected ABW: 5.5 %
Expected IBU (using Rager): 48.0
Expected Color: 19.3 SRM
Apparent Attenuation: 76.5 %
Mash Efficiency: 70.0 %
Boil Duration: 60.0 mins
Fermentation Temperature: 67 degF
Fermentables
US 2-Row Malt 12lb 0oz (75.0 %) In Mash/Steeped
US Carapils Malt 1lb 4oz (7.8 %) In Mash/Steeped
US Caramel 40L Malt 1lb 4oz (7.8 %) In Mash/Steeped
US White Wheat Malt 1lb 0oz (6.3 %) In Mash/Steeped
US Chocolate Malt 8.00 oz (3.1 %) In Mash/Steeped
Hops
German Northern Brewer (6.5 % alpha) 1.00 oz Loose Pellet Hops used Mash Hop
German Northern Brewer (6.5 % alpha) 1.25 oz Loose Pellet Hops used 60 Min From End
German Northern Brewer (6.5 % alpha) 1.00 oz Loose Pellet Hops used 15 Min From End
US Cascade (6.0 % alpha) 1.50 oz Loose Pellet Hops used 10 Min From End
US Cascade (6.0 % alpha) 1.50 oz Loose Pellet Hops used At turn off
US Centennial (9.0 % alpha) 1.00 oz Loose Pellet Hops used Dry-Hopped
Other Ingredients
Yeast: White Labs WLP001-California Ale
Mash Schedule
Mash Type: Full Mash
Schedule Name:Single Step Infusion (68C/154F)
Step: Rest at 154 degF for 60 mins
While I am a fan of the hop, I think I might focus more on the malty side. Maybe the best would be balanced though. Janet's Brown Ale is one that I have heard of. Can't go wrong with an award winner! (Unless I brew it, then anything can happen...)
But I don't have German Brewer hops. I would probably sub with one of the many hops varieties I do have. I got Amarillo, Cascade, Centennial, EKG, and something else I can't remember... I'll take inventory when I get home.
I think that's the one I'm going with.
I went out to eat last night and had a leiney fireside nut brown. Not a bad beer, but had virtually NO brown ale flavor IMO. Tasted more like an amber to me. Washed the food down nicely, but certainly not a beer to try to reproduce as a brown.
I have everything, just need to build the starter up again and pick a day when I can do it. Probably Wednesday. Tuesdays are my busy taking girls to dance day.
That Leine's beer is a lager. That's why it tastes so, well, not. Not like anything very flavorful.
I like the Janet's Brown Ale, but another thought I had was a Moose Drool clone. It was on "Can You Brew It?" recently, and they consider it cloned, if I remember correctly. Moose Drool is a really great example of American Brown, in my opinion, but it's definitely toward the malty side rather than hoppy. I think you'd also like my Fat Squirrel clone. It was a really good beer, well liked by everybody who tried it.
That Leine's beer is a lager. That's why it tastes so, well, not. Not like anything very flavorful.
I like the Janet's Brown Ale, but another thought I had was a Moose Drool clone. It was on "Can You Brew It?" recently, and they consider it cloned, if I remember correctly. Moose Drool is a really great example of American Brown, in my opinion, but it's definitely toward the malty side rather than hoppy. I think you'd also like my Fat Squirrel clone. It was a really good beer, well liked by everybody who tried it.
Dammit you guys! I already made up my mind! Arghh!!
LOL! I'm going to stick with the Janet this time. Tasty McDole's recipes HAVE to be good, by default. Just hearing his name makes me want to try one!
I would love to try a Moose Drool for real and have a comparison though.
New Glarus Fat Squirrel.
DFH Indian Brown?
DFH Indian Brown?
New Glarus Fat Squirrel.
Yes! I remember picking up a 6er of Schnells or whatever, but the fat squirrel was a different brewer.
I wish we could get New Glarus here. I'll have to look for it the next time I get to the LHBS in GR. The beer store in BR is good, but not THAT good.
I bought an old 6er of some German Altbier. Well, it was OLD! It had swingtops, and one reason I wanted to get it was for the bottles, and also because I wanted to try a commercial Alt.
Well, it was flat, NO hops, and very watery. Basically like a watered down flat pepsi. I think it had been on the shelf since the 80s...
Please do not ever mention Leinies Fireside Brown in a serious discussion of brown ales. I take my brown ales seriously and that Fireside Brown is an absolute abomination.
Moose Drool is great - recipes can be found all over the web, including the Brewing Network.
I have a Bells Best Brown on tap right now that is delicious. Recipe is in BYOs Clone 150.
Hrm. I just bought a 6'er of Bell's best, and have to say I'm not all that impressed. And I like Browns quite a bit.
I was wanting to make a brown but was unsure of what direction to go and then I stumbled on this thread. Glad I did. Looking to the make Tasty's Janet's Brown with a few sbustitutions. Has anyone tried brewing this WLP 002 English Ale yeast? I have a vial of it in my fridge that I want to use sooner rather than later. Would the 002 make this too sweet? What if I dropped the OG to 1.060 - 1.064 range? Also thinking of adding a pound of munich in place of the wheat. Let me know what you guys think.
I was wanting to make a brown but was unsure of what direction to go and then I stumbled on this thread. Glad I did. Looking to the make Tasty's Janet's Brown with a few sbustitutions. Has anyone tried brewing this WLP 002 English Ale yeast? I have a vial of it in my fridge that I want to use sooner rather than later. Would the 002 make this too sweet? What if I dropped the OG to 1.060 - 1.064 range? Also thinking of adding a pound of munich in place of the wheat. Let me know what you guys think.
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