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FiddleTilDeath

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6 lbs Dark LME
3 lbs Dark DME
4oz Hallertau Hops
1oz Tettnang Hops
Ringwood Ale Yeast
Danstar Windsor Ale Yeast

Tettnang 1 oz @ 60 min
Hallertau 1 oz @ 45 min
Hallertau 1 oz @ 30 min
Hallertau 1 oz @ 20 min
Hallertau 1 oz @ 5 min

I just bottled this yesterday and I'm trying to figure what to call it. It is very malty, brown but not super dark (didn't use any specialty grains), fruity and hoppy.
 
My guess is an American brown. Hard to tell since it is exclusively Dark LME, but my understanding is that Dark is a mix of Base malt, Crystal 60L, Munich, and Black malt. I've seen American brown recipes with a grist somewhat like that.

I'm trying to picture how the hops would taste in this, but I assume not the traditional earthiness you would have in an English brown, and the IBU level alone is what makes me think American rather than English.

In the end, probably doesn't fit neatly in a category, but that's the closest (imo).
 
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