need help finding...

I have been searching for a successful American brown ale recipe...

I have have searched and found a few, but I was wondering if there is a consensus as to a couple recipes that were "must brews"....

Thanks in advance

CHEERS

 

Have you checked out Janet's Brown Ale? Internet-famous recipe and delicious. It's very hoppy--almost an IPA--but just a fantastic beer.

 

I have definitely seen that one! It seems like I always brew hop monsters so I was trying to stay away from an ipa.

 

JBA is a real winner. It is hoppy for sure but not at all like an IPA for me. I'm biased because in general I find your average Brown to be boring.

 

The Can You Brew It Moose Drool clone recipe in the Recipes database is also a great option. Not too hoppy, and a really nice beer.

 

I agree with that choice. Very nice brew. That reminds me I do still have some from a batch I brewd a couple of months ago down in my basement. I am going right down to grab some and put them in the fridge.

 

I brew a version with the same grain bill, but I dialed the hops back to give me about 44 IBU as opposed to the 60 plus IBU in the original recipe. It's a great Brown no matter how you brew it.

 

Awesome, thanks for the help. I think I'm going to do Janet's but dial back the ibu's a touch.

Cheers!

 

If you're interested, here's the breakdown:

Autumn Brown Ale
10-C American Brown Ale
Author: Marc L.
Date: 10/2/11

Size: 5 gal
Efficiency: 67.26%
Attenuation: 72.2%
Calories: 180.53 kcal per 12.0 fl oz

Original Gravity: 1.054 (1.045 - 1.060)
Terminal Gravity: 1.015 (1.010 - 1.016)
Color: 21.62 (18.0 - 35.0)
Alcohol: 5.11% (4.3% - 6.2%)
Bitterness: 44.8 (20.0 - 40.0)

Ingredients:
8 lb 2-Row Brewers Malt
2 lb Victory® Malt
0.5 lb Crystal Malt 60°L
.75 lb Dextrine Malt
.5 lb Chocolate Malt
1 tsp Ferm-Cap S - added during boil, boiled 60 min
.5 oz Magnum (14.4%) - added during boil, boiled 60 min
1 oz Cascade (5.4%) - added during boil, boiled 15 min
1 oz Cascade (5.4%) - added during boil, boiled 10 min
1 ea Whirlfloc Tablets (Irish moss) - added during boil, boiled 10 min
1 pt Fermentis US-05 Safale US-05

Schedule:
Ambient Air: 70.0 °F
Source Water: 60.0 °F
Elevation: 0.0 m

00:05:00 Mash in - Liquor: 4.5 gal; Strike: 169.36 °F; Target: 152.0 °F
01:05:00 Rest - Rest: 60 min; Final: 149.9 °F
01:15:00 Sparge - first runnings: 0.0 gal sparge @ 168.0 °F, 0.0 min; Sparge #1: 4.41 gal sparge @ 198.0 °F, 10 min; Total Runoff: 7.38 gal

Notes
bottled on 11/6

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