Big Bearded Brown Ale (Feedback, please)

[Piperlester]

First attempt at building a brown ale. I like them to be slightly higher ABV, a little sweet with a full bodied, creamy mouthfeel and some hop bitterness. Ultimately aimed to keep it relatively within spec for the style.

Any feedback is appreciated.

Big Bearded Brown Ale (BIAB)
IBU: 24.5
Color: 17.9 SRM
ABV: 5.1%
Batch Size: 5 gal
Est. Eff: 72%
Est. OG: 1.052

Fermentables:
8 lb Maris Otter Pale Malt
1 lb Flaked Oats
8 oz Chocolate Malt
4 oz Victory Malt

Mash for 90 minutes @ 154, boil for 60 minutes.

Hop Schedule:
0.75 oz Fuggle, US @ 60 min
0.75 oz Fuggle, US @ 30 min
0.75 oz Goldings, BC @ 15 min

Pitch with appropriate sized WLP002 starter.

Water Profile:
Calcium: 54
Magnesium: 17
Sodium: 9
Sulfate: 74
Choride: 11
Bicarbonate: 144

 

[catdaddy66]

If you want a little sweetness then add 8oz of a caramel malt, say between 40-80 srm. It will also get you closer to the 18 srm, which may not be the case with only 8oz of chocolate malt. Other than that it looks really good.

 

[corax]

I think your recipe looks good as is.

For boosting sweetness, you could dial back the hops a bit, or add some caramel as suggested. But for my tastes, I'd go with some additional kilned malt. 4 oz. more Victory, or jack it up a bit with Aromatic or Honey Malt -- or maybe even Melanoidin Malt.

 

[FloppyKnockers]

I'm going to need a few pints of this when it's done for research purposes.