Honey Brown Ale

[ratinator]

I love Sleemans Honey Brown and designed this recipe to try to make something similar. I want a good honey flavor with some biscuit taste and a darker orange tint. I'm going to brew this in the next couple weeks, I wanna know what you guys think who have brewed something similar. Normally I would brew a single type of hop but I'm using up what I have left. I added a bit of honey to give it a couple more points and if people ask me if I use actual honey I can say yes:

8lb - 2-row pale malt
1lb - victory malt
8oz - caramel/crystal malt 120
8oz - honey malt
Mash @ 152°F

1oz - saaz hops (60 mins)
.5oz - mt. Hood hops (5 mins)
.5oz - hallertauer mittelfrueh (5 mins)
.5lb - honey (1 min)

Safale S-05

 

[Coreyolf1]

I'm interested in knowing how this turned out? My father-in-law is a big Sleeman's Honey Brown drinker and I'm thinking about brewing this for him!

 

[ratinator]

Sorry I havnt had a chance to make it. It got super cold here and my basement went under a bunch of huge renovations. I'm looking to make it soon. If you take a shot at it please report back

 

[ratinator]

So I finally brewed this and my recipe changed based on the hops I had, plus I upped the honey malt. Brew day went well, color looks good. I will post pictures and tasting notes once the beer is Kegged and in glass. I expect the ale to be thicker and more flavor than a sleeman's due to it not being a lager. Like I said I want a strong honey Graham cracker flavor. IBU was about 38.

8lb - 2-Row Pale Malt
1lb - Victory Malt
1lb - Honey Malt
8oz - Caramel/Crystal Malt 10
Mash @ 152F for 600 ins

.75oz Nugget (60 mins)
.50oz Mt. Hood (10 mins)
Splash of liquid honey (1 min)

Safale S-05

 

[Coreyolf1]

Awesome! Please keep me posted on the final product!

 

[ratinator]

Drinking the beer as I speak. Nice color and the busicuit flavor comes threw with a sweeter after taste. It's diffinetly not as light as sleemans but turned out to be a nice ale

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[ratinator]

Last beer of the keg. Beer was very good. I think any sleemans honey brown lover will enjoy this

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