How does this sound for an English Brown Ale??

[JohnnyK68]

Need to brew another Brown Ale (my favorite style)

Looking for a Nut Brown

4 Lbs Light DME
3 Lbs British Pale Male
.5lbs Belgian Choclate
.5lbs Belgian Biscuit
.5lbs Belgian Special B
4 oz. Malto Dextrin
1oz Halletrtau (60)
.5oz Fuggles (30)
.5oz Fuggles (5)

OG-1.046
FG-1.012
IBU-24
SRM-28
ABV-4.4

I'm thinking this should be a pretty smooth not too strong Brown. Any oppinions?

 

[david_42]

Mini-mash? Looks good, but with that much Biscuit, I'd cut the Special B to 4 oz.

If you don't own it, may I recommend "Brown Ale History, Brewing, techniques, Recipes" by Daniels & Parker?

 

[Orfy]

If you are going for an English Brown Ale then why are you using Belgian grain and German Hops?

EKG and Target goes well with fuggles.



Hers's one I just found

replace the 2 row with LME or DME
All Grain Recipe - Newcastle Brown Ale ::: 1.050/1.014 (5.5 Gal)

Grain Bill (75% Efficiency assumed)

9 lbs. - Maris Otter - 2 Row malt
2 oz. - Chocolate malt
2 oz. - Crystal malt (60L)
1.5 oz. - Black Patent malt

Hop Schedule (25 IBU)

1/2 oz. - Target - 60 min.
1/2 oz. - East Kent Goldings - 15 min.
Yeast

White Labs British Ale Yeast (WLP005) - 1800 ml starter
Mash/Sparge/Boil

Mash at 154° for 60 min.
Sparge as usual
Boil for 60 minutes
Cool and ferment at 68° to 71°
Recipe adapted and changed slightly from the one found in Clone Brews

 

[Orfy]

And another.


Yield: 5 gallons (18.9 L)
Original gravity: 1.048 - 1.051
Final gravity: 1.011 - 1.013
IBU: 26
ABV: 4.7%

Ingredients
2 oz. (57 g) British crystal malt
2 oz. (57 g) British chocolate malt
1 oz. (28 g) British black
5.75 lb. (2.6 kg) M&F light DME
4/5 oz. (23 g) Target @ 8% AA (6.5 HBU) (bittering hop)
1/2 oz. (14 g) East Kent Goldings (flavor hop)
1 tsp. (5 ml) Irish moss

1 st choice: Wyeast’s 1098 British ale yeast
(Ferment at 68-72°F [20-22°C])
2nd choice: Wyeast’s 1028 London ale yeast
(Ferment at 68-72°F [20-22°C])

 

[JohnnyK68]

Orfy, point well taken. However, I have these ingredients already on the way, so Im going to use them this time with the recipe I posted, minus a little special B as David sugested. I also have some 1084 in the fridge and I am going to use that so this is going to be like a league of nations brown I guess. I still think its going to be a pretty good tasting brown Ale.

 

[Orfy]

Orfy, point well taken. However, I have these ingredients already on the way, so Im going to use them this time with the recipe I posted, minus a little special B as David sugested. I also have some 1084 in the fridge and I am going to use that so this is going to be like a league of nations brown I guess. I still think its going to be a pretty good tasting brown Ale.

That's one of the best reasons I can think of.
I'd do the same and have with Belgian Blondes.

Sort of in the "style of"