British Brown Ale Nut Brown AG

[Donner]

I think the only limit to that partial mash is your ability to hold 6.75 lbs of grain plus water in your MLT. If you have a 5 gallon cooler then no problem, probably even fine for a 3 gallon cooler. I just remember reading that over 5 lbs of grain becomes tougher if you are using a 2 gallon cooler.

 

[Lil' Sparky]

Some friends have requested this again, so we're brewing it up this weekend. Looking forward to it!!

 

[MVKTR2]

I just brewed this up today. I forgot my Irish Moss and didn't get a real good cold break. I'm expecting it to be a bit hazey but otherwise everything went perfect. I'll let you know how it turns out. Thanks for the recipe.

Schlante,
Phillip

 

[jayhuff]

For my birthday today, I thought I would brew up a 2.5 gal batch of this! I can't wait to see how this turns out. I am going with all EKG for both additions.

Thanks for sharing the recipe!

 

[user 21663]

I just ordered my supplies for my next 2 batches and this recipe is one of them. I hope it comes out great...based on all the posts here, I sounds like a solid recipe.

My supply source is out of EKG at the moment but I had them substitute Willamette ( I was going to use EKG for both additions ). The AA% is way lower ( 3.9% ) so I'm adjusting my bittering hops via Promash, but how much should I adjust the 15 minute addition, if at all? I'm going 1.25 oz at 60 and .75 oz at 15, for total IBU of 25.

Thanks for posting the recipe.

 

[Grinder12000]

Has anyone used a different yeast with this recipe?? Just curious.

 

[Glubki]

I just finished putting a batch of this in the fermenter. I cut the Goldings back to .5 oz to lower the IBU's a bit. It smelled great!

 

[MVKTR2]

I just brewed this up today. I forgot my Irish Moss and didn't get a real good cold break. I'm expecting it to be a bit hazey but otherwise everything went perfect. I'll let you know how it turns out. Thanks for the recipe.

Schlante,
Phillip

I bottled it this past Tuesday and it taste pretty good. I think it's going to need a little time to improve, but will be fine after a month or two in the bottle (seemed a bit rough). Also forgot to add that I used Glacier hops for bittering and KG for flavor/aroma.

This bier is going to be my entry into my HB club's 1st quarter inter club style specific competition. With that in mind I only bottled 3 gallons of this and put 1 gallon on bourbon soaked wood chips & 1 gallon on scotch soaked wood chips. I'll let ya know how it goes.

Schlante,
Phillip

Ps mine's a beautiful amber color!

 

[Lil' Sparky]

Has anyone used a different yeast with this recipe?? Just curious.

Nottingham is easy and it works great with this recipe, so that's what I listed. Windsor and S-05 have also given good results. I haven't tried any liquid yeast strains, but I'm sure several of them would be great. That's the wonderful thing about homebrewing - you can try whatever variations sound good to you.

 

[MVKTR2]

I just brewed this up today. I forgot my Irish Moss and didn't get a real good cold break. I'm expecting it to be a bit hazey but otherwise everything went perfect. I'll let you know how it turns out. Thanks for the recipe.

Schlante,
Phillip

Tasted my first bottle today, 9 days in the bottle, I always try a bottle at 1 week or so. Mouth feel is heavy for a N. English Brown, but color, and aroma are perfect. It could use 1-2 oz. of roasted barley to help dry it out, and perhaps cut back on the oats by 4-8 oz. From a style point that would make it fit better. As is, it's simple, tasty, straight forward and dang drinkable!

I only bottled 3 gallons of this bier. I put the other 2 gallons, 1 each on wood chips, one bourbon soaked, the other scotch smoked. I'm bottling this tonight, but it'll be a while before it hits it's peak, I'll let ya know how it goes. I think it'll be a good marriage considering how heavy this bier feels!

Schlante,
Phillip

 

[williec30]

Here is a version of this original recipe that my LHBS helped me put together... I would be interested in what you guys think.

Recipe

Extracts
2.00 pounds DME - Light 24.2% of grist
2.00 pounds Total Extract Weight 24.2% of grist

Grains
4.00 pounds Golden Promise 48.5% of grist
1.00 pounds Briess Caramel Malt 12.1% of grist
0.50 pounds Briess Victory Malt 6.1% of grist
0.25 pounds Briess Chocolate Malt 3% of grist
0.50 pounds Flaked Oats 6.1% of grist
6.25 pounds Total Grain Weight 75.8% of grist

Miscellaneous Ingredients (Non-Fermentable)
1 tab Whirflock @ 10 minutes (Boil)

Hops
1.00 ounces Fuggle 4.5% Pellets @ 60 minutes
Use: Boil 4.5 AAUs

1.00 ounces Kent Golding 5.0% Pellets @ 15 minutes
Use: Boil 5 AAUs

2.00 ounces Total Hop Weight 9.5 AAUs

Yeast
WYEAST Wyeast #1768 English Bitter — Liquid — 1 smack pack

 

[Lil' Sparky]

Looks good to me.

 

[Kayos]

What's everyone using for hop subs? Williamette for Fuggles, Glacier for KG's?

 

[Donner]

I used Fuggles and it seems pretty good, though i'll admit i have no idea what it SHOULD taste like since this was my first attempt at it

 

[Kayos]

I made it with Fuggles last time, but B3 is out of them. I am looking for a sub for those as well.

 

[Lil' Sparky]

Somehow I've always had the hops. Still have 1/2 lb of fuggles, but no EKG.

 

[farmbrewernw]

Just kicked my keg of this (with the juniper extract) last night, I almost cried. I'll be brewing this again this weekend hopefully.

 

[Glubki]

I've had this in the bottle for 8 days and sampled one this afternoon (just for prosperity). This is an excellent brew - the flaked oats really stand out and the victory and caramel malt really balance the beer out. It needs another 3 weeks to age but will only improve with time - highly recommended! Thanks!!

 

[jayhuff]

I had my first bottle of this after 8 days as well... very good. It will be hard to wait on this to finish out

 

[GIusedtoBe]

Wow! I was just rolling through the recipe database and started reading this thread. Quite the popular brew. My only Brown was so-so and it tended a bit to the heavy side. I think I might try yours and lighten it a bit.

Regards,
Alan

 

[Lil' Sparky]

It's good as-is, but it would be good a little lighter, too - just different.

After many requests by my brew buddies, we did a batch of this a while back. So I've got this on tap again right now and it really is one of my favorites.

 

[MagicLarry]

Hey Lil' Sparky,

Did you use a starter, or just pitch the yeast directly? Please let me know planning on brewing. Sounds like a great recipe!

 

[Kayos]

Hey Lil' Sparky,

Did you use a starter, or just pitch the yeast directly? Please let me know planning on brewing. Sounds like a great recipe!

His original recipe is with Nottinghams = no starter for dry yeast.

 

[Lil' Sparky]

Yeah, you can rehydrate dry yeast, but I don't ever even bother to do that. Never made a starter for dry yeast. I can be lazy when it comes to yeast, but I've never really had a problem.

 

[MagicLarry]

Thanks a lot. Can't wait to brew it.

 

[Bembelschlabberer]

Lil' Sparky, after brewing up your Oatmeal Stout and it tasting great even after a stuck sparge, protein sludge in the fermenter, and SEVERELY ****ing up the pitching temps, I have to try this.

I'm wondering how it compares to Samuel Smith's Nut Brown Ale, I just had a bottle and damn it was great. Nice deep flavors to it.

 

[Lil' Sparky]

I haven't actually tried SS NB. Maybe I'll see if I can pick up a 6pk for comparison while I've got it on tap.

 

[williec30]

i brewed this 4 days ago and need some help. used the exact recipe sparky used, including nottingham (5 gallon batch). after a week there was no bubbling action in my blow off container, however there is krausen around the rim just above the liquid line.

my SG was 1.058
my current gravity is 1.014

i can still see what looks to be floating yeast granules... i am assuming the change in gravity means the yeast is doing it's job, but i've never had a batch that didn't cause action in my blow off container.

thoughts?

 

[farmbrewernw]

there are two things that could have happened, one is that the yeast burned through the sugar when you weren't around so you didn't see the bubbling, two is that there might be a leak in the seal and the CO2 just passed by your blowoff tube, at any rate it looks like the yeast has been doing it's job.

 

[Lil' Sparky]

I've had yeast do that before. Usually not Notty, though. I say put it in secondary (if you do that). How did it taste?