Nut flavor in brown ale?

[Gigemags05]

I brewed a nut brown ale, and it tasted pretty good. Only problem was that I didn't get any of the nutty flavor in it. Is there something I can add during the boil that will make the nut flavor come out a little more?

 

[dbreienrk1]

Well, let's take a look at the recipe to decide if "nut" should've been an expected flavor.

 

[spenghali]

i would think a but brown ale should taste like butt

 

[Gigemags05]

Ha! Now that was unfortunate.

 

[spenghali]

hahaha, to answer your question, i'm not sure about adding anything during the boil that will make the nut flavor come out more. Was this an extract or all grain brew? There are a number of specialty malts where the nut flavor comes from. Brown, amber, biscuit, aromatic, or munich malts. Perhaps you could do some steeping of these or up the percentage in the mash to get a more nutty flavor. You can taste them at your LHBS by taking some nibbles to see what kind of nut flavor you want.

 

[dbreienrk1]

All joking aside, post your recipe. Did you want help or humor?

 

[Gigemags05]

Ill get the recipe tomorrow. It was an extract recipe I got out of a magazine.

 

[Tall_Yotie]

In addition to recipe, how long has it been in the bottle/keg? Flavors come out over time.

 

[dbreienrk1]

Why ask if you aren't really looking for help?

 

[Gigemags05]

Yeah I think I might've rushed it a bit out of the keg.

I am looking for help. Everyone on the thread but you dbreiernk1 has actually done just that. I don't have the recipe on front of me. I apologize for not posting to your standards. I'll try to post the recipe tomorrow. When initially making the post I did it from my phone ( thus the typo) while waiting for an appointment. I am sorry for making a post without having the recipe. I'm still new at this and it never crossed my mind.

 

[gratus fermentatio]

I brewed a nut brown ale, and it tasted pretty good. Only problem was that I didn't get any of the nutty flavor in it. Is there something I can add during the boil that will make the nut flavor come out a little more?

I think Victory malt will add the "nuttiness" you're looking for; have a look at this thread:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f13/brown-ale-recipe-assistance-294162/
I've also heard you can get nutty flavour from certain strains of yeast, but I've never used those strains, so I can't say for sure.
Regards, GF.

 

[Magnanamous]

Rogue adds hazelnut nut (filbert in Oregonian) extract to their nut brown ale...and its pretty friggen good!

 

[breweRN]

just an idea - according to the online version of How to Brew, chapter 20, section 20.4 has a chart which says that if you toast your dry base malts in the oven at 275deg. for an hour, or at 350 deg. for 15 minutes, you will get a "light nutty taste and aroma", which they say is perfect for nut brown ales.

im guessing this should be done to un-crushed grains, but I'm not sure. If anybody knows, please feel free to chime in.

 

[AleFred]

It's all about the victory malt for nuttiness