What's your best American Brown Ale Recipe

[eastbaybrewer]

I'm looking for a good american brown ale. Something with a good hop presence. I've made a few that were good but not great. Thanks

 

[JimRausch]

IMO, you can't get much better than the Caribou Slobber recipe from NB. Buy the kit, or just copy the recipe.

 

[bleme]

This one looks like what you are aiming for:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/threads/hbt-bjcp-comp-winning-american-brown.141074/

 

[catdaddy66]

I have made one American brown ale but 3-4 British brown ales. The American brown was just good. I need to tweak that one a bit.

 

[brewbama]

IMO, you can't get much better than the Caribou Slobber recipe from NB. Buy the kit, or just copy the recipe.

+1. I love that stuff.

 

[eastbaybrewer]

I checked out the Caribou Slobber recipe and grain bill looks good. What do you guys think about changing the hops to maybe Chinook, Columbus, and Bravo? Bittering to around 40 ibus.

 

[Curtis Yetton]

I have to agree with Jim Rausch. Caribou Slobber is one of my favorite brown recipies. I have others that I have modified from this one, that are my own. But to start with this one, you can't go wrong

 

[parrothead64]

Janet’s Brown.

 

[eastbaybrewer]

Janet’s Brown.
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Have you brewed this recipe? Looks great.

 

[parrothead64]

Yes, it’s in my kegerator now. Kind of like a brown ipa. The chocolate malt and citrus hops work great together.

 

[BrewnWKopperKat]

CYBI's clone recipe for Moose Drool is a one of a couple of brown ales that I like to brew. The show notes for the clone attempt are interesting as well. (Yes, I've heard it said that NB's Caribou Slobber is also a clone of MD - but there are no show notes for their recipe ).

Sadly (for me anyway), Bell's Best Brown is a fall seasonal. But it's not hard to find a couple of clone recipes that are good starting points (and enjoyable beers on their own).

I haven't yet brewed Janet's Brown Ale (https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/homebrew-recipe/janets-brown-ale/). I've tasted it from other homebrewers and it was a nice strong brown / brown IPA. More evidence that the list of National Homebrew Competition winners is a good resource for recipes (and inspiration).

 

[NeoBrew]

Janet’s Brown.
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For a hoppy American Brown this cannot be beat! I've brewed it several times and it's next in my rotation.

Credit where credit is due, this recipe was created by Tasty McD of the Brewing Network fame. This thread has some more comments on water treatment as well.

 

[SlanginDueces]

I brewed Janet’s Brown a while back and loved it. Only change I made was I threw some mosaic into the dry hop. It’s hard to argue with a recipe that has won so many awards!

 

[eastbaybrewer]

All right I'm brewing Janet's. Their are to many good reviews not to.