American Brown Ale

[irish_goat]

Anyone fancy critiquing this recipe for a nice brown ale? Hoping to put it on in a week or so and have it ready in time for the autumn. Potentially considering some sort of coffee addition to it as well (or part of it).

Style: American Brown
Size: 23 liters
Color: 17 SRM      
IBU:   30 IBU
OG:   1.054   
FG:   1.010
ABV: 5.6%

Grain:   
3.5kg Maris Otter
500g Flaked oats
500g Wheat malt
250g Light crystal
200g Biscuit malt
130g Chocolate malt
50g Belgian Special B

Hops:   
25g Northern Brewer (9.8% AA, 60 min.)
5g Cascade (6% AA, 15 min.)
5g Willamette (5% AA, 2 min.)
5g Cascade (6% AA, 15 min.)
5g Willamette (5% AA, 2 min.)

Yeast: TBC

[Pheeel]

I'd skip the wheat and oats and up the Maris but either way it looks good

[irish_goat]

Looking for a bit of creaminess though, hence the oats. Wheat I tend to just add to everything to help with head retention. 

[Leann ull]

light on the hops? will that get you to 20-30 IBU?

[irish_goat]

light on the hops? will that get you to 20-30 IBU?

Online recipe formulater says it will. Will run it through Beersmith when at home.

[Pheeel]

Don't think I've ever had a creamy American Brown but who am I to say

[Leann ull]

watch the age of your hops you want it punchy for that style if say it was to be commercially brewed

[DEMPSEY]

I did a 6.6% brown ale with 53 IBU's and used some brown malt as well. Not at all hoppy and really nice.

[irish_goat]

I did a 6.6% brown ale with 53 IBU's and used some brown malt as well. Not at all hoppy and really nice.

Got the recipe handy?

[Pheeel]

20-30 IBUs is the BJCP range for American Brown. Its meant to be an easy drinking, low hopped beer. A bit like a brown pale ale. In comparison SNPA is 38 IBUs so you can see its going to be low hopped

50-60 and you're stepping more into Brown IPA territory

I'd murder a pint of Moose Drool tight about now...

[Pheeel]

BTW I did a version recently of Jamil's Janet's American Brown. Which was 60ish. It was quite tasty 😋

[pob]

Would highly recommend Dempsey's Monkey Nut Brown Ale (a Janet's Brown variant), quite a bit above the 20-30ibu, but really a superb beer.

(Even if he is now nearly 80 yrs old)

[nigel_c]

(Even if he is now nearly 80 yrs old)

And i go in trouble in another thread suggesting Mr.D was around 60.

[oblivious]

Mine would be to move all the 15-2 minute additions to a hop steep

[Qs]

BTW I did a version recently of Jamil's Janet's American Brown. Which was 60ish. It was quite tasty 😋

I made that last year, its Tasty McDoles recipe in Jamils book. I loved it, hoping to do it again next week.