The Captain!! Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 Gday Trendsetters. Ive been doing some reading into American Browns and I think I might try make one. Ive only recently started getting into darker beers. Some of the best browns I’ve had were from Moo brew and The Beer Farm. Please have a look at this malt bill and see what you think. Havent got a hop schedule yet so suggestions welcomed. I want something American but pushing the limits on what would be to style. Cheers Captain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristinaS1 Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 When I first saw it, I misread the title of your thread and thought it said, "Captain America's Brown Ale." Looks like a recipe fit for the man himself. Cheers, Christina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Captain!! Posted May 25, 2018 Author Share Posted May 25, 2018 29 minutes ago, ChristinaS1 said: When I first saw it, I misread the title of your thread and thought it said, "Captain America's Brown Ale." Looks like a recipe fit for the man himself. Cheers, Christina. Ha ha ha That’s a fair call. Whats your thoughts on a hop bill for this Christina? American C hops? In my readings most people say leave the citrus hops behind as it clashes with the maltiness. I’m a bit perplexed as to what to use. Hops is not a strong point of my brewing. Cheers Captain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristinaS1 Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Hi Captain. I have never made an American Brown Ale but was going to suggest a combo Centennial and Cascades. I just checked my copy of Brewing Classic Styles and by coincidence Mike McDole's famous "Janet's Brown Ale" recipe calls them. He uses: Northern Brewer @ 60 minutes Northern Brewer @ 15 minutes Cascades @ 10 minutes Cascades @ 0 minutes Centennial dry hop Personally I am not a fan of Northern Brewer, but I don't know what else to suggest. Use your own judgement and taste. Good luck with the brew. Cheers, Christina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Captain!! Posted May 25, 2018 Author Share Posted May 25, 2018 23 minutes ago, ChristinaS1 said: Hi Captain. I have never made an American Brown Ale but was going to suggest a combo Centennial and Cascades. I just checked my copy of Brewing Classic Styles and by coincidence Mike McDole's famous "Janet's Brown Ale" recipe calls them. He uses: Northern Brewer @ 60 minutes Northern Brewer @ 15 minutes Cascades @ 10 minutes Cascades @ 0 minutes Centennial dry hop Personally I am not a fan of Northern Brewer, but I don't know what else to suggest. Use your own judgement and taste. Good luck with the brew. Cheers, Christina Thanks Christina, Im taking that Mike McDole is Tasty McDole and Janet is his wife? Either way that’s not here or there. Ive never had northern brewer so I guess I’ll have to give that a crack anyways. Thanks got your thoughts Christina. Much appreciated. Captain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 I don't like northern Brewer either but in a brown ale the malts might subdue it a bit. I used it in a pale ale to see what it tasted like. Still got it so I'll probably just use it for bittering big dark beers now. I also read the title of the thread wrong at first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Captain!! Posted May 25, 2018 Author Share Posted May 25, 2018 Well that’s two people that don’t like it and none that do, so guesss it’s out with that. Ill look at the properties of NB and try find something similar but better. Captain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristinaS1 Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Northern Brewer is the signature hop in Steam Ales; they are the reason I don't like Steam Ales. Here is a link to Denny Conn's award winning Brown Ale recipe. He takes a different approach: http://wiki.homebrewersassociation.org/NotiBrownAle I love Willamette hops; I have used them together with Cascades many times. Delicious. Cheers, Christina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popo the Reprobate Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 For what it's worth, I am drinking my own Janet's Brown now. I followed Tasty's recipe - including the Northern Brewer - and it's a beauty. It is definitely a hoppy brown ale and perfect for Autumn. My palette is not educated enough to pick out the Northern Brewer so I can't help you out there but that recipe would be a pretty good starting point I'd reckon. Good luck with the beer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Captain!! Posted May 25, 2018 Author Share Posted May 25, 2018 13 hours ago, ChristinaS1 said: Northern Brewer is the signature hop in Steam Ales; they are the reason I don't like Steam Ales. Here is a link to Denny Conn's award winning Brown Ale recipe. He takes a different approach: http://wiki.homebrewersassociation.org/NotiBrownAle I love Willamette hops; I have used them together with Cascades many times. Delicious. Cheers, Christina. That’s a really good recipe reference Christina, Thanks a heap for that Captain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 Northern Brewer no good? What are the issues people found with them? I have a bag coming.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 Can't remember now, just didn't like the flavour very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil_McGlass Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 Centennial, Cascade and Willamette are all excellent choices in my opinion, a combination of any two, I would suggest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 American C hops go well in a brown ale. Deep Creek’s Dusty Gringo Indian Brown Ale is a cracking beer and uses citrusy hops. From memory I think it is Cascade, Centennial and Amarillo (or Citra, my memory is not as good as it used to be). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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