Magnaman Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 G'day Brewers, what are your thoughts on this recipe, if any? American Brown Ale, Malt & Marmalade? Recipe: 1.700 kg Coopers English Bitter 1.500 kg Coopers Amber Liquid Malt 0.700 kg Briess Golden Light Malt 0.250 kg Crystal 120 Hot steep 0.100 kg Chocolate malt Hot steep Hops: 25.0 g Challenger Pellet (8% Alpha) @ 10 Minutes (Boil) (1 g/L) 25.0 g East Kent Golding Pellet (4.6% Alpha) @ 10 Minutes (Boil) (1 g/L) 25.0 g Challenger Pellet (8% Alpha) @ 5 Days (Dry Hop) (1 g/L) 25.0 g East Kent Golding Pellet (4.6% Alpha) @ 5 Days (Dry Hop) (1 g/L) Yeast: Mangrove Jack's M79 Burton Union re-hydrated Batch Size (L): 25.0 Total Hops (g): 100.00 Original Gravity (OG): 1.050 (Approximately) Final Gravity (FG): 1.013 (Approximately) Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 5.3 % in the bottle (Approximately) Colour (EBC): 40.5 (Approximately) Bitterness (IBU): 43.1 (Approximately) I'm thinking the bitterness, sweetness should balance out, what do you recon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 It looks like a nice beer; I love Challenger I haven't used the amber malt with the English Bitter so I don't know how sweet it will be. Perhaps you won't need the crystal malt. English type malt bill, English hops and English yeast - where does the American Brown Ale come into it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnaman Posted March 21, 2015 Author Share Posted March 21, 2015 G'day Hairy, Its used in the "Hop Gobbler" and works a treat, not too sweet, I was hopping the Challenger would work well with the little bit of chocolate malt, but just guessing? IanH's spreadsheet styles show this one a bit too hoppy for English, hey it's just a guide, Yankee, Pomie, WTF, right. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 I don't get too caught up with names and styles. As mentioned before, it looks like a nice beer. Let us know how it turns out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnaman Posted March 23, 2015 Author Share Posted March 23, 2015 G'day Brewers, I made some slight adjustments to the hop schedule, too hopefully embed the flavour and aroma and keep the approximate bitterness the same, this will go in the fermenter tomorrow. Brown Ale Recipe: 1.700 kg Coopers English Bitter 1.500 kg Liquid Amber Malt Extract 0.700 kg Briess golden Light Malt Extract 0.250 kg Crystal 120 (hot steep) 0.100 kg Chocolate malt (hot steep) Hops: 10.0 g Challenger (8% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Boil) 10.0 g East Kent Golding (4.6% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Boil) 10.0 g Challenger (8% Alpha) @ 10 Minutes (Boil) 10.0 g East Kent Golding (4.6% Alpha) @ 10 Minutes (Boil) 10.0 g Challenger (8% Alpha) @ 5 Minutes (Boil) 10.0 g East Kent Golding (4.6% Alpha) @ 5 Minutes (Boil) 20.0 g Challenger (8% Alpha) @ 5 Days (Dry Hop) 20.0 g East Kent Golding (4.6% Alpha) @ 5 Days (Dry Hop) Yeast: MJ M79 Burton Union Yeast re-hydrated. Batch Size (L): 25.0 Total Hops (g): 100.00 Original Gravity (OG): 1.050 (approximately) Final Gravity (FG): 1.013 (approximately) Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 5.3 % in the bottle (approximately) Colour (EBC): 40.5 (approximately) Bitterness (IBU): 42.9 (approximately) Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Looks like a cracker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnaman Posted March 23, 2015 Author Share Posted March 23, 2015 Thank you Ben 10, I hope so and will update in time. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porschemad911 Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 G'day Magnaman, your beer looks great, hope the fermentation goes well. If you ever want to make a beer that tastes like marmalade (but much better), use plenty of Pacific Hallertau hops late in the boil. I am drinking a marmalade saison at the moment and it's great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnaman Posted March 24, 2015 Author Share Posted March 24, 2015 G'day porschemad911, thanks' for the tip I will keep it in mind. I'll see how this one turns out and if adjustments are in order I will have a direction too pursue. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnaman Posted April 14, 2015 Author Share Posted April 14, 2015 G'day Brewers, this one went in the bottle today and the sample tasted very interesting at this stage and shows promise from a flavorful start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnaman Posted April 30, 2015 Author Share Posted April 30, 2015 tasted this today only 16 days in the bottle and just a bit too easy to drink already, a bit high on carbonation for the style but not over done great over all dark warm flavour, not what I was hoping for but not at all disappointing and in time this will get even better. Oh and this is after a pretty hoppy IPA, this dark beer is no shrinking violet. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnaman Posted June 6, 2015 Author Share Posted June 6, 2015 G'day Brewers, this is a cracker of a dark beer, almost 2 months in the bottle and another must brew again, great flavour, dark warm with a good hoppy taste. Recipe in post #5. One of the best beers I have made and while the name and the result missed what I was aiming at, it turnened out delisious and very pleasing. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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