Brown Ale 2024

Going with an American brown ale as we head in to summer weather. The fermentation fridge is currently full of lagers, so we’ve got to do an ale this time.

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Here’s my notes on the style from Designing Great Beers

Notes from DGB don’t quite line up with the style guidelines given in Brewfather for bitterness, so I went with 27 IBUs to be kind of in the middle. Brown ales shouldn’t be too bitter, but the crystal should add some sweetness.

Brew Day

Called an audible and did a 50-50 mix of C-40 and C-80. Brough the SRM up a little bit, but not much.

Also we ran out of regular pale 2-row and had to top up the recipe with Maris Otter. So, we’ll call this one an English American brown ale.

Hit the target mash temp of 153°
Came out pretty clear with a good looking brown color. Jack Jack is supervising.
Light brown frothy head
1.050 OG
1.051-ish

Kegging Day

First time filling the 2.5 gallon keg. Beer looks kind of orange more than brown.
Gravity is about 1.012

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