Transatlantic Brown Ale

[Hanglow]

All british ingredients but a fair amount of hops and decent strength I think gives this a bit of a nod towards the US


The uk cascades from A Bushel of Hops smell amazing btw



Progress Cascade Brown Ale

American Brown Ale (19 C)



Type: All Grain
Batch Size: 23.00 l
Boil Size: 27.48 l
Boil Time: 60 min
End of Boil Vol: 25.48 l
Final Bottling Vol: 21.50 l
Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage


Date: 22 Jan 2016
Brewer: Moi
Asst Brewer:
Equipment: My 30l boiler
Efficiency: 75.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 79.9 %
Taste Rating: 30.0


5000.00 g Pilsner (2 Row) UK (2.0 EBC) Grain 1 74.6 %
1000.00 g Mild Malt (7.9 EBC) Grain 2 14.9 %
300.00 g Crystal, Medium (Simpsons) (108.3 EBC) Grain 3 4.5 %
250.00 g Pale Chocolate (600.0 EBC) Grain 4 3.7 %
150.00 g Wheat, Torrified (Thomas Fawcett) (3.9 EBC) Grain 5 2.2 %
30.00 g Progress [6.25 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 6 17.9 IBUs
50.00 g Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 7 15.9 IBUs
30.00 g Progress [6.25 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 8 6.5 IBUs
50.00 g Cascade [5.50 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 20.0 min Hop 9 8.0 IBUs
2.0 pkg Nottingham Yeast (Lallemand #-) [23.66 ml] Yeast 10 -
1.22 tsp Yeast Nutrient (Primary 3.0 days) Other 11 -


Gravity, Alcohol Content and Color

Est Original Gravity: 1.065 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.015 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 6.6 %
Bitterness: 48.4 IBUs
Est Color: 33.5 EBC


Mash Name: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Sparge Water: 17.72 l
Sparge Temperature: 75.6 C


Total Grain Weight: 6700.00 g
Grain Temperature: 18.0 C
Tun Temperature: 40.0 C
Mash PH: 5.4


Mash In Add 17.47 l of water at 73.8 C 66.7 C 60 min

Sparge: Batch sparge with 2 steps (3.48l, 14.24l) of 75.6 C water ]


just waiting for it to come to a boil

[Hanglow]

Got 22.5l in the fermentor at 1.064. I'd put pellets into beersmith not the leaf I used, plus I got a litre and a bit of second runnings to use as starter wort for any future brown ales/porters etc. So pretty decent overall. Celebrated finishing up by drinking three different lagers and now onto some Jims ESB

Some pics

hops+recipe


boil salts


first wort progress


mash and underletting the sparge at this point


bit steamy in the brewery/conservatory.


stainless scrubber doing a superlative job

[Hanglow]

Bottled this last night, FG of 1.013 so 6.6% abv and 78% AA

sample was hoppy with lots of various malty flavours, perhaps not as bitter as I wanted but I'll wait until it's carbed up. The water was chloride heavy so that probably has something to do with it

[charliemartin]

That sounds like a really tasty brew.
I noticed the Cascade hops had 6.0% aa on the packet, but you have 5.5% in your recipe. Any particular reason for that?

[Hanglow]

I forgot to change it

[Hanglow]

Done a few "carbonation" tests to make sure I'm not getting any bottle bombs - I'm not thankfully

Pouring pin bright, got to love notty in that respect. Nose of sweet toffee, light milky hot chocolate with a touch of coffee. Flavour is very different , really fruity and hoppy tang that builds to dryness, ok bitterners, really full bodied
. Only some toffee flavours from the malt really, anything else is lost

I'm surprised that I didn't get much in the way of hop aroma from the cascade at flameout - it's all mainly malt driven imo although very nice. Similarly very little in the way of malt derived flavours, although the malty body is very evident in the body of the beer

It's a good beer and I think will do well for a few months yet given its strength.

Hopefully that wasn't too wanky in terms of tasting notes

[Hanglow]

Getting better in the bottle

[john luc]

I am brewing a Brown this Saturday and was going to use 5Kg of mild ale malt but I see you only used 1 Kg. Any reason why you used this smaller amount.

[Hanglow]

It's what I had and needed to use it up

I have bought 3kg since and was going to use it as the main base malt in another beer

From what I can gather it has a higher nitrogen content than than pale ale so haze may be more of a problem if you use it for the majority of the grist

Muntons recommend no more than 85% for their mild malt. IF you use 100% maybe a protein rest might be in order, although i am no expert on this sort of stuff at all

[Clibit]

Thanks Hanglow for leading me to this little read that warmed the cockles of my heart...

http://abushelofhops.co.uk/news/preserv ... ast-house/

I might have to buy some of their hops now.

[orlando]

Thanks Hanglow for leading me to this little read that warmed the cockles of my heart...

http://abushelofhops.co.uk/news/preserv ... ast-house/

I might have to buy some of their hops now.

Lovely lady is Dorothy, has a real passion for hop growing and processing. Hopefully this will translate into great hops for us. She concentrates on growing for home brewers so deserves our support. I have tried some of them, once she sorts the packaging out, which is happening, I think that will make a difference.

[Hanglow]

Yeah I noticed they aren't as tightly vac packed as other hops. Those cascades were really great smelling though. I'll be buying again for sure

[Clibit]

She's planted Chinook this year, not the sort of English heritage hop I was expecting! Cascades likewise. Great website and love what she's doing, felt a bit jealous cos it looks idyllic. I'm stuck in a terrace in Old T! Not a hop bine in sight.

[orlando]

She's planted Chinook this year, not the sort of English heritage hop I was expecting! Cascades likewise. Great website and love what she's doing, felt a bit jealous cos it looks idyllic. I'm stuck in a terrace in Old T! Not a hop bine in sight.

Well I know for sure First Gold are being grown , hardly a Heritage hop I suppose.

[Clibit]

Yeah she did a blog piece about planting the First Gold. Along with Northern Brewer.

http://abushelofhops.co.uk/news/first-gold-hop-variety/

Are you the virtual grower?!