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Brulosopher's Best Brown Ale 
(6 ratings)
All Grain Recipe
Submitted By: Brulosopher (Shared)Members can download and share recipes
| Brewer: Brulosopher | |
| Batch Size: 5.50 gal | Style: American Brown Ale (10C) |
| Boil Size: 7.64 gal | Style Guide: BJCP 2008 |
| Color: 22.1 SRM | Equipment: Brulosopher's Setup (5.5 Gal) |
| Bitterness: 27.7 IBUs | Boil Time: 60 min |
| Est OG: 1.051 (12.6° P) | Mash Profile: Brulosopher's Medium/Full Body Profile (154F) |
| Est FG: 1.012 SG (3.0° P) | Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage |
| ABV: 5.1% | Taste Rating: 30.0 |
| Amount | Name | Type | # |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 lbs 12.00 oz | Pale Malt (2 Row), NW Pale (2.0 SRM) | Grain | 1 |
| 2 lbs | Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) | Grain | 2 |
| 1 lbs | White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM) | Grain | 3 |
| 12.00 oz | Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) | Grain | 4 |
| 10.00 oz | Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) | Grain | 5 |
| 8.00 oz | Chocolate Malt (450.0 SRM) | Grain | 6 |
| 7.48 oz | Caramel/Crystal Malt - 15L (15.0 SRM) | Grain | 7 |
| 0.39 oz | Magnum [11.6%] - Boil 60 min | Hops | 8 |
| 0.63 oz | Willamette [5.5%] - Boil 25 min | Hops | 9 |
| 0.78 oz | Cascade [6.4%] - Boil 5 min | Hops | 10 |
| 1.0 pkgs | California Ale (White Labs #WLP001) | Yeast | 11 |
Taste Notes
This is a great beer. At a recent club meeting, a few guys suggested this is closer to a Porter than a Brown, mainly because it is pretty dark. However, it tastes more like a Brown. While I will likely brew this exact recipe many times, here are two changes I plan on trying just for fun: - Use WLP090 San Diego Super Yeast in place of WLP001 - Replace half of the English Chocolate malt (450L) with Pale Chocolate to lighten up the color and add more of a toasted nut character Either way, this beer will go quickly, it's that good. Cheers!Ratings
More of a porter than a brown 
by zt67638
Very tasty brew. Would include some special b next time, but this recipe offers a very good, rich, dark chocolate flavor.
Best Brown
by BrulosopherSo doggone tasty! Double the recipe if you can, it goes rather quick...
04.2013: I recently split 10 gallons of this wort and pitched 2 different yeasts- Danstar BRY-97 and WLP002. The general preference among most of my brew club is for the BRY-97, which is quite similar to WLP001; however, I find myself pulling from the WLP002 tap more often, as I find it slightly richer with a more pronounced chocolate character. Either way, both are delicious! At this point, I'll likely stick to either WLP002 or WLP090 with this beer.