Looking for some recommendations of your favorite combos.
I confess I may be leaning toward the hoppiest side of the style.
Those of you that know the American Brown,
what is your interpretation?
Thanks in advance. 8)
AFAIK, it can be citrusy but doesn’t have to be. Do you want citrusy or no?
I don’t mind citrus. Might be good.
JZ uses Horizon and Amarillo. I have never used Horizon, does it have any character as a bittering hop?
How about you Denny, I see that Noti has a Galena addition mid way. Is that pretty important? Sorry if that is a rude question, sort of like asking a cook if an ingredient is really needed…I just don’t have any Galena around.
Cheers.
I made JZ’s recipe once, but used Columbus instead of Horizon just cause. I was great - very citrusy - got a Silver with it IIRC.
Cascade as a first wort hop.
Citra in the finish for about 5 minutes.
Drop hop with Centennial.
Not at all, man. I do think they make a difference, based on not using them a couple times. I haven’t found Galena locally lately so I’ve been subbing in something else and I can’t recall what. I made a batch recently that’s on tap now, so later today when I get to another computer I’ll see what I used and post here.
You are great! 
I like the Hallertauer-type browns, the citrusy browns and definitely the columbus hopped browns. Brown ale with a mix of hallertauer-type and citrusy hops is just gravy (hop gravy).
Mind if I do a print-screen and frame this? ;D
Damn, this inspired me to wanna brew an American brown ale. I was looking for something new and/or different to brew, so I think I found my answer!
What comes to mind that I’d like to brew something similar to is Goose Island’s Christmas Ale…hopped up brown ale…num num nummers!
funny stuff for sure.
Something about spring weather (warm and bright but major clouds and rain constantly blowing through) makes me crave american brown and american stout with lots of hops.
Well I typically don’t drink brown ales, not sure why. I think it’s because I associate brown ale with Newcastle, which sucks, and beers like Rogue’s Nutbrown ale, which sucks. Of course that’s my opinion and it doesn’t matter. But they’re gross to me.
That woukld be Hazelnut Brown, kind of a different animal. Not that that makes me like it any better. The guy who came up with the recipe (and whose pic is on the bottle) is a friend and club member. Around here we call it Bald guy Brown.
Here’s what I did for my last batch of Noti Brown…
#394 Noti Brown
A ProMash Recipe Report
Recipe Specifics
Batch Size (Gal): 5.50 Wort Size (Gal): 5.50
Total Grain (Lbs): 13.50
Anticipated OG: 1.064 Plato: 15.71
Anticipated SRM: 22.4
Anticipated IBU: 56.0
Brewhouse Efficiency: 79 %
Wort Boil Time: 70 Minutes
Pre-Boil Amounts
Evaporation Rate: 1.50 Gallons Per Hour
Pre-Boil Wort Size: 7.25 Gal
Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.049 SG 12.07 Plato
Grain/Extract/Sugar
% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
74.1 10.00 lbs. Pale Malt(2-row) America 1.036 2
9.3 1.25 lbs. Crystal 60L America 1.034 60
13.0 1.75 lbs. Munich Malt(light) America 1.033 10
3.7 0.50 lbs. Chocolate Malt America 1.029 350
Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.
Hops
Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
1.00 oz. Tettnanger Pellet 4.30 14.9 60 min.
0.50 oz. Tettnanger Pellet 4.30 6.9 45 min.
0.35 oz. Columbus 2007 Whole 15.80 16.0 45 min.
1.00 oz. Tettnanger Pellet 4.30 11.5 30 min.
0.90 oz. Tettnanger Pellet 4.30 6.7 15 min.
1.00 oz. Chinook 2008 Whole 13.00 0.0 0 min.
Yeast
Wyeast 1450 Denny’s Favorite
Mash Schedule
Mash Name:
Total Grain Lbs: 13.50
Total Water Qts: 22.00 - Before Additional Infusions
Total Water Gal: 5.50 - Before Additional Infusions
Tun Thermal Mass: 0.13
Grain Temp: 65.00 F
Step Rest Start Stop Heat Infuse Infuse Infuse
Step Name Time Time Temp Temp Type Temp Amount Ratio
sacc 0 60 152 152 Infuse 166 22.00 1.63
Total Water Qts: 22.00 - After Additional Infusions
Total Water Gal: 5.50 - After Additional Infusions
Total Mash Volume Gal: 6.58 - After Additional Infusions
All temperature measurements are degrees Fahrenheit.
All infusion amounts are in Quarts.
All infusion ratios are Quarts/Lbs.
Oh yeah, the Hazelnut Brown…yuck, that stuff is nasty. That’s a pretty good looking recipe and I’ve got a bunch of chocolate laying around and wasn’t sure what to use it for, so I think I’ll be brewing an American brown here soon.
Thanks very much for the thoughts and suggestions.
Guess I am going with
Mt Hood FWH, Amarillo @ 15, Amarillo and Citra @5 and perhaps a gob of Chinook at FO.
Trying to keep the chocolate to 4%. I love me some hoppy porter :-[
Will try some special roast for the first time.
Rockin it all on a cake of Dennys favorite.
Cheers to the American Brown. 8)
beersk, those examples of brown ale aren’t my favorite either. I tend to like american HOP brown ale or dark mild but thats it for brown ale types. Denny, nice hop combo.
Yea, I am loving the fact that Denny is using '07 Columbus :o
Well the hydro sample tasted a little funky, I am really hoping I did not ruin my Brown with that Special Roast.
Time will tell I guess, but is 8 ounces of special roast over the top?
I use 1.25lbs special roast in my old ale :o
That’s just leftover in Promash. They were actually 2010 Columbus.
I like the special roast and possibly some pale chocolate.
Mt Hood at FWH sounds real nice and I also like the Chinook at flame out. I would mash it at 154F for some medium body to accompany the hops.
All is well with the world again.
Well the initial funk is gone, and I got my first roasty hop burps off it last night.
I think I am going to like the style. Hops seem a little muddled still, might go a bit simpler next round.
Cheers, thanks for the thoughts.