American Brown Ale Recipe - Duke City Brown Ale

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Duke City Brown Ale

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All Grain
5.75 Gallon(s)
7 Gallon(s)
60 min
80%
For this iteration of my brown ale series, I am looking to emphasize nutty flavors. I will use Victory in place of C40 and put in at 15%, highest recommended amount for brown ales. Also, I lowered the Chocolate malt amount to decrease the chocolate flavor and lower the color. I swapped out the Imperial Darkness yeast to drop the tangy flavor that it imparts, using the cleaner American Ale II from Wyeast. Grain choices are: Northwest Pale Ale for base malt/color/flavor, Victory malt for flavor/color, Carastan35 for color/flavor, Chocolate Malt for flavor Hop choices are: All Willamette to emphasize malts, dropping the whirlpool addition as I don't have leftover hops this go round Yeast is WYeast 1056 as I got it fo fwee from a local brewery. Thanks! Target Water Profile: Ca 52ppm, Mg 17ppm, Na 20ppm, SO4 50 ppm, Cl 50ppm, HCO3 150ppm

This recipe was cloned from Do You Know the Way Brown Ale.

Fermentables

78% - Pale Ale - US
8.5
37
4
Mash
14% - Victory Malt - US
1.5
34
28
Mash
5% - Carastan 35 - UK
0.5
35
35
Mash
4% - Chocolate Malt - US
0.4
34
350
Mash

Hops

Willamette
1
Pellet
Boil
60 min(s)
5
15.8
Willamette
1
Pellet
Boil
30 min(s)
5
12.1
Willamette
0.5
Pellet
Boil
15 min(s)
5
3.9

Yeast

Wyeast American Ale 1056
78%

Other Stuff

Calcium Chloride
0
each
Mash
Baking Soda
0
each
Mash
Lactic Acid
0
each
Mash
Whirlfloc Tablet
1
each
Boil

Mash Steps

Saccharification Rest
Infusion
156
60 min

Special Instructions

1.
Whirlfloc tablet @ 15min remaining in boil
2.
Mash: 1.6g CaCl, 0.8g NaHCO3, no lactic
3.
Sparge: 2.2g CaCl, 2.4mL lactic

Tasting Notes (1)

CheeseNips

Tasted on 12/5/2017 by CheeseNips

Notes:

Poured with minimal head that dissipated quickly. Aroma is wheat bread and yeast primarily with a slight nuttiness. Color is brown and, when in the light very dark, translucent amber. Flavor is toasty malts, wheat bread, and finishes with a nutty chocolate flavor. Mouth feel is good, not too dense or watery. Carbonation is lacking, so may not be fully primed. The clarity of this is surprising as it's as clear as professional brews yet I don't filter. It's a successful brown ale but not my favorite as I would like something where the yeast imparts more flavor. This grain bill with a stronger, English ale yeast strain would be good I think.

Recipe Facts

Duke City Brown Ale
American Brown Ale
  • 5.75 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 7.00 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 60  min Boil Time
  • 1.055 OG
  • 1.012 FG
  • 31.8 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.58 BG:GU
  • 19.2° SRM Color
  • 80% Efficiency
  • 5.6% ABV Alcohol
  • 184 per 12oz Calories
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