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Offline 2brew559

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American and 2 brown recipe critiques and or suggetsions :)
« on: September 16, 2015, 03:13:58 pm »
Hello every one  hope everyone  is Healthy N happy :)  ;D

So I put together 3 recipes one is a American brown and other 2 are English Browns

Feel free to tear me down and  make suggestions.. I don't get upset i welcome  the critiques and  suggestions :)  Rather brew good beer than  swamp water ..LOL 
What would you add , change or remove.. and why???  :P

Yeast  planning to use: Wyeast 1056 (so that I can ferment all at same time under same schedule..make my life simpler)
Temp schedule: 62F
Mash thickness: 1.55
All recipes mash In temp: 153F

Northern English Brown #1  (More brown malt)
Method: All Grain
Style: Northern English Brown   
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)   
Boil Size: 7.52 gallons
Boil Gravity: 1.036 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)   
Original Gravity: 1.049
Final Gravity: 1.012
ABV (standard): 4.89%
IBU (tinseth): 26.44
SRM (morey): 13.65
Fermentables
Amount   Fermentable   PPG   °L               Bill %
8 lb   United Kingdom - Golden Promise   37   3   86%
0.5 lb   American - Caramel / Crystal 40L   34   40   5.4%
0.5 lb   United Kingdom - Brown   32   65           5.4%
0.3 lb   United Kingdom - Pale Chocolate   33   207   3.2%
9.3 lb   Total
           
Hops
Amount   Variety   Type   AA   Use   Time   IBU
1.35 oz   East Kent Goldings   Pellet   5   Boil   60 min   26.44


Northern English Brown #2 (More chocolate/ less brown Malt)
Method: All Grain
Style: Northern English Brown   
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)   
Boil Size: 7.52 gallons
Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)   
Original Gravity: 1.051
Final Gravity: 1.013
ABV (standard): 5.1%
IBU (tinseth): 28
SRM (morey): 13.52
Fermentables
Amount   Fermentable   PPG   °L                   Bill      %
8 lb   United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale   38   3.75                  84.2%
0.5 lb    American - Caramel / Crystal 40L   34   40                  5.3%
0.5 lb    United Kingdom - Brown   32   65                          5.3%
0.25 lb   United Kingdom - Pale Chocolate   33   207           2.6%
0.25 lb   United Kingdom - Golden Naked Oats   33   10   2.6%
9.5 lb   Total
           
Hops
Amount   Variety   Type   AA   Use   Time   IBU
1.45 oz   East Kent Goldings   Pellet   5   Boil   60 min   28


American Brown #2
Method: All Grain
Style: American Brown Ale   
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)   
Boil Size: 7.52 gallons
Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)   
Original Gravity: 1.056
Final Gravity: 1.014
ABV (standard): 5.53%
IBU (tinseth): 32.24
SRM (morey): 19.97
Fermentables
Amount   Fermentable   PPG   °L                               Bill %
9 lb   American - Pale 2-Row   37   1.8                                  85.2%
0.75 lb   American - Caramel / Crystal 40L   34   40           7.1%
0.5 lb   American - Chocolate   29   350                                    4.7%
0.3125 lb   United Kingdom - Brown   32   65                       3%
10.56 lb Total   
        
Hops
Amount   Variety   Type   AA   Use   Time   IBU
1 oz   Willamette   Pellet   4.5   Boil   60 min   16.9
0.5 oz   Cascade   Pellet   7   Boil   20 min   7.96
0.5 oz   Cascade   Pellet   7   Aroma   10 min   4.77
0.5 oz   Cascade   Pellet   7   Aroma   5 min   2.62
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Offline gmac

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Re: American and 2 brown recipe critiques and or suggetsions :)
« Reply #1 on: September 16, 2015, 04:47:17 pm »
Without an English yeast, will you really get the character you want?  1056 is gonna be awfully clean compared to an English yeast.

Maybe try an English yeast and vary your temps to get more esters in the British and cooler for the American to suppress flavours. But I think two yeast will give you the best results.

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Re: American and 2 brown recipe critiques and or suggetsions :)
« Reply #2 on: September 16, 2015, 05:07:57 pm »
Without an English yeast, will you really get the character you want?  1056 is gonna be awfully clean compared to an English yeast.

Maybe try an English yeast and vary your temps to get more esters in the British and cooler for the American to suppress flavours. But I think two yeast will give you the best results.

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Offline 2brew559

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Re: American and 2 brown recipe critiques and or suggetsions :)
« Reply #3 on: September 16, 2015, 05:18:36 pm »
I can do the 2 yeasts. For sure no problem

But how do the grain bills look?
Assuming I use wlp002 or sim.  on the northern versions and wyeast 1056 on the American.?

By the way though,  Thanks for the  Yeast suggestions... I actually thought to do the 2 yeast but your right, need the 2 different yeast strains as you pointed out..
« Last Edit: September 16, 2015, 06:36:31 pm by 2brew559 »
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Offline cascadesrunner

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Re: American and 2 brown recipe critiques and or suggetsions :)
« Reply #4 on: September 16, 2015, 06:57:47 pm »
Nothing really looks outside the range there from the grain side of things.  1028 is another forgiving option for the English Browns. 
Run then beer.