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[orudis]

Do you have a favorite recipe? Any general or specific advice? Thanks in advance!

[Rick]

I haven't brewed it, but Mike McDole's Janet's Brown Ale is solid ABA.OG 1.066FG 1.016IBU 6321 SRM60 min boil7 gal12.0 lb 2-row1.25 lb Carapils1.25 lb Crystal 40L1.00 lb Wheat Malt0.50 lb Chocolate MaltMash at 154F28 g N. Brewer (8.0% AA) - Mash hop17 g N. Brewer (8.0% AA) - 60 min - 20 IBU28 g N. Brewer (8.0% AA) - 15 min - 11 IBU42 g Cascade (5.5% AA) - 10 min - 8 IBU42 g Cascade (5.5% AA) - 0 min56 g Centennial (10.0% AA) - dry hopWLP001 or Wyeast 1056

[jayb151]

That, or CYBI's Moose Drool clone should be a good one too.6 Gal at the end of boil70% efficiency7.27 brew boil volumeOF 1052 Malt:Domestic pale 2 row malt 87% or 10.8lbChocolate Malt 400L-420L 2.8% or 5.5ozCrystal 75L-80L 10% or 1.25lbBlack Patent 525L 0.2% or 0.5ozHops: target = 30 IBU1.4 oz E Kent Golding 4.45 AA at 60 min = 27 IBU0.6 oz Willamette at 10 min0.6 oz Liberty at 0 minYeast:White Labs WLP 002WYeast 1968 London ESBMash Temp = 154FI believe there are 2 sides to the spectrum of ABA. There are really hoppy ones like Dogfish Head's IBA, and there are malty ones like Moose Drool.Depends what you like I guess, but I believe Mcdole's recipe is toward the hoppy side. I've also heard it's a kick ass recipe.

[orudis]

thanks! I ended up going with something along the lines of the McDole recipe, heavily changed for what was in my garage and just because:

Brown AleA ProMash Recipe ReportBJCP Style and Style Guidelines-------------------------------10-C  American Ale, American Brown AleMin OG:  1.045   Max OG:  1.060Min IBU:    20   Max IBU:    48Min Clr:    18   Max Clr:    35  Color in SRM, LovibondRecipe Specifics----------------Batch Size (Gal):         6.00    Wort Size (Gal):    6.00Total Grain (Lbs):       14.63Anticipated OG:          1.065    Plato:             15.95Anticipated SRM:          20.7Anticipated IBU:          66.0Brewhouse Efficiency:       75 %Wort Boil Time:             60    MinutesPre-Boil Amounts----------------Evaporation Rate:      15.00    Percent Per HourPre-Boil Wort Size:    7.06    GalPre-Boil Gravity:      1.055    SG          13.67  PlatoGrain/Extract/Sugar   %     Amount     Name                          Origin        Potential SRM----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 75.2    11.00 lbs. Pale Malt(2-row)              America        1.036      2 10.3     1.50 lbs. Munich Malt                   Germany        1.037      8  6.8     1.00 lbs. Crystal 20L                   America        1.035     20  3.4     0.50 lbs. Chocolate Malt                America        1.029    350  0.9     0.13 lbs. Carafa                        Germany        1.030    400  3.4     0.50 lbs. Flaked Rye                    America        1.034      2Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.Hops   Amount     Name                              Form    Alpha  IBU  Boil Time-----------------------------------------------------------------------------  1.00 oz.    Warrior                           Pellet  15.40  48.7  60 min.  2.00 oz.    Cascade                           Pellet   5.45  12.5  10 min.  1.00 oz.    Cascade                           Whole    5.75   3.3  5 min.  1.00 oz.    Citra                             Pellet  11.10   1.5  1 min.Extras  Amount      Name                           Type      Time--------------------------------------------------------------------------  0.00 Unit(s)Whirlfloc                      Fining    20 Min.(boil) Yeast-----White Labs WLP001 California Ale

Edited by orudis, 21 February 2011 - 09:36 PM.

[Rick]

That recipe looks killer. I'm digging the hops! Let us know how it turns out.