I've just come back from a week in the US and while I was there I discovered a bottled beer from the Brooklyn Brewery, I think it was called Brooklyn Brown Ale. I thought it was really really good. I'd never tasted an American Brown Ale before.
I've only recently got into BIAB and on my next run I'd like to do a similar American Brown Ale.
Does anyone have any recipes that are similar to this beer?
I've got the Brewing Classic Styles book, there are a couple of American Brown Ales in there, anyone tried those out and would they be similar to the Brooklyn one?
Thanks
Re: Brooklyn Brewery Brown Ale - recipe request for similar?
Post #2 made 10 years ago
Sorry you haven't received a faster answer chesl.
Boutique beers can be quite hard to copy as they can change a fair bit from batch to batch and also through transport. If the US is anything like Ozland, you can also get major differences from year to year under the same label.
I remember last year I went to Sydney and had an excellent beer there but when I bought it here in Perth a week later, it was terrible and has been ever since.
In a way, boutique beers nearly need to be marked, like softwre, with version numbers
(seriously). A lot will have some batch number or brew date written somewhere but a version number would be quite interesting and informative as I know that the current version of several beers I used to love a few years ago are now unimpressive for me personally.
What to Do?
A few things you can do. You can try contacting the brewer and saying where you were from and what it was particularly that you liked about his beer. Try and develop some communication. It's really hard though if you don't live there and have a relationship with the brewer to identify what was distinctive about a certain batch.
The main thing though is to get brewing with a reliable Brown Ale recipe such as a recipe from BCS. This becomes your foundation that you can build on gradually. Mindset is also really important in this. It's important to blank your mind before tasting a beer that you have brewed to match something else as expectations can often block you to other fantastic flavors. A bit like blindfolding someone and telling them they are about to drink Coke but giving them lemonade.
I hope that helps a little,
PP
Boutique beers can be quite hard to copy as they can change a fair bit from batch to batch and also through transport. If the US is anything like Ozland, you can also get major differences from year to year under the same label.
I remember last year I went to Sydney and had an excellent beer there but when I bought it here in Perth a week later, it was terrible and has been ever since.
In a way, boutique beers nearly need to be marked, like softwre, with version numbers
(seriously). A lot will have some batch number or brew date written somewhere but a version number would be quite interesting and informative as I know that the current version of several beers I used to love a few years ago are now unimpressive for me personally.What to Do?
A few things you can do. You can try contacting the brewer and saying where you were from and what it was particularly that you liked about his beer. Try and develop some communication. It's really hard though if you don't live there and have a relationship with the brewer to identify what was distinctive about a certain batch.
The main thing though is to get brewing with a reliable Brown Ale recipe such as a recipe from BCS. This becomes your foundation that you can build on gradually. Mindset is also really important in this. It's important to blank your mind before tasting a beer that you have brewed to match something else as expectations can often block you to other fantastic flavors. A bit like blindfolding someone and telling them they are about to drink Coke but giving them lemonade.
I hope that helps a little,
PP
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Post #3 made 10 years ago
I brewed this a couple of times, many years ago. It's something I'd like to brew again. Once, I doubled the recipe for the same volume and ended up coming in at a 1.080 OG, it was so well balanced that one 12 oz. glass got my gf passed out.
Name: Lil' Sparky's Nut Brown Ale
Source/Credits: Lil' Sparky's Nut Brown Ale from HomeBrewTalk.com http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f67/nut-brown-ag-30187/
Yeast: Fermentis Safale US-05
Original Gravity: 1.053
Total IBU's: 27.9
Grain 1: Canadian 2-Row Malt; Canada Malting [1.5-2.1°L] - (75%)
Grain 2: Pale Chocolate; Hugh Baird [200-250°L] - (4.2%)
Grain 3: Victory® Malt; Briess [25°L] - (4.2%)
Grain 4: 2-Row Caramel Malt 60L; Great Western [60°L] - (8.3%)
Adjunct: Golden Naked Oats; Simpsons [6-10°L] - (8.3%)
Hop 1: Fuggle - 4.8% - 22.0 IBU - 1 oz @ 50 min
Hop 2: East Kent Goldings - 5.0% - 5.90 IBU - 1 oz @ 15 min
Name: Lil' Sparky's Nut Brown Ale
Source/Credits: Lil' Sparky's Nut Brown Ale from HomeBrewTalk.com http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f67/nut-brown-ag-30187/
Yeast: Fermentis Safale US-05
Original Gravity: 1.053
Total IBU's: 27.9
Grain 1: Canadian 2-Row Malt; Canada Malting [1.5-2.1°L] - (75%)
Grain 2: Pale Chocolate; Hugh Baird [200-250°L] - (4.2%)
Grain 3: Victory® Malt; Briess [25°L] - (4.2%)
Grain 4: 2-Row Caramel Malt 60L; Great Western [60°L] - (8.3%)
Adjunct: Golden Naked Oats; Simpsons [6-10°L] - (8.3%)
Hop 1: Fuggle - 4.8% - 22.0 IBU - 1 oz @ 50 min
Hop 2: East Kent Goldings - 5.0% - 5.90 IBU - 1 oz @ 15 min
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