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Mike mcdole took home a medal when this recipe won gold in category 10. Janets brown ale beer recipe american homebrewers association. Today were going to look at the origins of this classic style, how to brew brown ale at home and also a sampling of brown ale recipes. Visiting there recently, i noticed the restaurant now has newcastle brown ale on draft in place of a classic mexican beer. My classic styles is in the mail but i want to brew janets brown this weekend. Brewing classic styles is a great source of trusted, awardwinning homebrew recipes for someone that already knows how to brew, but doesnt know where to turn for a good trusted recipe. Designing great beers is similar to brewing classic styles in that it focuses on brewing according to style guidelines. Colder temperatures prevent the drinker from picking up the interesting fermentation and malt flavors and aromas of this style, so dont go below 50 f 10 c. The sweet brown ales of england are made with a lot of crystal malt and a low hopping rate. Brooklyn brown ale combines the best of those classic styles and then adds an american accent in the form of a firm hop character and roasty palate. As a result, it is destined to survive and thrive with brewers and lovers of brown ale.

There are several kinds of brown ale, but we will only describe three variations. Brown ale at the american homebrewers assocation aha national homebrew competition nhc in 2004. It goes much more into depth about the key components of beer styles. The american brown ale is one of the most popular beer styles. A blend of six malts, some of them roasted, give this beer its deep russet brown color and complex malt flavor, fruity, smooth and rich, with a caramel, chocolate and coffee background. In brewing classic styles, zainasheff shares his awardwinning extractbased. The nutty brown ales, also of england, are made with crystal malt plus a percentage of toasted malts e. Janets brown ale is no stranger to the world of homebrewing recipes. Serving your english brown ales at cellar temperature, around 50 to 55 f 10 c to c, allows the character of the beer to blossom. Jampacked with historical and technical brewing information, brown ale is not only an excellent reference, but a fascinating read as well. Manns brown ale is a darkbrown, predominantly sweet, bottled beer. Other beers became distinct styles such as pale ales, porter itself really a. From the book brown ale is the chameleon of all beers.