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Paul West’s English Brown Ale

Recipe Details

Batch Size Boil Time IBU SRM Est. OG Est. FG ABV
5.5 gal 60 min 25.4 IBUs 17.5 SRM 1.049 1.014 4.6 %
Actuals 1.049 1.013 4.7 %

Style Details

Name Cat. OG Range FG Range IBU SRM Carb ABV
British Brown Ale 13 B 1.04 - 1.052 1.008 - 1.013 20 - 30 12 - 22 1.8 - 2.5 4.2 - 5.4 %

Fermentables

Name Amount %
Maris Otter Malt (Muntons) 5.7 lbs 53.72
Munich Malt, Germany (Avangard) 3.1 lbs 29.21
Crystal Dark - 77L (Crisp) 15.38 oz 9.06
Brown Malt (Crisp) 9.6 oz 5.65
Pale Chocolate 4 oz 2.36

Hops

Name Amount Time Use Form Alpha %
East Kent Goldings (EKG) 1.25 oz 60 min Boil Pellet 6
East Kent Goldings (EKG) 0.21 oz 10 min Boil Pellet 6

Miscs

Name Amount Time Use Type
Whirlfloc Tablet 1.00 Items 15 min Boil Fining
Yeast Nutrient 1.00 tsp 15 min Primary Other

Yeast

Name Lab Attenuation Temperature
London Ale (WLP013) White Labs 71% 66°F - 71°F

Mash

Step Temperature Time
Mash In 153°F 60 min

Notes

Recipe based on English Brown Ale article in Jan/Feb 2019 edition of Zymurgy. Page 33.