Brown Ale - Recipe Critique Please

[Goofinder]

G'day all. This is my first time trying to come up with something rather than using tried and tested recipes. Let me know what you think of this.

Cheers.

Brown
Northern English Brown Ale


Type: All Grain
Date: 4/09/2008

Batch Size: 22.00 L
Brewer: Dan
Boil Size: 26.83 L Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: My Equipment
Taste Rating(out of 50): 35.0 Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00
Taste Notes:


Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
3.70 kg Pale Malt, Maris Otter (5.9 EBC) Grain 84.09 %
0.30 kg Brown Malt, Bairds (145.0 EBC) Grain 6.82 %
0.30 kg Crystal, Dark (Joe White) (216.7 EBC) Grain 6.82 %
0.10 kg Carafa Special II (Weyermann) (817.6 EBC) Grain 2.27 %
25.00 gm Styrian Goldings [4.40 %] (60 min) Hops 11.2 IBU
30.00 gm Fuggles [3.90 %] (60 min) Hops 13.3 IBU
1 Pkgs London ESB Ale (Wyeast Labs #1968) [Starter 1500 ml] Yeast-Ale


Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.047 SG
Measured Original Gravity: 1.041 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.014 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.012 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 4.25 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 3.77 %
Bitterness: 24.5 IBU Calories: 383 cal/l
Est Color: 37.4 EBC Color:
Color


Mash Profile
Mash Name: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge Total Grain Weight: 4.40 kg
Sparge Water: 20.75 L Grain Temperature: 22.2 C
Sparge Temperature: 75.6 C TunTemperature: 22.2 C
Adjust Temp for Equipment: FALSE Mash PH: 5.4 PH


Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge Step Time Name Description Step Temp
60 min Mash In Add 11.48 L of water at 73.5 C 67.0 C

Mash Notes: Simple single infusion mash for use with most modern well modified grains (about 95% of the time).

 

[Stuster]

I think it looks a solid recipe except for the brown malt. I think you've got too much of that for this kind of beer. I think it's great for a porter, but might be a bit much for this beer. At least cut it back a fair bit. For an English beer, I'd tend to use English malts like chocolate but the Carafa should be fine as well.

 

[razz]

I think you will achieve the flavour you want without the Carafa 2. Although at only 100 gms it may be overshadowed by the dark crystal and brown malt. Are you using it to achieve a specific colour ?

 

[Goofinder]

So... maybe drop the brown malt back to say 150g and swap the carafa for Bairds choc?

 

[Stuster]

That sounds better to me, Goofinder. Have you looked through the Style of the Week thread on Northern English Browns here.