In todays beer world, few other beer styles hold more potential for exploration and enjoyment. The american brown ale is one of the most popular beer styles. Brown ale at the american homebrewers assocation aha national homebrew competition nhc in 2004. 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. It goes much more into depth about the key components of 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. As a result, it is destined to survive and thrive with brewers and lovers of brown ale. The sweet brown ales of england are made with a lot of crystal malt and a low hopping rate. Its everevolving identity lends to its elusive reputation. Tumbler autumn brown ale is a american brown ale style beer brewed by sierra nevada brewing co. 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. The award winning recipe was then featured in jamil zainasheff and john palmers book. Janets brown ale is no stranger to the world of homebrewing recipes. 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.
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. Other beers became distinct styles such as pale ales, porter itself really a. Mike mcdole took home a medal when this recipe won gold in category 10. In brewing classic styles, zainasheff shares his awardwinning extractbased. The classic english fuggles my favorite and goldings are just right for these beers. Designing great beers is similar to brewing classic styles in that it focuses on brewing according to style guidelines. There are several kinds of brown ale, but we will only describe three variations. My classic styles is in the mail but i want to brew janets brown this weekend. 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. It is number 14 in brewers publications classic beer style series.
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