HebridesRob
Landlord.
A beer style I haven't drunk in quite a long time is the kind of sweet brown ale that was available in the 60s/70s but has more or less disappeared now. I'd like to have a go at brewing some because I used to like it. Whitbread Forest Brown or Ind Coope Nut Brown would be the kind of thing I'm aiming for.
I've done a little research and I'm aiming for a fairly low gravity, low hops, caramel chocolate taste and a chestnut brown colour. I don't want too much roast flavour to come through. I'm going to sweeten it with lactose.
Anyone have any experience of this beer style? Do you think the following would work ok?
The finished amount would be 15 litres, SG around 1.035 I hope.
Mild malt: 2 Kg
Crystal malt (100- Warminster): 500g
Chocolate malt: 250g
Black malt: 150g
Lactose: 100g
Fuggles hops: 25g
Gervin GV12 yeast.
I've done a little research and I'm aiming for a fairly low gravity, low hops, caramel chocolate taste and a chestnut brown colour. I don't want too much roast flavour to come through. I'm going to sweeten it with lactose.
Anyone have any experience of this beer style? Do you think the following would work ok?
The finished amount would be 15 litres, SG around 1.035 I hope.
Mild malt: 2 Kg
Crystal malt (100- Warminster): 500g
Chocolate malt: 250g
Black malt: 150g
Lactose: 100g
Fuggles hops: 25g
Gervin GV12 yeast.