Brown Ale Recipe
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Make Brown Ale in just 4h . Get the full recipe with step-by-step instructions at pekinthechef.com.
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Ingredients
Malt Ingredients
Hop Ingredients
Yeast Ingredients
Other Ingredients
Mashing
1. Heat Water
In a large mash tun, heat 6 gallons of water to approximately 165°F (74°C).
2. Add Malts
Once the water is heated, add the Pale Malt, Crystal Malt, and Chocolate Malt to the water. Stir well to ensure there are no dry clumps.
3. Mash
Maintain the mash temperature at around 152°F (67°C) for 60 minutes. Stir occasionally.
4. Sparging
After the mash, sparge the grains with hot water (around 170°F or 77°C) to extract the sugars, collecting the wort in a kettle.
Boiling
5. Boil Wort
Bring the collected wort to a boil and add the bittering hops. Boil for 60 minutes.
6. Add Aroma Hops
With 15 minutes remaining in the boil, add the aroma hops.
Cooling and Fermentation
7. Cool Wort
After the boil, cool the wort quickly to around 68°F (20°C) using a wort chiller or an ice bath.
8. Transfer to Fermenter
Transfer the cooled wort to a sanitized fermentation vessel.
9. Pitch Yeast
Sprinkle the ale yeast over the surface of the cooled wort and seal the fermenter.
10. Ferment
Allow the beer to ferment for 1-2 weeks at room temperature, until fermentation activity has ceased.
Bottling
11. Prepare Bottles
Sanitize your bottles and caps in preparation for bottling.
12. Add Priming Sugar
Dissolve the priming sugar in a small amount of boiling water and add it to the bottling bucket.
13. Bottle Beer
Transfer the beer into the bottles, leaving about an inch of headspace at the top.
14. Cap Bottles
Cap the bottles securely and store them in a cool, dark place for carbonation for about 2 weeks.
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