Thanks for the report on this one. This thread gave me a wild idea, perhaps a more hoppy English mild? Schlafly did one a while back that was really great, C3 I think it was. It was a one off that was very, very hoppy, although extremely dry. Perhaps something sweeter but similar...
You mean something like this?
Brewed this this fall. Had a great mild malt character, but balance with American "C" hops. A sessionable Texas Brown Ale. It was based/modified from the Alesmith NHC 2011 collaborative beer. I changed all of the grains to British malt, British yeast, and classic PNW "C" hops. I thought it came out pretty tasty, but I am biased.
Southern CAL Brown
A ProMash Recipe Report
BJCP Style and Style Guidelines
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11-A English Brown Ale, Mild
Min OG: 1.030 Max OG: 1.038
Min IBU: 10 Max IBU: 25
Min Clr: 12 Max Clr: 25 Color in SRM, Lovibond
Recipe Specifics
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Batch Size (Gal): 6.00 Wort Size (Gal): 6.00
Total Grain (kg): 4.07
Anticipated OG: 1.038 Plato: 9.63
Anticipated SRM: 18.0
Anticipated IBU: 25.6
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70 %
Wort Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Pre-Boil Amounts
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Evaporation Rate: 15.00 Percent Per Hour
Pre-Boil Wort Size: 7.06 Gal
Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.033 SG 8.22 Plato
Color Formula Used: Morey
Hop IBU Formula Used: Tinseth
Tinseth Concentration Factor: 1.30
Grain/Extract/Sugar
% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
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52.0 2.11 kg. Pale Malt(2-row) Great Britain 1.038 3
26.0 1.06 kg. Mild Malt Great Britain 1.037 4
8.0 0.33 kg. Carastan Malt Great Britian 1.035 34
4.0 0.16 kg. Amber Malt Great Britain 1.032 35
4.0 0.16 kg. Crystal 75L Great Britian 1.034 75
4.0 0.16 kg. Crystal 150L Great Britain 1.033 150
2.0 0.08 kg. Chocolate Malt Great Britain 1.034 475
Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.
Hops
Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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7.00 g. Columbus Pellet 15.00 12.7 First WH
7.00 g. Chinook Pellet 13.00 7.4 20 min.
7.00 g. Cascade Pellet 5.75 2.0 10 min.
7.00 g. Centennial Pellet 10.50 3.6 10 min.
7.00 g. Cascade Pellet 5.75 0.0 0 min.
7.00 g. Centennial Pellet 10.50 0.0 0 min.
14.00 g. Cascade Pellet 5.75 0.0 Dry Hop
7.00 g. Centennial Pellet 10.50 0.0 Dry Hop
7.00 g. Chinook Pellet 13.00 0.0 Dry Hop
Yeast
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White Labs WLP007 Dry English Ale
Water Profile
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Calcium(Ca): 87.0 ppm
Magnesium(Mg): 15.0 ppm
Sodium(Na): 18.0 ppm
Sulfate(SO4): 141.0 ppm
Chloride(Cl): 58.0 ppm
biCarbonate(HCO3): 95.0 ppm
pH: 8.00
Saccharification Rest Temp : 156 Time: 60
Mash-out Rest Temp : 168 Time: 15
Sparge Temp : 168 Time: 30
Notes
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Pitch 66F, free rise to 68-69F