Downtown Brown Ale

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Hop on board and go Downtown, with this winter warmer for those who love their beers bold and hoppy, but with an underlying character that’s sweet and pleasing. Up front, there’s bitterness but no argument, as aromas of citrus, caramel and choc chip cookies make way to a rich roasty palate. Deep chestnut in colour, like a Brooklyn brownstone, this medium-bodied beer is a little bit retro, and 100% class.

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Recipe Contains

1 × Mr Beer Long Play IPA (1.3kg)
1 × Mr Beer Unhopped Malt Extract - Smooth (250g)
1 × Cascade Hops (25g)
1 × Centennial Hops (25g)
1 × Mr Beer Carbonation Drops (72g)

You'll Need

1 × 100g Chocolate Malt
1 × 11.5g Safale US-05 Dry Yeast

Beer Style: Ale

Colour (EBC): 35
Volume: 9L
Difficulty: Advanced

ABV 6.6%

Alcohol by Volume

60 IBU

International Bitterness Units

EBC 35

Colour

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Ingredients

1 x 1.7kg Mr Beer Long Play IPA
1 x 250g Mr Beer Unhopped Malt Extract - Smooth
1 x 100g Chocolate Malt
1 x 25g Cascade Hops
1 x 25g Centennial Hops
1 x 11.5g Safale US-05 Dry Yeast
1 x 72g Mr Beer Carbonation Drops

Mix

Crack the Chocolate Malt (put the Chocolate Malt in a plastic zip-lock sandwich bag and crack with a
rolling pin), add to 700ml of just boiled water with 300ml of tap water added, steep for 30 mins.
Strain the Chocolate Malt then bring the liquid to the boil for 5 minutes.
Turn off heat and add the Cascade Hops and let stand for 5 minutes before cooling.
Set the pot in a cold/ice water bath to cool then strain into the Fermenting Vessel (FV).
Add the contents of the Mr Beer Long Play IPA and Smooth Malt Extract to the FV.
Fill the FV with cold water to the 8.5 litre mark.
Sprinkle the US-05 yeast and brew can yeast then fit the lid

Home Recipes DOWNTOWN BROWN ALE

Downtown Brown Ale

Hop on board and go Downtown, with this winter warmer for those who love their beers bold and hoppy, but with an underlying character that’s sweet and pleasing. Up front, there’s bitterness but no argument, as aromas of citrus, caramel and choc chip cookies make way to a rich roasty palate. Deep chestnut in colour, like a Brooklyn brownstone, this medium-bodied beer is a little bit retro, and 100% class.

Downtown Brown Ale
Beer Style Ale
Flavour Profile Malty, Hoppy, Citrus, Coffee
Alcohol Content 6.6%
Colour (EBC) 35
Bitterness (IBU) 60
Volume 9L
Difficulty Advanced

Ingredients

1 x 1.7kg Mr Beer Long Play IPA
1 x 250g Mr Beer Unhopped Malt Extract - Smooth
1 x 100g Chocolate Malt
1 x 25g Cascade Hops
1 x 25g Centennial Hops
1 x 11.5g Safale US-05 Dry Yeast
1 x 72g Mr Beer Carbonation Drops

1. Mix

Crack the Chocolate Malt (put the Chocolate Malt in a plastic zip-lock sandwich bag and crack with a
rolling pin), add to 700ml of just boiled water with 300ml of tap water added, steep for 30 mins.
Strain the Chocolate Malt then bring the liquid to the boil for 5 minutes.
Turn off heat and add the Cascade Hops and let stand for 5 minutes before cooling.
Set the pot in a cold/ice water bath to cool then strain into the Fermenting Vessel (FV).
Add the contents of the Mr Beer Long Play IPA and Smooth Malt Extract to the FV.
Fill the FV with cold water to the 8.5 litre mark.
Sprinkle the US-05 yeast and brew can yeast then fit the lid

2. Brew

Place the FV in a location out of direct sunlight and try to ferment between 18C - 22C.
At about day 5 or once the foam has died down (whichever comes first), add the Centennial Hops - we
recommend wrapping them in a mesh cleaning cloth, pulled straight from the wrapper.
After another 4 days check the specific gravity (SG).
Check the SG again the following day and so on.

3. Bottle

The brew is ready once the SG has stabilised over a couple of days, expect about 1008 to 1012.
Gently fill clean PET bottles to about 3cm from the top.
Add 2 carbonation drops per bottle and secure the caps
Store the bottles upright in a location out of direct sunlight at or above 18C.

4. Enjoy

After at least two weeks, check for sufficient carbonation by squeezing the bottles.
Bottles kept unrefrigerated should improve with age.
When ready to drink, chill the bottles upright.
The chilled beer may be poured into clean glassware, leaving the sediment behind.
Expect the alcohol content to be approximately 6.6% ABV.

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