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Justin on Friday, February 12th, 2010 |
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Here is a beer I brewed up back in the fall that I hadn’t shared up this point. Northern English Browns are malty beers with just enough hop bitterness to keep the beer from being overly sweet. Commonly malt flavors include nutty and biscuit. Northern English Browns typically are a bit drier on the finish and a little more hop oriented than their Southern English brethren, which tend to be a bit sweet on the finish. The picture is a bit darker than what the beer really looks, the color is more medium brown with some amber hues when held to a light.
Here’s the recipe for this brew, it’s quite tasty!
- 8.00 lb Maris Otter
- 0.50 lb English Crystal 55L
- 0.75 lb Biscuit Malt
- 0.25 lb British Chocolate
- 1.00 lb Flaked Barley
- 1.5 oz Kent Goldings – Bittering, 60 minutes
- 0.5 oz Kent Goldings – Aroma/Flavor, 5 minutes
- Wyeast 1968 Extra Special Bitter Yeast
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Justin on Monday, February 1st, 2010 |
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I couldn’t be more happy with the way the Carty Cascade 2009 turned out! Recall I was shooting for a straightforward APA recipe that would showcase the hops we harvested in September. Here’s my writeup of a recent tasting and a picture. I really enjoy the hops and look forward to future harvests!
The beer pours a dark golden bordering on amber with a very clingy white head. The aroma is moderately hoppy, citrus and spicy with a noticeable sweet malt in the background. The flavor is moderately hoppy but there is also a noticeable and competing malty flavor, a bit sweet, slightly bready and something a bit different than any other beer I’ve made, perhaps the wheat malt shining through. (I’ve only used flaked wheat previously.) The bitterness is medium-low and provides a nice balance combined with a slightly dry finish. The carbonation is moderate and body is quite smooth. Overall I’m very happy and very impressed with this beer and the hops! I don’t know I’d change much with this recipe, it is quite tasty.
