What style did I brew?

[zoomzilla]

I couldn't find a good match on my brewing software and I know my homebrew club will want a name to connect with it so what is this?

5.5 gal all grain
Water: 100% RO- Edinburgh water profile(malty ale)
Grain: 6lbs Vienna
6lbs Light Munich
1lb flaked wheat
.50lb dehusked carafa
Mash: 150F for 90 min, sparge at 169F for 10 min

Hops: 1oz EKG @60 min

Yeast: 1 pack rehydrated Nottingham into oxygenated wort at 60F.
OG: 1.068 FG(estimated) 1.010

ABV: 7.6%
IBU: 16-20
SRM: 19-20

The closest match I can find is a strong scotch ale or perhaps it's just a stronger version of an English Brown. Any thoughts?

 

[m00ps]

American Brown / Strong Ale

youve got english hops in there but you wont taste them. Yeast is american style too

 

[zoomzilla]

I always considered Notty a British style yeast.

 

[m00ps]

I think it is, but it doesnt have those classic english esters that youd find in ESBs and stuff. Its like as clean as US-05

 

[Gavin C]

with 1/2 pound of Carafa and no roasted barley your well and truly into porter territory I think. It's black I'm guessing.

If betting, robust porter is where I'd place my chips for this one.

 

[BreezyBrew]

I think it really depends on how malty it turns out. I'd venture to say higher abv Alt fermenting Notty at 60 degrees wort temp.

 

[slym2none]

Brewer's Friend gives a few different gravity numbers at the end, but they agree this is knocking on the door of an American Brown Ale.

I blame the differing gravity numbers due to Nottingham, as BF has always been a little high in that regard from my experience. It's like they don't give Notty enough credit.

 

[zoomzilla]

I think it will be pretty malty but I like a real dry beer so it may just be a matter of opinion. As for the color its definitely brown. I can see through it easily. I'm using the carafa because its supposed to be less astringent than normal chocolate malt. Hopefully its silky smooth.

 

[dmtaylor]

This beer is somewhere between a Scotch ale and a Munich dunkel. Closer to a Scotch ale but not quite strong enough... but then by malts it could be a dunkel. Except that it's not.

I disagree that it's any American style or porter at all. No.

Congratulations, you've invented your own beer style. Whatever it is, I bet it tastes awesome!

:rockin:

 

[MXDXD]

Germano-Scottish Brown Ale. But that's... really dry for either.