This recipe has been designed to be consistent with the 2021 BJCP Style guide 13B - British Brown Ale.

Hobnail is a recipe created for The League of Brewers by Jamie McQuillan of Cell Division Brewery.

British Brown Ales provide excellent, restorative drinking for any hard-working individual, hobnail boot-wearing or otherwise. The modern British brown ale is usually a little stronger than most average UK beers, and as a style has considerable scope for interpretation. They can range from lighter more hoppy versions through to darker malty versions with caramel notes. However, strongly roasted flavours should not be present, even in a darker iteration such as this one.

An exercise in moderation, this take on the style delivers moderate caramel sweetness balanced out with balanced levels of bittering from English grown target hops. Gentle, fruity British ale yeast notes are rounded out by earthy and floral East Kent Goldings hops. Get your boots on and brew it!

This recipe assumes correct mineral additions for pH calculations, which are not included in the kit. Please purchase these separately.

Our kits are fresh! We assemble the ingredients after you place your order. The grain bill will be milled, unless you tell us in your order comments that you prefer it not to be.

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