AHS Piloncillo Brown Ale (10C) - MINI MASH Homebrew Ingredient Kit

I just brewed this and I\'m drinking it as I write. It came out very good with a complex flavor and a nice head. I brewed the AG version and ended up making it stronger than it\'s suppose to be, about 6.5 ABV%. The higher alcohol seemed to work well for this style though. The Piloncillo sugar adds a unique taste, kind of like caramel and raisins. The beer almost tastes like a Belgian, maybe like a Dubbel. Anyway it\'s real tasty, I recommend it. I would brew it again.

I brewed the mini-mash, and I doubled down on the brown sugar. In addition to the piloncillo, I added one pound of Okinawan brown sugar infused with jujube and logan fruit that I picked up at my local Asian supermarket (Okinawan brown sugar is prepared similar to Panela and Piloncillo, as its boiled down evaporated raw sugar cane juice). I also dry-hopped the recipe with Syrian Goldings kept in the secondary for 10 days until cleared up and bottled. With the additional sugar added, I topped off at 6.8% ABV. The flavor of this beer is pretty unique, the Okinawan sugar adds complex fruity-raisin notes and is quite tasty. I fully encourage others to experiment with Okinawa brown sugars and other natural sugars. Prost!

There's a great flavor in this beer. I brewed the Partial Mash and it has a nice Carmel and slightly sweet flavor. I'd recommend this beer for the fall and winter.