UK Brown Ale (Limited Release)

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I’ve been a fan of the UK brown ale for a long time, it was my favorite beer from when i first started drinking. I wanted to experiment and try this new style out while sticking to some what the traditional ingredients.
Recipe Overview
Wort Volume Before Boil:     2.00 US gals     Wort Volume After Boil:     1.28 US gals
Volume Transferred:     1.28 US gals     Water Added To Fermenter:     0.00 US gals
Volume At Pitching:     1.28 US gals     Volume Of Finished Beer:     1.02 US gals
Expected Pre-Boil Gravity:     1.022 SG     Expected OG:     1.035 SG
Expected FG:     1.009 SG     Apparent Attenuation:     72.9 %
Expected ABV:     3.4 %     Expected ABW:     2.7 %
Expected IBU (using Tinseth):     25.6 IBU     Expected Color (using Morey):     19.2 SRM
BU:GU ratio:     0.73     Approx Color:
Mash Efficiency:     75.0 %
Boil Duration:     60.0 mins
Fermentation Temperature:     64 degF

Fermentables
Ingredient    Amount    %    MCU    When
US 2-Row Malt     1.00 lb     59.7 %     1.4     In Mash/Steeped
US Caramel 20L Malt     0.50 lb     29.9 %     7.8     In Mash/Steeped
US Aromatic Malt     0.10 lb     6.0 %     1.6     In Mash/Steeped
German Carafa III     0.08 lb     4.5 %     30.8     In Mash/Steeped

Hops
Variety    Alpha    Amount    IBU    Form    When
US East Kent Golding     5.0 %     0.10 oz     9.5     Loose Pellet Hops     60 Min From End
US Willamette     4.5 %     0.15 oz     9.9     Loose Pellet Hops     30 Min From End
US Willamette     4.5 %     0.20 oz     6.2     Loose Pellet Hops     10 Min From End

Other Ingredients
Ingredient    Amount    When

Yeast
Danstar-Windsor

Mash Water at Temperature, ready to dough in… well drop in the bag that is.

Grain Bag in. I know I know, it’s to tight of a bag, I frequently opened the bag and stirred it, I got great efficiency 78%, but i have since bought paint strainer bags for this very purpose!

Mash near done, notice the nice chocolaty brown wort.

The Boil, I didn’t loose as much water to evaporation as I though I would, I only lost 1/4 gallon, not the 3/4′s i anticipated for.

This is the loaf f bread I made with the spent grains, sadly I haven’t figured out how to get this bread to come out right, it’s always got too hard of a crust and is too moist, yes I said it moist on the inside. if you have any insight please send it my way.