Hi all,
Just wanted to know what people thought on the recipe below, a clone of Harvey's best:
Brewed this back in March and it's a nice brew, bitterness is spot on, colour, clarity all perfect.
Only thing is that is has quite a distinctive/strong malt flavour.
I'm thinking the dark crystal must have been a bit too much?
Can anyone confirm have similar experience?
What would be a max level to use?
Will it mellow with time?
Any suggestions to change the recipe?
Bit of a shame since otherwise it's all good...
Cheers
-3.5kg m otter
280g dark crystal (7%)
200g maize
150g flaked barley
Mashed at 68c overnight (dropped to 55c)
26g Progress 60mins
26g bramling x 60mins
15g fuggles 15mins
15g ekg 15mins
Windsor yeast
Feedback and thoughts on Recipe/taste
Re: Feedback and thoughts on Recipe/taste
I can't speak to the recipe but it does look like a fairly big wack of dark crystal.
One thing that I think would make a big difference is the choice of yeast. Harvey's is a very yeast driven beer. You can get the primary Harvey's strain from Brew Labs as their Sussex 1 strain. Apparently the Harvey's yeast is actually a dual strain with a second Debaromyces strain which acts similarly to Brett.
I'm using the primary strain in a beer at the moment and I tried a little sample yesterday. Despite piling in the hops in this beer, it was the yeast that was the most prominent feature of the beer by far.
One thing that I think would make a big difference is the choice of yeast. Harvey's is a very yeast driven beer. You can get the primary Harvey's strain from Brew Labs as their Sussex 1 strain. Apparently the Harvey's yeast is actually a dual strain with a second Debaromyces strain which acts similarly to Brett.
I'm using the primary strain in a beer at the moment and I tried a little sample yesterday. Despite piling in the hops in this beer, it was the yeast that was the most prominent feature of the beer by far.
Re: Feedback and thoughts on Recipe/taste
Thanks for the tips Simon, guess it was a rookie error but I didn't think there was much difference between dark crystal and the regular sort. Will try half and half of each next time up to 7% with the Sussex yeast you mention, should be good since apart from the strong roasted taste, it's a lovely brew...
Cheers
S
Cheers
S