Saltaire Brewery & Northern Craft Brewers Sat 13th April '13

[leedsbrew]

So I'm have a little trouble rembering who gave me bottles! I've had a great rye amber with Amarillo and simcoe.

Also a pale ale called Mouse1 (or at least it had a yellow label on the cap saying mouse 1)

Also a chocolate impy stout

Any takers?

Cheers chaps

[barney]

Chocolate Stout was mine and Mouse 1 was Pauls, Pas8240.

[TheMumbler]

This reminds me, thanks for the brown ale and the India Porter Barney they were both good, not even a hint of fermented orange juice

The brown ale reminded me a bit of Sam Smith's nut brown. I checked out the recipe, surprised it was only mild malt in there. Food for thought...
I remember liking the india porter but can't really remember much else, sorry.

[barney]

This reminds me, thanks for the brown ale and the India Porter Barney they were both good, not even a hint of fermented orange juice

The brown ale reminded me a bit of Sam Smith's nut brown. I checked out the recipe, surprised it was only mild malt in there. Food for thought...
I remember liking the india porter but can't really remember much else, sorry.

[pas8280]

The mouse 1 was mine mate aka Mouse hunt I'm afraid some of my bottles have become gushers so apologies if you got one of them
Paul

[seymour]

...The brown ale reminded me a bit of Sam Smith's nut brown. I checked out the recipe, surprised it was only mild malt in there...

Barney and I have talked about how brown his beer turns out using a 100% mild malt grainbill. Is the mild malt we get over here substantially different? http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/brie ... -malt.html

Ours is only 5.3° L, described as producing a deep golden colour. It's a little darker than Vienna, but significantly lighter than Munich, which I still consider a relatively lightly kilned malt. I haven't tried brewing a single-malt mild yet, but I can't see how this would produce a brown beer by itself! Do you know the Lovibond rating of your Mild Malt over there?

[barney]

Just checked FAwcetts data sheet and its

IOB colour (515ml) °E.B.C. 7.5

[seymour]

Fascinating. That's still lighter than Munich Malt. I believe you, but Missouri is "The Show Me State" after all. Guess I'll have to try one myself.

What was the final gravity of that beer, by the way?

[barney]

FG was 1010, no enzymes. Self converting.

A note I made when Milling.

The aroma of the crushed mild ale malt is super, you just know its going to be a great beer. A touch of caramel and chocolate on the nose. Its hard to work with the grains, the aroma makes you want to eat the lot. LOL.

[seymour]

I'm convinced. Thanks for all the great info.