4.3 kg Pale Ale Malt
600 g Munich Malt
550 g Medium Crystal
400 g Flaked Oats
300 g Amber Malt
200 g Chocolate Malt
200 g Roasted Barley
100 g CaraMunich I
Using up some bin ends!
Mash at 68 C for 90 minutes.
Batch sparge
Boil additions (60 mins):
30 g of NZ Pacifica (60 Min From End)
30 g of NZ Pacifica (30 Min From End)
30 g of NZ Pacifica & 4 g of Irish Moss (15 Min From End)
1kg thawed blackberries added to boil 5 mins from end.
Yeast: Safale 04, rehydrated
Grain bill
Mash
First runnings
Hot break
Blackberries waiting
Bottling last brew at same time!
Post boil
Trub
Into FV
Yeast pitched and ready for temp controlled fridge
Came out a really dark & rich colour, wort tasted good too. OG at 1.060
After fermentation the intention is to boil up remaining 3.5kgs frozen blackberries, stick em in a nylon bag, then into secondary FV for 2 weeks.
