ELC Wherry.....!

[WalesAles]

Hello Boys and Girls,
As a Founder Member of the ELC I get bored easily and lazy!
I have a proposition to you all to decide my Wherry Brew for Sunday.
Gear available......
1 Wherry Kit
1Kg Med Spraymalt
400Gr Amber Malt
250Gr Crystal Malt
Hops......
Summit 100Gr
Chinook 100Gr
Bramling X 100Gr
Cascade 200Gr
Ahtanum 50Gr
Sylva 50Gr
Topaz 50Gr
Somebody out there must know a good Brew recipe with all this gear!
So, Come on Down! Get these recipes in quick because if I am steeping Malts they`ve got to go in Saturday!
Nobody is allowed to say `Make the Wherry on its` own` because that is boring and we are at the cutting edge of Kit Brewing Here!
Looking forward to your replies, if any!
WA

[SiMania]

I'm game. I have wherry. Centennial and EKG. Crystal and chocolate malts and some light and dark dme.

[Monkeybrew]

How about an English ESB?

23L Brewlength
Estimated OG 1.056
1 x Wherry Kit
1kg of Medium Spraymalt
200g of Amber Malt
25g of Bramling X boiled for 10mins
25g of Bramling X steeped for 30mins

Not sure if the kit yeast would be enough on it's own though?

Cheers

MB (posting from a rainy campsite on Mersea Island! )

[WalesAles]

MB,
Why do you think the Yeast might struggle?
I`ve got one pack of Coopers Cerveza Yeast and two packs of Danstar Munich Yeast. Shall I throw one of those in as well?
Remember, this is Cutting Edge Brewing! The Boundaries are beyond the Horizon!
Bloody Hell Mun! This ELC thing is Great! I can do what I want and people will say `Told you`!
Great that you mentioned ESB, MorleyHomeBrew is doing a Bottle swap / contest for September only for ESB!
WA

[Monkeybrew]

The Wherry yeast is only 6g IIRC, so I would use the Coopers 7g sachet too if I were you.

I'm no yeast expert, but as the gravity of a brew increases, then so should the amount of yeast sells if full attenuation is to be achieved.

What recipe are you going to brew then, the suspense is killing me

Cheers

MB

[WalesAles]

MB,
I`m going to Brew exactly as you said,
20Lt Brew
271Gr Amber Steeped overnight
40Gr Bramling X 5min boil
60Gr Bramling X Dry Hop day 7.
Thanks for all your help! Greatly appreciated!
If this looks all wrong, Tell me before the kettle goes on at 12Noon! Bottling my Cherry Stout first!

WA

[WalesAles]

It`s done! Nice little summer session ale!
SG 1062 Ooooops!
WA

[Monkeybrew]

It`s done! Nice little summer session ale!
SG 1062 Ooooops!
WA

Lol you're out of control Mun!

[cellone]

I think naming a beer after the Early Learning Centre is a bit irresponsible personally. Also if you're a founding member why haven't you got a nice shiny AG set up.

[WalesAles]

Cellone!
Knew you`d come!
Easily Led Club Actually!
I have got a Great Big Shiny AG set-up! (Lined Up). I haven`t purchased anything yet, but I know exactly what I want, I can see it now.....Ahhh. Shiny Things,
Pipes, Fittings, Controllers, Wires, Barrels etc, etc, Don`t tell MrsAles because this just a Dream so far!
WA

[etamo]

Sounds good WA. 1062! I'll be waiting to see how this one works out

[WalesAles]

Dry Hopped today with 60Gr Bramling Cross.
Smelling Bloody Lovely before I put the Hops in, hopefully in a weeks time it will smell even Bloody Lovelier Mun!
WA

[WalesAles]

Couldn`t wait! OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Drinking) kicked in so I had to try a Small Taste bottle!
12 days after bottling, 1 Hour in the Fridge.
Very Clear Beer, Beautiful Reddy Brown Colour, Great Hoppy Aroma, And Malty, Malty, Very, Very Malty! But STRONG on the Alcohol! 7.1%.
I`ll never get to double figures drinking this stuff!
All goes in the Beer Fridge Wednesday and WILL be left alone for 2 weeks! Honest!
WA

[Exiled Bradfordian]

A few early testers are always good fun!

I had a couple of Wherries last night. They are malty. Not sure if it's a bit too malty. At least it's not insipid like the commercially produced bottled stuff!

[WalesAles]

Ooooops! Bugger the 2 week rule! Had to have a small taster bottle again, just to make sure everything is OK!
Oh Me! Oh My! This is Bloody Brilliant Mun!
What a Taste! MB, I`ve got a Cracker here for You!
WA