Forgive & Forget

[PieOPah]

It looks like I might get to brew another beer on Thursday. I am having my DVD Recorder collected for 'repair' and as a result I have had to take the day off work. Since I have to wait home all day I may as well make the most of it . Best get the starter prepared tonight.....

I Was going to brew my Belgian Dubbel for my next brew, but I think I may do something a little less complicated. Probably about time that I made a simple beer

Forgive & Forget
9-D Irish Red Ale



Size: 35.0 imp pt
Efficiency: 65%
Attenuation: 73.0%
Calories: 271.47 per 1 imp pt

Original Gravity: 1.051 (1.044 - 1.060)
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Terminal Gravity: 1.014 (1.010 - 1.014)
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Color: 14.9 (9.0 - 18.0)
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Alcohol: 4.86% (4.0% - 6.0%)
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Bitterness: 23.23 (17.0 - 28.0)
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Ingredients:
4.5 kg Maris Otter
0.1 kg British Crystal 55°L
0.1 kg Roasted Barley
0.5 kg Caramel Pils
33.0 g Challenger (5.6%) - added during boil, boiled 60 min
1 tsp AYF Yeast Nutrient - added during boil, boiled 15 min
0.5 tsp Irish Moss - added during boil, boiled 15 min
1 L WYeast 1084 Irish Ale
Results generated by BeerTools Pro 1.0.19

[PieOPah]

No lemon grass, kaffir lime leaves or snickers bars in this one PoPs

I have made a 'Life on Mars' beer before which was an extract brew. I melted down 10 Mars Bars and added them to the boil. Didn't seem to make much difference to the taste. Going to be a while before I am quite as adventurous as I was with the Cereal addition. Not going to let it stop me experimenting though. KISS this time round

Hope you have a much better day than the last

Thanks

[PieOPah]

If this snow keeps up it'll be unlikely that I will be brewing - especially with the beginnings of a cold starting to show (damn sore throat!)

[ColinKeb]

i shall be brewing too tommorow Pieopah , Daab's Chimay is going in adn im going to try my first stepped mash if i can work it out . c u there

[moorsd]

It looks like I might get to brew another beer on Thursday. I am having my DVD Recorder collected for 'repair' and as a result I have had to take the day off work.

Any excuse to have another days brewing!

[Matt]

Hi PoP,

If you fancy reverting to a simple and tried and tested, I can heartily recommend Vossy's Styrian Stunner. It's flippin amazing.

Best,
Matt

[PieOPah]

Hi PoP,

If you fancy reverting to a simple and tried and tested, I can heartily recommend Vossy's Styrian Stunner. It's flippin amazing.

Best,
Matt

Thanks Matt. Personally I don't like to follow recipes when brewing. I much prefer to formulate my own little recipes and take it from there.

I do have a couple of recipes which I am considering copying but these are way down the list compared to my untested recipes

[SteveD]

Simple?? There's four grains on that grain bill! Have fun, it'll take your mind off the cold.

As an experiment...put some pale malt into your tun, maybe 4 or 5kgs, stir it in, then at that point force yourself to not put any other grains in. Close the lid before temptation gets the better of you. Then, lock away you crystal malt, extracts, sugars, honey, etc, put the key in a self addressed envelope and post it to yourself.

Run off and boil 90mins with goldings to say 30-35 EBU, and chuck some more in right in at the end, up to an ounce. Leave the other hops in the Freezer

Ferment - apart from the yeast, don't add anything here either.
Rack - or here - No turkish delight. I know it contains gelatine, but NO.
Keg - Don't prime if you've got still enough fermentable material. If not then maybe a a bit of light spraymalt as priming, or a neutral sugar. Nothing fancy, no molasses, treacle, honey, sherbert, rolo's, or fudge.

Wait a month.

......It should be really quite good

Did I say have a good brewday?

[PieOPah]

Simple?? There's four grains on that grain bill! Have fun, it'll take your mind off the cold.

You should see the grain bill of some of my other brews...

My best to date had 7 different grains - it was (and still is) simply an amazing stout!

[SteveD]

Simple?? There's four grains on that grain bill! Have fun, it'll take your mind off the cold.

You should see the grain bill of some of my other brews...

My best to date had 7 different grains - it was (and still is) simply an amazing stout!

That's all of them isn't it?!

What's the recipe?

I think the most I've ever had is four. Two is the most common. Hops..two at the most. Usually one. The joy of brewing - sheer diversity. You can make a great beer with seven grains, or with just one...and that's before we get to sugars, hops, yeast, etc!

[PieOPah]

What's the recipe?

6 kg Maris Otter Pale
1 kg British Crystal 55°L
0.5 kg Barley Flaked
0.5 kg Carapils®/Carafoam®
0.5 kg Roasted Barley
0.4 kg English Chocolate Malt
0.3 kg British Black Patent
100 g Hallertau (4.5%) - added during boil, boiled 60 min
0.5 tsp Yeast Nutrient (AKA Fermax) - added during boil, boiled 15 min
1 tsp Irish Moss - added during boil, boiled 15 min

This was with 56.4% efficiency. I have modified the recipe for my increased efficiency but haven't yet had the chance to try it out.

All my recipes are in my sig...

[SteveD]

Wow, looks like a massive beer. Rich and full bodied. Might give that a go if that's ok

Cheers,

Steve

[PieOPah]

You are more than welcome to try the recipe. As I said, on my website there is the slightly modified version as I have been able to increase my efficiency.

All I ask is that you let me know how it turns out

[SteveD]

You are more than welcome to try the recipe. As I said, on my website there is the slightly modified version as I have been able to increase my efficiency.

All I ask is that you let me know how it turns out

Cheers!

Willdo. I'll let you know how it turns out.