AG#4 Crossbreed

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adm

Post by adm » Mon Aug 11, 2008 11:35 am

Well......all the Crossbreed is gone!

We (my brother in law and I) drank the whole corny in 2 days and absolutely loved it.

This was a really, really nice summery brew. It had the crisp bite of a lager (served at 10C), but also the fruity back end of an ale. I also like the touch of the Nottingham yeast - it kind of got out of the way and left a cris[ clean beer.

I gave a pint of this to my BiL when he arrived on Wednesday night after a drive from Manchester. Told him it was from a local micro and the response was "that's one of the nicest beers I have ever tasted". When I told him it was homebrew, his jaw almost hit the floor.

I'm going to brew this one again - maybe this weekend. I might try it with US05 yeast and see how different it comes out. I might also try replacing the Northdown hops with Amarillo and see what happens. The MO/lager malt cross is definitely good for light coloured summer ales though.....
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maxashton

Post by maxashton » Mon Aug 11, 2008 1:32 pm

Good looking brew. My grain bed never looks that gloopy. Looks like something served up in oliver twist.
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adm

Post by adm » Mon Aug 11, 2008 1:40 pm

Max,


That's the first brew i did using Lager Malt in the grain bill - and the first one that looked gloopy like that too. Don't know if the lager malt made it like that or what....

Although there's only one way to find out - ad that's to brew it again!
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maxashton

Post by maxashton » Mon Aug 11, 2008 1:44 pm

Sounds like you must do it in the name of science!
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adm

Post by adm » Mon Aug 11, 2008 1:52 pm

maxashton wrote:Sounds like you must do it in the name of science!
Oh yes! 8)
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