AG#4 - Crystal Lake (Friday 13th)

[Kristoff]

Knocked this together on friday (13th) - hence the name, tribute to the best slasher film ever made

4.3kg Pale Malt
1kg Wheat Malt
250g Crystal Malt (had to put this in)

2hr mash

36g Pilgrim 11.4% 90min
5g Goldings 15min
5g Fuggles 15min
5g Goldings at 80deg
5g Fuggles at 80deg

Got 22litres at 1052, I wanted it a bit stronger, should of boiled for a bit more.
Can anyone say what my brewhouse efficiency is - i'm thinking it's a bit low

Hoping for something with a nice malty flavour and some hop aroma.

I might dry hop with some Goldings or Fuggles, which one would give a better aroma?

BTW, up until now i've been using loose hops, but the fuggles i've got were foil vacuum packed, what a difference
I'll be buying foil packs from now on

[Jymbo]

I make that about 67% brewhouse efficiency. Not bad at all.

[boingy]

ProMash makes it 65% efficiency for 22 l @ 1052.
Maybe a bit on the low side but it's not a competition, it just means you use a bit more malt for the same results.
If you want to improve the efficiency you probably need to look at your sparging.

I'm a lazy batch sparger and I get between 70% and 75% efficiency.

[Kristoff]

Update on this....
AMAZING
OG 1052
FG 1008
5.8% abv
Dry hopped with 15g of goldings for 4 days in the FV
I am seriously impressed with this one.
Fantastic malty taste, the wheat gives it a creamy mounthfeel, with a fantastic zing at the end from the Goldings
Served from a budget barrel primed with glucose, it's got a deep creamy head, which lasts all the way down the pint glass.
Can you tell - i'm chuffed with this one
Needs another week to clear completely, bit slow, cos of the wheat.

[Redbloke]

Result, well done I'll stick this one in my recipe folder

[Kristoff]

Result, well done I'll stick this one in my recipe folder

You won't regret it

Needs another week to clear completely, bit slow, cos of the wheat

at this rate it won't last that long - had 3 more pints tonight -

[Redbloke]

Needs another week to clear completely, bit slow, cos of the wheat

at this rate it won't last that long - had 3 more pints tonight -

... the point is Kris, if it tastes great, it's not for a competition, and (more important) it's not to show off to your mates, ... who cares if its clear or not

[Hogarth]

Nice going, Kristoff. Perhaps this will be the first in a line of slasher-inspired beer -- how about a cheeky Elm Street Bitter next?

[simple one]

How did this taste? Did it clear? Was the pilgrim overpowering, with respect to the fuggles and goldings?