Malty Wollop

[russt1969]

Been a while since I've posted a brewday, so here goes. One to make your toes curl.

Here we have :-

6 Kgs Pale Malt
195g Black Malt
475g Roast Barley



Bit of a squeeze in the good old cool box.



Sparging went well



Hops
70g Fuggles
24g Goldings
21g WGV



The trusty old set up



Syrups added half way through the boil



15min Hops 30g East Kent Goldings



Into the fermenter



Ended up with 5 Gallons at S.G. 1.110
I'll let ya'll know how it end up

[WishboneBrewery]

looks like a mighty brew

[OldSpeckledBadger]

That should have a kick to it Are you paying the yeast danger money?

[russt1969]

Are you paying the yeast danger money?

They've gone bleedin mad. Got a right old mess in the fermenting fridge. Paul at Barley Bottom sure supplies good little yeasties

[kevthebootboy]

OG 1.110! What a monster! what yeast are you using?

kev

[russt1969]

Hi Kev,
Yeast is just the normal run of the mill S04. Can't beat the stuff.

[booldawg]

Looks a mad brew; how many sachets of S04 did you use?

I've got a 1.120 brew over 13L coming up and was thinking maybe 2 sachets would be required. According to Mr Maltys pitch rate calculator it comes out at 1.3 sachets.

[russt1969]

Just the 1 x sachet, and sprinkled on the top. Didn't make a starter .......
Its going lovely at the moment. Nice thick creamy head and is down to 1.060 already after 2 days. Had a taste and by jingos its malty and already tasting good. Well happy

Think you'll be ok with just 1 for your 1.120. S04 is a bloody good little yeast to beat.

[russt1969]

All barreled up today.

Finished off at 1.018

[subsub]

Should rename it Monster Wallop! Cracking recipe though Rust

[kevthebootboy]

surely that qualifies as a barley wine no? whats the tasting notes on that bad boy?

[garwatts]

Looks good. Will be interested in knowing how it turns out when matured.
How long do you intend to leave it?

[booldawg]

Definitely a Christmas 2011 ale!

[russt1969]

Sorry for the late reply, been away for a week.

I'm going to leave it for a minimum of 12 months before I pull off a taster.

2011 Christmas probably will be about a good time.
Hope I can wait that long