Home Brew Forum

Inspired buy Daabs rendition of Dave Lines ESB and some ingredients I had.

125g Crushed pale malt
1kg Pale DME
900Kg Demerara sugar

65g Cascade (35 minute boil)
10g Cascade (10 minute)

15 litres
60 - 65 IBUs
OG 1.034

Everything went well. The OG was a little lower than I would like but I didnt have time to add more fermentables without jeopardising the wort. The huge grassy cascade smells are incredible. Pitched a sachet of dried muntons gold yeast as its been good for me. 10 hours later and a nice krausen has formed.

125g Crushed pale malt

Did you mean crystal?

60 - 65 IBUs
OG 1.034

Do you think adding more sugar 24 hours after pitching yeast will be ok? otherwise this one is going to be massively dry but no clout to go with it.

I wouldn't. There's too much sugar in there already IMO.

Thanks guys. Yes, it's not an ideal sugar:malt extract ratio. I made a bit of a schoolboy error and took a hydrometer reading while it was still pretty warm so assuming its a little higher than 1.034 I'll leave it.

This stopped at 1.004 after 7 days. a bit lower than I thought it would.

The cascade hops smell and taste great and there are yeast esters giving it a slightly apricot quality. Malt is nowhere but this was supposed to be about hops and citrus and it is. when its ready next month itll be a perfect spring bitter. Very english tasting but with the yank influence.

It's clear as a bell already so Ill prime with DME, rouse and bottle tomorrow night.

I wouldn't. There's too much sugar in there already IMO

900Kg Demerara sugar

I hope it turns out well e