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Birthday brown ale
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 2:54 pm
by oblivious
Celebrating the birthday today
and have the week off so i though I would knock this one out
Birthday brown ale
O.G 1.055-1.057
20liters
Golden Promise 1.58 kg (27%)
Mild malt 3.0 kg (58%)
Brown malt 272g (5%)
Crystal 55l 200g (3.5%)
Crystal Dark 200g (3.5%)
Chocolate malt 140g (2.5%)
Hops (38 IBU’s)
EKG 48g 60 min
EKG 20g 15 min
Fuggles 20g 15 min
EKG 34g 3min
Fuggles 24g 3min
Yeast 1.6 liter starter of WLP002 (1 liter of slurry added)
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 3:03 pm
by prodigal2
Congratulation Ob
Looks a fine recipe to mark the day, and your still on the "crystal mix method"
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 3:04 pm
by roger the dog
Happy birthday O, looks like a good one, enjoy
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 3:08 pm
by oblivious
thanks lads, still have a wee bit of dark crystal to go through
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 3:20 pm
by spearmint-wino
Happy Birthday Brewday
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 3:52 pm
by Buzz
Have a good one O
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 4:32 pm
by Bryggmester
Happy birthday. Good luck with the brew!
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 4:34 pm
by delboy
Hope the birthday beer is a good one, tis my b'day today also, but i'll be spending the evening drinking beer not brewing it
Having a bash at a wit on thursday though
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 4:35 pm
by jonnyv
Happy birthday to you both
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 4:41 pm
by roger the dog
Happy birthday Delboy
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 4:56 pm
by prodigal2
Have a good one Del.
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 5:16 pm
by iowalad
Happy Birthday to the both of you (Ob and DB).
Ob is there a reason for the mild malt/golden promise mix or just using up some grain? Based on Wheeler Hook Norton seems to use a mix of Pale and Mild malt presumably to get a bit more nutty/biscuity flavor.
Look forward to the tasting notes.
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 7:17 pm
by Garth
Happy Birthday to you both.
How's the brew going Obliv? any pics?
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 7:20 pm
by subsub
Many happy returns ob, hope it's going well
Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 7:59 pm
by Horden Hillbilly
Happy birthday chaps, have a good day each & I hope you had a good brewday ob.