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AG#46 - Phlegm (1/1/11) *Photos added

Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2011 5:19 pm
by WishboneBrewery
Phlegm - A Belgian Style beer made with Whitelabs WLP550 and another brew using up odd bits and bag ends.
'Phlegm' Flemish, Belgian, Dutch, Flanders etc

Fermentables:
Lager Malt - 45.2%
Vienna Malt - 15.1%
Pale Malt - 14%
Golden Naked Oats - 10.9%
Aromatic Malt - 4.3%
Muscovardo Candy Light - 3.8%
Sugar,Belgian Candy Light - 3.8%
Cara Red - 3%

Hops:
Liberty @ 60 mins - 60g
Bobek @ 60 mins - 50g
Bobek @ 10 mins - 10g
Liberty @ 0 mins - 40g

Final Volume: 23 Litres
Original Gravity: 1.071 - Actually got 1066 according to the Refractometer
Final Gravity: 1.013
Alcohol Content: 7.6% ABV
Total Liquor: 36.4 Litres
Mash Liquor: 15.3 Litres
Mash Efficiency: 80 %
Bitterness: 41 EBU
Colour: 52 EBC

First Wort Hops:
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Wort running to copper:
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Light Home made candy sugar:
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Flame-out liberty hops, 20min steep:
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Its really 1066, a few points low, I was expecting it low as the Naked Golden Oats were not crushed just blitzed in a blender for a while:
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Wort running to fermenter@ 18c:
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Dregs of my starter WLP550, hopefully it will get going pretty soon:
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:)

Re: AG#46 - Phlegm (1/1/11)

Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2011 7:54 pm
by Scotty
sounds nice but you musn't be nursing the same hangover as the rest of us to do a brew!

Re: AG#46 - Phlegm (1/1/11)

Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2011 8:30 pm
by WishboneBrewery
Only had a few beers last night, its only a change of date :)

Re: AG#46 - Phlegm (1/1/11) *Photos added

Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2011 12:38 pm
by mixbrewery
Very interesting grain bill there but sometimes you just have to use up the bits!

Re: AG#46 - Phlegm (1/1/11) *Photos added

Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2011 1:32 pm
by WishboneBrewery
Its best to rotate your stock :)

Re: AG#46 - Phlegm (1/1/11) *Photos added

Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 2:27 am
by Gricey
Love it, not sure about the name though ;-)

I think next time I use Candi I'll make it during the mash and lob the syrup straight into the kettle :D

Made some fantastic bonfire toffee this year though, next year I'm totally doing that again and lobbing it into a brew!

Re: AG#46 - Phlegm (1/1/11) *Photos added

Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 9:39 am
by WishboneBrewery
Sounds good, I'd agree with making it during the Mash too, just to save the faff of dissolving it!

Re: AG#46 - Phlegm (1/1/11) *Photos added

Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 1:24 pm
by Gricey
How do you think the Aromatic malt will turn out? Never used it (or have knowingly had anything containing it)

Re: AG#46 - Phlegm (1/1/11) *Photos added

Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 4:05 pm
by WishboneBrewery
I've never used it on its own, its only a Posh Caramel/Crystal malt really... so sweetness, body, and a bit of head retention and colour.

Re: AG#46 - Phlegm (1/1/11) *Photos added

Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 9:19 pm
by WishboneBrewery
Had a bottle of this tonight, lots of toffee notes, a good fizz, subtle Belgian flavours.