Saltaire comp Test Pale ale + PICS

[leedsbrew]

Testing out a pale ale recipe today for the Saltaire brewey / Northern Craft Brewers competition

Will be tweeting the brewday + pics @leedsbrew

Grist

Lager malt
Munich I
Cara red
Carapils
Amber

Hops

A mix of chinook, cascade, mosaic, and el dorado


Yeast

NHB west coast style ale

HLT is just warming up!


Cheers


LB

[barney]

Its a secret recipe then.

[leedsbrew]

TBF it's not that complex! But I am gonna keep the weights and measures to myself for now!

[fatbelly]

Testing out a pale ale recipe today for the Saltaire brewey / Northern Craft Brewers competition

Will be tweeting the brewday + pics @leedsbrew

Grist

Lager malt
Munich I
Cara red
Carapils
Amber

Hops

A mix of chinook, cascade, mosaic, and el dorado


Yeast

NHB west coast style ale

HLT is just warming up!


Cheers


LB

Just followed you now. Your only fault is that you watch RU instead of proper Rugby

[WishboneBrewery]

whats NHB? Have fun on your Stealth-Brew

[leedsbrew]

Neale's homebrew!

[WishboneBrewery]

ahhh, if I'd known I'd have put some on my last order!

[TheMumbler]

Secret test recipe? Getting a bit serious aren't we

Hope it goes well Neil.

Are you putting a cask on the bar at Saltaire this year?

[leedsbrew]

Lol. Just keeping it competitive! lol

Yes, I'm looking to do a red rye US farmhouse ale. Should be interesting

All went well. Pretty standard brew-day. Still waiting for the yeast to kick off. The airlock is showing signs of pressure within the FV but no visible signs of fermentation on the surface of the wort yet. The wort smells amazing though. I've read about el dorado having a red jolly rancher type flavour and I could totally pick that out when smelling the wort.

[leedsbrew]

some pics from the brewday


some fresh ingredients from Rob


a pretty pale grist


new hops for me this brew


mash temp spot on. Relatively low for a nice fermentable wort


2nd runnings came out nice and pale


Nice overall colour


a mix of pellet and whole cone hops.


Hops in


Nice and clear. I left it to settle after cooling while the Rugby was on.


Nice and clear going in the FV


Draining


FILTH


Properly rehydrated yeats!


LB out

[WishboneBrewery]

loadsa pics Whats your OG for that 64c mash?

[leedsbrew]

Yeah! Got a bit snap happy! 1.056 ! Not sure on the potential attenuation for this yeast but working on 75-78 ish.

[leedsbrew]

Fermenting away nicely! The eagle eyed will notice fermentor hops!

Aromas of passion fruit, mango, papaya coming from the airlock! Delicious!

[TheMumbler]

Do you know what the NHB yeast actually is Neil? I presume Rob hasn't started producing dried yeast himself...

Any report on how it compares to say US05 would be appreciated.

[stevetk189]

Good luck with the competition matey! I've got some of Rob's English Ale Yeast to try a split brew comparison with, it'll be good to hear how the one you're using performs.