Bens Shrove Tuesday ABA

[macleanb]

Hi Guys

Well I am considering a certain amount of obscenity in brewing a beer to clear up some inventory (and of course to make a beer I want to drink).

The below is hopefully an ABA ish type beer, my main worry/doubt is the amount of speciality malts - but I am hoping with the highish OG, and the amount of hops I will get a balance that is tasty, rounded, slightly sweet, with a counteracting bitterness/aroma and citrus twang. Wot does ya think:

Amount Item Type % or IBU
3.00 kg Mild Malt (7.9 EBC) Grain 55.05 %
0.50 kg White Wheat Malt (4.7 EBC) Grain 9.17 %
0.45 kg Cara-Pils/Dextrine (3.9 EBC) Grain 8.26 %
0.45 kg Special B Malt (354.6 EBC) Grain 8.26 %
0.45 kg Wheat, Torrified (3.3 EBC) Grain 8.26 %
0.40 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L (157.6 EBC) Grain 7.34 %
0.20 kg Corn, Flaked (2.6 EBC) Grain 3.67 %
14.00 gm Cascade [5.50 %] (60 min) Hops 7.9 IBU
28.00 gm Galena [12.00 %] (60 min) Hops 34.6 IBU
28.30 gm Styrian Goldings [2.80 %] (40 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep) Hops -
15.00 gm Cascade [5.50 %] (40 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep) Hops -
28.30 gm Styrian Goldings [2.80 %] (15 min) Hops 4.1 IBU
28.00 L London, England Water

[stevezx7r]

Hell, why not, looks like something I would try. Malt and hop overkill

What does the white wheat and special B malt do to the end result? I'm guessing it's going to be hard to clear i.e. take a while.

[macleanb]

As far as I am aware special b is a dark crystal so sweetness/toffee/body. The wheat malt is there for head (its just wheat malt, the only entry I could find in beersmith was white wheat malt) , and I have quite a lot more than most recipes I can think of will use before it goes out of date.

p.s. I drank some innes & gunne last night - I must have been sobre- christ it was like drinking golden syrup - far too sweet..

[macleanb]

Perhaps in spirit? Sorry I am NOT familiar with his work, and you'll have to enlighten me...