Adnams Southwold Bitter

[Scooby]

Anybody got a recipe for Adnams Southwold Bitter, I was going to do DL's but thought someone might have an alternative.

[Scooby]

That's a no then?

[Bigster]

Apart from a recipe for my latest brew always used DLs and not been dissappointed yet .

Good luck

[Scooby]

Thanks Bigster, I haven't brewed DLs version but all the others of his have been great, just wanted to try somethig different.

[DRB]

PALE MALT - 3400g

CHOCOLATE MALT - 75g

BOIL

MALTOSE SYRUP - 470g

CHALLENGER - 32g (START OF BOIL)

FUGGLES - 37g (start of boil)

GOLDINGS - 15g (last 15 min)

mash liquor 9 litres/mash temp 65
Alcohol content 3.7, final gravity 1009, bitterness 35 ebu.

Recipe by Graham Wheeler & Roger Protz.

[Scooby]

Sounds tasty DRB, what is maltose syrup, does it have another name or is there an alternative?

[DRB]

Dont know just read what it said in the book never done a brew containing any other stuff than grain & hops i'm sure one of the more time served brewers will know,sorry.

[DRB]

Maize syrups (glucose syrup/maltose syrups)

Teese syrups are derived from maize (corn) and they come in two basic types:high glucose and high maltose.It is not terribly important which type is used,since the end result is about the same. The important fact is that these syrups,unlike pure glucose,are not 100 per cent fermentable.Theycontain about 20 per cent non-fermentable sugars and therefore do not dry and thin the beer as much as cane sugar or pure glucose would.Glucose chips are the same product in solidified form and can be used just as well.
Both the syrups and the chips are available through homebrew sources,buy the labelling on these products often leaves a lot to be desired,and it is quite possible that you could end up with the wrong stuff.Unfortunately, "glucose" has become a very euphemistic term and is used incorrectly to describe a whole range of sugars in both the food and brewing industries.In the recipes the term"maltose syrup" and "glucose syrup" refer to maize derived sugars.For home brewing purposes it matters not whether high maltose or high glucose syrup is used, the end result is about the same.However,home brew packagers simply call this stuff "liquid brewing sugar",which can mean anything.When buying it try to ensure that it is a maize-derived sugar.

[Scooby]

Thanks DRB I've used glucose chips before. I must admit I agree with you regarding what is called for in recipes and and the product labeling, there seems to be no standardisation.