Lucky experiment

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Neal

Lucky experiment

Post by Neal » Thu Jan 29, 2009 10:54 pm

After a bad experience with Windsor, it took a while to bring myself to use the second sachet in the cupboard.
So, I did a bit of an experiment a few weeks ago, thinking some Windsor-y flavours might be ok in a wheat-y brew....
Recipe went like this:

For 18L @ O.G. 1.044:
1.90 kg Wheat Malt, Ger (3.9 EBC)
0.80 kg Pale Malt (2 Row) UK (5.9 EBC)
0.50 kg Pilsner (2 Row) UK (2.0 EBC)
0.45 kg Carafoam (3.9 EBC)
0.10 kg Acid Malt (5.9 EBC)
49 gm Hallertauer Hersbrucker [2.80 %] (90 min)
1 Pkgs Windsor Yeast (Lallemand #-)

Inspired by a weekend drinking some excellent Belgian ales, and thinking the brew was a bit lacking when I tasted it from the trial jar, I added a few bits when I kegged it, I boiled a litre or so of the beer for 15 mins with the following:

Peel of 1 grapefruit - removed using veg peeler
2 tablespoons coriander seeds
3 star anise
teaspoon ground allspice

Filtered, cooled and added to the bulk of the beer as it went in the keg. Carbed up in my new cornie and hey presto:

SUPERB :D

delboy

Re: Lucky experiment

Post by delboy » Fri Jan 30, 2009 1:27 am

nice one :D

Im a windsor fan, we seem to be a bit thin on the ground though.

Neal

Re: Lucky experiment

Post by Neal » Fri Jan 30, 2009 10:40 am

I know what you mean. After years of sticking to s04 or s23, which are pretty much bullet proof, it seems, I fermented my first Windsor batch too warm and got a lot of fusel alcohol flavours.
That was back in the summer, but this brew sat at 16-18 for most of the 1ary fermentation and seems to have turned out well, with the yeast flavours, the wheat and the spices going well together

leigh1919

Re: Lucky experiment

Post by leigh1919 » Sat Jan 31, 2009 4:24 pm

Thats what i love about brewing - anything goes, find what works and mess with it - good work!!

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