Neap Tide, Crop Circle, Dark Star, Otter Bright

Try some of these great recipes out, or share your favourite brew with other forumees!
Post Reply
Kristoff

Neap Tide, Crop Circle, Dark Star, Otter Bright

Post by Kristoff » Thu Oct 15, 2009 6:06 pm

Teignworthy Neap Tide and Hopback Crop Circle, Dark Star APA.... :D
My favourite recent discoveries. I've tried to find recipes for these, but can't. So I was wondering if anyone is familiar with these ales and could suggest similar ale
that has an available recipe. I did try and make up my own version of Crop Circle, but it tastes like Stella 8) .
Any suggestions
Last edited by Kristoff on Sun Oct 25, 2009 7:56 am, edited 1 time in total.

Middo

Re: Neap Tide, Crop Circle, Dark Star

Post by Middo » Thu Oct 15, 2009 7:21 pm

One of my local pubs is a Hop Back pub and they have a Crop Circle poster listing the ingredients and grain proportions. I can't remember exactly what the correct proportions are but I know it's mostly pale malt (unspecified type) with some wheat malt. The bittering hops are either Challenger, Progress or Target but I definitely remember that it's got corriander in it. :| Not much help I know but it's a start! I'll make sure I write it down on a beer mat next time I'm in there

Kristoff

Re: Neap Tide, Crop Circle, Dark Star

Post by Kristoff » Sun Oct 25, 2009 8:07 am

Update that list..... Had some Otter Bright at the local the other night, very tasty :D
Thinking about, all thses beers are very similar in taste and appearance, apart from Neap Tide being darker, at least I know what beer I like now
Middo wrote:One of my local pubs is a Hop Back pub and they have a Crop Circle poster listing the ingredients and grain proportions. I can't remember exactly what the correct proportions are but I know it's mostly pale malt (unspecified type) with some wheat malt. The bittering hops are either Challenger, Progress or Target but I definitely remember that it's got corriander in it. :| Not much help I know but it's a start! I'll make sure I write it down on a beer mat next time I'm in there
Cheers Middo, I didn't expect it to have coriander in it :shock: You'd think that they'd have to list the ingredients somewhere. This is all it says on their website..

A very clean, flaxen-coloured beer with wonderful thirst-quenching properties. The subtle blend of aroma and bittering hops give a crispness on the tongue which is delicately fruity, giving way to some dryness. The inclusion of flaked maize in the grist subtlely hints at crisp corn flavours.

I did use maize in my version, I bittered with Simcoe and aroma'd with Perle and Bobek, but it's obviously lacking the coriander, it's perfectly drinkable though :D

Middo

Re: Neap Tide, Crop Circle, Dark Star

Post by Middo » Tue Nov 24, 2009 2:07 pm

Middo wrote:I'll make sure I write it down on a beer mat next time I'm in there
It's taken me a while, I know, but I finally remembered to write down the ingredients. The poster says:

Grist: 70-75% Pale Malt, 20-25% Flaked Maize, 5% Wheat Malt
Bittering Hops: Pioneer, Goldings
Flavour/Aroma Hops: Pioneer, Tettnang (with Coriander added)

It doesn't say anything about hop quantities or mash/boil times but that's what experimenting is all about! I might have a go at this one next spring...

Kristoff

Re: Neap Tide, Crop Circle, Dark Star, Otter Bright

Post by Kristoff » Tue Nov 24, 2009 11:20 pm

Cheers Middo, i'll give it a whirl =D>

Post Reply