Something I knocked up this evening, and would be glad of any comments as to how it might turn out:
500g Spelt Malt steeped in 4L boiled water
1.5kg Light LME
30g Chinook boiled for 30 minutes
30g Bobek at flame out
Safale US-05
OG1042
Final volume somewhere around 10-11L
It's Spelt 'B-E-E-R'
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RichardG
Re: It's Spelt 'B-E-E-R'
No idea how it'll turn out as I've never used spelt malt or chinook, and the only time I used bobek I didn't like the result. I am interested to note that the max boil you have is 30mins for the chinook. What's the idea behind that?
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RichardG
Re: It's Spelt 'B-E-E-R'
Intersting; I seem to recall discussion about a technique such as this within the forum, and I believe it's something that some of the American brewers do?
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JRH
Re: It's Spelt 'B-E-E-R'
I think they go more for dry-hopping after the first phase of fermentation, Brewdog also do this. You should check out Brewdog's Beer School download, it has more information on the process: http://www.brewdog.com/media/downloads/ ... school.pdf
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JRH
Re: It's Spelt 'B-E-E-R'
A quick update as I had my first bottle of this tonight.
FG was dead-on 1010, making it about 4.8% after bottle-conditioning.
It was cloudy like a wheat beer, and had some of that wheat-beer tang to it. SWMBO commented that it smelt like apple tart! Maybe that's the Bobek? Nice refreshing pint for a hot summer's day though. Looks like it might clear eventually, so will leave it a bit before trying another.
FG was dead-on 1010, making it about 4.8% after bottle-conditioning.
It was cloudy like a wheat beer, and had some of that wheat-beer tang to it. SWMBO commented that it smelt like apple tart! Maybe that's the Bobek? Nice refreshing pint for a hot summer's day though. Looks like it might clear eventually, so will leave it a bit before trying another.