Tanglefoot recipe

[Martin the fish]

I think this is likely to be AG#7. Time to change from numbers to names i guess. Names are hard though?
Just waiting for my hops to arrive.

[SteveD]

I think this is likely to be AG#7. Time to change from numbers to names i guess. Names are hard though?
Just waiting for my hops to arrive.

Naaa, just come up with any old bollocks. There ya go! 'Any Old Bollocks'

Part of the fun of it - coming up with good names.

If it's strong and dark - stick 'Old/Owd' or 'Winter' in front and alude to strength - as in 'Old Horizontal' or 'Winter Wobbler' or as the Southern Germans do with double bocks (Doppelbock) suffix it with -or or -us as they have with Salvator, Kulminator or Aventinus. You could have Propagator, Fornicator, M*sturbator, Godhelpus, etc.

Lager? Katzenpissenbrau. preferably with umlauts over the first 'a' and the 'u'

[sills]

I am going to make this also but unfortunately my local home brew shop has not got any Challenger hops. What would be a suitable alternative.
Thanks

[Martin the fish]

I am going to make this also but unfortunately my local home brew shop has not got any Challenger hops. What would be a suitable alternative.
Thanks

Order some Challenger online

[sills]

Theres another shop about 1/2 hrs drive from me so I will go there. I just like to use this small local place when ever possible. I always come out of the other place spending more than I should.

[crow_flies]

Did anyone ever make this? I'm just supping one and I really like the fresh zesty taste. Its on my list to brew and bottle I think.

/CF

[Martin the fish]

Er, i did but i ommited the sugar as i had no idea what sugar to use. Bit like saying 5kg malt. What malt? What sugar?

It's only been in the bottle for 2 weeks, is drinkable but a bit nondescript and rather weak. Good Hop flavour and aroma though. Exactly the right colour though.

[SteveD]

I found Tanglefoot was really good for.....massive hangovers Nice beer but it did you over.

[SteveD]

Do you ask what sugar ? if someone asks for some in their coffee ?

Oh Chris, you're in a mischievous mood! It's a valid question - refined sucrose, dextrose, brown, demerera, muscuvado, corn syrup, invert, partially inverted (golden syrup), candi sugar of various shades, treacle, molasses, honey, lactose, fructose. All sugars, most of them different.

Personally I usually ask someone when making coffee, particularly if they are into coffee, if I have white, brown, muscuvado, or demerera, or any combination thereof in the cupboard - which is usually the case.

Tanglefoot? Sucrose or invert, I'd reckon

[Martin the fish]

Do you ask what sugar ? if someone asks for some in their coffee ?

Yes, i'm a coffee snob.

[SteveD]

In that case next time I post a recipe which includes sugar i'll remember to put in brackets the number of lumps to be added with silver tongues next to the weight.

It's safe to assume that unless otherwise stated if a recipe says sugar it'll be plain white table sugar, there's next to no difference between using that and brewers sugar or invert sugar except a modest difference in gravity. In the small quantites used in English ale recipes it wont make any difference.

'Small quantities' doesn't apply to Marston's Pedigree, of course.

I know most sugars in recipes would normally mean white sucrose but sometimes -
it doesn't, also a novice might get caught out if he reads 'sugar' and decides to chuck in Muscovado.

[crow_flies]

'Small quantities' doesn't apply to Marston's Pedigree, of course.

I take it from this that Pedigree is more sugar than AG ? Actually thinking about it I seem to remember making one from Dave lines recipe and it did have a fair bit of brown sugar and barley syrup.....

what does the 'no compromise' commercial product use then?

/CF

[SteveD]

'Small quantities' doesn't apply to Marston's Pedigree, of course.

I take it from this that Pedigree is more sugar than AG ? Actually thinking about it I seem to remember making one from Dave lines recipe and it did have a fair bit of brown sugar and barley syrup.....

what does the 'no compromise' commercial product use then?

/CF

Not sure of the exact usage, but it's a white sugar - wether brewer's sugar, invert, or whatever, and in a fair quantity - I'd guess at 15-20%

[duffname1969]

Did anyone ever make this? I'm just supping one and I really like the fresh zesty taste. Its on my list to brew and bottle I think.

/CF

yes , i made it some 4 weeks ago, the last bank holiday at easter, its 4 weeks old and now drinking it , was maltywhen young butnow not , nice aroma fresh, nice taste not cold but just starting to warm up it tastesm nice, been told was quite bitter but to me its fine. more of a summer brew light and easy to drink. do it again diffo

after a few weeks head looks better after pouring from a 1 litre jug.