
mcewans champion
- far9410
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mcewans champion
Hi just tried this, interesting, recipe anyone? 

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- fordpopular
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Re: mcewans champion
One of my favorites
I have been looking for a recipe for this all I have found so far is this extract recipe
From Here: http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/mcewans ... -ale-4338/
McEwan's No.1 Champion Ale
modified from Beer Captured
11 oz. Torrified Wheat
9 oz. British 55°L Crystal Malt
2 oz. British Roasted Barley
1 oz. Peated Malt
6.00 lb. Muntons Light DME
1.75 lb. Alexanders Light LME
1.75 lb. Alexanders Amber LME
8 oz. Invert Sugar
1/3 oz. Burton Water Salts
1.75 oz. East Kent Goldings @ 5.4% AA (6.8 HBU) - 60 min.
1/4 oz Fuggles - 15 min.
1/4 oz Hallertau - 15 min.
1 tsp. Irish Moss
White Labs #WLP004 Irish Ale Yeast
5.5 gallons.
OG: 1.079
IBU: 25
I have been looking for a recipe for this all I have found so far is this extract recipe
From Here: http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/mcewans ... -ale-4338/
McEwan's No.1 Champion Ale
modified from Beer Captured
11 oz. Torrified Wheat
9 oz. British 55°L Crystal Malt
2 oz. British Roasted Barley
1 oz. Peated Malt
6.00 lb. Muntons Light DME
1.75 lb. Alexanders Light LME
1.75 lb. Alexanders Amber LME
8 oz. Invert Sugar
1/3 oz. Burton Water Salts
1.75 oz. East Kent Goldings @ 5.4% AA (6.8 HBU) - 60 min.
1/4 oz Fuggles - 15 min.
1/4 oz Hallertau - 15 min.
1 tsp. Irish Moss
White Labs #WLP004 Irish Ale Yeast
5.5 gallons.
OG: 1.079
IBU: 25
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Re: mcewans champion
fordpopular wrote:One of my favorites
I have been looking for a recipe for this all I have found so far is this extract recipe
From Here: http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/mcewans ... -ale-4338/
McEwan's No.1 Champion Ale
modified from Beer Captured
11 oz. Torrified Wheat
9 oz. British 55°L Crystal Malt
2 oz. British Roasted Barley
1 oz. Peated Malt
6.00 lb. Muntons Light DME
1.75 lb. Alexanders Light LME
1.75 lb. Alexanders Amber LME
8 oz. Invert Sugar
1/3 oz. Burton Water Salts
1.75 oz. East Kent Goldings @ 5.4% AA (6.8 HBU) - 60 min.
1/4 oz Fuggles - 15 min.
1/4 oz Hallertau - 15 min.
1 tsp. Irish Moss
White Labs #WLP004 Irish Ale Yeast
5.5 gallons.
OG: 1.079
IBU: 25
Further down the page is the AG version. Can't vouch for the recipe though
McEwan's No.1 Champion Ale
14.5 lb. Golden Promise 2-row
11 oz. Torrified Wheat
19 oz. British 55°L Crystal Malt
4 oz. British Roasted Barley
2 oz. Peated Malt
8 oz. Invert Sugar
1/3 oz. Burton Water Salts
1.5 oz. East Kent Goldings @ 5.4% AA (6.8 HBU) (bittering)
1/4 oz Styrian Goldings (flavor)
1/4 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker (flavor)
1 tsp. Irish Moss
White Labs #WLP004 Irish Ale Yeast
Batch Size: 6 gallons
OG: 1.079
SRM: 21
IBU: 25
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- far9410
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Re: mcewans champion
Ok, when I'm home next week, I'll try and get close to this, I'll be short of a few ingredients tho, but I'll try and bodge it 

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Re: mcewans champion
How did this go? I've really been enjoying the odd bottle of this recently and wouldn't mind a crack at doing this myself.
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