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[Archie1978]

I have a number of friends that are into warhammer 40k, so i want to try and create "fenrisian ale" for them but there is no description for the colour, any suggestions folks?

[charliemartin]

Had to Google this one as I am not into computer games. However, it appears that Fenrisian ale is also known as Mjod, which translates from Norwegian to English as mead. So I would suggest it is a light coloured brew. Not sure if they would have honey available to brew with and besides, it is apparently distilled from native plants so maybe it's more of a spirit than an ale. Hope this helps

Cheers,
Charliemartin

[Archie1978]

I had considered making it pale, but after a few chats with a couple of local game shops the consensus seems to be that it would be dark and fairly bitter, thanks for the help

[Archie1978]

I had considered making it pale, but after a few chats with a couple of local game shops the consensus seems to be that it would be dark and fairly bitter, thanks for the help

[charliemartin]

In that case maybe an imperial stout would be the way to go.

Cheers,
Charliemartin

[jimp2003]

Warhammer 40K - now that takes me back. I played that as a kid when it first came out - what a geek!

It is described as:

"Fenrisian Ale, called Mjod in the unique Fenrisian Low Gothic dialect, is an extremely potent concotion distilled from the fermentation of the native plants of Fenris. Highly alcoholic and toxic"

In that case maybe an imperial stout would be the way to go.

A good strong Imperial Stout would fit the bill - You could call it Imperium Stout...

[Archie1978]

Imperium stout, I like it Thank you all for the help, now to the recipe section, for the emperor of course

[Archie1978]

So, with the inspiration kindly supplied by members here i have tinkered with beerengine and it produced this:

Fermentable Colour lb: oz Grams Ratio
Pale Malt 5 EBC 19 lbs. 13.4 oz 9000 grams 87.8%
Crystal Malt, Dark 300 EBC 0 lbs. 8.1 oz 230 grams 2.2%
Chocolate Malt 1050 EBC 0 lbs. 8.8 oz 250 grams 2.4%
Black Malt 1300 EBC 0 lbs. 8.1 oz 230 grams 2.2%
Torrefied Wheat 4 EBC 0 lbs. 7.0 oz 200 grams 2%
Sugar, Household White 0 EBC 0 lbs. 11.9 oz 340 grams 3.3%


Final Volume: 23 Litres
Original Gravity: 1.102
Final Gravity: 1.024
Alcohol Content: 10.3% ABV
Total Liquor: 38.2 Litres
Mash Liquor: 24.8 Litres
Mash Efficiency: 75 %
Bitterness: 0 EBU
Colour: 221 EBC

any thoughts as to hops? i have challenger, EKG and fuggles kicking around here someplace..........

[KingBrianI]

It looks dark and strong, should fit the bill! Since the description says it is made with native plants, why not add some unique character to the beer by infusing it with gruit herbs towards the end of the boil. Things like mugwort, yarrow, marsh rosemary and nettles might be fun. It would definitely make for a one-of-a-kind and memorable drink.

[Archie1978]

Sounds good to me, It should be fun tinkering around with herbs, thanks for the help fellas