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[bitter_dave]

Got this recipe on the go, halfway through the mash.

Should be a good one

Good luck and let us know how it goes

[Vossy1]

Got this recipe on the go, halfway through the mash.

You wont be disapppointed, it's delicious

I've got 1 corny left from 2 and it'll be getting tapped soon

Let us know how you get on

[Mr blue]

Just started the boil collected 25l at OG 1047

[Mr blue]

All done and dusted, in the fermenter yeast already bubbling
after boil collected 21l @ OG 1040.

[bitter_dave]

All done and dusted, in the fermenter yeast already bubbling
after boil collected 21l @ OG 1040.

Good stuff Mr Blue

Are you mashing in your flashy Brupaks boiler? How are you finding it if you are?

[Mr blue]

Good stuff Mr Blue

Are you mashing in your flashy Brupaks boiler? How are you finding it if you are?

No not for this brew got a coolbox mash tun with sparge arm for xmas this it's first outing, got good results mashing in my brupak boiler if it was just one brew the only problem was heating enough sparge water in saucepans now it's easy.

[Mr blue]

Thanks daab,

all the signs are good at the mo, one bubble every minute or so.

[SteveD]

Also known as one of the many variants of Wheelers Carolines Ale. One of my favorites

Hold on a sec... I've seen this a few times here or there. This, or that, is a 'variant' of Caroline. Caroline is Caroline. If you change it, it's not Caroline anymore! It's like saying "Hey, I've done a variant of TTL, but with 7lb of Pale malt, 2lb Flaked barley, 1lb Roast Barley, Northdown and Goldings hops, and Guinness yeast!

The recipe on this thread is nice, but Caroline it ain't, not even a close variant. What is does sort of resemble is the recipe Wheeler calls 'The Best Beer in the World' which is 100% pale malt, copper hopped with Goldings, and nothing else. OG1055. That may be where the confusion arises, as it's the first recipe listed in 'Home Brewing'

THIS is Caroline - directly from the book.

Pale malt - 3.5kg
Crystal malt - 350g
Flaked Maize - 500g
Invert Sugar - 400g
Goldings - copper 110g
No late hops, no dry hops

OG 1041

[Seveneer]

Also known as one of the many variants of Wheelers Carolines Ale. One of my favorites

Hold on a sec... I've seen this a few times here or there. This, or that, is a 'variant' of Caroline. Caroline is Caroline. If you change it, it's not Caroline anymore! It's like saying "Hey, I've done a variant of TTL, but with 7lb of Pale malt, 2lb Flaked barley, 1lb Roast Barley, Northdown and Goldings hops, and Guinness yeast!

The recipe on this thread is nice, but Caroline it ain't, not even a close variant. What is does sort of resemble is the recipe Wheeler calls 'The Best Beer in the World' which is 100% pale malt, copper hopped with Goldings, and nothing else. OG1055. That may be where the confusion arises, as it's the first recipe listed in 'Home Brewing'

THIS is Caroline - directly from the book.

Pale malt - 3.5kg
Crystal malt - 350g
Flaked Maize - 500g
Invert Sugar - 400g
Goldings - copper 110g
No late hops, no dry hops

OG 1041

Hi Steve,

I don't know where you got your recipe but in my book I have the following recipe for Caroline's fine Ale....

Pale Malt 6.2 kg
Goldings 135g (90 mins)
OG 1.055
55 EBU

And that's it. Plain and simple. Not exactly what was posted at the start of this thread but I'd say it's close.

There are also 5 versions tagged as "Selectastrength" ranging from 1.035 with 40 EBU's to 1.060 and 55 EBU's.

Seems strange that yours differs so dramatically. Maybe Wheeler has a Caroline fixation and hence names all his beers "Caroline".

/Phil.

[Andy]

Ditto re: Phils recipe version. My Wheeler book lists Caroline with the selectastrength recipe and uses 100% Pale with 100% Goldings.

[delboy]

have to agree the carolines ale i've seenanywhere is pale malt and goldings, the other one sounds like the crazy variant

[inthedark]

I've got the same one as SteveD's. It is subtitled 'Caroline's favourite', so maybe she liked his later versions more?? Woman's prerogative, etc...

[Seveneer]

Sounds like Mr Wheeler needs to be a little more inventive with his names

[inthedark]

'Caroline's latest poison', anyone?

[delboy]

Also known as one of the many variants of Wheelers Carolines Ale. One of my favorites

Hold on a sec... I've seen this a few times here or there. This, or that, is a 'variant' of Caroline. Caroline is Caroline. If you change it, it's not Caroline anymore! It's like saying "Hey, I've done a variant of TTL, but with 7lb of Pale malt, 2lb Flaked barley, 1lb Roast Barley, Northdown and Goldings hops, and Guinness yeast!

The recipe on this thread is nice, but Caroline it ain't, not even a close variant. What is does sort of resemble is the recipe Wheeler calls 'The Best Beer in the World' which is 100% pale malt, copper hopped with Goldings, and nothing else. OG1055. That may be where the confusion arises, as it's the first recipe listed in 'Home Brewing'

THIS is Caroline - directly from the book.

Pale malt - 3.5kg
Crystal malt - 350g
Flaked Maize - 500g
Invert Sugar - 400g
Goldings - copper 110g
No late hops, no dry hops

OG 1041

its a pity wheeler didn't practice what you preach