WLP002 - Simple English Ale Recipe.....

[louiscowdroy]

I was wondering if anyone had a lovely simple English ale recipe they wud like to share?? I have most Hops and WLP 002......

Kind regards

Louis )

[seymour]

Well, that's the classic Fullers yeast strain, so I would highly recommend brewing a Fullers clone. Here is a great article containing homebrew recipes, with direction from their actual brewmaster: http://byo.com/stories/issue/item/2318- ... -of-london.

Good luck, and let us know what you decide.

[Barley Water]

Go for the Fuller's London Porter clone, heaven in a glass. I once had a quasi-religious experience drinking that stuff.

[zgoda]

Go for the Fuller's London Porter clone, heaven in a glass. I once had a quasi-religious experience drinking that stuff.

Second that. Just can't wait for my latest batch of porter to mature.

[orlando]

Go for the Fuller's London Porter clone, heaven in a glass. I once had a quasi-religious experience drinking that stuff.

Ditto Though when you say simple do you mean more towards a bitter? If so then 90% MO with the rest Crystal & torry, not even torry if head retention and a bit of extra body isn't important.

[far9410]

Go for the Fuller's London Porter clone, heaven in a glass. I once had a quasi-religious experience drinking that stuff.

Ditto Though when you say simple do you mean more towards a bitter? If so then 90% MO with the rest Crystal & torry, not even torry if head retention and a bit of extra body isn't important.

With challenger andEKG

[louiscowdroy]

Cheers fella, right that's it, Pale Malt, Medium Crystal, bit of Torry.........job done!!

I was thinking either Fuggles and Progress or Target and EKG or Challenger and Bramling Cross(bit Diff)???

Any idea's fella's??

Louis )

[SiHoltye]

Challenger and EKG, or all challenger, or fuggles/EKG blend throughout to be softer. For me though the first... Mmmmmm.....fave...... and drinking very similar right now.

[louiscowdroy]

Challenger and EKG, or all challenger, or fuggles/EKG blend throughout to be softer. For me though the first... Mmmmmm.....fave...... and drinking very similar right now.

Challenger and EKG??

Is that quite a manly taste, grassy notes?? Pine? Like Summit??

Cheers

Louis )

[SiHoltye]

Some warm spice notes and marmaladey classic goldings I'd say.

[louiscowdroy]

All done, and here's my recipe;

Summer English Ale - Mark 1

Fermentable Colour lb: oz Grams Ratio

Pale Malt 5 EBC 7 lbs. 11.4 oz 3500 grams 85.4%
Crystal Malt 120 EBC 0 lbs. 10.5 oz 300 grams 7.3%
Wheat Malt 3.5 EBC 0 lbs. 10.5 oz 300 grams 7.3%

Hop Variety Type Alpha Time lb: oz grams Ratio

Challenger Whole 7.2 % 75 mins 0 lbs. 0.7 oz 20 grams 11.8%
East Kent Goldings Whole 5.8 % 30 mins 0 lbs. 1.1 oz 30 grams 17.6%
East Kent Goldings Whole 5.8 % 5 mins 0 lbs. 1.4 oz 40 grams 23.5%
Challenger Whole 7.2 % 0 mins 0 lbs. 2.8 oz 80 grams 47.1%

Final Volume: 19 Litres
Original Gravity: 1.050
Final Gravity: 1.012
Alcohol Content: 5% ABV
Total Liquor: 28 Litres
Mash Liquor: 10.3 Litres
Mash Efficiency: 78 %
Bitterness: 39.979431899993 EBU
Colour: 22 EBC

Using: First Wort Hopping, liquored back 2.8 litrs, rapid cool after flame out - collected 18.5 litrs - Oh and obviously the WLP 002 starter - And its fermenting really nicely as im typing this at 05.05 in the morning Hahahaha.

[seymour]

That's going to be a delcious, distinctly English ale. Very well done, Louis.

[louiscowdroy]

This is a recipe I tried last week, slightly different:

English Bitter Mark 2

Fermentable Colour lb: oz Grams Ratio

Oat Malt 3.5 EBC 0 lbs. 12.3 oz 350 grams 8.1%
Wheat Malt 3.5 EBC 0 lbs. 12.3 oz 350 grams 8.1%
Pale Malt 5 EBC 6 lbs. 3.8 oz 2830 grams 65.4%
CaraVienna Malt 50 EBC 0 lbs. 12.3 oz 350 grams 8.1%
Crystal Malt, Pale 60 EBC 0 lbs. 12.3 oz 350 grams 8.1%
Caraaroma 400 EBC 0 lbs. 3.5 oz 100 grams 2.3%


Hop Variety Type Alpha Time lb: oz grams Ratio

Fuggle Whole 4.40000000000001 % 75 mins 0 lbs. 1.9 oz 55 grams 28.2%
Fuggle Whole 4.40000000000001 % 10 mins 0 lbs. 1.4 oz 40 grams 20.5%
East Kent Goldings Whole 5.86 % 10 mins 0 lbs. 1.4 oz 40 grams 20.5%
East Kent Goldings Whole 5.86 % 0 mins 0 lbs. 2.1 oz 60 grams 30.8%


Final Volume: 19 Litres
Original Gravity: 1.052
Final Gravity: 1.012
Alcohol Content: 5.2% ABV
Total Liquor: 28.2 Litres
Mash Liquor: 10.8 Litres
Mash Efficiency: 78 %
Bitterness: 48.1844063603059 EBU
Colour: 39 EBC

Using London Ale Yeast, only been in the bottle 4 days and "Wow".....got some pics of it in the glass from last night ......

[louiscowdroy]

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[micmacmoc]

Lovely, you know that noise Homer Simpson makes whilst salivating? That.
Proper English Ale, cricket on the village green, ploughmans with pickled onion and the works, girls in summer dresses. Inspectors Morse and Barnaby turn up, perfect.