day off today so thought i'd brew something for when summer arrives,
based on randy mosher's contemporary summer ale recipe
19L
3000g Maris Otter
1000g Pilsner Malt
350g Wheat Malt
90 min mash at 65C
batch sparge
an hour's boil with
Challenger AA 7%
60 mins 35g
30 mins 15g
5 mins 15g
1x whirfloc
WLP013 yeast- first attempt with liquid yeast, very interested to see how that goes.
aimed for 19L @ 1048 but got 18L @ 1046, so a slightly disappointing mid-60s % efficiency. on the plus side, i got a great cold break, it seemed to coagulate into a big lump just under the surface as the wort cooled.
brewday 17 Apr: Summer Ale
brewday 17 Apr: Summer Ale
Drinking: Brown Ale
Conditioning: Pale Ale- Target, Fuggles, Goldings
Fermenting:
Up Next: Abbey Single
Conditioning: Pale Ale- Target, Fuggles, Goldings
Fermenting:
Up Next: Abbey Single
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steve_flack
Glad it went fairly well - at least it's safely in the fermenter.
As an aside (and this isn't a personal criticism), I've never seen the point of 30 minute hop additions. To my mind it's a waste of hops - you don't get good bittering as the boil time is fairly short and the flavour would be better if you hopped later. There's plenty of recipes out there that do it but that doesn't mean it's a good idea.
As an aside (and this isn't a personal criticism), I've never seen the point of 30 minute hop additions. To my mind it's a waste of hops - you don't get good bittering as the boil time is fairly short and the flavour would be better if you hopped later. There's plenty of recipes out there that do it but that doesn't mean it's a good idea.
that's a fair point on hop additions - i was just following mr mosher, after a spell of making up my own recipes- none of which have included 30 min additions now i think of it- i thought i'd go back to following the experts (or supposed experts 
) to see what difference it makes. i guess the proof will be in the tasting.
) to see what difference it makes. i guess the proof will be in the tasting.Drinking: Brown Ale
Conditioning: Pale Ale- Target, Fuggles, Goldings
Fermenting:
Up Next: Abbey Single
Conditioning: Pale Ale- Target, Fuggles, Goldings
Fermenting:
Up Next: Abbey Single
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spearmint-wino
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Looks good mb, interested in seeing how this one turns out - will it be ready in time for the Golden Ale talk at LAB? 
drinking: ~ | conditioning: ~ | primary: ~ | Looks like I need to get brewing then...
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