Brambling cross & EKG?

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Brambling cross & EKG?

Post by mooj » Fri Aug 01, 2008 9:56 pm

I'm doing one of those 'use-up-what's-left' brews and wondered whether these two hops work well together? I'm thinking of a pale ale, using brambling cross for bittering and EKG for aroma.

If not I have the following hops:-

Amarillo 4.0 40g
EKG 4.2 100g
Progress 5.4 180g
brambling x 5.5 113g
challenger 7.3 50g

What would you brew?
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Post by Stonechat » Fri Aug 01, 2008 10:37 pm

I'd use the BramblingX in MO's Sunshine. The Challenger and EKG as bittering and aroma hops respectively, say with a Maris Otter and Crystal grain bill. And try an experiment with the Progress as the bittering hop and the Amarillo as a 80c steep addition.

Anything there float your boat?
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Post by mooj » Fri Aug 01, 2008 10:56 pm

Cheers stonechat. Got me thinking along these lines:-

55 Litres 100%pale OG1042

90mins
50g challenger 7.3aa
50g Progress 5.4aa
50g EKG 4.2aa

15mins
50g EKG 4.2aa

Steep
40g Amarillo 4aa

bit of a mix-up. f*#k it why not?
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Post by Stonechat » Fri Aug 01, 2008 11:06 pm

My suggestions were for 3 different beers, but as you say, why not try it.
The hop combination might be magical :wink:
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Post by clogwog » Fri Aug 01, 2008 11:09 pm

I've never used Brambling Cross, but I'm really excited about an ESB I'm about to bottle where I used 75 gr of Bramling Cross.
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Post by mooj » Fri Aug 01, 2008 11:19 pm

Stonechat wrote:My suggestions were for 3 different beers, but as you say, why not try it.
The hop combination might be magical :wink:
Well, ideally I would use challenger and EKG but I don't have enough for a hoppy beer on a 55L brewlength, so I added progress..... and amarillo :oops: .
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Post by Stonechat » Fri Aug 01, 2008 11:31 pm

mooj wrote:
Stonechat wrote:My suggestions were for 3 different beers, but as you say, why not try it.
The hop combination might be magical :wink:
Well, ideally I would use challenger and EKG but I don't have enough for a hoppy beer on a 55L brewlength, so I added progress..... and amarillo :oops: .
Sorry, I was thinking in terms of my 25litre brew length. :oops:

With the BramblingX the MO recipe for Sunshine needs 77g. It might be worth getting some more to do your brew length. It's a pale very English hoppy beer well worth doing another time.
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Post by mooj » Fri Aug 01, 2008 11:53 pm

Yeah I need to replenish my hops hence 'use-up' brew :roll:

I might go for my original plan:-

90mins
113g bramling x 7.3aa
20g EKG 5.4aa

15mins
40g EKG 4.2aa

Steep
40g EKG 4.2aa

still not sure if they go though..
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Post by prodigal2 » Sat Aug 02, 2008 10:48 am

Sounds great Mooj. I take it this is not for a 23L batch.

BX and goldings are great bed fellows as are goldings and challenger.

maybe reduce the copper BX and lift the goldings in the copper and dry hop with BX.
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Post by mooj » Sat Aug 02, 2008 8:40 pm

Ah wish I checked this before I brewed, thanks prodigal and stonechat for the input.

Anyway, total change of plan due to a cock up, I left my malt at home :roll: (I brewed at my brothers). I used up what he had left but I had to bump it up with wheat and crystal and make a smaller batch which is now a darkish bitter 8) Here's the results. Efficiency was down as tap was left open on one of the wort collection vessels. :roll: Hence the beer name.

I didn't need as much hops so kept it safe I hope: EKG, challenger with just a little progress. I might try a smaller batch of sunshine soon to test the brambling x :D

Tap & Malt (doh)!
43litres @ 1040OG
5400g marris otter 5ebc
1800g dark wheat malt 15ebc
640g crystal 130ebc
65 chocolate malt 800ebc

90mins EKG 50g
Challenger 50g
40mins Progress 20g
10mins EKG 30g
steep EKG 20g

73% brewhouse efficiency(?)

Can't wait to get some new malt and hops :D
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Post by Stonechat » Sat Aug 02, 2008 8:58 pm

Hope it matures well.
All that recipe talk inspired me to do a brew on a Saturday, shock &horror.

Crushed some malt and did Poole Brewery Bosun Best Bitter from the MO book.

Maris Otter Pale Malt 4925g
Crystal Malt 400g
Start of Boil
Goldings 125g
Last 15mins
Goldings 25g

Plus 25g weighed into perforated bag for dry hopping in keg.

Finished up with 26litres at 1045.
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Post by mooj » Sat Aug 02, 2008 10:39 pm

Excellent :D a Poole brewery beer, been a long time since I tried some of that. Looks nice and hoppy too, hope it turns out well for you. Another brew I'll have to try out :D

Prodigal your suggestion about brambling x gave me this idea:-

100% Marris otter
50L @ 1044

90mins
80g brambling x
80g EKG

15mins
60g EKG

steep
33g brambling x
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Post by prodigal2 » Sun Aug 03, 2008 12:51 pm

Looks great there Mooj 8)

About a year ago Matt came up with a recipie in a similar vain:
http://jimsbeerkit.co.uk/forum/viewtopi ... 7330#77330
And I think he did a version for the Sutton comp that went down well that was dry hoped.

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