Have this mashing at the moment.
MO 6.2 Kg
Crystal 0.2 Kg
Aromatic Malt 0.1 Kg
Mashing at 66 C
Boil for 60 mins with 30-35 IBUs from EKG.
Will be fermenting with windsor yeast.
plan to Add bourbon (200 mls) to cornie.
And maybe some oak chips to the fermenter (after primary fermetation has settled) if i can obtain them in time.
Edit: Water treatment- treating this as a sweet pale ale and using grahams water calc.
innes and gunn 2-01-09
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delboy
Re: innes and gunn 2-01-09
Link to an article about I&G beers goes into a little bit pf detail about the hops used etc.
Boil well underway, my crappy efficency continues unabated, looking at a gravity of about 1060.
Boil well underway, my crappy efficency continues unabated, looking at a gravity of about 1060.
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Gurgeh
Re: innes and gunn 2-01-09
hope you're having a good one DB - bet you're freezing your little irish knackers off out there 
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delboy
Re: innes and gunn 2-01-09
Nothing little about them, i bounce about on them like space hoppersGurgeh wrote:hope you're having a good one DB - bet you're freezing your little irish knackers off out there
TBH though it isn't that cold over here, i think for once we are getting some of the best weather going at the moment.
After reading that article i posted i might actually swop yeasts from windsor to s05 to leave it more of a 'blank canvas' for the bourbon to come through
Although im worried it might dry it out too much -
delboy
Re: innes and gunn 2-01-09
Went with US-05 in the end, about 25L of 1062 all tucked up in bed for the night, only mishap was the 'syphon effect' plastic hose fell into the fermenter, i'll fish it out tomorrow or if i can't get it tranfer it to a new fermenter.
Re: innes and gunn 2-01-09
I will get the American oak chips in the post for you tommorrow Delboy.
Fermenter(s): Lambic, Wheat beer, Amrillo/Cascade Beer
Cornys: Hobgoblin clone, Four Shades Stout, Wheat Beer, Amarillo/Cascade Ale, Apple Wine, Cider, Damson Wine, Ginger Beer
Cornys: Hobgoblin clone, Four Shades Stout, Wheat Beer, Amarillo/Cascade Ale, Apple Wine, Cider, Damson Wine, Ginger Beer
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delboy
Re: innes and gunn 2-01-09
Got the chips in this mornings post 
Ta!
I'll wait until the primary fermentation settles down before soaking them in bourbon and dumping them in. The reason im doing it in the primary is that i now from experience that US05 even after fermenting the beer tends to hang around the top for an age until it finally succombs.
I'll be putting the chips in at this stage and i'll be tasting it every day until i feel it has the right character, i'll then remove the chips and cornie/bottle it.
Ta!I'll wait until the primary fermentation settles down before soaking them in bourbon and dumping them in. The reason im doing it in the primary is that i now from experience that US05 even after fermenting the beer tends to hang around the top for an age until it finally succombs.
I'll be putting the chips in at this stage and i'll be tasting it every day until i feel it has the right character, i'll then remove the chips and cornie/bottle it.
Re: innes and gunn 2-01-09
Looking forward to progress updates.
One of my rookie brewing partners is eager to try something along these lines.
One of my rookie brewing partners is eager to try something along these lines.
Johnny Clueless was there
With his simulated wood grain
With his simulated wood grain
Re: innes and gunn 2-01-09
delboy wrote:Got the chips in this mornings post
I'll wait until the primary fermentation settles down before soaking them in bourbon and dumping them in. The reason im doing it in the primary is that i now from experience that US05 even after fermenting the beer tends to hang around the top for an age until it finally succombs.
I'll be putting the chips in at this stage and i'll be tasting it every day until i feel it has the right character, i'll then remove the chips and cornie/bottle it.
Doh just Pmed you
Then read this post
Glad they arrived sadly
True with US05 it does take a bit longer
I normally just let the primary get cold in the garage for about four days and then transfer it to the keg
Fermenter(s): Lambic, Wheat beer, Amrillo/Cascade Beer
Cornys: Hobgoblin clone, Four Shades Stout, Wheat Beer, Amarillo/Cascade Ale, Apple Wine, Cider, Damson Wine, Ginger Beer
Cornys: Hobgoblin clone, Four Shades Stout, Wheat Beer, Amarillo/Cascade Ale, Apple Wine, Cider, Damson Wine, Ginger Beer
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delboy
Re: innes and gunn 2-01-09
The oak chips (50g) soaked in bourbon (150 ml) overnight were added to the fermenter on tuesday.
A hydrometer sample taster tonight (thursday) revealed that its already taking on the oak flavours, in fact i'll probably look to get it cornied and bottled some time in the next few days.
As far as being a clone of innes and gunn i would say that i underdid the crystal malt it needs to be darker and richer (maybe an extra 100 or 200g of crystal) at the moment its more like their lighter blonde oak aged beer (no bad thing really).
The flavour is pretty damn good although i don't think it has the same complexity as the orginal when it comes to the oak flavours, also with the bitterness i'd be tempted to up it a little (but still using EKG at the start of the boil) to make the finish a tad more dry.
A hydrometer sample taster tonight (thursday) revealed that its already taking on the oak flavours, in fact i'll probably look to get it cornied and bottled some time in the next few days.
As far as being a clone of innes and gunn i would say that i underdid the crystal malt it needs to be darker and richer (maybe an extra 100 or 200g of crystal) at the moment its more like their lighter blonde oak aged beer (no bad thing really).
The flavour is pretty damn good although i don't think it has the same complexity as the orginal when it comes to the oak flavours, also with the bitterness i'd be tempted to up it a little (but still using EKG at the start of the boil) to make the finish a tad more dry.
Re: innes and gunn 2-01-09
Are you getting any of the bourbon flavor coming through?
Johnny Clueless was there
With his simulated wood grain
With his simulated wood grain
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delboy
Re: innes and gunn 2-01-09
Plenty of flavour coming through, to be honest though im afraid of picking up to much astingency from the oak, so i'll be getting it out of the fermenter and away from the chips (i just threw them in unbagged) tonight.flytact wrote:Are you getting any of the bourbon flavor coming through?