Conqueror Toffee Ale

[196osh]

Great stuff.

I should not bottle so quickly after I get stuff fermented 10 days is too short I end up with a lot of sediment.

How long does it take to carbonate the bottles?

[GeordieBrewer]

Sounds nice now we can see the label, very informative with your label info

Cheers PD! with 1066 SG, had to call it Conqueror, or Hastings, or something like that! Just cracked open a bottle (probably a bit prematurely) so apart from being a bit green.... tastes really nice.... I'm definately getting a caramel/toffee aftertaste, and residual sweetness. Think I'll have a better idea after a few more weeks conditioning

[GeordieBrewer]

Great stuff.

I should not bottle so quickly after I get stuff fermented 10 days is too short I end up with a lot of sediment.

How long does it take to carbonate the bottles?

With this one, the Conqueror Toffee, it had been in the Primary for a week, in the secondary for 3 weeks, then bottled, and warm conditioned for a week, and it's just been sitting in the garage for a week.... Good carbonation already, bulk priming with 70g invert sugar.

I know what you mean about sediment! I really hate the crud that can build up in the bottom of bottles... it makes cleaning diffricult, and transportation really awkward.... and it's even worse giving bottles to neighbours/friends who don't know how to handle a proper bottle of beer

So on average 2 months from starting fermentation to drinking.... but certainly seems to improve with futher conditioning time.... patience is a virtue

[floydmeddler]

Any updates on this GB? Are the toffee notes there and would you recommend?

[GeordieBrewer]

Hi Floyd,

Yep, certainly getting toffee notes... not massive, but it's definately there Drop me an email with your address, and I'll send you a bottle if you like!

[floydmeddler]

Sent!

[phatboytall]

Great post, any chance of a photo of the finished product poured in a glass?

I'm hope it looks as good as it sounds!

[Jolum]

Wow, nice sounding beer and great label. I need to get into bottling\labelling again. I used to be so into that side of brewing before I got into corny kegs. What software did you use? Something purpose built or is it a combo of PS and MS Word?

[GeordieBrewer]

Wow, nice sounding beer and great label. I need to get into bottling\labelling again. I used to be so into that side of brewing before I got into corny kegs. What software did you use? Something purpose built or is it a combo of PS and MS Word?

Pretty much all Photoshop... it's a really early version, but it's taken me ages to figure out how to use it. so in no hurry to upgrade Export the PSDs to JPGs and import into Visio with 3 to a page. I've gotta admit bottling is a bit laborius, but has resulted in a lot of beer in rotation, and it's great to see the effect a bit of ageing has!

[GeordieBrewer]

Great post, any chance of a photo of the finished product poured in a glass?

I'm hope it looks as good as it sounds!

Good plan! Yep, think I'll have a bottle 2morra night.... will take a photo and post then

[GeordieBrewer]

Major thanks to Floyd for posting the following review of my Conqueror Toffee! - viewtopic.php?f=16&t=8509&p=365484#p365484
I've just cracked open a bottle myself and taken the following pic... Yep Floyd, it's either your camera or Royal Msil that makes it look hazy



Really pleased with how this brew has ended up.... and seems to have gone down a storm.... will definately do this one again when I start brewing again around September

[floydmeddler]

Thanks again for posting me such a delicious pint.

[simple one]

Looks good. I've been playing around with candi sugar too. In fact my "old greggs old ale" was a very similar recipe to yours, bar final colour and FG (mine stopped at 1017).

It seems the lighter candi sugar isn't as bad for sticking to greaseproof paper. I think its because when its really hot it scorches the paper, destroying its qualities. But greaseproof is definitely the way to go.... Having experimented with using a plain bowl the first time!
Also I find there is no problem with chucking any paper that is stuck to the sugar in to the boil at 15 mins, it melts off, and the paper is filtered by the hops. Not sure if I would do it if I had an electric boiler though, possible burning on the element.

Anyhow enjoy your brew.

[phatboytall]

Thanks that looks fantastic! i bet it tastes great!

I reckon you might have had it as its from your neck of the woods, but i once sampled at a beer festival a pint of Hexhamshire Ales - Devils Water, it smelt amazing, like pure toffee, it was like poking your nose into Thorntons.

Sadly it didn't taste much of toffee but the smell was simply amazing, never encountered anything else like it.

Is yours similar to that? Ever had that as a pint?

Ed