Finally I had a real Pint of Sarah Hughes!

[WishboneBrewery]

Yesterday I finally got my lips around a real pint of Sarah Hughes Dark Ruby at the KWVR Beer fest.

Colour-wise and malt-wise it is nothing like the GW recipe, nice though it is (Even as Extract recipe when I brewed it)

There is a big mouthful of dark Caramel and Toffee Apple going on, so rather than 15% standard Crystal malt I think splitting the 15% to 7.5% Crystal Malt & 7.5% Dark Crystal would give the darkness and the toffee. Though I'd probably leave the hopping the same.

thoughts anyone?

[mdex]

Never had the real thing but will be brewing the recipe from GW book in the next couple of weeks.

I love it.

[Manx Guy]

I too brewed this from malt extract,

I have a few bottles left and its good stuff...

Let us know how your AG version with the 7.5% Crystal & 7.5% dark crystal (in place of 15% crystal turns out....

I think the hops definately give a slighty fruity/hoppy edge which nice but not too overpowering!



Guy

[Blackaddler]

Yesterday I finally got my lips around a real pint of Sarah Hughes Dark Ruby at the KWVR Beer fest.

Colour-wise and malt-wise it is nothing like the GW recipe, nice though it is (Even as Extract recipe when I brewed it)

I took this pic at the brewery a year ago...



It would seem to suggest that the ratio is 9:1, Maris Otter:Crystal

This seems to work out right if you do the maths.
225kg MO + 25kg Crystal would make 225 gallons [25 x 9gallon firkins] of 6% Ruby Mild.
OG 1.062 FG 1.016 = 5.98%abv

It could be Dark Crystal. I didn't look that close, unfortunately.

Looking at Fawcetts list of Crystal, I'd guess that Sarah Hughes do use the Dark Crystal 200-400, which would give an EBC of about 42.

[borischarlton]

Fawcetts dark crystal normally has dark red writing on the bag, that looks like normal 120 to me.

Rob

[Blackaddler]

Fawcetts dark crystal normally has dark red writing on the bag, that looks like normal 120 to me.

Rob

I've never used Fawcetts, but you're probably right.

That would give a rather low EBC of 22-24, though.

Edit: thinking about it, an EBC of 22 would be very pale, so maybe that was Sedgley Suprise they were getting ready to brew in the above pic.

That would work out too, as a 270 gallon batch.

[WishboneBrewery]

Dark Crystal bags from Fawcetts Normally say 'Dark Crystal' too...
Interesting, cheers for the photo

[tourer]

Greetings all, I'm not new to Jims but I do enjoy reading your the posts. I haven't posted anything as I'm still not Brewing yet. Anyways I'm not gloating but I live a few minutes away from sarah hughes and can say it is a wonderfull beer but i find it a bit sweet, in fact even the pub/Brewery floor is sticky. For anyone that hasn't been there it's a proper pub no music or any other crap and you have to fight get in on a weekend.

keith