What are some of the best British ale books for style and recipes? Would it be something like "A History of English Ale and Beer?" My goal is to make a nice British bitter and mild for cask conditioning. However, I am interested in your versions of porter and stout.
I have started to look at your guys recipe thread and noticed you guys like brewing with marris otter.
British Ales Book
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jonnyt
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Brew Your Own British Real Ale
Graham Wheeler
Absolutely fantastic book.
Graham Wheeler
Absolutely fantastic book.
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Twistedfinger
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+1 You can't go far wrong with this one. It also has some nice stouts and porters, it will keep you busy for years.jonnyt wrote:Brew Your Own British Real Ale
Graham Wheeler
Absolutely fantastic book.
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Yes, MO has been common in the UK for quite some time. But there are several pale malts available from reputable maltsters that are all fairly similar in performance/yield and flavour - for instance it takes better taste buds than mine to tell a brew using Optic from one using Marris Otter.jimmiec wrote:I have started to look at your guys recipe thread and noticed you guys like brewing with marris otter.
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Kev
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My homebrew club does a bulk buy and I can get a sack of TF Optic, so I will try some. Is the Halcyon malt any good? Also, what is your guys opinion of Pearl malt? For base malts, a club member uses it blended with marris otter and pale malt.
Got the book ordered along with Cellarmanship.
Got the book ordered along with Cellarmanship.