....it's officially British summer time and the brew is on...
Got up in the dark to get this one started early as I'm cooking Mother's Day Sunday roast later...
The boiler was on at 6.15am and aiming to start my 90min mash at 7am.
This one is a Robust Porter, somewhat made up with help from the forum and using up bits and bobs. I have a packet of Bramling Cross which don't seem to go with anything, so they are going into this one - seems to be a bit of a Marmite hop this one, but I am hoping that fruity, blackcurranty taste works well with the dark roast flavours in a Porter.
4.5kg Marris Otter Pale Malt
700gms Munich Malt (cos that finishes the bag off...)
650gms Crystal Malt
300gms Chocolate Malt
125gms Black Malt
50gms Fuggles (5.7%) leaf - 60mins
30gms Bramling Cross (4.7%) leaf - 20mins
20gms Bramling Cross (4.7%) leaf - 0mins
Doughing in at around 2.5lts-to-1kg-grain, so around 15lire.
And we're underway....
Got up in the dark to get this one started early as I'm cooking Mother's Day Sunday roast later...
The boiler was on at 6.15am and aiming to start my 90min mash at 7am. This one is a Robust Porter, somewhat made up with help from the forum and using up bits and bobs. I have a packet of Bramling Cross which don't seem to go with anything, so they are going into this one - seems to be a bit of a Marmite hop this one, but I am hoping that fruity, blackcurranty taste works well with the dark roast flavours in a Porter.
4.5kg Marris Otter Pale Malt
700gms Munich Malt (cos that finishes the bag off...)
650gms Crystal Malt
300gms Chocolate Malt
125gms Black Malt
50gms Fuggles (5.7%) leaf - 60mins
30gms Bramling Cross (4.7%) leaf - 20mins
20gms Bramling Cross (4.7%) leaf - 0mins
Doughing in at around 2.5lts-to-1kg-grain, so around 15lire.
And we're underway....
