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[akdunbar]

Thought I'd jump in and bore anyone who stumbles over this thread...
I'm just getting back into home-brew after sometime away - not that I did a massive amount back then - and very much regard myself as a newbie with just a little bit too much arrogance and overconfidence in his meagre abilities to mess around and try different things fro the start rather than following folks tried and tested recipes...
No doubt there will be missteps along the way, but as long as there's something that can be drunk at the end of it (not necessarily enjoyed) then what's not to like?

 

[akdunbar]

Oh Breó, where art thou?

Were you to spend any time in Ireland in the late ‘90s you may have come across that elusive white whale that was Guinness Breó.

Advert for Breó

Guinness spent about £5 million marketing this white whale of a beer, launched in 1998 and abruptly ending it in 2000.

Living in Naas, Co Kildare at the time, I was fortunate to be able to enjoy Breó many times. Whilst I no longer know how it tasted, in my mind it was glorious, which is why about ten years ago I decided to try to recreate it (well, brew a wheat beer…)

This beer (which, thanks to dodgy Google Translate,I called Beoir Bán) was even better than my memories of Breó.

Which is why I’m having a go at brewing it again:

Batch Size: 5L
Mash Water: 7.7L

500g Pilsner/Lager Malt
500g Wheat Malt

4.5 g East Kent Goldings @ 60mins
4.5g Coriander Seeds @ 5mins
4.5g Bitter Orange Peel @ 5mins
Fermentis SafBrew Speciality Ale T-58


I was really enjoyable to make this today, lovely aroma from the crushed coriander, nice warm kitchen away from the foul weather outside.
I think it all seemed to go well, managed to get the starting SG that Brewfather suggested I'd get. Also managed to get pretty much the volume too, which makes me suspicious that something will mess up further along the way. I even managed to do some bottling of the beer I brewed a couple of weeks without swearing at the capper too much!

Now it's just a matter of waiting...