Brewday at The Cheshire Brewhouse

Franklin · Oct 12, 2013

I went down to see Shane at www.cheshirebrewhouse.co.uk yesterday to do a collaboration brew.
The brew was to be a Black IPA made with, among other things, Weyermann Sinamar Carafa Extract and Warrior hops, we stuck to a simple Malt bill with pale malt and a little Munich and adding sugar at the end of boil to take us into the 6.7ABV area.

Here's the photos...

Brewday photos @cheshirebrewhouse by Franklin, on Flickr

Brewday photos @cheshirebrewhouse by Franklin, on Flickr
We had some fun and games with a stuck mash and the copper was on a go-slow at getting to the boil, it was hopped with first Wort Warrior hops then 10 mins before the end of boil more Warrior & US-Magnum, finally finished with a late 85c steep of Simcoe, Chinook and Experimental 366. The Sinamar was added while recirculating and the colour checked.... It was black

The wort was tasting great with little to no roast character, this is what we were aiming for with the Sinamar... so look out for "Stormy Point" Dark and Moody IPA from @shaneswindells https://twitter.com/shaneswindells you might see 'Franklin' or some @SaltaireBrewAde on the bottle labels etc

Cheer for a great day Shane :)