Exmoor Ale.

[PD]

I was tentatively thinking of doing a Rauchbier next but I've put it off indefinitely at the moment, don't think I would enjoy a big brew of this speciality smoked ale.
So I've been ordered by my son to do a straight forward easy drinking pale ale or two, as my kits and AG are usually dark and strong.
I'm thinking along the lines of GW recipes for Exmoor Beast , strong and dark, and Exmoor Gold a golden light Ale.
Has anyone brewed these and have an opinion ?

 

[graysalchemy]

I had a pint of the real thing a few years ago and wasn't impressed so struck them off my to do list. However I did drink St Austells Proper Job IPA the best pale ale I have ever tasted. :thumb: I cloned this earlier this year excellent beer. :thumb:

 

[PD]

nice one Alistair. Have you the recipe handy ?

 

[graysalchemy]

This is my norther version of it

Fermentable Colour lb: oz Grams Ratio
Pale Malt 5 EBC 28 lbs. 3.2 oz 12790 grams 89.9%
Wheat Malt 3.5 EBC 1 lbs. 9.1 oz 710 grams 5%
Oat Flakes 2.5 EBC 1 lbs. 9.3 oz 715 grams 5%


Hop Variety Type Alpha Time lb: oz grams Ratio
Chinook Whole 11.5 % 90 mins 0 lbs. 1.0 oz 29 grams 8.1%
Cascade Whole 5.7 % 90 mins 0 lbs. 0.6 oz 18 grams 5%
Willamette Whole 4.7 % 90 mins 0 lbs. 1.4 oz 40 grams 11.1%
Challenger Whole 7.6 % 90 mins 0 lbs. 1.1 oz 30 grams 8.3%
Chinook Whole 11.5 % 10 mins 0 lbs. 1.2 oz 35 grams 9.7%
Cascade Whole 5.7 % 10 mins 0 lbs. 1.5 oz 43 grams 11.9%
Willamette Whole 4.7 % 10 mins 0 lbs. 1.1 oz 30 grams 8.3%
Willamette Whole 4.7 % 5 mins 0 lbs. 1.1 oz 30 grams 8.3%
Cascade Whole 5.7 % 5 mins 0 lbs. 1.2 oz 35 grams 9.7%
Chinook Whole 11.5 % 5 mins 0 lbs. 1.4 oz 40 grams 11.1%
Willamette Whole 4.7 % 0 mins 0 lbs. 0.5 oz 15 grams 4.2%
Cascade Whole 5.7 % 0 mins 0 lbs. 0.5 oz 15 grams 4.2%


Final Volume: 55 Litres
Original Gravity: 1.058
Final Gravity: 1.013
Alcohol Content: 5.9% ABV
Total Liquor: 77.7 Litres
Mash Liquor: 35.6 Litres
Mash Efficiency: 75 %
Bitterness: 53.1920014094281 EBU
Colour: 9 EBC

If you want to make it true to the original drop the wheat malt and oat flakes. But if you do want to use the oats then do a glucan mash.

Glucan mash is a mini mash of all the oats plus 10% of the weight of oats in pale malt, mash for 30 mins at 35-40c then heat it back up to main mash temp add the the grist and mash as normal.

:thumb:

 

[PD]

that's some hop additions !
I might not have enough clothes pegs to hang me hop socks from......

 

[Sandimas]

I've brewed Exmoor Gold using the BrewUK Extract kit and it came out very, very nice: possibly my best brew so far, just like a pub ale.
http://www.brewuk.co.uk/store/beerkits/ ... -pack.html

2.5kg of Dried Malt Extract
Boil 35g Challenger for 65 mins.
Boil 13g Goldings for 10 mins.
Steep 9g Styrian Goldings for 30 mins.
S-04 yeast

Agree that St Austell Proper Job is one helluva beer Was in my local last time I was down in Devon on holiday. You don't happen to have an extract recipe for it, by any chance?

 

[graysalchemy]

Yes jut replace the pale malt for extract so that you get it to that gravity. :thumb:

On that recipe you would need to add 8400g of DME but remember that is a recipe for 55L

You really also need to use US-05 for the yeast as it lets the hops sing. :whistle:

 

[graysalchemy]

PD it is a very hoppy citrusy ale, very american in that respect, not you average traditional english style pale ale, but probalbly the tastiest brews in my repertoire . :thumb: