Give me some inspiration

[gsidford]

I need to break the summer brewing moratorium and have to put something together which SWMBO will approve of. Light, interesting, different....

So I have been doing a bit of a squirrel job over the last few months picking up a bit here and a bit there and what I have with left overs from earlier AG brews is the following:

• 25Kg Marris Otter
  500g Amber
  500g Crushed Wheat
  300g chocolate
  300g Black
  
  100g Challenger (7.6%)
  100g Simcoe (12.2%)
  100g Saaz (3.1%)
  100g Willamette (6.1%)
  ~50g Northdown (8.0%)
  ~50g Goldings (4.8%)
  ~30g Fuggles (8.0%)
  ~50g Cascade (5.5%)
  
  S04/Gervin English Ale yeast/Heart of England Brewers Yeast.

So has anyone got any energy in this lovely weather to come up with any exciting suggestions on what could come out of this ? :hmm:

 

[graysalchemy]

What about a barley wine with the pale, amber, choclate and wheat malt with challenger and goldings. you will probably need some sugar as well. This is what I did this week Old Jake Barley Wine

 

[gsidford]

Interesting thought for the winter, hadn't thought of doing a barley wine before ...... not this weekend though need something light.

 

[graysalchemy]

Just thought it was something different and if you brew now it would be ready for Christmas. :hmm:

I've just got do do my elderberry stout then I will be ready for Christmas. :lol:

 

[gsidford]

Just thought it was something different and if you brew now it would be ready for Christmas.

Actually one I rather like, but have a heavy one sitting there in the corny at the moment, hence looking for something lighter.

 

[graysalchemy]

Ah, well then if you are wanting something lighter you probably won't need all those malts so perhaps just

85% pale
7% Amber
8% Wheat

Challenger and Northdown for bittering
Golding for aroma.

 

[gsidford]

Cheers, this had turned into a double brew day .. one along your suggestion and the other using simcoe/cascade.