old peculier

[johnluc]

bonsoir,i recently did an old peculier from GW book, followed recipe to the letter,it tastes really good but the colour is very dark almost black is this right for this beer.

 

[Mark1964]

it shouldnt be too dark but recreating beers sometimes ends up with ale thats not the same as the real ones

 

[johnluc]

cheers mark, i suppose if it tastes ok thats a result, i just would like to know why its so dark,iv'e never got one this this wrong before.
johnluc.

 

[Mark1964]

maybe down to the malts used

 

[shearclass]

Perhaps my memory is playing tricks on me, but i thought this was rather a dark beer?

 

[robsan77]

It is pretty dark.

 

[Runwell-Steve]

Yes, Old Peculiar is quite a dark beer.

You can often end up a little darker or lighter depending on the colour of the Crystal Malt Used. Crystal Malt comes in a number of different colours and that can make a difference.

If you want to compare pop down the supermarket and pick up a bottle of OP and do a comparison.

 

[johnluc]

If you want to compare pop down the supermarket and pick up a bottle of OP and do a comparison.

would love to be able to pop down to local supermarket to pick one up steve, thats why i started this wonderful hobby so i could drink proper beer, even the local frenchies like it better than lager. (probably because its free) : :hmm:
johnluc

 

[graysalchemy]

I had a bottle of the proper stuff last night and it is very dark, nearly as dark as the bottle of my stout I also had, so yes it is a very dark beer and personally I wouldn't worry.

 

[Scorrie]

Yup, a very dark beer. Not 'solid' like a Guinness, but a very deep rich colour.

 

[Scorrie]

our local trading post had some Old Peculier in yesterday (see, we are civilised up here) so i couldn't resist it.

Regarding colour, there's an easy way of checking if you've got it right (I did this last night):

Hold your glass up towards a light bulb - the colour of the light bulb through the beer matches almost exactly that of a traffic light at red when viewed at night.

If you see green - God knows what you've done wrong :sick:

 

[dennisking]

As has been said it is a dark beer. I was amazed when in a bar in Chicago seeing 2 Americans drink it. It was their regular tipple.

 

[johnluc]

took some to a party yesterday,some of the tuned in ale drinkers said it was pretty much like the real thing in colour and taste so well pleased. :party:

 

[wasp]

Though my tap water is convenient as an easily-modified base because the numbers are all quite low, it definitely needs some mineral additions for UK Beers. Here are my numbers in ppm:

Calcium: 3.03
Magnesium: 0.56
Sodium: 2.82
Sulfate: 2.55
Chloride: 3.78
Bicarbonate: 6.66

pH: 7.1

This is what I have for the Masham water supply:

http://www.ywonline.co.uk/web/WQZ.nsf/0 ... %20WSZ.pdf

My thinking is to plug in these values from the above report:

Calcium: 49.87
Magnesium: 3.92
Sodium: 8.62
Sulfate: 70.24
Chloride: 12.08
Bicarbonate: 126*

pH: 8.0*

* guessed

Anyone have any thoughts on a suitable water profile for a GW (3rd Ed.) OP clone?