Spring Thing Bacon Beer Brew

[bobsbeer]

Well I finally got my butt into gear and started my Bacon Butty Beer for the Spring Thing. I know it sounds rather daft, but it's to add a bit of fun for the weekend. Should go down well with the real bacon butties being fried up by Falafael. I am making a 5lt brew with added bacon. 1 rasher in the boil and one rasher in the FV post boil. Both rashers are going to have the fat trimmed and then dry fried to get rid of any fat, although I have added some wheat malt into the mix to try and counteract any fat residue. The base beer will be a mix of pale, black and crystal with fuggles in the boil only. According to Beersmith it should come out at about 5% and be a nice dark beer.

I'm not used to doing only 5lt so the brew pots are kitchen pans and a small cooler for the mash tun. A bit like back to basics really.
:thumb: :party: :

Pics to follow. It's now mashing till about 5.15pm then batch sparge to give me about 8lt pre boil.

 

[alanywiseman.]

Like the sound of this, wish I could make the spring thing to try it

 

[Grotzilla]

Lmao sounds ace!

 

[bobsbeer]

All done and now happily tucked away in the fermenter. Here are the obligatory pics which include a before and after of the bacon. OH said it was the best smelling brew yet. SG was 1.054 Yeast Safale S04 Est ABV 5.8%

The grains

The Bacon

The mini cooler mash tun

The hops and bacon waiting for the boil to start

The bacon going in for the boil

The rolling boil

Cooling (I used my immersion cooler)

Transfer to FV

The money shot

Ready for the yeast. The bottle is to top up later

And finally the cooked bacon. Which tasted nice.

Now I just have to wait and see if it turns out okay. A wee sample of the wort tasted good and had a touch of bacon. :thumb:

 

[dennisking]

Don't tell the veggies Bob. :whistle:

 

[bobsbeer]

:lol: Opps forgot about them. Although the name kind of gives it away. Now all I need is a label. With a pig on it. :grin: Pigsbeer by Bobsbeer :hmm:

 

[dennisking]

:lol: Opps forgot about them. Although the name kind of gives it away. Now all I need is a label. With a pig on it. :grin:

Don't tell them, people like surprises.

 

[31bb3]

Brave move bob lol it will be interesting

 

[bobsbeer]

I'll put it in the competition if I get enough bottles. Hope there are no veggie judges. :grin:

 

[wigwamheed]

Nice idea, now there's a full English and a continental breakfast beer with cereal killer

 

[bobsbeer]

:lol: :lol:

 

[bottler]

I hope you ate the bacon bob

 

[bobsbeer]

Yes it was nice and still warm. :grin:

 

[wigwamheed]

In my head, if YOU ate the bacon then its vegetarian friendly. You can't both eat the bacon that's against all the laws of physics!!

 

[bobsbeer]

Got it bottled today. :thumb: Ended up with 8 bottles at 5.4%. FG 1.016. Batch primed and ended up with 1/2 bottle for samplers. :clap: Tastes great and the bacon is coming through without overpowering the beer. Now to let it condition for the Spring Thing Bacon Butty Fest on Saturday and Sunday if there is any left. :grin: I'll post a pic once I've put labels on. :thumb:

 

[bottler]

Bob, that sounds like a good breakfast beer. Slip the judges a couple in the morning of the contest

 

[bobsbeer]

Excellent idea. :thumb:

 

[bobsbeer]

It's turned out good enough to put into the comp although I'm not sure what the judges might think when the bacon comes through. :hmm: It's not a session beer but it seems a shame to put 3 bottles in the comp only leaving 5 for breakfast. :grin:

 

[stuey]

This sounds completely intriguing!! until I saw the bacon I thought it was a wind-up

 

[alanywiseman.]

So what did the judges and others think of this one?