stuff that's bothering me about my eighteenth brew so far

[Buzzing]

I had excess Munich Malt left, and decided to brew something experimental.

I brewed a type of Ale using about 40% Munich Malt and 60% Pale Malt.

OG at 1.53

Hopped with Southern brewers-70 Chinook-20 and Wiliamette-10.

Fermented with US-05. FG at 1.008

Primed to 2.3% CO2.

I had my first taste last night, and the Munich Malt definately is almost overwelming.

Taste-wise and Aroma-wise, a very strong Biscuity taste and VERY Malty. very.

Makes for an interesting pint, but what's bothering me is the big Malty and Biscuity flavour.

Would this mellow out over time ?

Are there some real-world beers brewed with such high Munich contents ?

 

[RobWalker]

it'll mellow and blend somewhat, but that certainly is a lot of munich malt!

you might consider dry hopping to mask the flavour a little, although it may overwhelm. alternatively, you could easily mix it up when pouring with another ale. something pale would result in 20% munich malt overall, much more bearable...

hope it's good. i love your posts, beers look great :thumb:

 

[Buzzing]

Thanks RobWalker,

The blending of ales/beers is something I have limited experience with, but have tried - mainly due to two 440ml grolsch bottles containing different brews filling 330ml beerglasses and the two remaining 110mls added together to form a mix, sometimes with some very interesting flavours and tastes, other times not.

If you have some specalist knowledge on this, please do share.


The malty character has already mellowed a bit afer 3 weeks in the bottle now. It also seems it wans't fully fully carbonated at two weeks, but is now, as there's alot more fizziness now. Also my initial over-hasty taste was "quick-chilled" in the deep-freeze for an hour or so, but with this weekend's pints being chilled down properly in the fridge, the overall character subdued and pleasant.

One of those that 2-3 pints are good, but then a switch is needed.

I'll stick to the 20% Munich next time, but will make sure not one drop of this batch is wasted . . .

:drink: :party:

 

[Pakman]

I recently tried blending and I believe it has worked well. :party:
My last AG Brew with Perle hops came out far too hoppy. The second brew after that was a (Dunelm) Woodefords Sun Dew which isn't very hoppy at all. I bottled 12 of each as they were and then blended the rest and left it to condition further. It's a very nice brew so that has now all been bottled as well. :hat:
I wasn't sure at the time about the whether blending is acceptable but in my mind it's improved two beers. :thumb:
Graham