IainM
Landlord.
Nom nom nom. IainM is happy, because the last two brews are very good indeed. These two were brewed on 18/08/2016, back when it was still hot outside. Luckily, a friend had a basement at a cool and constant 17C, and wanted to give brewing a try, so I was happy to oblige. The temperature was low for ale, but high for lager. These two were brewed with lager yeast, but are strongly flavored enough for the high temp not to matter.
The first was a clone of BrewDogs DOGMA, from DIY Dog, with an obscene amount of specialist malt:
20 litres
7.5% ABV
OG-FG: 1.080-1.023 (I got 1.072-1.012)
EBC 46
75min mash at 65C (I ended up doing 90min, stirring every 30 mins, dropping from 67C to 65C)
Pale Ale 3.5 kg
Munich 0.75kg
Caramalt 0.5kg
Crystal 0.38kg
Dark Crystal 0.5kg
Wheat 1kg
Flaked Oats 1kg (I used malted oats)
Chocolate 0.25kg
Smoked 0.06kg
Amber 0.25kg
Brown 0.25kg
Saaz 75g, 60min
First Gold 10g, 60 mins (I used East Kent Goldings)
Wyeast 2007 Pilsen Lager (I used 3x Saflager W-34/70 in a 3L starter)
I mashed with 20L, and did an 8L dunk sparge. Didn't hit target, so chucked in ~150g DME. It was still far off target, but the FG was lower than expected too, so it didn't make much of a difference ABV wise. Cooled to 17C left to ferment for four weeks at 17C. Trial jar tasted amazing, the best trial jar I've tried so far. Still trying to hold off on this one before giving in to temptation, but I know from the trial jar that this will be an incredible beer.
For the second beer I did another (5L) sparge of the grain for the DOGMA clone, and boiled it for 15 mins with 350g DME and 400g dextrose. To that I added a Coopers European Lager kit, getting 22L of 1.052. Cooled to 17C and pitched the kit yeast and a Mangrove Jack Bohemian Lager yeast, rehydrated. After 4 weeks it was 1.006, so I racked it and dry hopped with 60g Amarillo pellets and 60g Cascade for three days before bottling. Now, two weeks later, it is a lovely drop. Loads of fresh hop flavour and aroma.
Needless to say, my buddy in converted. His starter kit has arrived, and he has convinced his missus that he needs a Grainfather. So there is another one hooked.
The first was a clone of BrewDogs DOGMA, from DIY Dog, with an obscene amount of specialist malt:
20 litres
7.5% ABV
OG-FG: 1.080-1.023 (I got 1.072-1.012)
EBC 46
75min mash at 65C (I ended up doing 90min, stirring every 30 mins, dropping from 67C to 65C)
Pale Ale 3.5 kg
Munich 0.75kg
Caramalt 0.5kg
Crystal 0.38kg
Dark Crystal 0.5kg
Wheat 1kg
Flaked Oats 1kg (I used malted oats)
Chocolate 0.25kg
Smoked 0.06kg
Amber 0.25kg
Brown 0.25kg
Saaz 75g, 60min
First Gold 10g, 60 mins (I used East Kent Goldings)
Wyeast 2007 Pilsen Lager (I used 3x Saflager W-34/70 in a 3L starter)
I mashed with 20L, and did an 8L dunk sparge. Didn't hit target, so chucked in ~150g DME. It was still far off target, but the FG was lower than expected too, so it didn't make much of a difference ABV wise. Cooled to 17C left to ferment for four weeks at 17C. Trial jar tasted amazing, the best trial jar I've tried so far. Still trying to hold off on this one before giving in to temptation, but I know from the trial jar that this will be an incredible beer.
For the second beer I did another (5L) sparge of the grain for the DOGMA clone, and boiled it for 15 mins with 350g DME and 400g dextrose. To that I added a Coopers European Lager kit, getting 22L of 1.052. Cooled to 17C and pitched the kit yeast and a Mangrove Jack Bohemian Lager yeast, rehydrated. After 4 weeks it was 1.006, so I racked it and dry hopped with 60g Amarillo pellets and 60g Cascade for three days before bottling. Now, two weeks later, it is a lovely drop. Loads of fresh hop flavour and aroma.
Needless to say, my buddy in converted. His starter kit has arrived, and he has convinced his missus that he needs a Grainfather. So there is another one hooked.
