What to brew

[Rodcx500z]

I have 6kg maris otter, 500g of munich, 500g of Vienna, 500g of carafa 3, target and ekg, and us-05, and oats, I am looking to get 2 brews out of this my ? is what would you brew

 

[simon12]

An English IPA & a mild?

 

[Rodcx500z]

Simon I was thinking a dark mild I used to love chesters dark mild when I were a lad, will do some searching ont tinterweb, I have done a sort of pale ale bitter so an ipa yeah sounds good

 

[Rodcx500z]

how doe's this look
Rods dark mild
Mild
Recipe Specs
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Batch Size (L): 19.0
Total Grain (kg): 3.800
Total Hops (g): 30.00
Original Gravity (OG): 1.044 (°P): 11.0
Final Gravity (FG): 1.011 (°P): 2.8
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 4.32 %
Colour (SRM): 22.6 (EBC): 44.5
Bitterness (IBU): 24.5 (Tinseth - No Chill Adjusted)
Brewhouse Efficiency (%): 70
Boil Time (Minutes): 60
Grain Bill
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3.000 kg Maris Otter Malt (78.95%)
0.300 kg Munich I (7.89%)
0.200 kg Carafa III malt (5.26%)
0.200 kg Vienna (5.26%)
0.100 kg Flaked Oats (2.63%)
Hop Bill
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15.0 g Target Leaf (9% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil) (0.8 g/L)
15.0 g East Kent Golding Leaf (4.7% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Aroma) (0.8 g/L)
Misc Bill
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Single step Infusion at 66°C for 60 Minutes.
Fermented at 20°C with Safale US-05

Recipe Generated with BrewMate

 

[simon12]

Looks good, I would say its too high on bitterness for a traditional mild but that doesn't mean bad. I think a traditional mild has virtually no bitterness compared to any other style.

 

[foxbat]

Munich and Vienna aren't going to contribute distinct tastes in this beer. As this is a dark one I'd keep only the Munich and save the Vienna for a pale.

 

[Rodcx500z]

Cheers guys and thanks

 

[PhilBrew]

Hi Rod

Munich and Vienna aren't going to contribute distinct tastes in this beer.

... while I agree with foxbat that you'll not be able to distinguish the particular tastes of those grains, I think I'd disagree about changing that combination because I think their contributions would show up as generally increased "complexity" in the finished beer ... then, to save yourself a reasonable amount of MO for your other recipe (whether that's a Bitter or IPA or whatever) I'd suggest you get yourself down to your local supermarket and buy a big squeezy bottle of their own brand of Golden Syrup (invert sugar is quite traditional in a mild, but Golden Syrup is semi-invert and much more readily available) and swap it for 1kg of the Otter ... to end up with something more like ...

Grain Bill
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2.000 kg Maris Otter Malt
0.300 kg Munich I
0.200 kg Carafa III malt
0.200 kg Vienna
0.100 kg Flaked Oats
0.750 kg Golden Syrup (added with 10-15 mins left in boil)

Just my two penn'orth, of course :small
Cheers, PhilB

 

[Rodcx500z]

It's already on Phil just coming to end of mash, I did it all in one biab style will see how it turns out, is called one step mash I think

 

[PhilBrew]

Fair enough Rod, jealous now, wish I was brewing ... enjoy your brewday :small

Cheers, PhilB

 

[Rodcx500z]

Hi guys, this is the first time I have used us-05 yeast it is chugging away nicely at 22c which is at the top end of it's range, my ? is what can I expect flavour wise or anything else I am not well up on yeast being a learner to ag brewing, I normally use gervin which I believe is Nottingham the reason for that is I have no temp control and it has a good range, all advice welcome thanks

 

[GotOneBrewin]

You shouldn't expect any flavour from this yeast, it should be slightly drier, cleaner and slightly less body than an English Ale yeast.

CML have some new premium yeasts. One is called 'five' which seems to be a copy of US-05 but claims to have a range of 17-28c. For some reason the website doesn't let you select the product. I have already emailed them to check the spec is correct and about the glitch.

 

[GotOneBrewin]

I got a response from Steve at Crossmyloof already.

"Five's not available yet, but hopefully will be this week. 28c is the limit and no typo. The Norsk is also a good high temp yeast with clean qualities, so maybe worth a try?"

I wouldn't try to over-think yeasts yet, but choose your yeast first to match your temperature and stick with it as you have loads of variables as it is.

 

[Rodcx500z]

Got one brewin thanks for info appreciate it a lot, I can get down to 22c if I no chill over night in the fv with airlock, the mild I brewed brewed Friday is bubbling away nicely with the us-05, I am loving this all grain brewing so many ways to make a brew I can't waint for the cooler months my shed is mega cold in winter I might be able to get some proper lagers on for next summer, Happy brewing