Willam(ette) it was Really Nothing

[MPLMPL]

30 years since the first Smiths single, so a Willamette-based brew...
Title: Memories of Fremont 1994
Brew Method: Extract
Style Name: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (ESB)
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 10 liters (fermentor volume)
Boil Size: 11 liters
STATS:
Original Gravity: 1.057
Final Gravity: 1.016
ABV (standard): 5.4%
IBU (tinseth): 45.85
SRM (morey): 12.4
FERMENTABLES:
1.41 kg - Dry Malt Extract - Light (75.8%)
STEEPING GRAINS:
0.175 kg - United Kingdom - Crystal 60L (9.4%)
0.175 kg - German - CaraMunich III (9.4%)
0.1 kg - German - Carapils (5.4%)
HOPS:
20 g - Tettnanger for 60 min, Type: Leaf/Whole, Use: Boil (AA 5, IBU: 22.67)
30 g - Willamette for 15 min, Type: Leaf/Whole, Use: Boil (AA 6.3, IBU: 21.26)
20 g - Tettnanger for 2 min, Type: Leaf/Whole, Use: Boil (AA 5, IBU: 1.92)
OTHER INGREDIENTS:
0.25 each - Protofloc, Time: 15 min, Type: Fining, Use: Boil
YEAST:
Fermentis / Safale - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05




Time for a beer, mild or porter???


The boil.

15 mins to go.

Yeast rehydrated.

Cooling.

SG sample. Time for another beer.

Love the health warning.

SG 1.058

In she goes.

We wait.

SWMBO and children away for 4 days, so another brew goes on tomorrow, a Wit to Woo.

 

[Good Ed]

you've got some double brackets there, however I'm not able to sort, but am a big fan of Willamette

 

[dennisking]

+1 for willamette, big favourite of mine at the moment.

 

[iceo]

sorry to hijack

what flavour does willamette bring to a brew? i got some willamette hop tea bags to try but have not used them yet.

 

[graysalchemy]

Ha Haa love the name :thumb: :thumb:

mind you I don't think I would name it after a song about Morriseys infactualtion with Billy Mackenzie :whistle: :whistle:

Nice looking recipe just about to tuck into my pale ale which is big on Willamete

:thumb: :thumb:

 

[MPLMPL]

mind you I don't think I would name it after a song about Morriseys infactualtion with Billy Mackenzie

Now look what you've done - So what if this party fears two? The alcohol loves you while turning you blue. View it from here. From closer to near. Awake me!

The beer is a take on Redhook ESB, but I upped the hops a little as they were 2011 harvest. Was planning to dry hop with the pair, but may use something fresher. Perhaps some cascade.

 

[MPLMPL]

you've got some double brackets there, however I'm not able to sort, but am a big fan of Willamette

Eventually worked it out, hopefully pics visible now.

 

[MPLMPL]

sorry to hijack

what flavour does willamette bring to a brew? i got some willamette hop tea bags to try but have not used them yet.

A blackcurrantiness? I just rember them being integral to the taste of Redhook ESB before AB bought them out.

 

[iceo]

thank you . ok they are going in my next kit in that case

 

[MPLMPL]

I've been sampling this on occasion from about 2 weeks post-bottling (mid June). The first few bottles I wasn't all that impressed by, it is nothing like intended, I shouldn't have messed with the recipe I had (next time no CaraMunich III and use fresher hops - these were 2011 harvest). I left it alone for most of the summer and during that time it has really come together and is now a very enjoyable drop. Tastes like a strong bitter in a Riggwelter/Snecklifter kind of way and is getting some really complex flavours coming through. I will be enjoying this over the colder months. I'm not sure I would set out to brew this recipe again, but it adds something different to my stocks, so a success I think.

 

[PD]

looks a nice drop of Ale....

 

[graysalchemy]

it does indeed, definately not really nothing :lol: :lol:

 

[Jeff Brewjubbly]

Very nice :)