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I've been playing around with the recipe and my stock. There is no way I can get to the same colour as I only got simpson caramalt (EBC 40).
I came up with
8.4 lbs maris otter pale ale
1.1 lbs marit caramalt
1.0 lbs weevilly wheat malt
I could try roast a little barley.

I think I will be nowhere close to the intended recipe, but would it at least go somewhat in the right direction?

Hops are the next hurdle...
 
Zambezi Special said:
I've been playing around with the recipe and my stock. There is no way I can get to the same colour as I only got simpson caramalt (EBC 40).
I came up with
8.4 lbs maris otter pale ale
1.1 lbs marit caramalt
1.0 lbs weevilly wheat malt
I could try roast a little barley.

I think I will be nowhere close to the intended recipe, but would it at least go somewhat in the right direction?

Hops are the next hurdle...
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You definitely can roast some barley BUT it's bloody hard to get a good even roast all the way through the kernel just turning them in the oven or such.
But soo worth a go IMHO .
You want to go pretty dark to replicate roasted malt this side of on fire if you get my drift.
It might smoke a bit too but turning regularly whilst at the end of the roast is key.
Then you want to put them in a brown paper bag or such to air for a week or two.

Story is using too soon from the kilning can impart an astringency/ acrid thing.
 
Trialben said:
You definitely can roast some barley BUT it's bloody hard to get a good even roast all the way through the kernel just turning them in the oven or such.
But soo worth a go IMHO .
You want to go pretty dark to replicate roasted malt this side of on fire if you get my drift.
It might smoke a bit too but turning regularly whilst at the end of the roast is key.
Then you want to put them in a brown paper bag or such to air for a week or two.

Story is using too soon from the kilning can impart an astringency/ acrid thing.
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Gotta be on the stove.
I was thinking cast iron skillet....
For my set up, I only need 25 gram or so (figures in previous post are calculated for 6.5 gallon pre-boil). It will be malted barley...
 
So brewed up the American Amber yesterday. I sure wasn't without it's obstacles one of them brew sessions I suppose. The power outlet shat itself so had to switch it into another 10amp outlet and cross my fingers itd get the job done. A bit of a short it looks like
20220109_064731.jpg

I took it apart and the switch mechanism seems to be fried ah well.

So OG come In at 1.050 a couple short on target for some reason it was targeting 19lt instead of my 21 even though I switched the target volume 21 in the fermentor.
Mashing
20220108_182730.jpg

Boiling
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Didn't get a hydrometer shot but it's def Amber.

It's sitting no chilling until I get that ferm chamber wired up.
Yeah did that in the wrong order lol.
 
Trialben said:
So brewed up the American Amber yesterday. I sure wasn't without it's obstacles one of them brew sessions I suppose. The power outlet shat itself so had to switch it into another 10amp outlet and cross my fingers itd get the job done. A bit of a short it looks likeView attachment 18891
I took it apart and the switch mechanism seems to be fried ah well.

So OG come In at 1.050 a couple short on target for some reason it was targeting 19lt instead of my 21 even though I switched the target volume 21 in the fermentor.
Mashing View attachment 18892
BoilingView attachment 18893

Didn't get a hydrometer shot but it's def Amber.

It's sitting no chilling until I get that ferm chamber wired up.
Yeah did that in the wrong order lol.
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Oh another thing that went sideways on yesterday's brew my Schwartz beer and my blonde kicked WTF
 
MentoRed sitting @68° in it's final clean up.
Pulled yeast and pitched into the Blonde ale on Friday.
Moving to cold crash @7psi on Tuesday.
Keg on Thursday or Friday.
So should be ready in just about a week or so.
 
Trialben said:
So brewed up the American Amber yesterday. I sure wasn't without it's obstacles one of them brew sessions I suppose. The power outlet shat itself so had to switch it into another 10amp outlet and cross my fingers itd get the job done. A bit of a short it looks likeView attachment 18891
I took it apart and the switch mechanism seems to be fried ah well.

So OG come In at 1.050 a couple short on target for some reason it was targeting 19lt instead of my 21 even though I switched the target volume 21 in the fermentor.
Mashing View attachment 18892
BoilingView attachment 18893

Didn't get a hydrometer shot but it's def Amber.

It's sitting no chilling until I get that ferm chamber wired up.
Yeah did that in the wrong order lol.
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Maybe we should rename this to "Bumps in the road"! Haha
 
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