Hops
|
Amount
|
Variety
|
Cost
|
Type
|
AA
|
Use
|
Time
|
IBU
|
Bill %
|
|
25 g |
Challenger25 g Challenger Hops |
|
Pellet |
7 |
Boil
|
60 min |
18.57 |
29.4% |
|
30 g |
Fuggles30 g Fuggles Hops |
|
Pellet |
4.5 |
Boil
|
30 min |
11.01 |
35.3% |
|
30 g |
East Kent Goldings30 g East Kent Goldings Hops |
|
Pellet |
5.5 |
Boil
|
30 min |
13.45 |
35.3% |
|
85 g
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Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Notes
- Making invert sugar with candy thermometer. *
You need to boil at 125-135C for about 30 mins to cleave the sucrose into glucose and fructose. Also used tiny amount of calcium hydroxide dissolved in water.
This turns the mixture from slightly acidic to alkali and instantly you get a colour change and some wonderful plum/date, caramel, coffee and even chocolate flavours.
Be careful not to burn it.
see here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25ohU8GfAJk
I used instant polenta (ground corn) instead of flaked corn, same amount by weight
Any malted barley will do, does not need to be Marris Otter, I used Minch Irish Ale malt
Any malted wheat will do
The IBU's should be around 37
Original gravity should be around 1.056
Beer finished 1.013, attenuation 77%, ABV 5.7%
Based on original 1971 recipe from Shepherds Neame, the UK's oldest brewery, named after an ancient signpost guiding pilgrims to Canterbury.
** Note after brewing and tasting: One of the best beers I have made to date and closest to the original. Have no fear about using Beoir yeast from CML, it suits the style perfectly and will leave it clean and let the malts shine without subduing the hops.
Fermentation was started at 18C and then allowed to ascend to 20C after a few days, after which it was crash chilled
I have no idea why other people mentioned esters, i could not detect any from this yeast and reminds me more of WLP028, Scottish ale yeast.
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Cost $ |
Cost % |
| Fermentables |
$ |
|
Steeping Grains
(Extract Only) |
$ |
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| Hops |
$ |
|
| Yeast |
$ |
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| Other |
$ |
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| Cost Per Barrel |
$ 0.00 |
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| Cost Per Pint |
$ 0.00 |
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| Total Cost |
$ 0.00 |
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