kook
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Well, as it is now getting pretty close to the 5th, I figure we should work out what to brew on the day.
Of the three official recipes, only two really take my fancy. I've also got an idea for another one which we could go along with instead of the specified BBD recipes....
1. Striking Gold Belgian Strong Ale
2. Hailbrau Doppelbock
3. Russian Imperial Stout
I'll leave it up to you all to decide If we do go for the third option, does anyone have a suitable mash tun to bring along for the steeping of the specialty malts?
Of the three official recipes, only two really take my fancy. I've also got an idea for another one which we could go along with instead of the specified BBD recipes....
1. Striking Gold Belgian Strong Ale
I've already got all the necessary grain and hops on hand, along with an assortment of various sugars we could use such as yellow asian rocks, clear candi, dark candi, billingtons soft brown, etc etc. Will also have either a starter or slurry of WY3522 (Belgian Ardennes).
2. Hailbrau Doppelbock
Would need to get hold of a load of Munich, but otherwise have hops and grain on hand. So long as it's finished, I'll also have a WY2308 (Munich Lager) ready to pitch.
3. Russian Imperial Stout
Probably not the easiest idea for a brewday, but gives everyone a higher chance of seeing me screw something up, which would be amusing. Basically, the plan would be to mash 16.5kg of kirin malt in my mash tun, and someone bring along a small esky tun which can hold the 2.5kg of roast/specialty malts for steeping. These would be combined to brew 50L of 1.104 Russian Imperial Stout. The fermentation would be split, with half using WY3522 (Belgian Ardennes) yeast, the other using WY1056 (Cal Ale). The latter would also be aged in secondary on bourbon soaked oak chips for an extra touch.
I'll leave it up to you all to decide If we do go for the third option, does anyone have a suitable mash tun to bring along for the steeping of the specialty malts?