Excerpt from A Quiet Beer with Dr Tim Cooper http://www.australianbeers.com/beers/inter...oper/cooper.htm
Vintage Ale has a strong malt character, having been brewed with a selection of barley and wheat malt and specially coloured malts, balanced by a triple hopping with Hersbrucker, Cascade and Pride of Ringwood hops. It was pitched with a double pitching of two yeast strains and underwent an extended primary fermentation. It was then pitched again with a specially nurtured yeast, which had been vitalised to enable longevity of bottle conditioning.
It is also strongly alcoholic with 7.5% alcohol by volume, which adds to the flavour.
Anyone want to have a go at formulating a recipe
I have read that the kit yeast is an ale/larger mix - wonder if this is what they use for this beer..
rgds mike
Vintage Ale has a strong malt character, having been brewed with a selection of barley and wheat malt and specially coloured malts, balanced by a triple hopping with Hersbrucker, Cascade and Pride of Ringwood hops. It was pitched with a double pitching of two yeast strains and underwent an extended primary fermentation. It was then pitched again with a specially nurtured yeast, which had been vitalised to enable longevity of bottle conditioning.
It is also strongly alcoholic with 7.5% alcohol by volume, which adds to the flavour.
Anyone want to have a go at formulating a recipe
I have read that the kit yeast is an ale/larger mix - wonder if this is what they use for this beer..
rgds mike
