Designing a Kilkenny Clone Extract

[ianh]

Comment on your recipe.

Seems a lot of Roast Barley, could be because you have 591 EBC where as I use 1300 EBC. I'd check your value.

cheers

 

[Gigantorus]

Bottled the brown beer.

I am on track to do this one on Thursday after Christmas

Phil,

How did the brown beer taste during bottling?

I've decided I'll do a grapefruit IPA as my first brew for 2017. Will use the juice of 8 ruby grapefruit at flameout. Should be a hoot.

Happy Xmas to all.

Cheers,
Pete

 

[PhilipB]

Brewed my Kilkenny clone today. Did a starter wort for the yeast yesterday.
Had to adjust my recipe for 23 litre start gravity on the recipe was 1048.

Took SG and it read 1048

 

[PhilipB]

Was a bit concerned I had stuffed with my yeast starter. Hadn't made one before and it looked very quiet in the container.

This morning a nice froth on top and nicely bubbled glad wrap.

 

[PhilipB]

Bottled today ABV 4.4%

 

[Matplat]

Those are some serious labels! Good stuff mate.

 

[PhilipB]

Those are some serious labels! Good stuff mate.

When I grab one I know what,when and how many! The label machine and tapes are expensive though

 

[PhilipB]

Cracked open my Kilkenny style. Tastes great

 

[Jack of all biers]

Tastes great

That's the main thing. Well done on your first recipe :chug: Here's to many more :beer:

 

[Quokka42]

We all overcomplicate recipes when starting out, but yours looks pretty good and appears to have cleared well. I'd love to taste it!

While I had a bit of contact with CAMRA in the old days, and used to date a member, I believe beer is for drinking and if it tastes good and you can keep drinking it for several pints it's a good beer. So I actually like Kilkenny for a winter beer - a bit too heavy for summer when I might need a half dozen pints if working hard - and might try your recipe, though a partial mash. It's the right time of the year to lay down some winter beers, right?

 

[PhilipB]

Thank you. I am opening a KKC once a fortnight to see how its aging in the bottle. I like to let my beers sit a minimum of a month before opening.

A beer down in March would be good for June onwards.

 

[PhilipB]

Thank you. I am opening a KKC once a fortnight to see how its aging in the bottle. I like to let my beers sit a minimum of a month before opening.

A beer down in March would be good for June onwards.

 

[Rocker1986]

Some beers like hoppy pale ales I find are better fresh than aged because the hop character diminishes over time. I certainly wouldn't be hiding a pale ale away for 3 or 4 months before drinking it. There's not really a one size fits all for ageing beers though, some styles need longer than others to be at their best, and personal taste comes into it as well.