carniebrew
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I just cracked my first one of these after 10 days of bottle conditioning (yes i'm impatient). Carbonation was perfect, not too high, so hopefully it's mostly done (bulk primed 21 litres with 140 grams of raw sugar boiled in 250ml water).
I did this as a full extract, with a partial boil of about 7 litres. The boil was done with only 800 grams of extract added, the rest of the extract wasn't added until flameout. I adjusted the hops up a little to compensate for the partial boil, with 30 grams @ 60, 20 grams @ 20 and 30 grams at flameout. 6 days in the primary before racking to secondary for a week.
It's a hoppy *******, no doubt about it, but jeez it's a ripping drop. It's actually a while since i've had a James Squire Golden Ale, so hard to compare, but this drop does remind me a fair bit of Fat Yak, especially the lingering aftertaste.
Thinking this is going to age really well, if it gets the chance.
I did this as a full extract, with a partial boil of about 7 litres. The boil was done with only 800 grams of extract added, the rest of the extract wasn't added until flameout. I adjusted the hops up a little to compensate for the partial boil, with 30 grams @ 60, 20 grams @ 20 and 30 grams at flameout. 6 days in the primary before racking to secondary for a week.
It's a hoppy *******, no doubt about it, but jeez it's a ripping drop. It's actually a while since i've had a James Squire Golden Ale, so hard to compare, but this drop does remind me a fair bit of Fat Yak, especially the lingering aftertaste.
Thinking this is going to age really well, if it gets the chance.