Whats In The Glass

[wide eyed and legless]

My award winning Ordinary Bitter

 

[Vic]

What is it? What award? Recipe? I am always interested to try something new.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

My award winning Ordinary Bitter
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Wouldn't mind seeing the recipe too.

 

[wide eyed and legless]

What is it? What award? Recipe? I am always interested to try something new.

Melbourne Brewers BeerFest

4 kg Maris Otter 87.8%
0,275 Crystal 90L 6% added at mash out.
0,280 Gladiator Malt 6.2%

16 g Challenger FW
18 g Northdown boil 20 mins
25 g EKG boil 5 mins

 

[wide eyed and legless]

Today I am drinking my ESB, trying to capture the elusive Holgate ESB, very close with the Target bittering hops, Ella also close, brewing again Saturday using the Super Pride purchased from Brewman. Going to go over the BJCP IBU guide lines to achieve the lingering bitterness.

 

[wide eyed and legless]

Was asked to make a Stone & Wood Pacific Ale, I made it and my neighbour brought a bottle of the genuine ale to compare. Glad he did, solved a problem I have had with the Holgate ESB.

Pacific Ale clone, added some crystal, quite a bit darker, dry hopped at a fairly high rate so more Galaxy coming through, mashed at 67 C more mouth feel. If I made it again would mash lower, dry hop with less hops no crystal. Neighbour was more than happy.
Why did it help me in pursuit of the Holgate ESB ? I have been following BJCP guide lines for the style! Holgate load up the bittering hops, they aren't following guide lines just making a great beer.

 

[Vic]

Was asked to make a Stone & Wood Pacific Ale, I made it and my neighbour brought a bottle of the genuine ale to compare. Glad he did, solved a problem I have had with the Holgate ESB.
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Pacific Ale clone, added some crystal, quite a bit darker, dry hopped at a fairly high rate so more Galaxy coming through, mashed at 67 C more mouth feel. If I made it again would mash lower, dry hop with less hops no crystal. Neighbour was more than happy.
Why did it help me in pursuit of the Holgate ESB ? I have been following BJCP guide lines for the style! Holgate load up the bittering hops, they aren't following guide lines just making a great beer.

For S&W Pacific Ale try slow ramp from 50C to 64 over about 20 min and hold 64.4 for 70 min. Mash out probably not necessary but I always do it, raise to 76C then sparge. Electricity much cheaper than LPG so that is the reason I always mash out. If you have any Voyager left, Pale Schooner or Atlas work well for this.

 

[wide eyed and legless]

Yes realised it was lower mash temperature, I doubt very much I will make it again, not something I would drink myself. I think it was Compass, I used with a fair whack of wheat, plus the bit of crystal which wasn't needed.

 

[wide eyed and legless]

Enjoying a Plum Porter while planting seeds, thanks to Uncle Roy.

And now onto an ESB while cooking up a Chicken Biryani

 

[wide eyed and legless]

Best bitter, 40 IBU Target bittering Styrian Golding aroma and dry hop.

 

[wide eyed and legless]

The Pacific Ale fail is very tasty, thinking of making this again, but different, same hop schedule take out the wheat and replace with Munich to balance the hops more with malt.

 

[philrob]

Hefeweizen bottled just a week ago. Very happy with it. Won't last long.

 

[wide eyed and legless]

Terry Fosters Heritage Bitter, 11 days in the bottle, will leave these for a couple of more months before getting stuck into them.

 

[wide eyed and legless]

Tonight I am drinking (too much) one long neck of Irish extra stout.

Followed by a couple of stubby's of Zombie Dust, (I will be glad to see the back of this)

Two stubby's of Best Bitter, and that's my lot for the night.

 

[MashBasher]

Thanks @wide eyed and legless and @Hangover68 for the inspiration.

 

[wide eyed and legless]

I wrote last time Heritage Bitter, its Historical Bitter, (shows how potent it is) don't know how those Victorians found their way home.

 

[wide eyed and legless]

Timothy Taylor Bolt Maker, Fuggles and Goldings, East Kent and Styrian. Very tasty.

 

[wide eyed and legless]

This evening, and a cold evening it is, will not be a big session owing to the ABV of the beers.
Tropical stout, emanating the feeling of warmth as it goes down.

And a good head retention, not quite a Sri Lankan Lion Stout but very warming.

The Historical Bitter, becoming a favourite, will be brewing this again very soon.

 

[Wisey]

Hefeweizen bottled just a week ago. Very happy with it. Won't last long.View attachment 118971

Recipe link? I'm keen too do this next.

 

[philrob]

Don't copy the water additions, as they are solely for my local carbon filtered water. Use a software program tailored to your own water supply to come up with any additions you wish to make.