Hello all
I recently bottled an attempt at a White rabbit dark ale. Went well, not too similar but tastes pretty good.Is very bitter, no surprises there, not as hoppy as I'd hoped.
Gonna have another crack, got temp control set up now, fermented around 23, just after a few ideas on improvement.
Recipe
200g of crystal
200g of chocolate both steeped for 30 mins at 65c
1.5kg wheat lme for 60 mins
25g cascade @ 60mins
12.5g cluster @ 60 mins
25g hallertau @ 30 mins
15g fuggles @ 15 mins
10g Styrion goldings @ 15 mins
Can coopers dark ale at end
US05
12.5g cluster dry hop day 10
10g Styrian goldings day 10.
Bottled day 14 with carb drops.
Ended up 6.0%.
Again tastes good, guess will get better with age. I'm thinking on next will use unhopped lme rather than the kit, and maybe raise the late hop additions a touch.
Any ideas would be great.
Cheers
I recently bottled an attempt at a White rabbit dark ale. Went well, not too similar but tastes pretty good.Is very bitter, no surprises there, not as hoppy as I'd hoped.
Gonna have another crack, got temp control set up now, fermented around 23, just after a few ideas on improvement.
Recipe
200g of crystal
200g of chocolate both steeped for 30 mins at 65c
1.5kg wheat lme for 60 mins
25g cascade @ 60mins
12.5g cluster @ 60 mins
25g hallertau @ 30 mins
15g fuggles @ 15 mins
10g Styrion goldings @ 15 mins
Can coopers dark ale at end
US05
12.5g cluster dry hop day 10
10g Styrian goldings day 10.
Bottled day 14 with carb drops.
Ended up 6.0%.
Again tastes good, guess will get better with age. I'm thinking on next will use unhopped lme rather than the kit, and maybe raise the late hop additions a touch.
Any ideas would be great.
Cheers