Last Call "90 Shilling" - Thanks to Ralph for the idea
Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2015 12:52 am
Final batch of the year. Last Call for Alcohol.
This is based on Gymrats Wee Heavy, but a little bit less heavy, used Goldings instead, and with a pseudo-decoction because I was itching to do one, and have always had good results. So is it a "90 Shilling?" Or a "Wee Less Heavy?".
For 2.5 gallons (ended up a tad more)
6.5# Marris Otter
4oz honey malt
1 oz black patent - I used a bit less proportionally, because I'm gaining some color from pseudo-decoction.
BIAB (oven) mashed 60 minutes at 154F
60 minute boil of main wort, and I pulled a quart of the batch and boiled it down to a thick very dark syrup, then added it back in during the boil, and then topped up to make up for the extra boiled off volume. I posted a picture of that pseudo-decoction below.
3/4oz EKG @60. My EKG has more AA the Gymrats fuggles, so I used less, and left the honey malt equal proportions to Gymrats recipe to balance the still remaining bit more perceived bitterness, since I used a bit less base malt.
My OG was 1.071, so I apparently topped up a tad too much. Oh well.
SRM = I don't know, but more then 14.
Pitched a whole pack of Nottingham.
^ That stuff tasted awesome btw. Like I had used some really dark crystal malt and Munich.
EDITS because I can't type for S*&R.
This is based on Gymrats Wee Heavy, but a little bit less heavy, used Goldings instead, and with a pseudo-decoction because I was itching to do one, and have always had good results. So is it a "90 Shilling?" Or a "Wee Less Heavy?".
For 2.5 gallons (ended up a tad more)
6.5# Marris Otter
4oz honey malt
1 oz black patent - I used a bit less proportionally, because I'm gaining some color from pseudo-decoction.
BIAB (oven) mashed 60 minutes at 154F
60 minute boil of main wort, and I pulled a quart of the batch and boiled it down to a thick very dark syrup, then added it back in during the boil, and then topped up to make up for the extra boiled off volume. I posted a picture of that pseudo-decoction below.
3/4oz EKG @60. My EKG has more AA the Gymrats fuggles, so I used less, and left the honey malt equal proportions to Gymrats recipe to balance the still remaining bit more perceived bitterness, since I used a bit less base malt.
My OG was 1.071, so I apparently topped up a tad too much. Oh well.
SRM = I don't know, but more then 14.
Pitched a whole pack of Nottingham.
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EDITS because I can't type for S*&R.
