morethanworts
Landlord.
Planned for this weekend, I've decided to swap out the Fuggles in GW's Everard's Original for some Williamette, purely because the only Fuggles I could get were 2011 harvest, which sounded a bit old for late/aroma hops.
I do have a couple of reservations with GW's recipes, on first sight. He says very little about yeast, at least in relation to any particular brew. It seems rather optimistic to hope for any close imitation with a generic choice of yeast. I know he says clearly that they will not be exact copies, but if you're going to do all that research on grain bills and hops, why not suggest specific yeasts? Sorry if I've missed it somewhere, GW.
I also wonder how different and 'individual' those brews will be where recipes are fairly similar, with colour adjustments made by tiny amounts of black malt - especially if I am using a generic yeast for each brew. The fact that you're having to colour it in with black malt seems to suggest something else isn't quite right somewhere (?) Anyway, I'm keen to try some out to see.
Brew day and some pics to follow...
I do have a couple of reservations with GW's recipes, on first sight. He says very little about yeast, at least in relation to any particular brew. It seems rather optimistic to hope for any close imitation with a generic choice of yeast. I know he says clearly that they will not be exact copies, but if you're going to do all that research on grain bills and hops, why not suggest specific yeasts? Sorry if I've missed it somewhere, GW.
I also wonder how different and 'individual' those brews will be where recipes are fairly similar, with colour adjustments made by tiny amounts of black malt - especially if I am using a generic yeast for each brew. The fact that you're having to colour it in with black malt seems to suggest something else isn't quite right somewhere (?) Anyway, I'm keen to try some out to see.
Brew day and some pics to follow...