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Mark1964
Landlord.
it shouldnt be too dark but recreating beers sometimes ends up with ale thats not the same as the real ones
Mark1964
Landlord.
maybe down to the malts used
shearclass
Landlord.
Perhaps my memory is playing tricks on me, but i thought this was rather a dark beer?
Runwell-Steve
Landlord.
Yes, Old Peculiar is quite a dark beer.
You can often end up a little darker or lighter depending on the colour of the Crystal Malt Used. Crystal Malt comes in a number of different colours and that can make a difference.
If you want to compare pop down the supermarket and pick up a bottle of OP and do a comparison.
You can often end up a little darker or lighter depending on the colour of the Crystal Malt Used. Crystal Malt comes in a number of different colours and that can make a difference.
If you want to compare pop down the supermarket and pick up a bottle of OP and do a comparison.
Runwell-Steve said:
would love to be able to pop down to local supermarket to pick one up steve, thats why i started this wonderful hobby so i could drink proper beer, even the local frenchies like it better than lager. (probably because its free) : :hmm:
johnluc
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I had a bottle of the proper stuff last night and it is very dark, nearly as dark as the bottle of my stout I also had, so yes it is a very dark beer and personally I wouldn't worry.
our local trading post had some Old Peculier in yesterday (see, we are civilised up here) so i couldn't resist it.
Regarding colour, there's an easy way of checking if you've got it right (I did this last night):
Hold your glass up towards a light bulb - the colour of the light bulb through the beer matches almost exactly that of a traffic light at red when viewed at night.
If you see green - God knows what you've done wrong :sick:
Regarding colour, there's an easy way of checking if you've got it right (I did this last night):
Hold your glass up towards a light bulb - the colour of the light bulb through the beer matches almost exactly that of a traffic light at red when viewed at night.
If you see green - God knows what you've done wrong :sick:
dennisking
Regular.
As has been said it is a dark beer. I was amazed when in a bar in Chicago seeing 2 Americans drink it. It was their regular tipple.
wasp
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Though my tap water is convenient as an easily-modified base because the numbers are all quite low, it definitely needs some mineral additions for UK Beers. Here are my numbers in ppm:
Calcium: 3.03
Magnesium: 0.56
Sodium: 2.82
Sulfate: 2.55
Chloride: 3.78
Bicarbonate: 6.66
pH: 7.1
This is what I have for the Masham water supply:
http://www.ywonline.co.uk/web/WQZ.nsf/0 ... %20WSZ.pdf
My thinking is to plug in these values from the above report:
Calcium: 49.87
Magnesium: 3.92
Sodium: 8.62
Sulfate: 70.24
Chloride: 12.08
Bicarbonate: 126*
pH: 8.0*
* guessed
Anyone have any thoughts on a suitable water profile for a GW (3rd Ed.) OP clone?
Calcium: 3.03
Magnesium: 0.56
Sodium: 2.82
Sulfate: 2.55
Chloride: 3.78
Bicarbonate: 6.66
pH: 7.1
This is what I have for the Masham water supply:
http://www.ywonline.co.uk/web/WQZ.nsf/0 ... %20WSZ.pdf
My thinking is to plug in these values from the above report:
Calcium: 49.87
Magnesium: 3.92
Sodium: 8.62
Sulfate: 70.24
Chloride: 12.08
Bicarbonate: 126*
pH: 8.0*
* guessed
Anyone have any thoughts on a suitable water profile for a GW (3rd Ed.) OP clone?
