All Grain - "Willy Tickler" Summer Ale

[RobWalker]

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 20.00 L      
Boil Size: 22.89 L
Estimated OG: 1.041 SG
Estimated Color: 4.0 SRM
Estimated IBU: 37.7 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount       Item                                       Type        % or IBU     
3.00 kg      Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM)           Grain       85.7 %       
0.50 kg      Wheat Malt, Bel (2.0 SRM)                  Grain       14.3 %       
40.00 gm     Williamette [5.50%]  (60 min) (First Wort Hops        28.3 IBU     
40.00 gm     Williamette [5.50%]  (10 min)              Hops        9.3 IBU

cloudiest wort ever. sampling the london pride clone, tasting good - but young! employed 2 hop bags this time, great results.

recorded 17L @ 1.046, so a little liquoring back, but close enough to target.

beer!

 

[RobWalker]

Pitched a 2 litre yeast cake from my London Pride clone last week and, well...it's almost fermented out overnight :lol:

but then, it's very cloudy - so let's leave it a while eh....

 

[RobWalker]

bottled tonight, liquored back to 4% (i think, i didn't take FG because I can't be arsed, it's between 3.7% and 4%.)

tasting great, a weirdly distinct toffee apple type smell. the yeast smell also seems a lot different to usual because of the recycled cake. Put it into 2 litre bottles so I can drink them from the fridge with the family on warm summer nights :

 

[StevieDS]

My wort is always at least that cloudy, is that not normal :shock:

 

[RobWalker]

I think clear wort is good, but it will all drop out eventually anyway. If you can remedy it, do so. I would rather save as much beer as possible by tipping my boiler :lol:

 

[RobWalker]

done!

The wheat caused a protein haze that I can't reverse cause I forgot the irish moss, but it's a good beer and I can deal with the cloudiness. It's sorta refreshing to be honest!

Nice honey hops, dry and bitter finish, lovely carbonation. i'll be supping a few of these over the next month or two! :