Managed to squeeze in a brew day and now have 21 ltrs of Old Ale in the fermenter. I was aiming for 8% final, however the efficiency looks to be only 55%, so now have an OG of 1.066 so should come out about 7.1, not too fussed though. I think next time I’ll add a kilo of DME to try and compensate for the low efficiency. I used Saaz hops, 70g at start and 30 @10 mins, no other reason that I happen to have 100g knocking around. The wort smells really nice tough, so quite pleased. Lovely coffee & chocolate aroma. The recipe went something like this:
6 kg Pale Malt
300 g Crystal 60L
300 g Chocolate
250 g Torrified Wheat
650 g Sugar
Think I’ll let this one go for a good 8-10 weeks for conditioning, but might be tempted for a new years eve taster.
would like to get my BH efficiency a little better though.
6 kg Pale Malt
300 g Crystal 60L
300 g Chocolate
250 g Torrified Wheat
650 g Sugar
Think I’ll let this one go for a good 8-10 weeks for conditioning, but might be tempted for a new years eve taster.
would like to get my BH efficiency a little better though.
