It is an approach, for sure and at least Belle Saison will handle high ferment temps, high ABV and give good attenuation without much risk of producing any nasty by-products.
What beer kit is the best for brewing Special Brew, Tennents Super style lager?
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It is an approach, for sure and at least Belle Saison will handle high ferment temps, high ABV and give good attenuation without much risk of producing any nasty by-products.
Would this be ready to drink in 3 weeks !!:whistle::lol:
MyQul
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It would be nice to know, conspicuous by absence having caused so much excitement......perhaps he/she decided to go down the offy after all to get some supplies in, and not tell us :-?
shepp
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Maybe opted for the AA route.
Dont start:lol:
HA HA HA :thumb::lol:
Isn’t this 3 yrs old?????
Yes it is. I assumed it was the recent past thread with the chap asking about brewing strong lager. Not sure how it ended up being bumped.
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2 messages since joining in 2017... I think perhaps the OP carked it after adding 3kg of sugar to a Canadian Blonde kit.
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Because I linked it in the recent similar thread
https://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/...rewing-my-own-strong-lager.85115/#post-869759
An Ankoù
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An interesting thread. A bit amused at the degree of "concern" that a fellow brewer wants to knock out a Special Brew or Tennants clone when others happily brew imperial stouts half as strong again. Greg Hughes gives a recipe for Imperial Lager (stupid name) at 7.7% for which he gives a malt extract variant. That could easily be increased by adding sugar so as not to increase the body too much. The Belgians do this all the time.
I recall many years ago (25+) having a go at a Special Brew (AG) recipe from Dave Line's book "Brewing beers like those you buy".
It turned out pretty good and very similar to the real thing.
Might give it another go out of pure nostalgia !
It turned out pretty good and very similar to the real thing.
Might give it another go out of pure nostalgia !
You could also make your favourite lager/pseudo and freeze/distill it that would lift the ABV and still have a reasonable taste. As I have said did it accidentally years ago and it did taste virtually the same but 3 pints later you knew something was not normal( is that how they do Eisbocks?)
An Ankoù
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I used the same recipe more decades ago than I like to remember.
An Ankoù
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When I was young and foolish, I tried freeze distilling with no success. I don't know what I did wrong but the remaining liquor after removing the ice didn't appear to get any stronger. Now that I'm older and still foolish, I stick to calva if I want to wake up with a headache.
Which reminds me, I knocked up a batch of the red rye ale you posted many weeks ago, It should be about ready for a preliminary taster this evening. I'll keep you posted.
I know it's each to their own and all that but I feel the initial reaction is to the particular "brand" of strong lager the op wanted to make...neither of which strike any chords on the award winning scale...unless you're a tramp.
Similarly we've had a recent thread asking for a Boddingtons clone.. it's of a fondly remembered, original brew not the brown hogwash in yellow tins you can get now!
Similarly we've had a recent thread asking for a Boddingtons clone.. it's of a fondly remembered, original brew not the brown hogwash in yellow tins you can get now!
Still drinking mine - let me know if thought it was anygood
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