My latest Tribute is just coming up to boil..I've decided to leave the hop schedule as is but I'm swapping out the yeast from my normal Wilko gervin to CML Midland.
Tribute style ale anybody done one ?
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An Ankoù
Landlord.
I'd better try another one then in case my palate was jaded at the time. I've got the extra strength version, too, and I didn't like that either. It's something about the hops- I like willamet and cascade so I can only assume its the Chinook. Or maybe it's gone off in transport as you suggest. A shame as I always liked St Austell. Their yeast, by the way is quickly becoming a house favourite.
@Cheshire Cat West Country cider is second to none, but cornish beers I've always been wary of: Skinners of Truro made some nice beers, but always too sweet as if they were not finished properly, the boys at Rock, I can only remember Doom Bar, which I'd walk to the next pub rather than drink. St. Austell was always my favourite, but it's been 8 years since I've tasted Cirnush beer on cask so things may have changed.
Everybody should try their yeast just once it's amazing.
Cheshire Cat
Landlord.
West country beers are wonderful here are my top ones.
Devon Dumpling
Exmoor Gold
Exmoor Beast
Jail Ale
Sea Fury
Tribute
Proper Job
Otter Ale
Sea Horse
with the exception of Yorkshire and Scotland no other region in my opinion gets close.
Where would you source the St Austell yeast from? Being Cornwall based, and a lover of their beers, I am very interested in this thread.
From the dregs of a bottle of Proper Job
An Ankoù
Landlord.
From a bottle of Proper Job.
Cheshire Cat
Landlord.
I’ve never used dregs. Are the dregs from one bottle enough?
No! You need at least 8.
An Ankoù
Landlord.
Otter and Exmoor are Devon, not Cornwall. I haven't tasted the others, but I'm looking forward to it.
And I've got nothing against Cornwall, either. Just, coincidentally, I wouldn't seek out their beers.
Add Smiles and Palmer's ans Bath Ales to that list.
An Ankoù
Landlord.
One bottle is enough for me.
I have some concerns about culturing from the bottle. At my recent visit to the brewery at St Austell, on the tour the guide stated that the yeast was removed during filtering and so yeast was added back to the bottle for conditioning. I asked if it was the same yeast added back but he didn't know. It did though make me wonder about the whole principle of culture from a bottle these days with modern filtering at the microbiological level.
Bath ales are pretty good, owned by St Austell.
I've built a starter from the dregs of a bottle of Proper Job to brew a Proper Job clone and the resulting beer was very close to the original
Cheshire Cat
Landlord.
I know but what about collecting the yeast.
Brew finished! Two points over target,as usual. This time I diverted the water from the immersion chiller to empty fvs. I collected 40+ litres! Some still went down the drain. With the water I was able to fill the watering can, water the pots outside,full brewday clean up,clean a fv for tomorrow and pipes needed. I only got it to 30c,its now sitting in the brewfridge to reach pitching temp.
An Ankoù
Landlord.
Yes they are and I think Smiles went out of business some time ago.
Right just brewed the Tribute based on Clint's (my version was 21ltrs)recipe with a few alterations. I had to drop the addition times to 25 mins as the AA's were higher on the Williamette and Fuggles I had also replaced the 15min Fuggles with Celeia as I want the fruity taste and I believe thats where it comes from. The whirlpool was slightly Bigger @ 30g each of Celeia and Williamette with longer time of 35mins.
I will report back when it is ready to see what difference it may have made
I will report back when it is ready to see what difference it may have made
Braumeister
Regular.
Braumeister
Regular.
Looks like Clint’s recipe is spot on.
Just wondering what style of beer this would be classed as under BJCP, does anyone know? Thanks
Cheshire Cat
Landlord.
English Pale Ale
