The grist for this beer came from my stuff-up at a home-brew store where I work. I was measuring grain for a customer and mis-measured. I couldn’t sell the grain to the customer so I was given the grain to brew with. I have no idea what the original plans for the grain were, but I…
Posts Categorized: Mild Ale
I wanted a lower alcohol beer, but with lots of flavour and mouthfeel. I didn’t want to cram it full of hops, rather I wanted it to have a big malty flavour. I’m not 100% sure I achieved it with this particular beer, but it is malty and it does have a good mouthfeel. It…
As a bit of a rebellion after the Chur! pale ale, my next brew in the Grainfather was this malty little number. It’s a beer style that is being kept alive by home brewers as it is nearly extinct in the UK now. It’s a little like a very light porter. The chocolate malt gives…