My friend Evelyn is from Malaysia, where this 7% roasty monster is considered a delicate, healthy ladies drink! Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.064 SG Original Gravity: 1.069 SG Final Gravity: 1.016 SG ABV: 7.0% IBU: 40.0 IBU Colour: 60 EBC BU:GU Ratio: 0.6 Mash water: 22L Sparge water: 12.5L Grain (total: 4.9kg): UK Maris Otter – 6 kg (85.2 %)…
Posts Tagged: chocolate malt
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…
A brown porter with lots of chocolate & coffee flavours. Easy drinking, not too intense or roasty. Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.048 SG Original Gravity: 1.051 SG Final Gravity: 1.013 SG ABV: 5.0 % IBU: 18 IBU Colour: 38 EBC BU:GU Ratio: 0.35 Mash water: 18L Sparge water: 14L Grain: 3.5 kg (65%) Pilsner Malt 570g (10.5%) Munich Malt 550g…
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…
A lovely, malty, red ale. This was a very easy drinking beer and made a good introduction to the world of “good beer” for my uninitiated friends. This beer also placed 3rd in the A & P show newcomer beer category 🙂 Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.052 SG Original Gravity: 1.056 SG Final Gravity: 1.010 SG ABV:…