Brew #80: Rambler’s Resolution Bitter

This beer was going to be my final one but I never got to brew it – all my brewing gear and books were on sale and they sold very quickly. I really loved my Speidel BM, 98% of the beers I brewed with it and the hobby itself. Not living in a free country and commercial beers being quite expensive and limited in range, BM saved me a pretty penny even when factoring in the high cost of the initial outlay. Should I ever pick up the hobby again I’ll get the BM again but for the time being I will be limited to commercial beer, which should be no problem in England where I’ll be returning to some time next year, earlier the better.

I assume this blog and its recipes will stay open for future reference for anyone interested, I have lost the password and also the other password for the email address linked to it so when those get erased from my laptop it all goes into the cyberspace. I hope some people found the blog useful, thanks for reading, new life new hobbies, onwards and upwards,

cheers!

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I want to drink a very hoppy lowish gravity beer at Christmas.

OG 1046°, IBU 61, EBC 19, yeast MJ British Ale

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Pale Ale 4.2kg 90%

Wheat malt 150g 3%

Crystal malt 120g 3%

Carared 100g 2%

Flaked oats 100g 2%

Black malt 10g for colour

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Herkules AA 15% 25g 60min IBU37

Admiral AA 13% 25g 20min IBU20

Admiral AA 13% 15g 5min IBU4

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Mash in at 55°C, 60min at 65°C, 15min at 77°C.

Brew #79: Rambler’s Ruin Bitter

Continuing my Rambler’s theme, this time with a bit higher gravity brown beer. Using some Cascade at the end for that flavour lift. AKA Rambler’s Ringworm Bitter.

name	Rambler’s Ruin Bitter
“style”	ESB
brewlength	24 litres
IBU	51
EBC	24
IBU to OG ratio	0.94
brewing date	2-Nov-14
yeast	British Ale M07
OG	1054
fermentables	grain	kg	%
grain 1	Pale Ale	5.100	92.4%
grain 2	Carared	0.100	1.8%
grain 3	Crystal150	0.100	1.8%
grain 4	Flaked oats	0.100	1.8%
grain 5	Wheat malt	0.100	1.8%
grain 6	Black malt	0.020	0.4%
	total	5.520	100%
hops	gram	minutes	ibu	%ibu
Herkules 15%	15	60	21	41%
Keyworth Early 7.9%	28	30	16	31%
Keyworth Early 7.9%	28	15	10	20%
Cascade 7.6%	28	5	4	8%
total	99		51	100%
Hochkurz
mash schedule	minutes	°C
step 1 – mash in	5	55
step 2 – maltose rest	40	63
step 3 – dextrinisation rest	50	70
step 4 – mash out	15	77

Brew #78: Green Wild Hop Ale

Non-dried and wild hops, AA% unknown, aroma was very “English” during the boil. Very simple grist base in order to showcase the hops. Gravity sample tasted of menthol and was not that bitter.

name	Green Wild Hop Ale
“style”	Pale Ale
brewlength	24 litres
IBU	?
EBC	8
brewing date	16-Oct-14
yeast	British Ale M07
OG	1052
fermentables	grain	kg	%
grain 1	Pale Ale	4.750	90.5%
grain 2	Wheat malt	0.250	4.8%
grain 3	Flaked oats	0.250	4.8%
	total	5.250	100%
hops	gram	minutes	ibu
Wild green hop	120	60	?
Wild green hop	110	15	?
total	230		?
Hochkurz
mash schedule	minutes	°C
step 1 – mash in	5	55
step 2 – maltose rest	40	63
step 3 – dextrinisation rest	50	70
step 4 – mash out	15	77