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Based on the original recipe this time I want to achieve the following:
No DMS this time, not sure how to do this but more attention to the heating of the wort in the boiler and CO2 blanketing Dry hop to hell! 100g in 4.5lts worked a treat so I would like to dry hop this one with 300g of Cascade. No stuck mash, not sure if this is entirely possible but I have added rice hulls to this recipe to ensure that I get a better runoff No addition of Maltodextrin at the end of fermentation. This time I shall ensure that the lactobacillus culture is active and lively before pitching with the US05 I shall be adding a good 1-2lt pitch of my house culture of lactics and wild yeast cultured from some grain suspended in a demijohn of wort. This has been drained and fed a couple of times and I am pretty sure I also added some dregs from a lambic bottle too. Increase head retention: Add enough 80% Lactic Acid in the wort prior to heat/boil/fermentation to reduce the pH down to 4.4 apparently this will inhibit the lactics breaking down the large proteins I need for head retention. We shall see.
Mash Schedule: Dough in 11lts of liquor at 62°C(?) to start the mash at 52°C Leave for 10 minutes Remove approximately 30% of the mash and put in a large saucepan Add 30g of Fuggle hops Heat to 60°C and hold for 1-2 minutes Bring to a boil and leave for 20 minutes Return the boiled decoction to the main mash and stir Mash temp should now be 63°C Leave for 45 minutes Fly sparge with near boiling water (95°C)to collect 26lts in the boiler Adjust wort pH in the boiler using 80% Lactic Acid, before heating, to a pH of 4.4 Heat until bubbles appear Chill to 20°C Pitch yeast and house culture
Extra Cultures Being Added:
Vicaris - Triple/Geuze Odell - 5 Barrel Pale Ale Siren Craft Brewery - Gouttière Saison Wild Beer - Solera Aged Beer
Well I've done it, I placed 2nd in the London & SE Home Brew Competition in April 2015
See the link for the website, I knew this was a great beer, it was balanced and hoppy, but every time I opened a bottle I just thought 'wow Ive done it'
Much thanks goes to Michale Tonsmeire. Cheers!
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