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jwible204 · 09-17-2010, 11:22 PM

ok, i tapped it about 6 days early, rough week/day at work.

i think it's close, really damn close.

it has an awesome brown head and pours beautifully from the keg. slightly under-carbed at this point but it's still delicious. i take back what i said about the smoked malt, it's just fine. i think when tasting it in the primary while it's at room temp it comes through more, now that it's chilled it's much more subtle.

this beer will without a doubt become part of my rotation. i'm gonna do the side/side with Tumbler when the g/f is home next week, then i'll update.

bh10 · 09-19-2010, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by jwible204

ok, i tapped it about 6 days early, rough week/day at work.

i think it's close, really damn close.

it has an awesome brown head and pours beautifully from the keg. slightly under-carbed at this point but it's still delicious. i take back what i said about the smoked malt, it's just fine. i think when tasting it in the primary while it's at room temp it comes through more, now that it's chilled it's much more subtle.

this beer will without a doubt become part of my rotation. i'm gonna do the side/side with Tumbler when the g/f is home next week, then i'll update.

Hows the color between, yours and a Tumbler?

jwible204 · 09-22-2010, 02:24 AM

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Originally Posted by bh10

Hows the color between, yours and a Tumbler?

color looks black when in a large glass. i poured it tonight into a 6 oz tasting glass and it is definitely a dark brown. i might be a hair darker than Tumbler but i can't say for certain until i do the side by side.

also, i should say that the head and head retention is fantastic. lacing all the way down the glass and the head stay at about 1/2" all the way down.

ekjohns · 10-02-2010, 01:50 AM

i really like this beer but dont have any of the hops needed but have a ton of saaz, hallauter, magnum, willamette, and cascade. Could i use any of these as replacements?

ghpeel · 10-12-2010, 03:32 AM

This looks fantastic. I had a Tumbler for the first time Friday without having heard about it before and it really impressed me. To me, it was like 50% brown and 50% ESB. I didn't even percieve the smoke flavor, but it did have a nice, round complexity. I think I'll try this next myself.

rockfish42 · 10-12-2010, 05:50 AM

ekjohns:
I'd use the Magnum for bittering adjust for the higher AA% and the Willamette for flavor and aroma

MgMt_Home_Brew · 10-15-2010, 11:41 AM

Im brewing an 18 gallon batch this on Saturday:

30.0 lb Maris Otter Pale Ale Malt
3.0 lb Crystal Malt 90°L
3.0 lb Smoked Malt
1.5 lb Chocolate Malt
3.0 oz Challenger (8.0%) - added during boil, boiled 60 min
1.5 oz East Kent Goldings (5.0%) - added during boil, boiled 15 min
1.5 oz Challenger (8.0%) - added during boil, boiled 15 min
0.75 oz East Kent Goldings (5.0%) - added during boil, boiled 10 min
0.75 oz Challenger (8.0%) - added during boil, boiled 10 min
3.0 ea WYeast 1056 American Ale

I'm looking forward to it since I really enjoyed this beer when I tried it. Im going to mash at 155.

ghpeel · 10-22-2010, 02:47 PM

Alright, going to pick up my ingredients today for a 5gal batch:

8.5 lbs Pale Malt
1.0 lbs Smoked malt (weyermans)
1.0 lbs British Crystal 5-60
0.4 lbs Pale Chocolate Malt

1.5oz Challenger @ 60
1.0oz Challenger @ 10
1.0oz EKG @ 10

Fermentis S-04

Mash at 155F, ferment at 65F.

bh10 · 10-22-2010, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by ghpeel

Alright, going to pick up my ingredients today for a 5gal batch:

8.5 lbs Pale Malt
1.0 lbs Smoked malt (weyermans)
1.0 lbs British Crystal 5-60
0.4 lbs Pale Chocolate Malt

1.5oz Challenger @ 60
1.0oz Challenger @ 10
1.0oz EKG @ 10

Fermentis S-04

Mash at 155F, ferment at 65F.

I brewed this in late sept, but IMO cut the smoke in half even 6oz. and add 1/2 lbs of pale to make up for it. I used 8oz of smoked and it was extreme, smoke at first its mellowing out now, but I cant imagine how long it take to mellow out a lbs of smoked malt.

jwible204 · 10-26-2010, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by bh10

I brewed this in late sept, but IMO cut the smoke in half even 6oz. and add 1/2 lbs of pale to make up for it. I used 8oz of smoked and it was extreme, smoke at first its mellowing out now, but I cant imagine how long it take to mellow out a lbs of smoked malt.

what smoked malt did you use? i used Weyerman and it was subtle. i know there are a few brands at my LHBS and they range from mild (Weyerman) to extreme (cherry smoked).