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KingBrianI

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So now that you've perfected this one, are you going to start working on other recipes?

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Laughing_Gnome_Invisible

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Well, I've already started (Yet again) on Gnice Gnome. It will just be a scaled down version of this one with a couple of tweaks into an ordinary bitter, so nothing too exciting. The idea of some kind of independence from the LHBS will be the same though. I originally intended to make an ordinary bitter, but my skill set was not up to it so I ramped it up a little. Hopefully, now, I have learned enough to make a smaller beer. Fingers crossed!

After that I will have my two house ales and will just keep those on supply while I have a go at brewing other people's recipes on this forum. There is a LOT of interesting stuff out there! That is something I always intended to do, but always got distracted from by my own obsession!

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Laughing_Gnome_Invisible

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Thanks!

I wish my brother would take a vacation over here. I want to try this beer on him in the worst way!!

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chefmike

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This is now on my brew list.

I have always been a little stuck on english ale, but have not known how to pursue it. When I lived in Asheville, there was a bar with Speckled Hen on draft. It became our session beer very quickly. And I like beer better in the high 40's and low 50's better than other temps for sure.

Then you throw in your concept of home roasting... ever since I started buying in bulk I have been playing with that in my brewery. Buying a solid stock to make a pleasing range of brews for the year.

I brewed Rover's shiver me bitters and last night it reached that first day of good pints.

So I have high hopes for what this recipe will teach me.

Thanks, LGI.

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mmb

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Don't like Speckled Hen at all, but I've had this on tap for about a month now and it's awesome!

Very drinkable, nice and dry but still retaining a nice mouthfeel.

Special B was nice but I think the 150L British Crystal would be a better sub for the homemade crystal. I used 8oz Special B, 8oz Victory malt.

I'll have to snap a pint photo and append this post with it.

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Laughing_Gnome_Invisible

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I'm glad you liked it! Your substitutions were good tweaks.I would agree with the 150L British crystal, but when I tried the special B I got all excited and went straight to a home roasted approximation as home roasting is an aspect that particularly interests me. I roasted MO, so it is probably closer to 150L than special B anyway. Perhaps I should adjust that substitution in the OP?

You mentioned the mouth feel. Anything to do with the oats you think?

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mmb

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Could be. Looks like I screwed up on entering your recipe into beersmith though. Didn't notice it was a 10G batch for anything other than the pale malt, apparently.

I ended up with

78% Maris Otter
5.5% Oats
5.5% Special B
5.5% Victory
5.5% Brown Sugar
32 IBU from a 60 minute addition of Willamette
3/4oz of Willamette at flameout

I guess this is more of an "In the Style of" Gnaughty Gnome Special Bitter. I also screwed up Orfy's Hobgoblin clone that day as well. Both came out excellent, but didn't exactly stick to the recipes.

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