Extract - Session Mild (E) - Page 7

Bob · 09-18-2010, 08:51 PM

I'd not worry about it. Follow your own procedure and you'll be fine.

Cheers!

Bob

MrWiggles · 09-19-2010, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Bob

I'd not worry about it. Follow your own procedure and you'll be fine.

Cheers!

Bob

Thanks, I figured I would be fine. But it looks like my brew day will be moved to sometime later this week since my LHBS closed at 4 on saturdays... I didn't realize this 'till I was already there, 65miles away from home...

Bob · 09-20-2010, 01:20 AM

Oh, dang! That's a bit of a commute. In fact, one might even go so far as to remove the L from LHBS in your case.

Cheers,

Bob

MrWiggles · 09-22-2010, 03:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Bob

Oh, dang! That's a bit of a commute. In fact, one might even go so far as to remove the L from LHBS in your case.

Cheers,

Bob

You're pretty much right, but it's the best I can do given my situation (living in Alabama...)
So I changed up this recipe a bit, I'll post it on it's own (with props to you for the inspiration of course) if it turns out good.
it is as follows:
5.5lbs light or amber LME (can't tell, I think it's light)
8oz crystal 60
6oz chocolate malt
4oz Briess special roast
.5oz fuggles (4.8%AA)
.5oz liberty (3%AA)
1oz sweet orange peel
2-3oz chocolate extract liquid (at bottling)
WLP011 White labs European Ale yeast.
I shall call it... Fuggerty's Chocolate covered Orange (mild ale) or something to that extent.
Also, How do you think I should implement the sweet orange peel? Boil 1oz @60mins or .5@60 and .5@15 or flameout?
Also, I am going to have 5-10 litres condition in mini kegs for the 'Real Ale' touch.

Bob · 09-22-2010, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by MrWiggles

Also, How do you think I should implement the sweet orange peel? Boil 1oz @60mins or .5@60 and .5@15 or flameout?

Add it with five minutes left in the boil or at flameout. The only thing a full boil will do is boil off all the volatiles you're trying to infuse.

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Also, I am going to have 5-10 litres condition in mini kegs for the 'Real Ale' touch.

Outstanding!

Bob

MrWiggles · 09-23-2010, 10:54 PM

So I steeped and sparged the grains, added the 5.5lb lme at flameout and the orange peel at about 10mins... somehow I got 1.034 with (measured by bucket) 4.5 gallons and somewhere around 16-18 IBU. My brewcalc said I should have had 1.045(which I knew was wrong) but I cant help but think something went wrong. I'm not going to worry about it, I'll just be a little more sad that I have fewer bottles when it's all done. I tasted my gravity sample and it was quite good with an upfront, slightly smokey and citrusy maltiness smoothed over with the freshly boiled hop aroma and bitterness...I think this one is going to come out great, thanks again for the recipe!

Bob · 09-24-2010, 12:45 PM

I don't think anything went wrong at all. First of all, you're right on-spec. It's just that your volume came in a little low. All malt extract syrups are not alike. They are brewed to different gravities, and will provide different gravity Points Per Gallon (ppg). I expect about 1.036 - 1.037 ppg for LME.

I'm glad the flavors are where you want them to be, and hope you enjoy every last bottle!

Bob

tagz · 09-27-2010, 12:55 AM

Bottled this up today. I ended up leaving in the primary for 3+ weeks, because my dog passed. But, I finially got a taste today and I'm very pleased with the results. It has all the roasty, chocolatey flavors you would want and a nice crisp palate. From the siphon tube, it looks like it's going to be a deep red, brown color, and I used finings so it should have a nice glow. I went with 2.0 for carbonation. I'll give an update in about 2 weeks!

Based on the initial taste, I think this might make a batch to give away at Christmas and made a label dedicated to the old boy.

Bob · 09-28-2010, 10:04 PM

I'm terribly sorry to hear of your loss. We lost our Leopold this summer; you've inspired me to rename this after him.

I miss him terribly. I just went looking for photos to share with you, and now I'm crying like a little girl...

I hope the beer turns out well for you!

Bob

jfr1111 · 09-29-2010, 03:23 AM

So the beer is called Leopold's Mild now ? Very nice name, especially when you know why. A dog is really a man's best friend. Mine had to be put down 10 years ago and I still get the "dust in the eye" syndrom when I think about him.

I'm really thinking about this being my first forray into AG or partial. I know it's extract, but it just looks too good and I haven't been able to find a decent session ale since I have moved away from Quebec and its bars. Sure, we have a nice microbrewery (a very nice one I might even say), but they specialized in Belgian and high grav brews, altough they do have one ESB, but it's not really to style (still delicious, but 6% ABV). Same thing for the beer store that carries almost a hundred different microbrews: Belgian or IPA almost wall to wall. I think we Quebecers are getting more Belgian than the Belgians themselves !

I might just add some toasted oats (less than 2%) just to give it a fuller mouthfeel and even more head retention. I like my brews with a good thick foam on top