Recent content by twqqis

Hi Thought I'd share my experience with this recipe so far 16 days ago this one went into the fermenter. I followed the temp steps as per the receipe, and currently sitting on 21-22'C ish Actually, scratch that, reviewing the recipe here, I see it's not what I've put into Beersmith! *hmm* I...

I'm currently going through the same issues as you've explained here. Mind giving us that update?

Yoop! First attempt at this one. Also my first brew after an 18mo hiatus. Stuffed up the mash and came too high on the temp (beyond 70'C / 158F) and had to work it back down. The (perceived) bitterness seems too much for me, prob due to mash issues Colour is just a beauty, but BJCP2015.18B shows...

I'm wondering if MJ Empire Ale yeast could work? Description reads "suitable for heavy scottish ales" - tick also "Ferments with full, rich dark fruit flavors." -- Not so sure about that for this recipe?

1) PEATED MALT I've been trying to get an idea for usage of peated malt and found this thread. It's interesting to note the various (albeit subjective) responses wrt peat strength. If I look at Crisp's offerings ( Scottish Peated Malt From Crisp | Malt For Scottish Whiskey ) they provide various...