commonsenseman
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I wouldnt be opposed to adding some peated or smoked malt to this one either.
Thank you.
When my oak barrel is not filled with beer it is filled with water to keep it from drying out. the water is treated with citric acid and sodium metabisulphite to keep it critter free. this has greatly mellowed the barrel, and there is very little whiskey flavor left at this point. I hope to make use of it for this beer.
Sounds like a great plan, wish I had an oak barrel to use.
I think setting something up along these lines could be most appropriate for this recipe. Giving rough guidelines and allowing the brewer to follow them as he sees fit. Something like:
OG ~1.100
IBU ~30
98% base malt (golden promise or maris otter)
~2% roasted barley
(optional) 2-5% crystal malt
(optional) 1-3% smoked malt
boil 2 gallons of first runnings (per 5 gallon batch) down to a thick syrup and add back to boil kettle
2-3 hr boil
british hops at 45 and 35 minutes
scottish ale yeast
(optional) oak aging
You know, just something like that.
In my mind, this recipe is perfect.
You are allowed to deviate all you want, but that's not the purpose of this swap. The purpose of this is to brew the exact same recipe so everyone can experience how the same recipe can be different.
Thanks for clarifying the purpose of this swap for me.
There are at least a few of this who won't be participating if not allowed some wiggle room. I will probably still brew something like this, but won't be swapping since my recipe with 1% Smoked Malt isn't good enough for some people.