Captain_Bigelow
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- Recipe Type
- All Grain
- Yeast
- Wyeast London Ale 1028
- Yeast Starter
- Yes
- Batch Size (Gallons)
- 5.5
- Original Gravity
- 1.047
- Final Gravity
- 1.011
- Boiling Time (Minutes)
- 60
- IBU
- 27.1
- Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
- 2 weeks @ 65-72
- Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
- 4-6 weeks @ 65-72
- Tasting Notes
- Smooth creamy caramel flavor.
This is my first recipe which I have posted on this forum. Caffrey's was one of my favorite beers in the UK before I moved to the USA. Unfortunately Coors bought the brewery which makes Caffrey's and canceled export to the USA a few years back.
This beer is kind of a hybrid. On CO2 it is a basic English bitter. But add your Nitrogen (beer gas) and you have your creamy tasting Irish ale.
If you have a stout faucet and looking for something lighter than a regular stout I recommend this. I have not had a real Caffrey's for several years, so can not comment on the taste compared to the original, but believe it is pretty similar.
It is very smooth and has a creamy caramel flavor. There is also some fruitiness from the 1028 yeast used.
Ingredients
9lb 8oz Maris Otter
7oz Crystal 60L
3oz Torrified Wheat
2oz Chocolate Malt
0.75oz Northern Brewer 9.7% - 60 mins
0.25oz East Kent Goldings 6.5% - 60 mins
1 Pkgs London Ale (Wyeast 1028)
Mash for 60 mins at 153
Boil for 60 mins
This beer is kind of a hybrid. On CO2 it is a basic English bitter. But add your Nitrogen (beer gas) and you have your creamy tasting Irish ale.
If you have a stout faucet and looking for something lighter than a regular stout I recommend this. I have not had a real Caffrey's for several years, so can not comment on the taste compared to the original, but believe it is pretty similar.
It is very smooth and has a creamy caramel flavor. There is also some fruitiness from the 1028 yeast used.
Ingredients
9lb 8oz Maris Otter
7oz Crystal 60L
3oz Torrified Wheat
2oz Chocolate Malt
0.75oz Northern Brewer 9.7% - 60 mins
0.25oz East Kent Goldings 6.5% - 60 mins
1 Pkgs London Ale (Wyeast 1028)
Mash for 60 mins at 153
Boil for 60 mins