Tekn0ph1sh
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I had to delay the brew about a month. I brewed it on 12/21. It was a lot bigger than I anticipated. So while the recipe originally started as a clone I can only say it was inspired by my favorite Oaked Age Scotch Ale.
I do BIAB and everyone kept telling me to increase my grain bill by 15 to 20 percent to make up for the boil down of the first runnings. Because I only had a single vessel I decided to make a mini 1.5 gallon beer with 4lbs of grain that I boiled down to about a pint. It looked like a cross between maple syrup and honey in consistency and color. I tasted it and all I can say is that if I had a bowl of ice cream it might not have made it into the final beer. It was mighty tasty malt syrup. I added that to my boil right before adding hops. My ending gravity was 1.097 after a 90 minute boil a wee bit heavier than expectected. I am giving her 30 days in the primary and then another 30 days over bourbon soaked wood chips in the secondary. So I won't get a good taste until the end of February. But honestly I have read that it needs to condition 2 months at 40 degrees so that's sometime in April.
I do BIAB and everyone kept telling me to increase my grain bill by 15 to 20 percent to make up for the boil down of the first runnings. Because I only had a single vessel I decided to make a mini 1.5 gallon beer with 4lbs of grain that I boiled down to about a pint. It looked like a cross between maple syrup and honey in consistency and color. I tasted it and all I can say is that if I had a bowl of ice cream it might not have made it into the final beer. It was mighty tasty malt syrup. I added that to my boil right before adding hops. My ending gravity was 1.097 after a 90 minute boil a wee bit heavier than expectected. I am giving her 30 days in the primary and then another 30 days over bourbon soaked wood chips in the secondary. So I won't get a good taste until the end of February. But honestly I have read that it needs to condition 2 months at 40 degrees so that's sometime in April.