Hello:
Brewed this a while back as an extract using this recipe....
Shirley's Nutbrown Ale - O.G. - 1.050
8 lb pale malt extract
8 oz British crystal malt
8 oz chocolate malt
2 oz roast barley
8 oz wheat
6.3 AAU Goldings
.4 oz Goldings (finishing)
Nottingham ale yeast
Turned out good but without a whole lot of taste...
Just brewed the same in a 8 gallon all grain batch....
Shirley's Nutbrown Ale - O.G. - 1.050
14.75 lb pale malt extract
11.8 oz British crystal malt (70L)
11.8 oz chocolate malt
3 oz roast barley
11.8 oz wheat
1.7 oz Goldings
.59 oz Goldings (finishing)
Nottingham ale yeast
This time it was liquid smoke, smelling and tasting like a campfire.
It has mellowed over the last 8 weeks but is still prominently smoky, such that only the hearty will dare try it.
Was it a mistake to proportionately scale up the chocolate?
(or is there a typo in the recipe that my supplier manually corrected when mixing my grains the first time?)
I have certainly made a unique beer but I would like to know what I did wrong.
Thanks,
Tom
Brewed this a while back as an extract using this recipe....
Shirley's Nutbrown Ale - O.G. - 1.050
8 lb pale malt extract
8 oz British crystal malt
8 oz chocolate malt
2 oz roast barley
8 oz wheat
6.3 AAU Goldings
.4 oz Goldings (finishing)
Nottingham ale yeast
Turned out good but without a whole lot of taste...
Just brewed the same in a 8 gallon all grain batch....
Shirley's Nutbrown Ale - O.G. - 1.050
14.75 lb pale malt extract
11.8 oz British crystal malt (70L)
11.8 oz chocolate malt
3 oz roast barley
11.8 oz wheat
1.7 oz Goldings
.59 oz Goldings (finishing)
Nottingham ale yeast
This time it was liquid smoke, smelling and tasting like a campfire.
It has mellowed over the last 8 weeks but is still prominently smoky, such that only the hearty will dare try it.
Was it a mistake to proportionately scale up the chocolate?
(or is there a typo in the recipe that my supplier manually corrected when mixing my grains the first time?)
I have certainly made a unique beer but I would like to know what I did wrong.
Thanks,
Tom