raybroach
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Hi . new to this and would greatly appreciate any help on what or what not to do and any possible recipes .
I wish to brew a simple strong Scottish barley wine or heather ale or a combination.
All my ingediants are local ( Broch area N/E Scotland.)
I have lots of Barley grown for the scottish whiskey industry. Heather , Gorse and Meadowsweet flowers from my own land,
Spring water again my own land. I have local heather honey. Irish Moss from a location only 3 miles away. I will malt my own barley and toast batches
with peat and smoke some with beech chippings all local. I am trying to achive a 9/10 ABV with low impact locally sourced ingredients.
So far no joy finding a recipe with one barley only. The yeast factor is also a complex question. I plan to start with one basic wort and divide into four fermentaion vessels
adding different ingrediants to 3 of them and leaving one as a base line to find a desirable finnish. Can you share your findings in succes or failings as any information would be greatly recieved. All my brewing kit is homemade by myself from 316 Stainless steel. Slàinte mhath.
I wish to brew a simple strong Scottish barley wine or heather ale or a combination.
All my ingediants are local ( Broch area N/E Scotland.)
I have lots of Barley grown for the scottish whiskey industry. Heather , Gorse and Meadowsweet flowers from my own land,
Spring water again my own land. I have local heather honey. Irish Moss from a location only 3 miles away. I will malt my own barley and toast batches
with peat and smoke some with beech chippings all local. I am trying to achive a 9/10 ABV with low impact locally sourced ingredients.
So far no joy finding a recipe with one barley only. The yeast factor is also a complex question. I plan to start with one basic wort and divide into four fermentaion vessels
adding different ingrediants to 3 of them and leaving one as a base line to find a desirable finnish. Can you share your findings in succes or failings as any information would be greatly recieved. All my brewing kit is homemade by myself from 316 Stainless steel. Slàinte mhath.