Albionwood
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Brewing for a special performance of the medieval epic, "The Romance of Tristan and Iseult" in exactly one month. Since much of the story is associated with Brittany, and there is a famous buckwheat beer called "Telenn Du" (Black Harp) brewed in Brittany, and the performance is by harper Patrick Ball with early-music genius Shira Kammen... this is what I am planning to do:
5 lb Pilsen malt
3 lb Buckwheat malt
1 lb Buckwheat Munich malt
4 oz Midnight Wheat
1 lb Flaked Oats, toasted and maybe lightly smoked
1 lb Honey (added in secondary)
1 oz Saaz 60 min
1/2 oz Dandelion Root 60 min
1/2 oz Mugwort 60 min
2 oz dried Heather tips 20 min
1/2 oz dried Chamomile flowers 10 min
US-05 (slurry from a previous batch)
Some questions:
1. Do the herb additions look about right? I don't want to overpower this beer - it will be served to a public audience, not a bunch of brew geeks. I don't have much of the mugwort, probably not even the 1/2 oz I wanted.
2. Barley/Buckwheat ratio? I could increase the buckwheat or the buckwheat munich if desired.
3. Will it be too dry/thin without any crystal or dextrin malts?
Basically, any suggestions are welcome. I am also planning to brew up a "normal" beer, like a Marzen or similar, because this is likely to be too weird for most people.
5 lb Pilsen malt
3 lb Buckwheat malt
1 lb Buckwheat Munich malt
4 oz Midnight Wheat
1 lb Flaked Oats, toasted and maybe lightly smoked
1 lb Honey (added in secondary)
1 oz Saaz 60 min
1/2 oz Dandelion Root 60 min
1/2 oz Mugwort 60 min
2 oz dried Heather tips 20 min
1/2 oz dried Chamomile flowers 10 min
US-05 (slurry from a previous batch)
Some questions:
1. Do the herb additions look about right? I don't want to overpower this beer - it will be served to a public audience, not a bunch of brew geeks. I don't have much of the mugwort, probably not even the 1/2 oz I wanted.
2. Barley/Buckwheat ratio? I could increase the buckwheat or the buckwheat munich if desired.
3. Will it be too dry/thin without any crystal or dextrin malts?
Basically, any suggestions are welcome. I am also planning to brew up a "normal" beer, like a Marzen or similar, because this is likely to be too weird for most people.