ploppythesausage
Well-Known Member
Used a can of Coopers Heritage Lager as a base. It wouldn't be difficult to make one from scratch though. I think Coopers use Pride of Ringwood hops but i'm not sure.
Anyway...
1.7kg Coopers Heritage Lager
1kg Dextrose
.5kg honey
.250kg porridge oats
.250kg fresh Heather
Toast around 250g oats in BBQ.
Throw in around 250g of Heather (the green stem and flower) to as much water you can fit in a pan. Add salt water and boil.
Add oats to water when toasted. Add honey.
Keep this on a rolling boil while you sanitize your FV and utensils. We were about 30 mins, maybe more, as we bottled another beer in that time.
Strain out heather and oats, multiple times, and mix in the pre-hopped malt extract and brewing sugar.
Pour in fermenting vessel, top of with cold water. Pitch yeast.
Just tasted at 6th day in fermenting bucket and it tastes delicious. Slight hoppiness on back of tongue, flowery and sweet aroma and taste. What I imagine Fraoch tasted like before they added all the hops.
Still bubbling away, will bottle in a day or two and condition for a month or so.
Anyway...
1.7kg Coopers Heritage Lager
1kg Dextrose
.5kg honey
.250kg porridge oats
.250kg fresh Heather
Toast around 250g oats in BBQ.
Throw in around 250g of Heather (the green stem and flower) to as much water you can fit in a pan. Add salt water and boil.
Add oats to water when toasted. Add honey.
Keep this on a rolling boil while you sanitize your FV and utensils. We were about 30 mins, maybe more, as we bottled another beer in that time.
Strain out heather and oats, multiple times, and mix in the pre-hopped malt extract and brewing sugar.
Pour in fermenting vessel, top of with cold water. Pitch yeast.
Just tasted at 6th day in fermenting bucket and it tastes delicious. Slight hoppiness on back of tongue, flowery and sweet aroma and taste. What I imagine Fraoch tasted like before they added all the hops.
Still bubbling away, will bottle in a day or two and condition for a month or so.
