Treacle Ale

[Reapers revenge]

I put on the treacle ale today from The book 'home brewed beers and stout' by CJJ Berry.

Treacle Ale
907g Gloden syrup
900g Black treacle
1Kg sugar
3oz fuggles hops
5 gallon(UK) water
Yeast

Boil all for 45mins, strain, cool, add yeast. O.G.1050.

Also put some Honey Beer on found recipe in an old brewing book.

Honey Beer
1lb Honey
1/2oz Fuggles Hops
1 Gallon(UK) water
Juice of a lemon
yeast

Boil hops for 30mins, Strain, add Honey, boil for 5mins, Skim, cool and add lemon juice and yeast. O.G. 1038.


Has anyone else tried them.

regards Paul

 

[Walker]

wow, that's a lot of treacle. I don't think I would care for it much. A little molasses goes far for me, and having 2 lbs of it in a brew might be Too Far.

If you like molasses a lot, you would probably dig it a lot.

-walker

 

[Reapers revenge]

I think is going to be like a Theakstons Old Peculiar.

 

[Walker]

also... can that Honey Beer really be considered beer? it doesn't have any barley in it. More like a mead with hops, IMHO.

-walker

 

[Reapers revenge]

Who cares, beer or Mead as long as its drinkable.

 

[Walker]

agreed.. i was just wondering why it was called 'beer'.

-walker

 

[Reapers revenge]

Hi All, Sad News on the Treacle Ale, over the last few days it has developed a very sour smell, stinking the room out now, its had a foamy head since the start, but on testing the gravity its still at 1050, the same as the start, decision was made to throw it out (5 gallon) on the positive note the Honey beer/mead/ale is fine.

regards Paul

 

[Orfy]

RIP BEER