Trying Some Peated Malt

[aceluby]

I just brewed a gallon of a peated malt smash beer. Saaz at 60 and 5, but otherwise my house smells like smoke. I’m pumped to try it in a few weeks. Used repitched lutra for the yeast

 

[Ayzala]

So an update on my experiments with peat and well.... Using peat malt at 5% of the grist was nothing, I taste noting, not even a hint. Making a mini mash @10% and adding at 10 minutes = just a hint, not what I wanted. I should have listened to all the peat lovers and gone with 20% or more! Live and learn!

 

[aceluby]

My SMASH peated beer is coming along nicely. First taste was a bit odd because I could still taste the Lutra in the beer. It didn't go well with the smoke. Had another one after a month and that has subsided considerably and it's a smoke bomb. I had it by itself, mixed in a hoppy brown ale, and mixed in a porter and it mixes really nicely with those beers. It's also delicious on its own if you like really peaty scotches. The smoke is so smooth that I had no issues drinking that beer, but it's one of those that I wouldn't want more than 1 or 2.

 

[CleanEmUpIves]

I'd recommend anyone who wishes to use Peat Smoked malt try a bottle of Laphroig 10 year first.

If you like this you'll most likely enjoy Peat Smoked malt beer. If all you get is burnt rubber and bandaids... well it disappears after the first couple and pretty soon you'll start swearing by the stuff.

 

[aceluby]

I'd recommend anyone who wishes to use Peat Smoked malt try a bottle of Laphroig 10 year first.

If you like this you'll most likely enjoy Peat Smoked malt beer. If all you get is burnt rubber and bandaids... well it disappears after the first couple and pretty soon you'll start swearing by the stuff.

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One of my faves, for sure

 

[Ayzala]

I'd recommend anyone who wishes to use Peat Smoked malt try a bottle of Laphroig 10 year first.

If you like this you'll most likely enjoy Peat Smoked malt beer. If all you get is burnt rubber and bandaids... well it disappears after the first couple and pretty soon you'll start swearing by the stuff.

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I finally bought a bottle of the 25 year. More like an impulse buy, I saw it on the top shelf at the package store and said what the heck! It will be a nice dram for the wife and I every Christmas eve for 10 years

 

[MicroMickey]

The intensity of the peat varies from maltster to maltster. Years ago I found that about 60 oz. in a 9# grist bill was plenty. Now I don't used peated malt at all. I find the peat intensely phenolic and have switched to beech smoked malt for such beers.
Scotch Ales often exhibit a smoky character but most of that is a combination of water, yeast, and fermentation conditions; not peated malt.

 

[MicroMickey]

Whoops! That should have read "6.0" oz.