Dave Line's Fullers ESB/John Bull Marris Otter Extract

PieOPah · Post by **PieOPah** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 9:42 am

Good stuff there DaaB.

I should look into doing the occasional extract brew again, just for those times when I want to make a beer but haven't the time for a full mash.....

Post by **Andy** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 10:48 am

Funnily enough I've got one of those exact tins of extract DaaB!

What a co-incidence

tubby_shaw · Post by **tubby_shaw** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 5:42 pm

I,ve used that Mariss Otter extract and it's good

johnmac · Post by **johnmac** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 8:39 pm

Having tried both Maris Otter and Golden Promise grain, I have to say that I have a definite preference now for Maris Otter - it has a distinctive malty character.

PieOPah · Post by **PieOPah** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 9:22 pm

It has been a while since I made an extract brew and it is only since this thread that I realized just how quick they were to whip up.

So, inspired by DaaB, I'm going to do an extract brew. Hopefully I will have time to get to the brew shop this weekend and brew.

i have recently been enjoying 'Old Hooky' so, i have decided to brew a bacth of this from Dave Line's BBLTYB. I have changed the Pale Malt Grain to Liquid Extract. I am also using Nottingham because that is what I have (DL only suggests Brewers Yeast anyway!) -

'Old Hooky' Dark Ale

Size: 25 L

Original Gravity: 1.047 (1.000 - 1.100)
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Terminal Gravity: 1.012 (1.000 - 1.100)
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Color: 16.3 (0.0 - 50.0)
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Alcohol: 4.64% (0.0% - 10.0%)
|===============#================|
Bitterness: 43.5 (0.0 - 50.0)
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Ingredients:
3.2 kg Liquid Light Extract
0.10 kg Black Malt
0.30 kg Barley Flaked
0.45 kg Dark Brown Sugar
5 tsp Saccharin - added during boil, boiled 0.0 min
60 g Fuggle (4.8%) - added during boil, boiled 90 min
30 g East Kent Goldings (5.0%) - added during boil, boiled 90 min
1 ea Danstar Nottingham

PieOPah · Post by **PieOPah** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 10:32 pm

If I get everything from my LHBS then I'd probably be better off increasing the hops. They are all loose in bags and occassionally I have found them to be out of date..... Not the freshest hops I've ever bought!

oxford brewer · Post by **oxford brewer** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 10:40 pm

Am i being dumb,but dont HBS sell the vacuum packed hops(youngs or brupacks)

I dont think i have seen loose hops in my local HBS!
Is it normal for HBS to sell loose hops? or do most stock the vacuum packed stuff?

PieOPah · Post by **PieOPah** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 6:29 am

oxford brewer wrote:Am i being dumb,but dont HBS sell the vacuum packed hops(youngs or brupacks) I dont think i have seen loose hops in my local HBS!
Is it normal for HBS to sell loose hops? or do most stock the vacuum packed stuff?

Hard to call my HBS a HBS - it is a cupboard in the back of an off license

oxford brewer · Post by **oxford brewer** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 6:57 am

PieOPah wrote:
oxford brewer wrote:Am i being dumb,but dont HBS sell the vacuum packed hops(youngs or brupacks) I dont think i have seen loose hops in my local HBS!
Is it normal for HBS to sell loose hops? or do most stock the vacuum packed stuff?
Hard to call my HBS a HBS - it is a cupboard in the back of an off license

Ah I see

MacDuck · Post by **MacDuck** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 2:24 pm

Hello there peeps

I have a can of maris otter knocking about, and am considering this brew tonight or the next...

2 Questions

1 - Has anyone done this and is it good? - how has your brew turned out DaaB?

2 - Would Demamera sugar be the right stuff, or is there some other Soft Brown Sugar I should look for?

MacDuck · Post by **MacDuck** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 11:38 pm

cheers DaaB

Might try it out tomorrow or so

macleanb · Post by **macleanb** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 12:21 pm

Intending to brew this on Saturday, if I use the windsor yeast to preserve a bit more sweetness, can I still bottle condition the beer?

I am unsure if the lower atenuation will mean that it (the yeast) cant do any more work even with the additional priming sugars, or is it a percentage thing, so by adding more sugar the yeast can still go further?

macleanb · Post by **macleanb** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 1:49 pm

Hi Daab

Is the AA content of goldings pretty uniform? So 60g of whatever harvest vac pac I have going to be OK? (I hope so coz I'm still working on my IBU/AAU)

ttfn benm

macleanb · Post by **macleanb** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 12:24 pm

Right, I've just started this. Unfortunately, onl had 40g goldings (of unspecified AA) so have used this +15g fuggles @5%AA. Without the AA of the goldings I am a bit unsure what EBU is going to turn out like.

Intend to use 10g Styrian for late hop, any thoughts on this, or do you think something else - I have quite a big choice - any other suggestions?

Iank · Post by **Iank** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 2:23 pm

macleanb wrote:Right, I've just started this. Unfortunately, onl had 40g goldings (of unspecified AA) so have used this +15g fuggles @5%AA. Without the AA of the goldings I am a bit unsure what EBU is going to turn out like.

Intend to use 10g Styrian for late hop, any thoughts on this, or do you think something else - I have quite a big choice - any other suggestions?

How did it go - how much wort did you get and what was the OG?

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