opportunity brew and only dry yeast

[Deebee]

Hi all.
My wife and kids are going away for a few days this week meaning i will get chance to brew. I thought i would use something from GW book.
I only have S-05 or notty. Although i do like these yeasts they do make the hops come through more that something like 04.
If you had the same situatiln whT would you brew. I am looking for a nice light session brew. One of the flowers is tempting or the london pride. I am just a little concerned about the effect of the yeast.

What are peoples thoughts?
As always thanks.

[Normski]

Hi Deebee
My favourite at the moment is Big Lamp Bitter with Nottingham. Its a lovely session Ale.
After the Big night out in Durham with the North East JBK drinkers (i meen brewers) I really enjoyed the Big Lamp Bitter we drank. So decided to try Grahams recipe. Its real good. And comes into its own after about 4 weeks. Just as mine was running out. Isn't that always the way with a good brew.
Cheers

[Deebee]

Thats one for the list.
Hopefully by say wednesday i will have a shortlist.
Best check what ingredients i have in to. Always the way that you don't have grain or malt.

[FUBAR]

How about Timothy Taylor best Bitter,I have brewed that 3 times using WLP002 S04 and Notty as yeasts and IMO the brew that used Notty was the best of the 3.

[Deebee]

So far the short list us as follows

• big lamp, tt besy, flowers ipa,

I am also looking at one of the single malt recipies.

Now notty and 05 are much the same iirc the difference is notts focculstes brtter right?
I'll also try getting a pack of 04.

Any more suggestions?

[mark4newman]

Hi

I would do a hop head clone. (Yes I know it isn't in the book). However, it is nice and simple, and keep the nottingham at 15C during fermentation.

Something like this

HOPHEAD

3.8 kg Maris Otter Pale Ale Malt
200.0 g Cara Malt
100.0 g Torrified Wheat
40.0 g Cascade (7.6%) - added during boil, boiled 90 min
60.0 g Cascade (7.6%) - added during boil, boiled 5 min
120.0 g Cascade (7.6%) - steeped after boil 30mins
1.0 ea nottingha

[Deebee]

Thanks for that. I must admit that i am not that fond of cascade in large amounts. I find it too much basically.

I have had the book pret much since it came out and only ever done the landlord recipe (now theres a thought!)
I would just like to brew slmthing lughtish from there. Something that conditions quickly..so a best bitter or something Round 4%is ideal.

[Dave S]

Thanks for that. I must admit that i am not that fond of cascade in large amounts. I find it too much basically.

I have had the book pret much since it came out and only ever done the landlord recipe (now theres a thought!)
I would just like to brew slmthing lughtish from there. Something that conditions quickly..so a best bitter or something Round 4%is ideal.

I've done Dave Line's Draught Bass, (yet to try GW's) and it turned out very nice. The first time I used Munton's Gold. The second time, (still fermenting) using Notty. But it makes a lovely pint.

[Manx Guy]

Ok if you want a single malt recipe...
Two words for you

EXMOOR GOLD!





Guy

[InsideEdge]

As long as you realise us05/notty will ferment to a low FG on a lowish gravity english style bitter then go for it. As always it depends what you like to drink.

[zgoda]

As long as you realise us05/notty will ferment to a low FG on a lowish gravity english style bitter then go for it. As always it depends what you like to drink.

If you want more chewy beer you can always mash bit higher, like 68c instead of 66c.

[Deebee]

Thanks gents.
I might be able to source an s04
if not i will add some carapold or mash higher to compensate for the high attenuatiln pf the notty. Not decided what to do yet...

[Deebee]

There is of course summer lightning. But i would prefer something around 4 ish %

I could scale it down to the desired gravity i suppose. How many ibu would people suggest for a SL at 4%?

[stitch]

early 30s - 33 or 34 roughly I'd say, it's fairly bitter to taste as I recall


stitch

[Rookie]

As long as you realise us05/notty will ferment to a low FG on a lowish gravity english style bitter then go for it. As always it depends what you like to drink.

I brewed a pale ale a week and a half ago that S-05 took from 1.044 to 1.007 in four days.