Maris Otter lme

[lorand]

Has anyone done a brew using only this? How pale did it turn out as I am considering a Brewers Gold clone with it? Thanks.

[lorand]

Thanks DaaB,
I had seen that thread but I meant without any other grains being used because I wondered how pale a beer it produced as compared to the all grain Maris Otter.

[Wirdart]

Ooooo, where can we purchase such a lovely can of Maris otter extract??

[Morse]

Morning all,

Yesterday I started to brew DaaBs suggested recipe using the Maris Otter extract and it looks like it is off to a fine start My only concern is I used light brown soft sugar and did not take the S.G untill after I had pitched the yeast Will this make much difference to the S.G reading? It is at 1040.
I think I must be getting a little obsessed with this brewing game as apparently I woke the missus up last night while dreaming, telling her to hurry up and get her brew bottled !
Needless to say - I'm not in her best books this morning............

Cheers,

Morse

[lorand]

Let us know how it turns out, thanks alot.

[Morse]

Evening gents,

Just a little update the brew seems to be going well I checked the S.G tonight and it reads 1020 and tastes pretty good , a little way to go yet I know.
I don’t know if I done the right thing or not but the hard crust that had formed on the top I scooped off?
Once this primary fermentation has finished do I need to transfer to another bin for secondary before I rack off?
Also what are the pros and cons of using LME, DME is one better in certain situation than the other or is it just personal preference.

Cheers, Morse

[Morse]

Thanks DaaB,

I will keep you updated on the brew.

Cheers, Morse

[Morse]

Evening,

Just checked the S.G of the brew and it reads 1006 ? Does this sound o.k?
I am going to move it to a second bucket tomorrow for the secondary fermentation and I was going to dry hop with some challenger. Is challenger o.k to use and also how long do I leave the hops in for?

Cheers, Morse

[mooj]

Sounds nice and dry, just how I like it, not sure if ESB is supposed to be dry though. Out of interest what yeast did you use?

At 1006 it's possible fermentation has finished but some conditioning in the secondary is an option. Bear in mind if all the yeast settles out of suspension you might find it takes a little longer to carbonate in the bottle. But of course us home-brewers are very patient.....

I'm no expert with dry-hopping, maybe someone else might have some advice on how long to dry hop for. Did you dry-hop with a bag?

[Morse]

Evening Mooj,

I have just had a little taste to make sure it is o.k and it sure does taste fine the S.G has gone down to about 1004 now not to sure if that is right but if it tastes o.k. it can't be bad.

The yeast I used was Safale 04 and as for the dry hopping I used East Kent Goldings in the end without a bag I just dumped them in.

Cheers, Morse

[Morse]

I thought that,should I have moved it to secondary fermentation sooner? Would that have helped keep the S.G higher?

Cheers, Morse

[mooj]

so4 is a fast mover but in my experience it usually stops at a higher gravity, puzzling . But like daab says if it tastes good then then who cares.

I don't think moving earlier to secondary would make much difference, it can cause a stuck fermentation but that's not desirable really because it could carry on fermenting in the bottle / barrel and you might end up with over gassy beer or worse still bottle-bombs

I'd just leave the hops in for a week maybe then bottle / barrel as usual. If it's really bright and you're bottling I would allow a little yeast in to the bottling bucket when tranferring to ensure a healthy carbonation.

[mooj]

Btw anyone tryed larsen marris otter extract? The 25kg seems like really good value.