lethaldog wrote:lethaldog wrote:ldme 2.3kg
black grain (crushed) 30g
soft dark brown sugar 400g
blended honey 250g
bittering hops hallertau 40g
bittering hops goldings 20g
if you can get hold of a bottle of chimay blue label then make a starter out of it but if not just use a good ale yeast eg. safale or wyeast abbey ale
final volume 15litres
boil all ingredients for 40 min then strain and adjust to 15 litres with cold water, wait to pitch yeast untill it reaches 25*c.
sit back and crack a cold one as usuall
I am thinking about trying this
Sorry folks but just to clarify changes to this i should have specified that slow boil all ingredients except yeast and grain for 40 min, steep grain in hot water for 1 hour, then strain in and sparge, the rest is as is
I have been thinking about following your recipes but I was wondering if I try this way, as I currently don't have access to few things due my location, but looked up in my cupboard as it's often stocked up to last me a several batches, could order few products off the internet or get my Hobart supplier to send them up to me I guess.
I also have several bottles of Chimay Blue Label vintage 2004 and 2005 they were on special while back for like $14-15 for 750ml of the blue label.
- Yeast starter from Chimay Grande Reserve Blue Label.
- 1.8kg Brewcraft Belgian Ale Kit
- 1.5kg Light Malt Extract
- 250g Light Dried Malt
- 400g Brown Sugar
- 250g Blended Honey
- 40g Tettnanger pellets
- 20g Fuggles pellets
Final volume will be roughly around 17 litres.
calucated roughly OG will be around 1.080-1.085 FG will be around 1.018-20? around 8.8-9.3%? I am learning... sorry.
Don't have Goldings or Hallertau hops at the moment and also don't have Black malt grain.
Blended honey you day Lethaldog? what about other types of honey... I work near a honey shop sells sh*tloads of different honey from around Tasmania.
This will be my first attempt to start yeast up from brought bottles, looks easy to follow.
Thanks to anyone who could help me giving me some advice.