Saturday, August 18, 2012

Double Shot: Best Bitter and Brown Porter

I've never tried doing two brews at once before, but I was really getting behind on the brewing (or possibly ahead on the drinking; I blame Doctor Nik) so I'm giving it a try.  It makes for some logistical fancy dancing, as my brew kettle is also usually used at various other stages for heating water, and I've only got the one real fermenter (but I've got this old carbouy that I used for the wine...)

Brew #1 is a re-make of the Best Bitter that I did recently.  It came out nice - simple and crisp and appropriate for the season somehow.  Using the same kit as before.  Forgot to get a grain bill, but it weighed in at about the same starting weight, so here's what it had last time, but with the acid levels on the hops updated:

5 lbs. UK pale malt.
1 lb. Munich.
8 oz. UK crystal 145
4 oz. special roast.

1 oz. UK Fuggle (4.8% AA, 3.1% BA) @ 60 min.
0.5 oz. UK Kent Golding (5.8% AA, 3.2% BA) @ 60 min.
0.5 oz. UK Kent Golding (5.8% AA, 3.2% BA) @ 10 min.

More acid in the hops, and my wort temperature dropped down a bit low, so we'll see how that changes things.
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Brew #2 is a Brown Porter  Also failed to get a grain bill - came in at about 9.5 lbs.


1.5 oz. UK Kent Golding (5.8% AA, 3.2% BA) @ 60 min.
0.5 oz. UK Kent Golding (5.8% AA, 3.2% BA) @ 10 min.

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