Another disappointing first attempt at what I hope will be a permanent fixture of the Wolf's Eye Brewery beer family. Like the first batch of George Orwell English Nut Brown Ale, this is an unadulterated recipe from one of our books, without any manipulation. Moreover, we are pretty damned sure that we added too much water to the fermenter, diluting whatever taste might have emerged. Oh well, back to the drawing board.
Nietzsche's (So) Bitter #1
8-B Special/Best/Premium Bitter
Size: 5.0 gal
Efficiency: 72%
Attenuation: 77.3%
Calories: 149.34 per 12 fl oz
Original Gravity: 1.045 (1.040 - 1.048)
Terminal Gravity: 1.010 (1.008 - 1.012)
Color: 11.7 (5.0 - 16.0)
Alcohol: 4.57% (3.8% - 4.6%)
Bitterness: 22.84 (25.0 - 40.0)
Ingredients:
1 lbs American Victory
.75 lbs Crystal Malt 20°L
.25 lbs American Vienna
4 lbs Alexanders Pale Liquid
1 lbs Muntons Dry Extra Light
1 oz East Kent Goldings (4.5%) - added during boil, boiled 60 min
1 oz Fuggle (4%) - added during boil, boiled 10 min
8.00 fl oz WYeast 1187 Ringwood Ale
Schedule:
Ambient Air: 70.0 °F
Source Water: 60.0 °F
Elevation: 0.0 m
Notes:
Brewed: 1/6/08
O.G.: 1.042
Bottled: 1/26/08
T.G.: 1.008
First Taste:
1st bottle - flat, funky
2nd bottle - still green, no fruity esters, pleasant taste
3/1/08: Still not very interesting, tastes watery with just a hint of malt and hops
2 comments:
Bitter tasting: I'd have to term this a failure, the first of the Wolfseye. Almost no carbonation, must be a mistake in priming. Taste was light and slightly fruity without a hint of the bitterness normally associated with a, well, bitter. We inadvertently watered down the wort upon racking to primary fermenter. Looks like we boned it.
This was my "oops" batch. I chilled the beer right after bottling and we now believe this adversely affected bottle conditioning. Having tasted the brews conditioned in James's basement, I contend that this is a fine beer, although it has more debris that we have seen in our other batches. The beer has an acrid bitterness at first sip, but mellows slighty into a fruity, delicate ale with weiss character.
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