Irish Uprising – Lessons
March 27th, 2010
While the beer itself has great malt flavor and an appropriate amount of hops, this beer turned out way too dark. Turns out I missed the fact that Jamil was calling for 350L roasted barley and I used 500L. Figured this out over here.
Next batch, I will pull back both the Crystal 120L and the roasted barley. Lesson learned.
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Categories: Food & Drink, Homebrew
TR and I just had this discussion. He was saying his ‘dark beers’ were really dark and inquiring about the Lovibond for Roasted Barley that you would get from say Maryland Homebrew compared to some you buy from another source. MDHB should have all the vitals on the grain you buy just ask Chris. 350L to 500L…That would make a big difference in the color of the two beers. I’ve seen breweries that the only difference between their House Pale or Blonde is a little Roasted Barley for color. I would have taken your American Brown Recipe from before and switched the Chocolate for a split of Roast Barley and Crystal 120L and that would have been a winner…at least for my taste. You should make that for MASHOUT!