I have a thing about Black Ales - no idea why, I just love how the brain registers a roasted, burnt, heavy beer aroma and then you taste a light, refreshing, hoppy beer. My original Black Ale was based on an LME (Liquid Malt Extract) and mainly British hops (and yeast). Since moving to BIAB, I've been trying to recreate the finish I got from the LME without success, getting one … [Read more...]
Chocolate (ish) Porter (ish) Brewing Day
Too many times lately my Black ales have been getting a distinct porter edge to them after a few minutes in room temperature (which says something about my black ale!), so I wanted to actually try and make a porter, intentionally. The idea was to find a recipe for a porter and make it a bit more chocolaty, but I wasn't really successful here - it came out with a clear coffee … [Read more...]