Just sampled my latest brew and, all modesty aside, its one of the best I have ever tasted. A nice dark brown ale made with target and cascade hops. A rich flavour with a distinctive aroma. Its also very economical due to the grains and hops i have used.
Recipe (5gallon or 23litres)
4kg Marris otter pale malt
70g black malt
Mash for 90minutes
Boil 75 minutes
25g target hops (start of boil)
25g cascade hops (last 15mins of boil)
1tsp Irish moss (last 15mins of boil)
600g sugar (probably too much, i think this brew is about 6.5%ABV, 400g would result in something nearer 5%, or it could be completely ommited to give about 4%)
Nottingham yeast (reclaimed from a bottle of my last brew)
The Nottingham yeast I got out of desperation when I made my last brew and found I was out of yeast and that was all the local shop had. It imparts a neutral flavour, ideal when using hops with a strong character and has a low and dense sediment sediment, good if you want to bottle. In fact the first bottle I tried i drained the last drop out of and no sediment went into the glass.
I will have to get another on for Christmas, I don't think this will last long!
