22/08/2020
BREW DAY: PIRATE LIFE PALE ALE
After reading back through the malt bill and not just recalling off top of the head, turns out I've been making this 'incorrectly' for a bloody long time, lol (oh brother..๐ฌ๐น) Not sure if it's because I originally assumed one malt was similar enough to another at the time, couldn't source the real ingredients(?) Colour didn't seem to add up(?) I'm really not sure but managed to get my hands on some German Carahell which did actually prove kinda tough.
At this point I must say I've not encountered another malt that tastes or smells quite like this one yet. First I thought it similar to Munich or Vienna but after comparing a bit they're quite different. It doesn't taste like a traditional caramel malt or even appear to be one so really looking forward to seeing what this one brings and hopefully a bloody genuine PL pale. Tastes nothing like the aussie cara 40 I've just used last batch just for reference. Seeming the great pilsner urquell and Heineken helles use this at near ten percent of the grain bill I'm interested to try it in a new lager too. Brulosophy found quite a conclusive experiment in it compared to dextrine malt in that it could be reliably distinguished between Vs carapils etc which could not and actually did hold foam compared to one made without all while adding a sweet character that apparently was not unpleasant but rather desirable
Dry hopping in the new keg for the first time with a hop spider so I don't lose any of those fancy aromas thanks to me lovely lass, love ya Babe ๐๐๐๐ป have a great weekend all, hope it's nice n relaxing. And ofcourse, cheers!