Brewing catch up - Dave Line’s Harveys and Townes IPA
Posted by: Graeme Coates in homebrew, recipesAges since I actually posted here - and time for a bit of a catch up on brewing activities.
First off was AG brew 4 on 23rd April. Following Dave Line’s BBLTYB recipe for “Harvey’s Sussex Best”.
3.8kg Maris Otter
300g flaked maizeMashed for 90min at 66C
Goldings 50g (4.1%) 90min
Northern Brewer 20g (7%) 90min
250g light soft brown sugarTreated water (30L) with 30ml CRS, 1 1/2tsp Gypsum and 1/2 tsp Epsom salts
OG - 1041 (23L)
Yeast: Safale-04
Went off like the clappers but then halted suddenly at about 1022 (think it got a bit cold), so warmed, roused and finally and repitched - finally finished at 1012. Bottled up 44 bottles with 3/4 tsp brewing sugar in each to prime. It’s a bit yeasty at present from the first few samples (probably from the re-pitch), but if it lasts long enough to mature properly, it’s going to be a good pint!
Second up was a bank holiday brew in preparation for a Badger BBQ in July. Following the recipe for Townes IPA:
4.45kg Maris Otter
180g Wheat MaltTreated water (30L) with 30ml CRS, 1 1/2tsp Gypsum and 1/2 tsp Epsom salts.
Mashed for 1 3/4 hr at 65C and fly sparged.64g Cascade (5.4%) - 90min
19g Cascade - 15min
Irish Moss 15minYeast: US-05
Landed up with 21L @ 1044 according to the refractometer. Cool - smells gorgeous in the FV.
Pitched at 21C - first time with this yeast and it fermented way past where I was expecting. It finished up at 1004 giving me somewhere about 5.3%ABV. I had to get out the hydrometer to check this - it seemed way too low! Racked this to keg with finings (very cloudy) and 55g table sugar. The US-05 is notoriously hard to clear and it looked a lot cloudy. A lot had settled out in the FV but there’s a fair bit more to go, so hoping the two part kiesesol/gelatine finings (Kwik Clear) will do their job - they’ve got 6-7 weeks to do it, and with any luck it’ll clear in time left to it’s own devices…
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May 30th, 2008 at 3:09 pm
That Townes IPA seems awful popular at the moment, could it be the new Styrian Stunner? I’ve never had any issues with US05 clearing on it’s own. On another personal note I find that Cascades by themselves can get a little much for me however they do sit really well with First Gold in my experience
May 30th, 2008 at 3:19 pm
There are a lot of people doing the Townes at the minute… it is a strong taste, but it’s got a while to sit and mature yet so hopefully the really strong bitterness will smooth off a little.
As way of an update on the beer - mine appears to have cleared very nicely in the keg too after 2 weeks. Was it the finings, or would it have done it on its own? Dunno. Though, it certainly hadn’t cleared as quickly in the FV as say, S-04 or Nottingham, but then they do clear awfully quick themselves…
May 30th, 2008 at 4:10 pm
S04 and Nottingham stick to the bottom of the FV like the proverbial to a blanket, US05 just takes a little longer to settle out. You’ll really notice the hops with the US05.