Go Big or Go HOME (Beer)

hammb · Post by **hammb** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 2:36 pm

Well, my love for Nosferatu finally got me to try and recreate it myself. Just got it put into the fermenter. Original Gravity measured at 1.081. This bad boy is going to take some aging, probably won't be drinkable till Christmas or after, but here's what I did.

12# Maris Otter Pale
6# Munich Malt
2.5# 90L Crystal
1# Victory Malt
2# Cara-Red Malt

Mashed at 154*

Hop schedule:

1 oz Simcoe (12% AA) @ 60 mins
1 oz Cascade (6.9% AA) @ 40 mins
1 oz Simcoe (12% AA) @ 30 mins
1 oz Cascade (6.9% AA) @ 20 mins
.5 oz Cascade (6.9% AA) @ 3 mins
.5 oz Simcoe (12% AA) @ 3 mins

I made a starter of WYeast 1028 (London Ale) on Thursday, so I pitched a pretty good amount of yeast for a beer this big.

This was the first time I ever used the Cara-Red malt, but it definitely came as advertised. This wort was a deep shade of red when it went into the fermenter.

Looking forward to seeing how it turns out!

Post by **ZiggyZoomba** » Sun Oct 14, 2007 3:02 pm

Sounds like a perftect pre-game hoops warmer-upper! Really, sounds great, Bri! Hope it turns out!

PGY Tiercel · Post by **PGY Tiercel** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 10:01 am

So, have you opened up a bottle (tapped the keg) of this yet?
I'm planning on brewing New Years day. Can't think of a better way to spend it than watching football and drinking/brewing beer.

hammb · Post by **hammb** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 10:15 am

Yeah, I've tapped the keg, and I screwed something up royally. The first couple glasses were terrible.

I haven't yet decided what I want to do with it. I don't want to dump it, I'm trying to come up with a way to salvage it. With the holiday though I've been so busy I haven't had time to do anything yet.

Post by **ZiggyZoomba** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 11:51 am

hammb wrote:Yeah, I've tapped the keg, and I screwed something up royally. The first couple glasses were terrible.

I haven't yet decided what I want to do with it. I don't want to dump it, I'm trying to come up with a way to salvage it. With the holiday though I've been so busy I haven't had time to do anything yet.

You could donate it to a homeless shelter....

h2oville rocket · Post by **h2oville rocket** » Thu Dec 27, 2007 11:56 am

Donate it to a greenhouse. Slugs will leave plants and drown themselves in beer. It would also be a good test of how really bad it is- if slugs won't touch it its REALLY bad. If homeless guys won't touch it its REALLY,REALLY bad. If homeless slugs won't touch it find a new hobby.