This Recipe brewed with Home-grown Bramling Cross....because, well, the hops needed using and AK is awesome. I expect this might be a similar scenario to something like "Well i really wanted Chocolate cake but we already had Chicken defrosting from the freezer, so...." but we'll see.
12 Litres
Malt:
1.09kg Maris Otter
0.53kg Lager (because it was left over and to balance the sweetness of)
0.5kg Munich
0.46kg Sugar (in this case a mixture of demerera, Dark Brown and caster approx 50/20/30)
0.11kg Maize (or Corn Grits)
Mash - 7 Litres @ 74 Strike (aiming for 68) for 90 Minutes (should have been 60 but it was dinner time)
Sparge - 14 Litres @ 77 over approx 40 minutes.
Hops:
Bramling X estimated @ 3.5%Alpha Acid Content (estimated this with previous years crop, results were good)
27g @ 60mins
29g @ 30mins
7g @ Flameout.
Yeast: Headed for a the Fullers Yeast Cake from Delta pale.
