From Ancient Brews by Patrick McGovern. Converted into all grain/adjunct, when possible rather than using extracts.
The actual recipe would call for 8lb Pilsner malt, 2lb rice syrup solids, 3 lbs of honey, and 1lb of grape juice concentrate to achieve a much higher ABV, though I wanted to have this be more drinkable.
I am brewing this as a common wort up to the whirlpool stage to share with the Midas Touch, at which point I am breaking off 1qt volumes to steep the spices or dissolve the sugars separately.
Fermentables
62% - Admiral Maltings Admiral Pils
8
37
2
Mash
15% - Honey - US
2
35
1
Late
8% - Rice Syrup Solids
1
37
1
Late
15% - White Grape Juice Concentrate
2
40
0
Late
Hops
Apple Crisp
1
Pellet
Boil
30 min(s)
6.8
15.3
Yeast
White Labs Belgian Ale WLP550
90%
Other Stuff
Gypsum
0
each
Mash
Calcium Chloride
0
each
Mash
Lactic Acid
0
each
Mash
Yeast Nutrient
0
each
Boil
Hawthorn Berries
0.5
lb
FlameOut
Orange or Lemon peel
0.5
oz
FlameOut
Mash Steps
Saccharification Rest
Infusion
150
60 min
Special Instructions
1.Mash 6.25 gallons of water with 1.88g Gypsum, 2.19g CaCl, and 3.6mL lactic
2.Yeast nutrient in at 15 minutes left of boil
3.Draw off 1qt of wort at end of boil for Chateau steeping and another for Midas Touch steeping
4.Dissolve rice syrup solids in the 1qt of wort and steep ground hawthorn berries and orange peel for 20 minutes
5.In main kettle, dissolve 2lbs of honey at flameout after worts drawn off
Pours 1 finger of foam, yellow in color and mostly clear. Aroma is bready yeast, sweet grape, and a hint of sulfur. Flavor is difficult to describe as it's a light, sweet biscuit, followed by a grapey alcohol mixed in with some sort of savory flavor like pistachio; the breath is sweet biscuit and light grape. Body is medium and there is slight carbonation sharpness. Overall this beer is okay. It's not disappointing but I find that it's missing something, maybe the honey flavor. 3 stars as it's interesting but I don't love it.
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