Richard Vallieres was the ringleader behind the Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist of 2011-2012. He and his co-conspirators stole nearly 3000 tones of maple syrup, valued at $18.7 million Canadian
3 packs Cali yeast used after rehydration. My ball valve broke, so I had to scoop Wort out and only yielded about 8 Gallons
Mill the grains and mix with 4.6 gal (17.5 l) of 164?F (73?C) strike water to reach a mash temperature of 152?F (67?C). Hold this temperature for 60 minutes. Vorlauf until your runnings are clear. Sparge the grains with 4 gal (15.1 l) and top up as necessary to obtain 6 gal (23 l) of wort. Just prior to the boil, remove from the heat, stir in the Black Treacle syrup to dissolve, then return to the heat and bring to a boil. Boil for 60 minutes, following the hops schedule. After the boil, chill ...
A Hobgoblin Clone, A good creamy head with good retention and lacing. Good mouth feel too. It is a English Ruby Ale. Brewed by Wychwood Brewery. https://www.wychwood.co.uk/brewing-hobgoblin. conditioned with 1/2 teaspoon of white table sugar per 500ml bottles. Archer hops are from "Charles Faram, Malvern, West Worcestershire, England" (https://www.charlesfaram.co.uk).
An attempted clone of "Old Crafty Hen" "Green King" without the 5X addition but with 20g of Oak Chips at 10 mins boil, and with maybe 10g of raisins. Recipe in progress. Using "Archer Hops" not Cascade. But they are a relative of Cascade. They are not yet on the Hop Menu, as they are a "New Hop" variety from "Charles Faram" Malvern West Worcestershire UK. Find them on the internet. Strike volume 18.5L at 68 C. Sparge volume 14L at 72 C for my system. Mash at 64 C for 30 mins, 68 C for 20 mins ...
A trial on Dark Strong Ale, play with recipe to get good depth of taste caramel, chocolate, plumb. Mash all grain at 64 deg C for 20 mins then at 68 deg C for 30 mins then mash out at 72 deg C 10 mins. Add Protofloc tablet or Irish Moss 30 mins into boil.