On water, the brewery said: “We would use 0.6ml per Litre of AMS in all of our brewing water. We’d also put 0.66g of Gypsum per kg the grist. So essentially, we are edging the water balance towards more sulphate. It’s a ration of roughly 1.5 sulphate to chloride. This is to tighten up the flavour a bit. It’s already a malty and rich beer, it doesn’t need to be made any softer by the water.”
Based on Brewing Classic Styles - Programmer's Elbow
Brew No.48 Rate: 5/10 Not infected. ABV: 6.4% Yeast: WHC Lab Old English yeast Attenuation: 76–80% My attenuation: 80% Yeast aroma: Low ester formation IBU: 51 Ferment: 18–22ºC (Ideally) Recipe: OG: 1055 FG: 1012 ABV: 5.6% Achieved: OG: 1061 FG: 1012 ABV: 6.4% Notes: – Fermented using a Demijon as well as SS fermenter. Both were ok. Beer club agreed all ok. Nice but a bit sweet. Do again. Maybe. Bit sweet but OG was high. Only ok.
I guess this is the British version of a pumpkin pie beer recipe. Carrots provide a surprisingly rich and sweet flavor but its not overwhelming like some fruit additions. This recipe, is worth a try.