Newcastle Brown Ale or Old Speckled Hen recipe?

[ajoleary]

I havn't the foggiest idea on how to begin here, but I'd like to make a beer in the style of Newcastle Brown Ale or an Old Speckled Hen.

Any ideas or successful attempts
Thanks in advance
Azza

[lethaldog]

I havn't the foggiest idea on how to begin here, but I'd like to make a beer in the style of Newcastle Brown Ale or an Old Speckled Hen.

Any ideas or successful attempts
Thanks in advance
Azza

try these m8
Newcastle Brown Ale
brewcraft newcastle brown ale
#72 brown ale kit converter
Safale yeast
final volume 22litres


Old Speckled Hen

Beermakers bitter
Ldme 1.2kg
crystal grain 200g
cane sugar 500g ( must use this despite what everyone thinks about it)
bittering hops goldings 20g
Iso hop extract Quarter of a bottle
Safale yeast
final volume 21l
use 3/4 of normal bottling sugar

Hope this will help

[ajoleary]

I'm going homebrew shopping on Thursday. I'll grab the stuff then.

Cheers.

[lethaldog]

Good luck m8 let me know how you go

[ajoleary]

Bottled the Newcastle Brown Ale yesterday and so far it tastes alright. Bit darker in colour than what I remember of the authentic NBA, but tastes good already.

I checked the local Brew shop yesterday in Adelaide for the Iso hop extract, as recommended in the Old Specked Hen recipe below. This particular Brewcraft store didn't sell it, nor did any other Adeliade Brewcraft store. After the guy made a few phone calls around other HB shops, his only suggestion was to try some guy in Melbourne. (Incidently, the bloke was very helpful and tried hard to help me!)

Any suggestions of anybody in Adelaide who sells the stuff, or perhaps a possible alternative that will result in a similar flavour/aroma?

[rwh]

Couldn't you just use any bittering hop to get you to the same IBU? Pride of Ringwood might be a good choice. I thought iso hop was a cheap hop extract that doesn't provide as nice flavours as the real thing; used in cheap kits and the like.

[ajoleary]

You might be right. I haven't the experience in Hop experimentation yet to know the tastes and effects of each hop type.

[chris.]

Any suggestions of anybody in Adelaide who sells the stuff, or perhaps a possible alternative that will result in a similar flavour/aroma?

ISO hop extract is used for bittering more than flavour or aroma. Never used it myself & wouldn't really care too. If you want to stick with that recipe maybe go for a can of something a bit higher in bitterness over the beermakers bitter. Perhaps a Grumpys high bittered extract.
It's been awhile since I've tried the Hen but I don't recall it being overly bitter. I'm not 100% sure but that recipe doesn't sound quite right to me. I could be wrong though.
If your feeling adventurous you could try a Grumpys clone of the OSH
http://www.grumpys.com.au/phpshop/?page ... 0ad3e1b19e&
Theyre located in Verdun SA & well worth a trip out there to sample the beer on tap & their woodfired pizza... A HBS with beer on tap & pizza - what more could you want

[lethaldog]

You can get iso from the country brewer, its really not that rare i cant understand why noone in your area has it as far as the recipe- dont knock it till you try it

[chris.]

as far as the recipe- dont knock it till you try it

Totally. If you've tried it & it's on the money then I really should just shut my mouth

[lethaldog]

as far as the recipe- dont knock it till you try it

Totally. If you've tried it & it's on the money then I really should just shut my mouth

Not at all m8, i love varied opinions but it is a good 1 as far as im concerned, everyone has different tastes though