From the Brew Your Own British Real Ale book?

I followed that recipe too. Utterly ballsed it up, ended up with an original gravity of about 1.07 (should have been 1.05ish) and the beer was about 7%. When I realised how badly I'd ballsed up the mash I just threw a s**tload of hops in to compensate (cascade, no idea how much) and it ended up being one of the nicest beers I've ever made.

Posted By: Arizona Bay on April 18th 2015 at 19:01:36

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What are you drinking thread - alcoholic or otherwise... (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Apr 18, 17:53:55
- Doombar (n/m) (NCFC) - Surrey Yella, Apr 18, 19:41:41
- Stella (n/m) (NCFC) - shoddy, Apr 18, 19:39:54
- Becks gold. Hardly touched beer in the 3 weeks I've been here so a nice treat! (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Apr 18, 19:37:03
  - Doombar (NCFC) - Surrey Yella, Apr 18, 19:41:09
- Duvel (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 18, 19:27:42
  - Always liked the label... (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Apr 18, 19:29:59
- Same as scc (NCFC) - camcan, Apr 18, 19:23:33
  - Haha (n/m) (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Apr 18, 19:26:01
- So overall, we're all quite NLP on here when it comes to beer... (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Apr 18, 19:21:36
- Shepherd Neame Spitfire. (n/m) (NCFC) - bird table, Apr 18, 19:13:16
- Home brewed Hopback Summer Lightning clone (NCFC) - curva nord, Apr 18, 18:43:45
  - From the Brew Your Own British Real Ale book? (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Apr 18, 19:01:36
    - Yes! Wheeler's book. I am now drinking my cock ups as i need the bottles (NCFC) - curva nord, Apr 18, 19:11:57
      - I only did a couple of clone recipes before just making it up. (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Apr 18, 19:16:19
        
        I know what you mean. as often as not its just ok. But it's cheap (NCFC) - curva nord, Apr 18, 19:26:58
        
        Great choice. Citra is an excellent hop. (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Apr 18, 19:30:04
        
        Thanks bay. Is it in anything I am familiar with? Will give it a try, (n/m) (NCFC) - curva nord, Apr 18, 19:34:26
        
        Nelson Sauvin? Legend has it that Thornbridge's Kipling is a NS single-hop. (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Apr 18, 19:48:08
        
        Just googled it. New Zealand hop and hard to come by. (NCFC) - curva nord, Apr 18, 20:01:23
        
        I never found it difficult to get hold of, but as I say, I've not brewed for over two yea (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Apr 18, 20:17:58
  - As in Cider? (n/m) (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Apr 18, 18:58:37
    - No beer (n/m) (NCFC) - curva nord, Apr 18, 19:03:39
- Brakspear and Banks Bitter (NCFC) - Bungle, Apr 18, 18:33:35
  - Nope. Another one (and there was me thinking I knew about beer) (n/m) (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Apr 18, 18:35:22
    - Now on Jennings Cockerhoop (n/m) (NCFC) - Bungle, Apr 18, 18:52:25
- stella artois (n/m) (NCFC) - therossjack, Apr 18, 18:26:42
- Boon Oude Geuze (n/m) (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Apr 18, 18:24:52
  - Que? (n/m) (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Apr 18, 18:26:49
    - beer that tastes more like cider (NCFC) - matt in london, Apr 18, 18:32:56
    - it's a Belgian Lambic style beer (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Apr 18, 18:28:23
- Pint of proper job - sat in sunny newquay (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Apr 18, 18:19:59
- some spanish red (NCFC) - matt in london, Apr 18, 18:17:43
- Berliner Kindl (n/m) (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Apr 18, 18:17:17
  - Nice (n/m) (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Apr 18, 18:21:56
- Instant coffee (NCFC) - LowestoftBoy, Apr 18, 18:15:33
  - Sometimes yes but we had a great latte earlier in a creperie... (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Apr 18, 18:20:01
    - Lowestoft doesn't have a creperie (NCFC) - LowestoftBoy, Apr 18, 18:27:35
      - Gregg's is more like a Crappery. (n/m) (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Apr 18, 19:04:37
      - So did this place tbf but take your point (n/m) (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Apr 18, 18:31:06
- Sorachi Faceplant, by Weird Beard. (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Apr 18, 18:14:28
  - Pic please... (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Apr 18, 18:15:17
    - OK, in a bit. (n/m) (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Apr 18, 18:16:11
      - Hare gew. The actual bear is in my belly though. (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Apr 18, 18:58:21
- Guiness in Salthouse Dunn Cow looking at the marshes before heading to Kings Head Holt for (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Apr 18, 18:11:00
  - Nice. Not envious... (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Apr 18, 18:14:03
    - Bugger, you'd have loved it right off. Why not? (n/m) (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Apr 18, 18:21:03
      - Two words... (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Apr 18, 18:23:35
        
        Oh right. Suppose that's a good reason though! (n/m) (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Apr 18, 18:25:30
        
        Hmmm, maybe... (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Apr 18, 18:26:23
- I just had a Red Bull for the first time in about 9 years (NCFC) - Huge Small, Apr 18, 18:10:08
  - Aside from in Jagerbombers I don't think I've ever had one (n/m) (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Apr 18, 18:11:33
    - Don't bother. They're rank (NCFC) - Huge Small, Apr 18, 18:18:09
- Apple and blackcurrant squash. (n/m) (NCFC) - Garry Brooke, Apr 18, 18:05:35
  - Really? Shirley schome mishtake (n/m) (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Apr 18, 18:06:55
- latte (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, Apr 18, 18:02:11
  - Full fat milk for the Chazzny (n/m) (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Apr 18, 18:03:10
    - or "normal" as it should be known (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, Apr 18, 18:22:18
- Grain Best Bitter (n/m) (NCFC) - phelans tash, Apr 18, 18:00:37
  - Nice (n/m) (NCFC) - Bungle, Apr 18, 18:39:07
- Grolsc or whatever it is called. (n/m) (NCFC) - Men without hats, Apr 18, 18:00:37
- sauvignon blanc (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Apr 18, 17:58:31
  - With a straw?? (n/m) (NCFC) - Mark Barham, Apr 18, 18:02:00
  - You didn't drink to your anger management issues... (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Apr 18, 17:59:37
    - helps control them (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Apr 18, 18:00:56
      - Fair enough (n/m) (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Apr 18, 18:01:57
    - FFS *thought* (n/m) (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Apr 18, 18:00:02
- Russian Standard (NCFC) - talbotsunbeamer, Apr 18, 17:58:31
- Bloody Mary (n/m) (NCFC) - colincanary, Apr 18, 17:57:26
  - Spicy one? (n/m) (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Apr 18, 17:58:40
    - Yes (n/m) (NCFC) - colincanary, Apr 18, 18:13:25
      - When we fly I always have at least 2 spicy Bloody Mary's... (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Apr 18, 18:42:55
- Shandy (NCFC) - pants, Apr 18, 17:56:47
- Adnams Dry Hopped Lager. (NCFC) - avenging canary, Apr 18, 17:56:22
  - Yes, I like that too but don't have any at the mo... (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Apr 18, 18:05:42
    - Good isn't it. Try Camden's India Hells Lager. (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Apr 18, 18:15:33
      - Darling I practically brew that tipple myself I've had so much of it... (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Apr 18, 18:33:34
        
        Good. (n/m) (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Apr 18, 19:02:58
    - Yes indeed! I'm a bit of a beer tart. (NCFC) - avenging canary, Apr 18, 18:12:23
- raspberry Stella cidre - 99p bargain booze (n/m) (NCFC) - inutero, Apr 18, 17:55:53
- Hepworth Organic Lager (n/m) (NCFC) - Mark Barham, Apr 18, 17:55:09
  - Pic even (n/m) (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Apr 18, 17:58:23
    - Cannot download off my phone I'm afraid Dandy.. (NCFC) - Mark Barham, Apr 18, 18:03:41
  - Pub (n/m) (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Apr 18, 17:58:08

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