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Anyone ever brew this? Thoughts? I'm thinking about brewing it this weekend but don't know what to expect (though I'm sure it's a good recipe since it's from BCS).

Jimmy wrote:Anyone ever brew this? Thoughts? I'm thinking about brewing it this weekend but don't know what to expect (though I'm sure it's a good recipe since it's from BCS).

I've brewed it multiple times and it's very good.

What yeast did you use? I'm thinking about using nottingham.

I usually use US-05 with it.

mine is fermenting now with US-05

Well, I'm using nottingham. I know it calls for US-05 (for the dry yeast option) but figured nottingham is clean enough, especially if fermented low. I'd be curious to compare with the 05 version.

Leafman, did you substitute anything? I'll likely be using crystal 30 instead of 40, but everything else will be whatever the recipe calls for.

I was short on EKG so I used up some Northern Brewer instead. Otherwise, as per the book.

What are your thoughts on using the Dublin water profile for this beer?

I think I'd cut that back a bit, maybe by one third to one half.

mr x wrote:I think I'd cut that back a bit, maybe by one third to one half.

What, the profile, or all the additions? And I'm curious why (just so I know for future)

Those profiles aren't necessarily the water actually used. It's really a crapshoot. You aren't making a stout, so don't use water 'ideal' for a stout.

Well that's always been my concern and the reason I've never used the profiles in beersmith. I just didn't know what I should be shooting for on this one. I've since talked to Nash and he gave me a few tips for this beer.