Kind of ‘Morland – Old Speckled Hen’ meets ‘St.Austell – Admiral’s Ale’ or at least thats what I’m trying for!!

T’old Blotchy Duck

Fermentables:

• Coopers Light Malt Extract    1500 grams
• Caramalt    200 grams
• Crystal Wheat Malt    190 grams
• Sugar, Household White    150 grams
• Crystal Malt    30 grams
• Roasted Barley    26 grams

Hops:

• Challenger        60 mins    13 grams (FWH)
• Cascade    60 mins    11 grams (FWH)
• Cascade    15 mins    8 grams
• Bobek    15 mins    8 grams
• Challenger    15 mins    8 grams

The Ingredients, just missing the tin of Light Coopers LME:

Getting the Gervin English Ale yeast ready, I seem to have run out of s-04:

Grains and First Wort Hops going in at about 40 C:

Final Volume:    13    Litres
Original Gravity:    1.046
Final Gravity:    1.009
Alcohol Content:    4.8%    ABV
Bitterness:    42    EBU
Colour:    43    EBC (I dare say its going to be a bit darker than planned due to the coopers Light LME)

Not a bad little brewday I only had to add 1 Litre to dilute to get the correct OG