For our first full grain since the infection we decided to try out our simplest recipe. Special RealAletionship consists of just Maris Otter, Magnum for the bittering, S-04 and a choice of hop for aroma/flavour.
Any off flavours should be quite apparent in the base beer. If this works without issue then we’ll move on to something more complex. We didn’t want to waste a load of expensive grain if the infection was still there.
The aroma hop we picked was GP75 from Stock’s Farm. We’ve not used it before so it’s bit of a wildcard. Pen sniffed the open pack and she liked it so we’re hoping for the best.
We brewed it over a week ago and now it’s just sat in a coldish room with the hops slowly imparting their oils.
We’re going to keg most of it next weekend and force carbonate. The rest will be bottled, some for long term testing and some for the Home Brew Club.
