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Mangel ale
Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 10:33 am
by Stonehead
Take 40lb of these...
...and follow my
"how to" guide to turn them into six gallons of mangel ale. It's based on a recipe from the early 1700s and I haven't found any more recent recipes or experiments with the original so it's going to be interesting.
The wort tastes quite pleasant, if very sweet, so that's a good sign. Bad wort equals bad beer!
(Andy, feel free to draw on the "how to" guide if you want to put mangel ale in your brewing section alongside the nettle beer recipe. I haven't the time to transfer it over as I've umpteen chores to do.)
Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 12:05 pm
by Chickenlady
Ah - wondered where you were! Obviously all recovered then?
I had to go and look up mangel in the dictionary! It will be interesting to see how this brew tastes when it is done. How long will it take do you think?
Jane
Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2008 7:31 pm
by Stonehead
The mangel ale is fermenting well - in fact, so well that it erupted out through the airlock despite having been in an open vat under muslin for two days first.
The flavour is much more beer/ale-like than I'd expected. Obviously, it's still sweet as it has another seven or eight days to go, but the OH took a swig of my sample and declared it "more-ish".
I might have to hold a mangel ale tasting session...
Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 10:11 am
by baldowrie
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 9:48 am
by Stonehead
We're seriously considering having a beer and wine afternoon in a couple of month's time to invite all the people that have helped in the aftermath of my being knocked down by
that van.
Mangel ale, potato wine, home-made bread and pickles, home-made pork pies, etc.
It depends on a few things, so watch this space...
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 10:42 am
by baldowrie
oh I can feel my head-aching already!
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 3:29 pm
by Stonehead
baldowrie wrote:oh I can feel my head-aching already!
So, we don't need to invite you then if you're already feeling the effects?
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 4:18 pm
by baldowrie
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 4:38 pm
by Stonehead
baldowrie wrote:Feel I must put others in the picture here. I don't actually drink very much at all these days and at Stoney's last 'do' I didn't drink anything that the kiddies weren't drinking...honest
Ahem, weren't you telling me about drinking homebrew from the vat....
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 4:44 pm
by baldowrie
It wouldn't have bottled very well any way
I was doing it a favour really!
That is also the reason why I gave up doing the home brew
Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 2:32 pm
by hoomin_erra
How's that ale coming on stoney??
