Hey all,
I am looking to get as close to a Murphy's recipe as I can considering it is next to impossible to find here. Reading the BJCP, it says the grist is more like a historical London stout. I checked that out and found a Barclay Perkins 1887 recipe; pale male, brown, black, amber, crystal 60 & #3 invert sugar. I am wondering about a substitute for the invert sugar, mostly because I don't have time to make it. It seems like Lyle's Golden Syrup (though maybe not as dark as #3), is probably a good substitute. What do you folks think? I had formulated this;
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
2.69 kg Maris Otter Malt (Muntons) (3.0 SRM) Grain 1 61.0 %
0.61 kg Victory Malt (biscuit) (Briess) (28.0 SR Grain 2 13.8 %
0.44 kg Thomas Fawcett Brown Malt (76.0 SRM) Grain 3 10.0 %
0.23 kg Thomas Fawcett Crystal Malt 11 (65.0 SRM Grain 4 5.2 %
0.22 kg Chocolate Malt (Thomas Fawcett) (508.0 S Grain 5 5.0 %
0.11 kg Black Malt (Hugh Bairds) (745.0 SRM) Grain 6 2.5 %
0.11 kg Roasted Barley (Muntons) (525.0 SRM) Grain 7 2.5 %
It seems like the roasted barley is out of place for Murphys though; it's been so long since I had one, I don't recall the flavour profile. Anyway, all comments/feedback are appreciated. Also, if anyone has an recipe that they consider close, and don't mind sharing, I would be extremely grateful if you were to share.
Cheers,
Ferg
I say for Murphy's just pale, crystal, chocolate and roasted barley. There's no biscuit in it, definitely no golden syrup. I think byo had a recipe a while back.
Recipe from clonebrews
Batch size 19.5 litres
2.8 kg British 2 row
225g roasted barley
170g British chocolate
113g 57l crystal
Mash at 66.7 for 90
Bring to boil and boil for 90
181g cane sugar
22g target 9 % AA @ 60 min
7g east Kent Gouldings and Irish moss at 15 mins
wyeast 1084 or wyeast 1098
Ferment @ 20 degrees
That's a very fussy grist you have there. I'd agree that a little crystal is what you need. I'm not even sure on the chocolate, I've done stouts with a little chocolate and it browns up the head in a way that Murphys head just isn't.