LeannDerry - Irish Extra Stout

[Leann ull]

They get ancey as the permutations of 60 grains x 80 hops x 20 water profiles x 40 yeast strains x 10 mash temps x 10 ferment temps + + adds up to a lot, a guy in AHA worked out the number to be over 2 billion so the bjcp have a few new beer styles to qualify yet.
Anyway "I ain't no snitch"

[Qs]

Couldn't agree more on your last point.
Out of interest... Have any Irish microbrewery shared recipe publicly? I can't think of any.

One of the GBB brewers shared a couple of recipes on here with permission from his employers.

[Qs]

I would like to think that an experienced pro brewer  would have no interest in copying anothers creation for commercial gain. 

As soon as it went on sale, they would be rumbled anyway.     

Yeah but then again some punks have made a fortune from doing just that. 

[cruiscinlan]

Just waiting on the water to heat up for my attempt at a no-sparge Leann Folláin clone.

Style: Irish Extra Stout - 15C
Size: 24 liters
Color: 29 SRM     
IBU:   39 IBU
OG:   1.066   
FG:   1.012
ABV: 6.3%

Grain:   
6kg Maris Otter
750g Flaked barley
700g Chocolate malt
350g Torrified Wheat
100g Roast barley

Hops:   
60g EKG  (5.5% AA, 60 min.)
30g Fuggles (4.5% AA, 30 min.)

Yeast: Notty (2 packets)

Back to the recipe, how did this turn out?

[irish_goat]

Still in the fermenter! Will be bottling next week so it'll be a month or so before sampling.

[Damofto]

Any new yet on how this turned out, might have a bash at brewing it over the weekend?

[irish_goat]

Had the first bottle last night. It's nice, quite creamy and smooth. Doesn't have a whole lot of dry, roast flavour to it but plenty of coffee and chocolate. Not a million miles from Leann Follain, I reckon a little drier and it would be near bang on.

Will update when it picks up a gold medal next month. 

[cruiscinlan]

I made the variant that Gordon Strong had an article on, it tastes fine but there's no head retention at all in it, it's driving me cracked trying to figure out what it is. 

Like yourself a lot of chocolate and coffee flavours, so pleased with that.

[irish_goat]

Head retention wasn't great in mines either but carbonation was a little low as well. Hoping it's just the one bottle with this though.

[helmet]

I did an extra stout a while ago and had the exact same issue.

[BrewDorg]

What could that be I wonder? Flaked barley and torrified wheat should do more than enough for head. This is on my list for the coming months, so might adjust if it's an issue.

[DEMPSEY]

What was your water profile before you started to brew. Was it hard and you treated it or is it soft to start with.

[helmet]

I started with hard water and treated with CRS and DLS.

[cruiscinlan]

Head retention wasn't great in mines either but carbonation was a little low as well. Hoping it's just the one bottle with this though.

Did you open a second bottle of it yet to check?

[KDeath]

Any update? This is one of the best beers going IMO so it's on my list of one to do soon!