LeannDerry - Irish Extra Stout

[irish_goat]

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)

[DEMPSEY]

Do you remember the meet with the brewer and Gordan Strong and I ask a question about why the head did not hold after the pour,not like the way a bottle of stout would be sudsy long after. Is this why you are adding Torrified wheat. 

[irish_goat]

He said there was wheat added and it wasn't flaked or malted so guessing it's torrified. But aside from that, yeah it should help head retention.

[cruiscinlan]

He said there was wheat added and it wasn't flaked or malted so guessing it's torrified.

You forgot raw! Would love to make an LF clone, I think they've changed it a bit recently and it's not what it used to be 

[irish_goat]

Had a look yesterday and the temperature is only reading 15c. Brother is off on holiday so the house isn't being heated, hopefully should rise a bit when he gets back tonight.

[Paul B]

Was listening to a brewingnetwork show there recently and Gordon was saying he still hadn't brewed his attempt yet! Look forward to updates.

[irish_goat]

Was listening to a brewingnetwork show there recently and Gordon was saying he still hadn't brewed his attempt yet! Look forward to updates.

Got a link? Tried finding it but no luck.

[Dr Horrible]

Is that definitely the recipe for LF? I would have guessed there was some crystal in it. Very interested to see how it turns out.

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[Leann ull]

At the talk given by O' Haras before Brewcon, the poor head brewer was put on the rack, in a nice way!, by all present including Gordon and what IG has above is a close guestimate.
Thomas tell em about the Mash temps, (sit down for that).
(Only a Question; does this sort of thing need to be in members area as semi commercially sensitive and to be fair to O' Haras I'm not sure brewer though it was going to be published on WWW?)

[googoomuck]

At the talk given by O' Haras before Brewcon, the poor head brewer was put on the rack, in a nice way!, by all present including Gordon and what IG has above is a close guestimate.
Thomas tell em about the Mash temps, (sit down for that).
(Only a Question; does this sort of thing need to be in members area as semi commercially sensitive and to be fair to O' Haras I'm not sure brewer though it was going to be published on WWW?)

Loose lips sink ships.

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[cruiscinlan]

(Only a Question; does this sort of thing need to be in members area as semi commercially sensitive and to be fair to O' Haras I'm not sure brewer though it was going to be published on WWW?)

Homebrewers are hardly a commercial threat to a brewery, it should be seen as a compliment when enthusiasts want to clone your beer.  As it is with proper analysis anything can be copied, and breweries have always bought competitors products and sent them to be examined and compared against their own. 

Besides even if you got an official recipe it won't provide the same results on different set-ups.

[imark]

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

[irish_goat]

Declan from YellowBelly said the other night that he's happy to share any recipes and won't be keeping any secrets, but I think otherwise breweries are a bit weird about their recipes for some reason. As said above, even if you get them it's hard to replicate the beer exactly with different setups.

[Motorbikeman]

 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.     

 

[DEMPSEY]

Not sure why brewery's get ancey about their recipes as alot are fairly simple. The water and yeast as well as process will change it as well.