Maris Otter LME now available at MoreBeer

[Kealia]

I didn't see anybody else post this so I thought I'd let y'all know:

Crisp Maris Otter LME now available at MoreBeer.

I'm thinking I may swing by next week and pick some up to do a quick 15-minute pale ale using this and whatever hops I have around. I don't have a lot of time to brew right now but I think I could find time to whip this up. The last 15-minute batch I did tasted pretty good after 2 weeks fermenting and 2-3 in the bottle - then even better a month later.

I could brew this next week and not drink it for a while and I think I would be happy.

Hmm....

[BigPapaG]

Interesting... Saw this earlier but didn't have time to read through it...

They claim it's 100% Crisp MO...

I have been using the Muntons which is 60% MO...

Might have to order up some...

[BlackDuck]

Sounds awesome.

[mashani]

I'm getting some next time I order from MoreBeer.

[Kealia]

*bump*

I'm swinging by MoreBeer today to pick some up. I'm going to do a quick 15-minute pale ale with it and whatever hops I have left at home. Just to put something in bottles.
It may turn into an IPA depending on whether they have the 4lb or 5lb backs in the shop, though.

[Beer-lord]

Brew something dark and c'mon over to my side!

[Kealia]

The only way this will be dark is if I burn the LME, sorry.

[BigPapaG]

The only way this will be dark is if I burn the LME, sorry.

[mashani]

The only way this will be dark is if I burn the LME, sorry.

Use D-180L. It will be dark, but not icky.

[Kealia]

Ecclesiastes 2:13:
"And I saw that wisdom excels folly as light excels darkness"

My translation: Lighter is better than darker

[BigPapaG]

Ecclesiastes 2:13:
"And I saw that wisdom excels folly as light excels darkness"

My translation: Lighter is better than darker

Well, perhaps... But then...

Isaiah 45:7

"I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things."

[Kealia]

Got up this morning and went for a short hike to start the day:



When I got home I decided that today would be the day I did the quick Marris Otter brew so I used the same basic schedule as I did with the previous 15-minute batch, just changing up the hops.

If this turns out well I'll do a hop-stand on the next batch. Since MoreBeer only had an 8lb bag of LME in the shop I can do two 3-gallon batches of about a 1.050 pale ale to experiment a bit.

Here's what I did today:

Style: American Pale Ale
Batch Size (fermenter): 3.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.049 SG
Estimated Color: 7.8 SRM
Estimated IBU: 36.3 IBUs
Boil Time: 15 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
4.0 oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 5.6 %
4.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 2 5.6 %
4 lbs Liquid Marris Otter (4.5 SRM) Extract 3 88.9 %
0.50 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [16.30 %] - Boil 15. Hop 4 27.1 IBUs
0.50 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 mins) Fining 5 -
0.60 Items Servomyces (Boil 10.0 mins) Other 6 -
0.50 oz Citra [13.90 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 7 9.3 IBUs
0.25 oz Citra [12.00 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 0.0 m Hop 8 0.0 IBUs
0.25 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 0.0 Hop 9 0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) Yeast 10 -
0.25 oz Citra [12.00 %] - Dry Hop 5.0 Days Hop 11 0.0 IBUs
0.25 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00 %] - Dry Hop Hop 12 0.0 IBUs

Pitched a packet of US-05.

Fingers crossed.

[Kealia]

Of course, now that I've recently bought some, I get this email

If anybody else has plans to buy some soon, use the code (it's not a unique code meant for a single person):

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[Kealia]

1.052 to 1.014 in 9 days so it's likely close, if not done. I threw in about 1/2oz of dry hops today (Citra + Columbus) and I'l llet it ride for 3-5 days depending on my schedule.

The sample was super clear already so I think the yeast have already settled out.

After that, a cold crash and this will be the first batch I've bottled in I-don't-know-how-long. But, I'll get to use my FastRack for the first time!

I'll give this the standard 2 weeks to carb up before trying a taster and seeing how I like it in general. I have the other 4lbs of MO LME to use in a second batch and if this turns out to be a decent Pale Ale I'll use the other hops I have on hand to clear them out, too.

I love work-at-home days when I can take a few minutes to do beer stuff!

[Kealia]

I am working from home today so I bottled this up during lunch. That was a bit awkward since I haven't done that in a while but it still went pretty smooth and quick. I had to bust out the LBK to act as a bottling bucket, although now in hindsight I could have used a keg and some CO2 to push the bottles full, too. Oh well.

I got a full 24-12oz bottles + a bonus bottle!
Forgetting how it may taste for a minute - if it retains the aroma I'm going to be very hoppy. Err, happy.

At 5.1% it should be a decent Pale Ale. I was thinking about trying to brew with the second half of the LME later tonight but I think I'll wait it out and see how I like it. I'll crack a bottle just after carbing is done to see how it's coming along.