tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066877917844499643.post5438832413344485070..comments2024-02-23T15:34:32.816-05:00Comments on The Mad Fermentationist - Homebrewing Blog: Brett Stock Ale: 4 YearsThe Mad Fermentationist (Mike)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07379932734747507258noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066877917844499643.post-12484844148251934322011-10-28T14:23:06.398-04:002011-10-28T14:23:06.398-04:00Did you ever end up blending this beer?
I made a ...Did you ever end up blending this beer?<br /><br />I made a similar Old Ale with Brett C (http://jeffreycrane.blogspot.com/2011/01/style-series-old-ale-with-treacle-brett.html)<br />My beer became way too thin and dry, down to 1.005. Which is opposite of what I was looking for with the style. In hindsight, I should have mashed way higher, used higher starting gravity and a less attenuative English yeast.<br /><br />I was thinking of blending with a Dark Mild, but maybe I need something with more body.Jeffrey Cranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01520169652639837640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066877917844499643.post-2329628244740662812010-12-31T18:45:27.474-05:002010-12-31T18:45:27.474-05:00I think it could work well with a bigger darker be...I think it could work well with a bigger darker beer. I might blend it with the smoked Baltic porter I bottled a couple weeks back. I may also try it with the slightly too sweet biere de garde I have on tap. I don't have any small English ales around at the moment, so my options are pretty limited as far as traditional choices go.The Mad Fermentationist (Mike)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07379932734747507258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066877917844499643.post-56596139504121393382010-12-31T14:33:04.894-05:002010-12-31T14:33:04.894-05:00Nice Blog post Mike. Would you go for a traditiona...Nice Blog post Mike. Would you go for a traditional type blend with a younger old ale.. or go for the strange and blend with maybe a spiced beer or a dark robust beer..<br /><br />ChadChad Yakobsonhttp://www.brettanomycesproject.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066877917844499643.post-32679672925915568162010-12-31T07:43:08.289-05:002010-12-31T07:43:08.289-05:00Gales is a great example of the general sort of be...Gales is a great example of the general sort of beer I was trying to brew. Overall I think they are very similar beers, although Gale's has more dark fruit flavors.<br /><br />When Gales is "on" my beer can't touch it. That sweetness with a bit of sourness in Gale's really helps to add to the character. That said it is one of the most inconsistent beers I've had, maybe I've had it 10 times and only one of those (a cask at a real ale festival) was great.The Mad Fermentationist (Mike)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07379932734747507258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8066877917844499643.post-70418941246203267432010-12-31T03:58:11.950-05:002010-12-31T03:58:11.950-05:00I just happened to have drank a Gales Prize old al...I just happened to have drank a Gales Prize old ale tonight, 2005 vintage. It turned out to be a bit of a disappointment, all the malt was there, only the sour character had turned a bit acetic.<br /><br /> Where you targeting a beer like Gales when you brewed your recipe? and if you did, how do you feel it stands upsPaul!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02305373848929479630noreply@blogger.com