Morgans Iron Bark Dark Ale

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3.90 stars - based on 10 reviews
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August 17th 2020
4/5 stars
#2026

not bad

1kg dark malt, US04, 2 weeks primary, 4 weeks bottle, pretty good, 21litre. Next time would prob add 500g dextrose for a bit more booze but a good mid strength as is.
May 2nd 2008
4/5 stars
#851

nice dark

made with can of morgans liquid crystal malt, 400g dextrose & steeped fuggles hop bag. kit yeast & fermented around 24 deg for a week. after 6 weeks is a tasty drop however next time will lose the dex, maybe steep some choc grain & bump up the hops.
February 11th 2008
4/5 stars
#817

Good Porter/Dark Ale

Made this twice - first up with 500g liquid Crystal Malt and 500g Stout Booster to 24 litres. Exceptional after four months though it lacked body and head. Made again as a Rum Porter with 1kg Crystal Malt, 500g Stout Booster, 200g Molasses (Treacle), 200g C.S., 200ml Bundy and a fuggles teabag. Made to 22 litres. Took three months before it was smooth enough to drink but now it's excellent! Plus it cures insomnia!
January 22nd 2008
3/5 stars
#806

Nice

Made as per recipe. Nice, but for my money the Country Brewer 1.7kg Old is much better. Other people I've given samples to agree.
September 3rd 2007
3/5 stars
#767

Black as...

Used 1.5kg DME, 15g Fuggles, 15g Progress and Nottingham yeast in 21 ltrs. Fermented at 19c for 8 days, kegged and gassed over 2 days. This isn't a bad beer and my mates quite like it but I think it's missing something. It tasted best when it was new and it's almost bland after a month in the keg. I think it needs a bit more hopping and maybe some grain in it. It's black as can be and looks great in the glass but I'm not sure it's as good as the other Morgans range.
July 10th 2006
4/5 stars
#526

Good Black

Brewed with 1kg of Country Brewers Stout Mix and Willamette finsihing hops using Safale. Left to bottle age for 3 months and turned out to be a very good dark ale. Smooth, rich, good body.
February 5th 2006
4/5 stars
#451

Great Base Kit

First Kit for ages (done with a friend learning to brew), used it as a base for a porter. Added 1 can Morgans Choc Malt extract with some black and crystal malts and also used british ale wyeast. Came out a cracker, close to my AG porters.
January 27th 2006
4/5 stars
#446

Mmmm.... dark.

I did the IBD in with some amber DME, and some dextrose, and I boiled up about a half pound of Black Patent, and gave er a little handful of Cascades for the last 10 minutes of the boil. Result is a really smooth and mellow dark ale. No sharp corners, and a lingering malty aftertaste. Great kit, I'm very happy with the result. Not "Portery" like some dark beers... a very nicely balanced drink. I'm glad I bought two cans, I'll probably do the same thing again... maybe I'll do some bittering hops in a longer boil.
February 27th 2005
5/5 stars
#204

Golden head- lovely beer

My all time favourite. Made straight up with dex 1kg and Safale- fermented hot, maybe 28 to 32 degrees. Bulk primed 200 gms dex- good after 1 week, fantastic after two, maybe losing a little bit of its hoppiness by week three. Lovely rich nutty caramel flavours- very long rich finish- no burnt stout like flavours at all. Easy to make, can't go wrong f you love dark meaty ale! Even my wife who isn't really a drinker loves it. Murray
January 10th 2005
4/5 stars
#42

Good Porter base

I've used this as a base for a choc porter. Added 1 can Morgans Choc Malt extract, 250g dry dark malt, 250g maltodextrin and steeped 150gm choc grain. Added 24g Kent Golding hops. Used Safale instead of the kit yeast. Very yummy porter
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