philipg - Reviews
Woodfordes Wherry Bitter | October 27th 2020 | |
Very Good!I tried Hombrewing about 30 years ago. The results were horrid enough to make me stop. I started again recently and have done 7 Wherry brews all of which were drinkable, the more recent being very good. I'm a lot more patient than I was 30 years back and have established that the following has produced really good beer: 1) throw away the instructions - they are worse than useless! 2) pitch at no more than 20 degrees 3) Primary ferment for min 3 weeks - it seems longer is better within reason (up to a few months) 4) secondary ferment (I use a barrel) min 3 weeks - it tastes a bit 'rubbery' when first moved to secondary but 3 weeks conditioning solves this I've experimented with various water methods but found that just boiling the malt in a few pints of water to help with the dissolving and then just adding cold from the tap works for me. I use 70g sugar for the secondary. I've had 3 or 4 consistently good beers using this method. Just started a Muntons American Pale using the same method but it looks as though it might not start although I've read that the american yeasts can take 3-4 days so will wait and see.
I give this a 5 because with a bit of tinkering as above I think it is a great one to start with as it is so reliable. |