AKA#61 London Pride (v2) 
All Grain Recipe
Submitted By: aka-on-tap (Shared)
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| Brewer: AKA | |
| Batch Size: 5.81 gal | Style: Best Bitter (11B) |
| Boil Size: 7.67 gal | Style Guide: BJCP 2015 |
| Color: 12.1 SRM | Equipment: SHERMAN Mk III |
| Bitterness: 30.7 IBUs | Boil Time: 90 min |
| Est OG: 1.049 (12.2° P) | Mash Profile: Single Infusion, Medium Body, No Mash Out |
| Est FG: 1.016 SG (4.0° P) | Fermentation: Ale, Single Stage |
| ABV: 4.4% | Taste Rating: 35.0 |
Ingredients
| Amount |
Name |
Type |
# |
| 5.55 gal |
PERTH CARBON FILTERED 15L in HLT + 21L in MLT |
Water |
1 |
| 4.00 g |
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60 min) |
Misc |
2 |
| 3.00 g |
Lactic Acid (Mash 60 min) |
Misc |
3 |
| 7 lbs 14.99 oz |
Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) |
Grain |
4 |
| 1 lbs 5.16 oz |
Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) |
Grain |
5 |
| 14.11 oz |
Wheat, Torrified (1.7 SRM) |
Grain |
6 |
| 1.76 oz |
Chocolate Malt (450.0 SRM) |
Grain |
7 |
| 0.49 oz |
Target [11.0%] - Boil 60 min |
Hops |
8 |
| 0.35 oz |
Challenger [7.5%] - Boil 20 min |
Hops |
9 |
| 0.35 oz |
Northdown [8.5%] - Boil 20 min |
Hops |
10 |
| 1.00 items |
Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15 min) |
Misc |
11 |
| 0.42 oz |
East Kent Goldings (EKG) [5.0%] - Boil 1 min |
Hops |
12 |
| 1.0 pkgs |
London ESB Ale (Wyeast Labs #1968) |
Yeast |
13 |
Taste Notes
The first attempt was remarkably good... but London Pride with a kinda low self-esteem.
Everything’s almost right; just not as rich, sweet and seductive.
So for this Version 2 we've cranked the cara-, raised both the mash temp(for body, residual sweetness) and the ferment temp (to generate a few more fruity esters)...
RESULT:
Very nice beer (Day 5), the changes all in the right direction. After comparing to LP the first thing is LP has a much richer aroma, orange-marmalade-honey like, so increase esters (ferment temp) and EKG ( 1 min hops from 20 to 40g). I need to reduce the colour and back off the roasted malt flavour, so drop choc malt from 50 to 20g. Mouth feel is smoother, taste is sweeter - so increase mash temp further.Notes
Version 1:
Great outcome. Darker than the original - and less sweet. Raise mash temp, increase caramalt %. Excellent first attempt. Drinks REALLY well!
Fuller’s 1845 features Amber malt & (more) Goldings to yield “fruitcake” aromas. Could we add a touch of those to boost our Pride?
P’raps ferment warmer to favour more esters/character?
Even reduce volume (=increase grains) to enrich the malt profile.
Version 2:
Good improvement, richer, better mouthfeel. A hint of roast seems wrong, colour too dark, reduce choc malt to 20g. Possibly too much caramel, substitute? Ferment, yeast v good.
Increase OG? More late hops. This Recipe Has Not Been Rated
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