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[CarlosM]

im making a Irish Red this weekend or next so 9lbs of that will get used. leaving me about 11lbs to make something else. First time using MO so dont know what flavors are imparted. I only have 1506 as a yeast strain so any ideas what to use with the remaining amount?

[Mindblock]

im making a Irish Red this weekend or next so 9lbs of that will get used. leaving me about 11lbs to make something else. First time using MO so dont know what flavors are imparted. I only have 1506 as a yeast strain so any ideas what to use with the remaining amount?

A couple of thoughts.....If you are willing to get a different yeast you could make a very nice nice ESB with it.....Add some Victory, Munich, and a touch of Crystal, some Goldings and Fuggles and you are well on your way.....to my mind a brit or scottish ale yeast would be better here than 1056.If you are committed to staying with the 1056 American Ale yeast (which is what I think you meant), the 11lb of MO is a great start to one of my personal all time favorite beers, CJ's famous JPA.

[MtnBrewer]

im making a Irish Red this weekend or next so 9lbs of that will get used. leaving me about 11lbs to make something else. First time using MO so dont know what flavors are imparted. I only have 1506 as a yeast strain so any ideas what to use with the remaining amount?

You could make pretty much any type of American ale that you want to with it. It's just going to be more flavorful than domestic pale malt.

[Deerslyr]

im making a Irish Red this weekend or next so 9lbs of that will get used. leaving me about 11lbs to make something else. First time using MO so dont know what flavors are imparted. I only have 1506 as a yeast strain so any ideas what to use with the remaining amount?

I made a Fat Tire using MO as the base and skipped using any biscuit malt. Turned out great.

[nbbeerguy]

I made 7 Lbs Maris Otter1 Lbs Biscuit malt1 Lbs Flaked corn 1 Oz Perle 60 min1 Oz Saaz 1 Min And to my surprise it tasted very very goodused 1056Was actually my first AG brew and it had me hooked :)If I wasn't curious I would just brew this over and over

[MtnBrewer]

I made a Fat Tire using MO as the base and skipped using any biscuit malt. Turned out great.

Could you maybe show Peter Bouckaert how to do that?

[drewseslu]

Could you maybe show Peter Bouckaert how to do that?

I wonder how much a contract for 60,000,000 or so pounds of MO would cost?

[Deerslyr]

Could you maybe show Peter Bouckaert how to do that?

I wish! FT just doesn't taste as good as it used too. My recipe turned out great, and that's not just me. People very familiar with Fat Tire loved it and commented that it was actually better. I heard recently that New Belgium grows and malts their own barley, so the quality of the product is not as consistent year to year. I want to say I heard that they grow their own hops as well. I don't know if that's true or not, but if it is, they brought about the demise of a decent beer themselves.

[Patrick C.]

To use up your 11 pounds and get a good idea of the malt's flavor, I'd say either make 10 gallons of bitter or 5 gallons of IPA. Add a pound of sugar to each, and it will give you 10 gallons at around 1.035 or 5 gallons at around 1.070. Bitter it to around 30 IBU for the bitter, 60 for the IPA (or more if you prefer more bitterness).

[CarlosM]

very insightful comments. I wish I had the capacity for 10 gal brews. I got a scrawny 8gallon that barely does the job.

[djinkc]

You could make pretty much any type of American ale that you want to with it. It's just going to be more flavorful than domestic pale malt.

I think that nails it. Just a richer maltiness IMO. Any American or UK ale will get more maltiness from it. Not that a great beer can't be brewed with some of the cheaper 2-rows. Try it and get a feel for it. I think most of the more expensive UK malts are worth the extra cash. But I have been subbing a little Munich with the cheaper 2-row just for grins and seeing how it holds up to all MO,GP etc,....... No results yet but they'll be on tap soon.

Edited by dj in kc, 09 September 2009 - 07:48 PM.

[Mindblock]

I think that nails it. Just a richer maltiness IMO. Any American or UK ale will get more maltiness from it. Not that a great beer can't be brewed with some of the cheaper 2-rows. Try it and get a feel for it. I think most of the more expensive UK malts are worth the extra cash. But I have been subbing a little Munich with the cheaper 2-row just for grins and seeing how it holds up to all MO,GP etc,....... No results yet but they'll be on tap soon.

Interesting observation, DJ.....as an addict to MO and GP (and German Pils malt) I am interested in your results and observations re/ subbing a touch of Munich with cheaper American 2-row.THANKS