Jay Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 Just polished one of these off at lunch. And I want lots more without paying $9 for a pint of it. Anybody got a similar recipe they'd be lovely enough to share, ideally BIAB? Going to try making a few different beers this winter English Bitter, Porter etc. Cheers Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeblebrox Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 You could do worse than popping into the Lord Nelson & asking; either they'll give you some pointers or they won't. As you're only making home brew, & not looking to compete with them, you may be surprised at the result if you show genuine interest in the science & artistry that goes into making their brew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerlust Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Hi Jay. There is very little in the way of factual information about the ingredients that make up this beer, & relevant information was very hard to find. After quite a bit of searching, I did manage to find this release from Samuel Smith who are the marketer/distributor for the Lord Nelson Brewery here in AUS... Lord Nelson Brewery - Old Admiral Old Ale notes It appears to be a full bodied malt driven Amber Ale type recipe. Specialty malts appear to be Dark crystal or more specifically CaraAroma, & a smallish amount of Chocolate malt. The hop mentioned in the document is the NZ bred "Super Alpha" (although spelled incorrectly! ). Super Alpha went through a name change back in 2012 & is now known as "Dr. Rudi". It's likely a single early boil addition (60-90mins) to attain the 32IBU quoted. Yeast appears to be of an English type that produces a dry finish. EBC will likely be somewhere within the 20 - 45 mark that governs the Old Ale style. I'm sure it's a very nice drop, but as far as Old Ale style beers go, I highly doubt it's as good as THIS. I hope that helps. Cheers, Lusty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 I'm sure it's a very nice drop' date=' but as far as Old Ale style beers go, I highly doubt it's as good as THIS. I hope that helps. Cheers, Lusty. I thought the Coopers Extra Strong Vintage was more of a strong ale or English Strong Ale. Theakston Old Peculier is a nice old ale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerlust Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 I thought the Coopers Extra Strong Vintage was more of a strong ale or English Strong Ale. Theakston Old Peculier is a nice old ale I've always looked at the term "Strong" in a beer title to mean fuller flavour' date=' not necessarily higher ABV. Also some would argue the term "Vintage" can been taken as "Old". [img']wink[/img] But I'm not an argumentative person. Cheers, Lusty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 That Lord Nelson beer is bloody good, I prefer it over the ESVA myself, but that's personal taste really. I like the flavours in it from the darker malts. The style guidelines for strong ales have them at minimum 6% ABV and leaning towards the maltier side in terms of flavour, although it also mentions that some examples are lower in ABV as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted June 6, 2016 Author Share Posted June 6, 2016 Cheers guys especially Lusty, I guess I could roughly put something together based on those ingredients and outcomes. When I get a recipe together I might post it for you guys to give your opinions on. Being still a relative beginner that I am. I'll pop in and try and get a bit more info on the malts too. Cheers j Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted June 6, 2016 Author Share Posted June 6, 2016 Old Peculier is lovely. You don't have a recipe for that do you Hairy? cheers jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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