With its harmonious relationship of malt and hops, this is an especially enjoyable beer. The head brewer, bill mellor, says he simply aimed to create a beer of that gravity, with an appropriately full colour and flavour but with the dryness and easy drinkability that is morlands house style. Beer recipe old speckled hen clone special bitter or best. Dan murphys supports the responsible service of alcohol. Beer kits from clonebrews, beer making clone recipe kits. Brew your own british real ale colchester homebrew.
Warning under the liquor control reform act 1998 it is an offence to. Toffee and malt combine with bitterness on the back of the tongue to give a balanced sweetness, followed by a refreshingly dry finish. Definitely agree with you about old speckled hen fantastic beer one of my dads favourites as well. Wonderfully robust and rich, this beer is dryhopped for a lively, intense aroma. Now, 20 years later, the bookl is still a great reference for brewing great beers and brewing beers to style.
This video is about my old speckled hen clone brew with the grainfather. Jul 18, 20 my one complaint about old speckled hen ale was a lack of carbonation. But to be a true clone the og must be 1050 as the beer was brewed at a gravity of 1050 to denote 50 years i. Old speckled hen 8c all grain homebrew ingredient kit. The speckled hen is an old girl, she was born in 1967, but she has lost none of her appeal. Beer description its rich amber colour and superb fruity aromas are complemented by a delicious blend of malty tastes. Otherwise, old speckled hen ale from greene king morland brewery is an orangey, sour and ultimately drinkable beer. The following beer recipe will mimic the taste of a corona. Finely balanced beer with a rich malty taste and a fruity aroma. A distinctive english ale with a wonderful, warm flavour. The beer is a rich reddish goldenbrown color with a solid, bubbly head, but very little aroma perhaps a hint of malt. The recipe in the british real ale book uses a mixture of crystal and black malt and sugar instead of syrup plus has a lot less flavour and aroma hops and mashes at 66c.
Brew the extract clone beer recipe kit old speckled hen 8c extract, avaialble from austin homebrew. Old speckled hen buy wine, spirits and beer online or. After an afternoon touring the english countryside in your mg, end the day with. But to be a true clone the og must be 1050 as the beer was brewed at a gravity of 1050 to denote. Bottled and in the cupboard until 625 and today it is perfectly carbed and has that beautiful malty taste with the soft backend hops i love. Old speckled hen is an english ale from the morland brewery, now owned by greene king brewery. Old speckled hen was first brewed in 1979 in abingdon, oxfordshire, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the mg car factory there on the 30 november. Old speckled hen old speckled hen has a wonderful, warm flavor bursting with body. We used canned speckled hen draught and i think the beergas insert in the can gave the.
A very malty example of an english pale ale almost chewy. Old speckled hen diy brewing recipe resource coopers. A finely balanced beer with a distinctive rich, malty taste and fruity aroma. Extra specialstrong bitter english pale ale 8c boil size. It is made with pale and crystal malts, as well as rye malt, and chinook hops. Old speckled hen clone post by orlando fri mar 04, 2016 8.
Beer recipe old speckled hen clone special bitter or. A selection of 5 gallon extract clone beer kits by adventures in homebrewing. Its rich amber colour and superb fruity aromas are complemented by a delicious blend of malty tastes. See bars, beer stores, and restaurants near me selling morland old speckled hen with prices and whether its on tap or in a bottle, can, growler, etc. It recommends a boil time of 90 minutes, with the challenger added at the start of the boil, and the golding added 10 minutes before the end of the boil. Interested to know how it turns out one to add to my own brewlist.
The yeast used to ferment the beer provides the other key character estery or. A finely balanced beer with a distinctive rich, malty taste and fruit aroma. We used canned speckled hen draught and i think the beergas insert in. Old speckled hen is not vegan friendly barnivore vegan. Old golden hen is an awardwinning light golden beer. I dont have this book but the recipe i have is 80% maris otter 12% dark crystal and 8% golden syrup at 15 mins. Toffee and malt combine with bitterness on the back of the tongue to give a balanced sweetness. The following beer is a recipe for old speckled hen. With cask beer the isinglass is added in cask and the beer is sedimented in the pub cellar. Old speckled hen is popular with ale drinkers up and down the country and renowned for its unique character and consistent quality. With a special hop from tasmania, it has a tropical fruit note in the taste and is more refreshing than the standard old speckled hen ale. I love this beer when it is hot out, i like it when it is cold out this beer is simply easy to drink. Instead of charging you, we charge our advertisers. Menus the speckled hen bar and dining rooms lisburn.
Old speckled hen clone post by secla fri jun 03, 2016 9. Old speckled hen is a premium bitter from the morland brewery, now owned by greene king brewery. A high proportion of crystal malt in old speckled hen provides the key toffeecaramel flavour. Speckled hen clone the recipe we crafted was shooting for an og of 1050 mandated by the ales history and a final abv of 5. In april 2003 in the newsletter of the twin tiers sports car club ian parsons recounted how the car that the beer old speckled hen was named after had been in his family since the 40s. Toffee and malt combine with a bitterness on the back. Old speckled hen greene king online shop browse all things old speckled hen, from the famous beers to gifts, hampers and glassware.
For a while it was near impossible for me to ever make this beer continue reading old speckled hen clone recipe. Please help us continue by switching off your ad blocker. May 01, 2016 this video is about my old speckled hen clone brew with the grainfather. Liquor act 2007 it is against the law to sell or supply alcohol to, or to obtain alcohol on behalf of, a person under the age of 18 years.
Black sheep riggwelter, caledonian deuchars and old speckled hen. You will need fermentation equipment and a 20 quart stainless steel kettle in order to make this beer. Old speckled hen has a full, smooth flavour and is very easy to drink. The recipe we crafted was shooting for an og of 1050 mandated by the ales history and a final abv of 5. All grain brewers check out our all grain clone recipe kits. Says richly coloured and fruit flavoured strong ale. Give it time to develop in the keg or bottle as it tastes very rough at first no doubt due to the sugar syrup which tends to make rough alcohol. Old speckled hen greene king morland brewery beeradvocate. Greene king growth august 2007 archived 20120425 at the wayback machine. Dec, 20 a beer of 1050 will usually have about 5 per cent. Taste notes to my taste this is the way old speckled hen should taste if it had a bit more body. Old speckled hen nitro where to buy near me beermenus. There is therefore a possibility of trace amounts of isinglass being in the beer. My brew bud loves old speckled hen too, but he likes that gassy taste and smell.
Old speckled hen greene king online shop browse all things old speckled hen, from the famous beers to. I have a recipe book produced by camra that gives a recipe for old speckled hen. We provide beer recipes and other content to you for free. Order online, pick up in store, enjoy local delivery or ship items directly to you. We do not recommend our beers to either vegans or vegetarians because of the use of isinglass as a clarifying aid but leave the decision whether to drink them up to the individual. Old speckled hen was first brewed in 1979 in abingdon, oxfordshire, to commemorate the 50th anniversary. Old speckled hen clone post by stevej383 sat apr 23, 2016 7. Old speckled hen clone brew with the grainfather, tips and tricks included duration.
Namely, he substituted white sugar and black malt for what i believe is probably invert sugar used in the real thing. Brew the all grain clone beer recipe kit old speckled hen 8c all grain, avaialble from austin homebrew. Old speckled hen clone brew with the grainfather, tips and. Old speckled hen clone home brew forum jims beer kit. My one complaint about old speckled hen ale was a lack of carbonation. Read more specific legislation in your state or territory and to view our liquor licence numbers. Toffee and malt combine with a bitterness on the back of the tongue giving a balanced sweetness and refreshingly dry finish. It was recently awarded silver at the 2014 international beer challenge. The official beersmith beer recipe sharing site where you can view, download and share beer recipes for home brewing. Clone brews changed the way people in the usa brewed beer. Definitely agree with you about old speckled hen fantastic beer.
Clone beer beer recipe all grain brewing beer recipe. But, as with mikes hard cranberry, i think this was due more to the beer being poured out into a glass before drinking it. Hashies old speckled hen 1 ratings beersmith recipe. He summarises the early history of the car as being detailed in robin barraclough and phil jennings book oxford to. Dec, 20 i have a recipe book produced by camra that gives a recipe for old speckled hen. The stated max attenuation was 77% which would have given us a final abv of the 5.
Old speckled hen 8c extract homebrew ingredient kit. Old speckled hen was first brewed by morlands of abingdon in 1979. Old speckled hen is a english pale ale style beer brewed by greene king morland brewery in suffolk, gb2, united kingdom. The sediment remains at the bottom of the cask and the clarified beer is served. Before this book there were vague recipes but very few were to style and none emulated the great beers from around the world. After an afternoon touring the english countryside in your mg, end the day with a pint of old speckled hen this clone was created in 1998. Hey sam, there is a homebrew book that is nothing but clone recipes for a bunch of different beers. Old speckled hen clone brew with the grainfather, tips and tricks. Old speckled hen is not vegan friendly barnivore vegan beer. Beer clone recipe kits brew your favorite beer at home. The head brewer, bill mellor, says he simply aimed to create a beer of that gravity, with an appropriately full colour and flavour but with the dryness and easy drinkability that.
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