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Boudicca's Revolt

Boudicca, the queen of the Iceni, the Celtic tribe in eastern Britain in the 1st century A.D., described by Dio Cassius: 'She was huge of frame, terrifying of aspect, and with a harsh voice. A great mass of bright red hair fell to her knees: she wore a great twisted golden torc, and a tunic of many colours, over which was a thick mantle, fastened by a brooch. Now she grasped a spear, to strike fear into all who watched her.'

Brewer: A.C.Bigham Email: -
Beer: Boudicca's Revolt Style: Robust Porter
Type: Extract w/grain Size: 5 gallons
Color:
152 HCU (~47 SRM)
Bitterness: 28 IBU
OG: 1.063 FG: 1.016
Alcohol: 6.0% v/v (4.7% w/w)
Grain: 1.25 lb. British Carastan 30-40L
0.75 lb. British chocolate
0.5 lb. British black patent
Steep: Steep for 30 minutes in 2.5 gallons of 150-degree water.
Boil: 75 minutes SG 1.126 2.5 gallons
1 lb. Light malt extract syrup
6.6 lb. John Bull amber malt extract syrup
Add malt extract before water begins to boil.
Add bittering hops at beginning of boil.
1/4 tsp. Irish moss added after 60 minutes.
Flavor/aroma hops added after 70 minutes.
Hops: 3 oz. Fuggles hop pellets (4.5% AA, 75 min.)
0.5 oz. Fuggles hop pellets (4.5% AA, 5 min.)
Yeast: British Ale Yeast II #1335
Log: Brew with ambient temperature about 67 degrees.
Don't bottle until at least 14 days; maximum 21 days.
Carbonation: 2/3 cup corn sugar, batch primed.
Tasting: Best consumed after 4 months of bottle-conditioning.

Recipe posted 03/16/98.