"Fidelio" (rev.1806/14) (Op.72)

Named after the 200 year anniversary of Beethoven's only Opera
Alex's Cara-munich is a home roasted malt.
I blended some of this beer with a paler more acidic beer, will update with the results.

Brewer:	Alex van den Broek		Email:	-
URL:	http://www.geocities.com/nzhomebrew
Beer:	"Fidelio" (rev.1806/14) (Op.72)		Style:	Oud Bruin
Type:	Partial mash		Size:	14 liters
Color:	35 HCU (~17 SRM)		Bitterness:	20 IBU
OG:	1.058		FG:	1.018
Alcohol:	5.2% v/v (4.1% w/w)
Water:	very soft water used
Grain:	1kg NZ Organic pilsner 266g Alex's Cara-Munich 50g British chocolate
Mash:	60% efficiency
	65¡¦until conversion
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.063	13 liters
	300g Home-made Candy Sugar 1.5kg Light malt extract
Hops:	20g NZ Fuggles (5.3% AA, 60 min.) 12g NZ Fuggles (5.3% AA, 15 min.)
Yeast:	Safale yeast dried
Carbonation:	1tsp cane sugar per 745ml bottle
Tasting:	A nice brown beer, this isnt a copy of liefmans, its a sweeter version with slightly tart edge from the fuggles - more like the one from Cnudde or Roman. The home-roasted Cara lends a licorice, caramel note which is very nice. The hops are balanced nicely also.

Recipe posted 01/06/05.