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Great Herring Pond Brunswick Mumm

Great Herring Pond Brunswick Mumm

Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer • All Grain • 5 gal

FartKnocker

My version of a 15th century strong herbal ale. Supposed to taste like Moxie (which I love). I'm brewing this one next weekend. Should be interesting, I'll keep you posted.

February 20, 2006 pm 12:31pm

5.0/5.0 1 rating

Ingredients (All Grain5 gal)

  • 5.5 lbs English 2-row Pils

    English 2-row Pils

    Pilsner base malt.

  • 1.5 lbs Crystal Malt 60°L

    Crystal Malt 60°L

    Sweet caramel flavor, deep golden to red color. For dark amber and brown ales.

  • 3 lbs Rye Malt

    Rye Malt

    Often used in German Ales and specialty beers

  • 2 lbs English Wheat Malt

    English Wheat Malt

    Light flavor, creamy head. For wheat beers, stouts, doppelbocks and alt beers.

  • .5 lbs Roasted Barley

    Roasted Barley

    Sweet, grainy, coffee flavor and a red to deep brown color. For porters and stouts.

  • .5 lbs British Black Patent

    British Black Patent

    Dry, burnt, chalky character. Use in porters, stouts, brown ales and dark lagers.

  • .5 lbs English Chocolate Malt

    English Chocolate Malt

    Dark malt that gives a rich red or brown color and nutty flavor. Use for: Brown ales, porters, some stouts Maintains some malty flavor, not as dark as roasted malt.

  • 2 lbs Oats Raw

    Oats Raw

    Adds body, mouth feel and head retention to the beer Creates chill haze in lighter beers, so is primarily used in dark ones.

  • 1.25 oz Northern Brewer - 8.0 AA% whole; boiled 60 min

    Northern Brewer

    Used for bittering with strong flavors and very fragrant in steam beers, dark English ales, and German lagers. Aroma is medium-strong with evergreen and mint overtones.

  • 2 tbsp Juniper Berries - (omitted from calculations)

    Juniper Berries

  • .5 oz Dried Rose Hips - (omitted from calculations)

    Dried Rose Hips

  • .25 oz Lavender Flowers - (omitted from calculations)

    Lavender Flowers

  • .25 oz Elderflowers - (omitted from calculations)

    Elderflowers

  • .25 oz Elecampane Root - (omitted from calculations)

    Elecampane Root

  • Wyeast 3068 Weihenstephan Weizen™

    Wyeast 3068 Weihenstephan Weizen™

    Unique top-fermenting yeast which produces the unique and spicy weizen character, rich with clove, vanilla and banana. Best results are achieved when fermentations are held around 68F.

Notes

also add 1 Tbsp of Fennel Seed (didn't fit in the recipe calculator) Mash-in at 148F for 2 hours. Sparge with 170F water. Add hops & herbs, then boil 60 minutes.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 21 - Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer

Subcategory: A - Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.072 1.026 - 1.120
Terminal Gravity: 1.014 0.995 - 1.035
Color: 33.3 SRM 1 - 50
Alcohol: 7.6% ABV 2.5% - 14.5%
Bitterness: 40.8 IBU 0 - 100

Discussion

FartKnocker

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2006-03-27 1:54am

I just took the gravity & drank the sample. I can't believe I am tasting what I'm tasting. Very foresty tasting with a smooth dark maltiness in the background. Medicinal in an understatement! I am really digging this flavor. Gonna have to make this again, I believe.

FartKnocker

Great beer, great marinade

2006-04-23 3:39pm

Goes well on pork ribs.

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