Brew Number

8

Style

Mexican MXV 2/12

Ingredients

Brewmart Mexican kit from Bayswater

1 kg amber malt in tin, from Bayswater

Accidentally put the Munich yeast in (Brew 9)

Left out the Pilsener enzyme (Brew 9)

Brewing notes

Pitched first yeast 21 Nov.  Nothing.  Pitched 2 more beer yeasts over several days, nothing.  Made a bread yeast starter, and pitched that.  Nothing.  We were about to throw the brew out, when we finally had an idea.  On 27 Nov, added 750 g dextrose.  Started bubbling like crazy.  Seems the tinned malt was off, and refusing to ferment.  Brewed down to 1.008.  Bottled on 2 Dec.  50% extra carbonation sugar, new capper.

Tasting notes

Beer was dark colour, more like a Munich than a Mexican.  Poured with good head, but big bubble head which decayed rapidly and certainly didn’t leave a ring on glass.  Taste was very malty up front, almost liquorice.  Not typical dry Mexican.  Disappointing, but drank it anyway.  Slowly improved in the bottle over a month or two as the malt brewed out a bit more.

Never use tinned malt from Bayswater again