Dog Breath Real Ale - Monday, April 6, 2026
I bought my first kegging system in Kingston in 1998. We went to the Kingston Brewing Co. for supper and I was amazed at how wonderful this beer was. I can replicate a cask in a way by giving this an overnight C02 charge @ 30 psi and then using my stout faucet to serve @ 10 psi. That knocks out the C02 and gives it a nice head. Beer gas knocks out aroma and I don't want that, so buying expensive beer gas and renting the tank is out of the question. Ingredients 11 lbs. Bairds Maris Otter 6 ozs. Simpsons CM 8 ozs. Vienna 6 ozs. Simpsons CD 2 oz. Roast Barley 35 grams EKG @ 60 min. 30 grams EKG @ 15 min. Nottingham Dry Yeast Mash Volume - 6 gallons Sparge Volume - 5 gallons Mash @ 152F. Water Profile - Amber Balanced CA - 50 MG - 10 S04 - 75 CI - 63 Mash Gyp - 1.4 grams CC - 2.2 grams Eps - 2.3 grams Baking Soda - .9 grams PH - 5.45 Boil Gyp - 1.2 grams CC - 1.9 grams Eps - 1.9 grams O.G. - 1.044 F.G. - % - SRM - 12.6 BU - 30.5 ...