hist-brewing: Heather ale body (was: Re:Kingdoms!?!?)

[Angus]

--- Irshlassie at aol.com
> wrote:
>I missed the wiccan part...woops my bad. But I am both wiccan and an SCAer 
>and not easily offended. :) For all those interested, the heather ale is 
>bubbling nicely. The first sample came out slightly thin. Any suggestions? I 
>used an extra light malt, would a darker malt add more body.
>
>Thanks folks

Ah, so that's how it came into the list.
No worries, I'm a Pagan myself and took no offense whatsoever.

About the heater ale....
darker malt will add more color, not body.  When you use dark malts you'll lower the pH of the mash so a buffering with CaCO3 or NaHCO3 is needed if you want a fuller body, a higher pH in the final brew is often percieved as 'more body'.

What recipe did you use ?  (I don't have the original post anymore)  Did you measure the original gravity ?  what is the current gravity ? A brew with low FG (below 1.008) feels thinner IMHO.

/Angus

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