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Neil Morrissey and some bloke called Richard Fox running a microbrew pub in Yorkshire. Could be worth a look <!-- s:?: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_question.gif" alt=":" title="Question" /><!-- s:?: --> <!-- s:!: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_exclaim.gif" alt="" title="Exclamation" /><!-- s:!: -->

Richard Fox is an author, chef and beer and food expert from the UK
(<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="www.foxfoodandbeer.co.uk">www.foxfoodandbeer.co.uk) who has just completed a Channel 4 series
on Beer and Food (The first episode airs on October 28th.)

Should be interesting. Apparently their blonde ale is on sale in Tesco (not over here presumably).

There's an article on the series here[/url:3kqda462] which includes the following recipe:

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MORRISSEY AND FOXY'S BLONDE ALE

Makes 40 pints

Ingredients

4 kg Golden Promise malt 260g light crystal malt 39g Styrian Golding hops 32g Fuggles hops 10g Irish moss 15g Cascade hops 1 packet fast-acting yeast

Method

Add 23 litres of water heated to 77 degrees centigradeto a mash tun (an insulated brewing container).

Allow temperature to drop to 72 degrees centigrade and add both malts. Stir to form aporridge. Keep temperature between 62 degrees centigrade and 69 degrees centigrade for 90 minutes (by placing the mash tun in a larger vessel topped up with boiling water).

Strain the liquid (called the wort) into a large panslowly. If it's not clear, return to mash tun and repeat till clear liquid is produced.

Heat to a rolling boil. Add Styrian Golding hops, Fuggles hops and Irish moss. Boil for one hour.

Add Cascade hops and boil for 15 minutes. Cool quickly and transfer liquid only to the fermenting vessel.

Add the yeast, cover and place in a cool room for two days. Siphon off the clear liquid into another fermenting vessel, leaving any flotsam and jetsam.

Ferment for three or four days with an airtight lid. Siphon off clear beer and enjoy.
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I wouldn't fancy following those instructions if I was a beginner.

Wow. Those instructions are not enough to do it properly (not to mention dodgy in places) if you are a beginner and completely pointless if you know what you are doing.

I bought the book "Morrissey's Perfect Pint" should arrive tomorrow (or knowing an post tomorrow week)

I read a review of the book on someones blog, and they said it was utterly crap. Or words to that effect. I'll have to see if I can find it again...

Ah, here[/url:2n3x23aw]

Your mileage may vry