Theakston Old Peculier (19A) - MINI MASH Homebrew Ingredient Kit

Brewed this kit with Nottingham. Captures the essence of Old Peculiar very well. Very pleased with the results. Will brew again!

Partial mash with White Labs Burton yeast (which BTW will really stink up your home). Brewed a half batch of a bitter with the yeast first, in lieu of a starter. The clone is quite good. Lots of flavor despite all the sugar, but it's not white sugar. Kind of a heavy brown ale, not really roasty. The yeast isn't neutral; it definitely brings some fruity notes, maybe a little banana (did I let it get too warm? If so, it doesn't taste wrong). There's some alcohol warmth, although that may mellow with age. I can no longer get T.O.P. locally so I can't do a side by side, but it is quite good only a couple months after brew day. Certainly a good value kit.

We brewed the extract version of this recipe back on 12/1/2007. Used 1/2 lb brown sugar and 1/2 lb home made Belgian Candi sugar. Once bottled, put it away in a safe place and let the beer age. It takes a while for the brown sugar flavors to settle down. This beer, now 2+ yrs old, just won 2nd place in the Old Ale and English Barleywine category at the 2010 Bluebonnet Homebrew competition. It's a good recipe and your patience with be rewarded.