Westgota Nidbryggeri - Finalising Bonnatwist Bitter and brewing porter

Finally it was time for Westgota Nidbryggeri to brew again. And on top of that, Bonnatwist Bitter is finally ready and fully drinkable. Let’s start with my (fully objective) review of that one:

Westgota Nidbryggeri Bonnatwist Bitter
Sweden
ABV: 4.5%
Rating: 4
Strong Amarillo-taste that mixes nice with the bitter style. Notes of sweet liquorice adds to the experience and it is very well-rounded and mature. A very good first brew.

 

 

 

 

As mentioned we decided to brew a porter this time. We are going to spice it up a little in secondary fermentation but lets keep those ingredients a secret until time is up for that. As you can see a lot of malt extract and later even 500 grams of sugar is needed to give the porter its character and strength:

We used Pearl as bitterness-hop and here is what the starting stages of the cooking looked like, after steeping some chocolate malt, adding the hops and malt extract:
After 30 minutes we added Northen Brewer hops for taste and some Irish Moss for clarity:
This time we didn’t make as many mistakes cooling the wort and with the help of some ice we managed to stay on the critical temperatures for a very short time:
As you can see the brewery is now sponsored by Luana AB and here is a group photo taken during the successful brewing session: