Any know how to go about doing the Cluster 16+ that the Bent Spoke in Canberra brew?
All quad IPA recipes I've found come in at no more than 10% ABV but they get 16%+ whilst still being a beer, not a barley wine. The balance of malt, hops etc is perfect.
Any thoughts?
I seem to have had a mishap. I'd noticed people in brewing videos using starsan in airlocks, seemed like a good idea so I tried it. Was really careful to not use too much in the new Plaato I've just received (around 50ml) but at one point there was a jolt as I reseated my screwtop fermenter lid...
I've completely fallen in love with the Stubborn Russian I drank at the brewery in Bright VIC recently. It's such a rich and complex beer and I'd like to try making one https://brightbrewery.com.au/product/stubborn-russian-2018/
They describe it as a "chocolate infused Russian Imperial milk...
I'm looking at moving to a 3V setup from a Grainfather as I'm finding efficiencies too difficult for higher grainbills. I'm not sure how to determine the vessel sizes I should go for. I'd like to be able to brew up to 70 litres at a time so when I look at systems like SSBrew Tech they have a 75...
I've been reading about making some Belgian Candi Sugar for a Piraat (Belgian Tripel) recipe I want to make and finding some inconsistencies about the techniques.
People talk about using citric acid and this is backed up in this invert sugar article...