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    100 litre 3v electric brewery build

    What elements are you using and how are you fitting them?
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    Holgate Esb Any Idea's On A Recipe

    Guess no one is keen to clone this one ay? Would make a RIPPER christmas beer...
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    Southern Cross - 2013 - 14.1%AA - Test Batch

    I'm digging an old thread again but I really have to.. I've been a fan of this hop for quite a while and I really wanted to brew up a batch that was heavy with it. This time around I did. Joe White Pils 3kg Joe White Munich Light 1kg Flaked Rice 1kg 15L mash water - single infusion - 66c -...
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    Galaxy Dry Hopping - How much is too much?

    I've never done a diacetyl rest on an ale... Lagers yes but not an ale. I usually do raise my temps during fermentation but only because I am impatient and want to get to FG quick. LOL!! Maybe I'm doing it inadvertently.
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    2015 Hop Plantations, Show Us Your Hop Garden!

    Massive hop envy... I live in Darwin and this is impossible here.!!!
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    Southern Cross - 2013 - 14.1%AA - Test Batch

    Hey guys. Sorry for digging up an old thread but I just had to. I mentioned in my previous write up that I was going to run this hop through a pale lager.. Well I did exactly that. Brewed on the 20th Sept 2014 and on tap right now I can honestly say I really do love this hop and it is perfect...
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    Comment by 'Pagey' in media 'Hops 16 12 13'

    That's awesome... If only I could grow these in Darwin.!!!!
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    How long does it take you to keg your fermented beer?

    Wow I just found this thread… HAHA Maybe I should do more than what I do LOL.!!! Release pressure Rinse with water 10L santizer - shake - run some out the lines. Fill with water and purge with CO2 so it's completely full of CO2. Fill with beer. Max 15mins…..
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    Southern Cross - 2013 - 14.1%AA - Test Batch

    So yeah if you are looking at that grain bill then you will want to go 0.9g/L @ 20mins and then just throw in some Magnum @ 60mins to make up the IBUs. For aroma additions just run whatever you have been doing to date but it's a nice aroma so don't be shy.!
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    Southern Cross - 2013 - 14.1%AA - Test Batch

    So sort out the Grain Bill first. Try and add something in the Bread Crust -> Biscuit range. Maybe a Briess Victory Malt @ 5-6% with a sprinkle of CaraMunich I @ 2-3%? If your specialty grains run in at 8-10% and you're looking at 1054OG ish, then I would aim for 26-34 IBU depending how you...
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    Southern Cross - 2013 - 14.1%AA - Test Batch

    I thought I would post up a pic of this brew. As you can see not perfectly clear but I say quite acceptable. Taste has not changed much so far. Still spicy, firmly bitter, subtle malt and still a subtle but nice aroma. And here it is. Gold to light copper with quite a nice white head.
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    Southern Cross - 2013 - 14.1%AA - Test Batch

    Well it's all carb'd and I've had a few over the last couple of days and I can say that i recommend this hop. Couple of notes on the beer first. It ended at about 1010-1012 so it is quite dry and quite alcoholic. I used the beer in the bottom of the fermenter after racking to the keg so by...
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    Southern Cross - 2013 - 14.1%AA - Test Batch

    Ok so there has been movement on this project.! I dropped the yeast over the last few days and put this in a keg last night.! It was tasting bloody great. Spice had mellowed, aroma is very much there and it's all starting to take shape. Carbing it to 2.5vols.
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    Southern Cross - 2013 - 14.1%AA - Test Batch

    I am about to rack this into a Keg. Purposefully tried to give it a firm bitterness and that has succeeded based on the taste out of the fermenter I had last night. We'll see how it goes with a bit of carbonation. I am getting a spicy taste, something along the lines of a noble. This may be...
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    Southern Cross - 2013 - 14.1%AA - Test Batch

    This batch is smelling SO powerful out of the air lock... The description does say that there are lemon notes and I'm thinking they are probably correct. Really smelling nice..!
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