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unfortunately, i can't change the mash temperature, brewing in the old esky! How are you going? I've just started brewing so if you've modified the hop additions let me know!

good4whatAlesU - Passion fruity is exactly what I'm after for this one, i really hope the Riwaka shines through! Gregos - I don't have a chiller coil (yet), but can get the temperature down fairly quick. I cool it down in a large sink and chuck in a few large ice cubes that are on standby. The...

hey guys, this is a rough hop addition schedule that i came up with.. Estimated OG: 1.072 SG Estimated Color: 12.6 EBC Estimated IBU: 46.7 IBUs Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 % Est Mash Efficiency: 72.0 % Boil Time: 60 Minutes Ingredients: ------------ Amt Name...

Hey guys, I havn't brewed an IPA for a while and wanting some opinions on hop additions. I've already got all my ingredients so you'll just have to work with what i got... I'm wanting a 7.5% New Zealand White IPA, that doesn't have much malt character and would be describe as a refreshing...

I appreciate the replies guys. I'll leave it for a few more days, see how it goes and if it's still bugging me I might try one of the suggestions out.

I brewed a chocolate, milk stout (may add cold water extracted ground coffee bean as well) 4 days agos and fermentation is going well. The beer is really shaping up although i don't think i added enough roasted malts. The wort is a light chocolatey brown and the dark malt tastes don't seem as...

Looks tasty. I wanted to brew with other New Zealand hops but couldn't get a hold of any (besides Nelson which i used on my last batch). Were did you get your hands on Motueka? I'm Vic aswell

ahh.. i did a lot of my research and used previous recipes from American forums using imperial units, so I'm familiar with appropriate mash temperatures in F. I probably should have converted the units seeing this is an Australian forum but was careless. cheeser

just put the order through, with a bit of extra research and peoples advice on here this is what i came up with. ------------------------------------------------ Batch Size: 5.5g Mash temperature: 156F Grain total: 6.75kg Hop total: 140g 60min -Simcoe 30g 30min -Riwaka 20g 20min -Riwaka 20g...

thanks for the replies. What malts would be recommended for this style of beer and hops (Cascade & D-Saaz)? I want the beer to be fairly light in colour using a mix of ale and pilsner base malts. I'll be purchasing from grape and grain, having the option of; Briess, Dingemanns, Joe White...

I'm trying to work on a pale ale using New Zealand hops. Does anyone have experience with Riwaka? I want this to be a hop bomb. What are your guys thoughts? ------------------------------------------------ Batch Size: 5.5g Mash temperature: 156F Grain total: 6.1kg Hop total: 180g 60min...