2014 Xmas in July - Vic Recipe

[MartinOC]

So....BYO cube hops?

 

[Yob]

Sounds like the road we are heading down..

 

[technobabble66]

Yep
BYO cube hops, fo sure.
I can bring almost a kilo of the slightly old hops from Temple if they're any use to anyone. Select & Horizon, I think.
Are we using any kettle hops or all in the cube?
If we're cube hopping the lot, is a stout the best choice?

 

[Yob]

Hmm, possibly not, happy to go with the flow, we 'could' end up with 17 different beers (or whatever ridiculous number of cubes we have)

Vote it out

 

[Mardoo]

Maybe we should wait until July 18 to change the recipe?

 

[technobabble66]

Silly delayed double posting.

But anywho, happy to go w the flow. Probably cube hop the shite out of da stout.

 

[Yob]

Systems

Yob - 80 litre output system (120l Kettle)

RB - 200 litre kettle and 130 litre mash tun + whiteferret - 32 jet mongolian burner and 200L drum if we need it.

Idzy - 600 litre kettle and 200 litre mash tun + Midnight Brew - High Pressure Stockpot Burner - HP200LPWF

@ WF and RB - If we use both these 200l vessels as HLT's and we can pump from them to the MT's it looks like we are pretty well sorted...

Pumps? I think we will need 2 other pumps, and long lengths of hose... I'll get 3m of silicone hose next trip to KK... but spare is good if you have it laying about

MartinOC, you said you had one we can use on the day?

 

[idzy]

I will be bringing an 815 and can bring my 809 as a backup. I have 6 lengths of hose approx 1.5m each with camlock fittings on them. Did we decide on the fittings of choice or just a bit of a mix?

 

[Yob]

I imagine yours is setup to your MT? I'd think the same thing for RB so as long as we have matching sets it shouldn't be an issue, my system is setup for barb connections.. It's likely that all 3 systems will be different

 

[RelaxedBrewer]

Yep. I have a pump that can pump from my kettle(HLT) to my mash tun.

 

[Yob]

What connections to the MT mate? Shouldn't be a problem but we'll need to pump to both MT's

 

[RelaxedBrewer]

mine are the quick release style.
Like the ones from keg king

 

[MartinOC]

Sorry for the delayed response guys. I'm making multiple trips up to Kinglake each day. 'Just sat down with my 1st beer of the day.

Yep, I've got:

My own March 809 with male camlocks.

I've been promised access to a borrowed extra 809 (no idea of fittings - TBA) & a MONSTER Mono pump that would push a golf ball through a garden hose.

I've also got 2 spare sets of QD's (ie. 1 Male + 1Female is a set) if RB wants to use them.

It's likely that my own rig is about to be dismantled for the move to Kinglake, so it won't be used for awhile (JUST as I got it set-up & running!! :angry: ) & can offer 2 x 4-ring burners, gas bottles, extra camlock fittings (females), silicone hose lengths etc....etc.....

If anyone wants any of the above (or even THINKS it might be useful), say so now before I pack it & I'll keep them aside.

 

[Yob]

Pumps and qd's I rekon should sort it out mate, looks like we'll have more pumps than we need which is a good thing

Maybe the hose too

 

[Mardoo]

SOOOOOO...Recipe? The Stout sounds the bomb and I don't see why cube hopping would be an issue? But then I know nothing about cube hopping, so my opinion falls in line with most articles in The Herald Sun. Any reason NOT to go with the Stout, other than Martin's awesome sounding Porter recipe? Totally game for a drinkable stout, as opposed to the RIS I'm going to brew that needs a long sleep.

 

[Yob]

I'm happy to continue with the stout also, I'll punch some numbers in to work out what the cube additions will be like..

 

[Grainer]

Just have to check quantities.. may have the Carafa???? and the flaked barley

Grainer

 

[Yob]

5.00 kg Pale Malt (75kg) - Yob - CONFIRMED
0.30 kg Barley (4.8kg) ??? ------------------- ??? :blink:
0.25 kg Amber Malt (4kg) - Midnight Brew/Techno - CONFIRMED 2kg each
0.25 kg Vienna Malt (3.77kg) - Midnight Brew - CONFIRMED -
0.25 kg Carafa (4kg)
0.25 kg Chocolate Malt (4kg) - MartinOC
0.25 kg Roasted Barley (4kg)

Fuggles - XXX - Yob - Probably
EKG - XXX - Yob - Probably

Just want to get the discussion going about the recipe again, Ive highlighted outstanding malts with no confirmed name on them..

I will do the numbers over the weekend to see what each cube addition (of the hops I have) will be like... with a big thumb in the air I'd say about 40g each of Fuggles and EKG for those going with the traditional.. Well bitter it to about 15IBU in the boil and aim for the rest in the cube. (rough thinking)

 

[MartinOC]

5.00 kg Pale Malt (75kg) - Yob - CONFIRMED
0.25 kg Amber Malt (4kg) - Midnight Brew/Techno - CONFIRMED 2kg each
0.25 kg Vienna Malt (3.77kg) - Midnight Brew - CONFIRMED -
0.25 kg Carafa (4kg)
0.25 kg Chocolate Malt (4kg) - MartinOC - CONFIRMED
0.25 kg Roasted Barley (4kg)

Fuggles - XXX - Yob - Probably
EKG - XXX - Yob - Probably

Yep, I'm confirmed for the 4Kg of Chocolate. Happy to provide some RB if anyone wants to split it up a bit?

 

[Yob]

Are you coming on the Friday Martin?

For the contributors of the grain bill, please keep in mind that the idea is to mill on the Friday night so we can fire up early on the sat to mash in by about 10am (ish)