Ahb Articles: Australias Biggest Brew Day 2009

[NickB]

Coming up from 35C to 64C sacc. rest on this, my first of the day:

Daylight Savings RauchBier (MK II)

Recipe: Daylight Savings RauchBier MK II
Style: 22A-Smoke-Flavored and Wood-Aged Beer-Classic Rauchbier

Recipe Overview

Wort Volume Before Boil: 30.00 l
Wort Volume After Boil: 22.00 l
Volume Transferred: 21.00 l
Water Added: 0.00 l
Volume At Pitching: 21.00 l
Final Batch Volume: 20.00 l
Expected Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.041 SG
Expected OG: 1.056 SG
Expected FG: 1.015 SG
Expected ABV: 5.4 %
Expected ABW: 4.2 %
Expected IBU (using Tinseth): 29.1
Expected Color: 13.5 SRM
Apparent Attenuation: 72.5 %
Mash Efficiency: 75.0 %
Boil Duration: 60.0 mins
Fermentation Temperature: 7 degC

Fermentables
German Smoked Malt 4.400 kg (83.8 %) In Mash/Steeped
Australian BB Traditional Ale Malt 0.300 kg (5.7 %) In Mash/Steeped
German Munich Malt 0.300 kg (5.7 %) In Mash/Steeped
UK Medium Crystal 0.150 kg (2.9 %) In Mash/Steeped
German Carafa II 0.100 kg (1.9 %) In Mash/Steeped

Hops
NZ Southern Cross (13.2 % alpha) 18 g Loose Pellet Hops used 60 Min From End

Other Ingredients
Koppafloc 1 g used In Boil

Yeast: DCL S-189-SafLager German Lager

Mash Schedule
Mash Type: Full Mash
Schedule Name:Lager/Pils Infusion (35/64/72/78)
Step: Rest at 35 degC for 10 mins
Step: Raise by infusion to 64 degC for 5 mins
Step: Rest at 64 degC for 45 mins
Step: Raise by infusion to 72 degC for 5 mins
Step: Rest at 72 degC for 15 mins
Step: Raise by infusion to 78 degC for 10 mins

 

[raven19]

Update (sat):

40L of TTLL into the fermentor for us (raven19 & 3G). Bubbling away already after pitching an active 1469 starter.

Plus I finished building the future brew shed.

Now just have to prepare area for concreting the slab...!

Question - I have a dunkelweisen in a cube that I can pitch today with my 3068 starter.... that still counts as brewing surely? As I am turning wort to beer. If so another 20L for me, and a bigger donation to the cause too.

Off to the Showdown this arvo so no more brewing as such this weekend for me.

 

[clean brewer]

Unfortunatley I am not able to brew this week-end due to going away for a few days.. :super:
I will more likely be doing some brewing next weekend to finish my week off, I also dont have anymore room for beer anyhow ATM due to a few doubles a few weeks ago....

Cheers to all brewing up a Storm....

CB

 

[Katherine]

No worries CB I know you probably wanted get away much enjoy yourself....

Whaooooooo seems like a much bigger brew day today.

 

[Mantis]

Going to grind my grain for an amber ale. Not sure of the recipe, and will make it up as I go

 

[Gavo]

Dropped one cube of AussieGal into the fermenter. OG 1060, was aiming at 80% efficiency in the fermenter and ended up with 88%. :blink:

Cheers
Gavo.

 

[clarkey7]

So far so good,

First (and only) hop addition done on Aussie Wheat..

About to mash in Aussie Sparkling :super:

Go AHB... Go you good thing....Lotza photos, but no time now.

PB

 

[NickB]

Just heating the mash water for:

Recipe: Doc's Yardglass Session Lite
Style: 10A-American Ale-American Pale Ale

Recipe Overview

Wort Volume Before Boil: 30.00 l
Wort Volume After Boil: 22.00 l
Volume Transferred: 21.00 l
Water Added: 0.00 l
Volume At Pitching: 21.00 l
Final Batch Volume: 20.00 l
Expected Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.027 SG
Expected OG: 1.037 SG
Expected FG: 1.009 SG
Expected ABV: 3.7 %
Expected ABW: 2.9 %
Expected IBU (using Tinseth): 27.7
Expected Color: 4.6 SRM
Apparent Attenuation: 74.9 %
Mash Efficiency: 75.0 %
Boil Duration: 60.0 mins
Fermentation Temperature: 18 degC

Fermentables
Australian BB Traditional Ale Malt 2.900 kg (81.7 %) In Mash/Steeped
German Dark Wheat Malt 0.350 kg (9.9 %) In Mash/Steeped
German Munich Malt 0.300 kg (8.5 %) In Mash/Steeped

Hops
US Magnum (12.5 % alpha) 11 g Loose Pellet Hops used 60 Min From End
NZ Cascade (7.8 % alpha) 15 g Loose Whole Hops used 15 Min From End
NZ Cascade (7.8 % alpha) 15 g Loose Whole Hops used 1 Min From End

Other Ingredients
Koppafloc 1 g used In Boil

Yeast: DCL US-56 SafAle American Ale

Mash Schedule
Mash Type: Full Mash
Schedule Name:Single Step Infusion (69C)
Step: Rest at 69 degC for 60 mins

Cheers

 

[Bribie G]

So far so good,

First (and only) hop addition done on Aussie Wheat..

About to mash in Aussie Sparkling :super:

Go AHB... Go you good thing....Lotza photos, but no time now.

PB

PB care to share your Aussie Sparkling recipe? I've got POR and Superpride pouring out of my ears at the moment and looking to do a few Sparklings (also a good excuse to buy some more Coopers Tallies for my bottle stocks as well )

 

[clarkey7]

PB care to share your Aussie Sparkling recipe? I've got POR and Superpride pouring out of my ears at the moment and looking to do a few Sparklings (also a good excuse to buy some more Coopers Tallies for my bottle stocks as well )

Happy to...

BeerSmith Recipe Printout - www.beersmith.com
Recipe: Aussie Sparkling Ale BBD
Brewer: Dave
Asst Brewer:
Style: Aussie Sparkling Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35.0)

Recipe Specifications
--------------------------
Batch Size: 22.00 L
Boil Size: 31.90 L
Estimated OG: 1.050 SG
Estimated Color: 8.3 EBC
Estimated IBU: 33.9 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 %
Boil Time: 75 Minutes

Ingredients:
------------
Amount Item Type % or IBU
4.25 kg Pale Malt (Barrett Burston) (3.9 EBC) Grain 90.43 %
0.40 kg Wheat Malt (Barrett Burston) (3.0 EBC) Grain 8.51 %
0.05 kg Crystal Malt - 60L (Thomas Fawcett) (118.2Grain 1.06 %
30.00 gm Pride of Ringwood [8.30 %] (60 min) Hops 28.7 IBU
15.00 gm Pride of Ringwood [8.30 %] (10 min) Hops 5.2 IBU
1.00 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
1.00 tsp Yeast Nutrient (Boil 10.0 min) Misc
4.00 gm Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs Cooper Ale (from bottle) (Coopers #-) Yeast-Ale


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Light Body
Total Grain Weight: 4.70 kg
----------------------------
Single Infusion, Light Body
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
60 min Mash In Add 12.50 L of water at 68.8 C 63.0 C
10 min Mash Out Add 8.50 L of water at 96.8 C 75.6 C

PS - wheat going into kettle


Cheers

PB

 

[Bizier]

NSW case swap attendees brewed a highly accurate amount of beer yesterday. Fatgodzilla will have to confirm the actual numbers acheived as he was brew master.

I am currently mashing a 50L double batch of (not very US) APA with my other half (aw...)

 

[NickB]

PB - Awesome colour on that beer

Love the kettle hop-stopper thing as well. Is that something you built?

Cheers

 

[bradsbrew]

PB - Awesome colour on that beer

Love the kettle hop-stopper thing as well. Is that something you built?

Cheers

+1 interested in that looks the goods.

Brad

 

[PistolPatch]

Bed at 2:30am last night and up at 8am to face the nightmare

We are finally under way and mashed in 2 double batches at 11am.

Stevemo1, Katie, Lloyd, Fezzy, Lochee and Steph have arrived so far. Only Lochee has started drinking :blink: Oh, hold on... Katie is off!

Can't write much more now but more later from everyone of course. Have fun!!!!

 

[np1962]

1st batch half way through boil.
About to mash in no.2. A mild ale.

Cheers
Nige

 

[clarkey7]

PB - Awesome colour on that beer

Love the kettle hop-stopper thing as well. Is that something you built?

Cheers

Here's the Sparkling going in.....more golden..mmmmmm



Are you joking...I'm useless with tools....Fabricated by Blichmann Engineering..

Cheers,

PB.

PS - I'm getting thirsty. :icon_cheers:

 

[NickB]

Aha, thanks Dave. Is that a separate item to the kettle, or part of it? How much did it set you back? (PM me if you don't want it aired here!)

Cheers

 

[Sammus]

Ah all you suckers up into the night, my back to back started at 7am and was done clean and dusted by 4pm ready to pack and drive back to newcastle. Looks like I won't get back till 5 or 6pm tonight though...should be a late brewday lol

 

[clarkey7]

It was $57, but it is designed for a particular bulkhead as it has a locater pin etc.....

The kettle is a Blichmann Boilermaker and the kettle strainer is also a blichmann product. It is an optional extra.

I got them from here...

Linky

 

[clarkey7]

Just ran out of gas right before the first hop addition on beer #2.

Cranked up the airflow on the italian spiral burner to compensate at the end of the bottle.

Changed bottles, fired up the burner literally.

Holy SH&*^t there was a big flame.

Quickly altered the mixture and I'm away again safely.

Hopefully my half full , half size backup bottle will last for 60mins.

And everything was going so well too!

Hope everyone else is having a great day too.

Cheers,

PB

Edit: that would have been the photo of the day.