hi all, i ventured into ag using 20ltr stovetop method, i think it was lord gaja versioin from memory? witht he bunnings buckets.
anyway, i'm impressed, friday arvo i grab a traveller from dan murphy's for the trip home, i can honeslty say the beer i'm brewing tastes as good or better than some of the stuff i buy, it makes it worth the effort.
brew 1
plisner 5kg
carapils 250gm
rye 150gm
roast barley 100gm
lager yeast
p.o.r 20gms 30 mins
amarillo 20gms 30 mins
amarillo 10 gms flame out
amarillo 20 gms dry hop
tastes ok, unbalanced to me, malt drowns out the hops. one lesson learned. i first tasted it with a sinus infection, its red/black like cola, i couldnt actually taste it but my brain was telling me it tasted like cola, odd.
brew 2 - went for a lcba style
jw pale ale 72%
vienna 18%
carapils 5%
wheat 5%
coopers yeast
b.saaz, cascade 10gms each 35 min
b.saaz, cascade, 15gms each 15 min
b.saaz, cascade, 20 gms each flame out
realised i dont like coopers yeast, i think it overpowered everything, seems to be getting a little better with age, another lesson learned
brew 3
wanted to really taste the hops, went with a lcpa style
pale ale 4kg
munich 1.1
carapils 300gm
wheat 300gm
bry 97
galaxy 20 gms 45 mins
citra, mosaic 10gms each 15 mins
mosaic 15 gms flame out
mosaic 20 gms dry hopped
bottled it last week and there's no mistake the hops, smelled great, have to wait to wed to taste it. had poor efficiency now i'll mash for 90 mins instead of 60 from now on, i lost some temp mashing in the esky, will also warm it up with warm water.
and finally brew 4, today, in the process of.
pilsner 5.5kg
crystal 120 100gm
rye 50gm
bry 97
warrior 15 gms 60 mins
nelson sauvin flowers 22 gms 15 mins
nelson sauvin flowers 22gm flame out
and enjoying a few in the process :chug:
anyway, i'm impressed, friday arvo i grab a traveller from dan murphy's for the trip home, i can honeslty say the beer i'm brewing tastes as good or better than some of the stuff i buy, it makes it worth the effort.
brew 1
plisner 5kg
carapils 250gm
rye 150gm
roast barley 100gm
lager yeast
p.o.r 20gms 30 mins
amarillo 20gms 30 mins
amarillo 10 gms flame out
amarillo 20 gms dry hop
tastes ok, unbalanced to me, malt drowns out the hops. one lesson learned. i first tasted it with a sinus infection, its red/black like cola, i couldnt actually taste it but my brain was telling me it tasted like cola, odd.
brew 2 - went for a lcba style
jw pale ale 72%
vienna 18%
carapils 5%
wheat 5%
coopers yeast
b.saaz, cascade 10gms each 35 min
b.saaz, cascade, 15gms each 15 min
b.saaz, cascade, 20 gms each flame out
realised i dont like coopers yeast, i think it overpowered everything, seems to be getting a little better with age, another lesson learned
brew 3
wanted to really taste the hops, went with a lcpa style
pale ale 4kg
munich 1.1
carapils 300gm
wheat 300gm
bry 97
galaxy 20 gms 45 mins
citra, mosaic 10gms each 15 mins
mosaic 15 gms flame out
mosaic 20 gms dry hopped
bottled it last week and there's no mistake the hops, smelled great, have to wait to wed to taste it. had poor efficiency now i'll mash for 90 mins instead of 60 from now on, i lost some temp mashing in the esky, will also warm it up with warm water.
and finally brew 4, today, in the process of.
pilsner 5.5kg
crystal 120 100gm
rye 50gm
bry 97
warrior 15 gms 60 mins
nelson sauvin flowers 22 gms 15 mins
nelson sauvin flowers 22gm flame out
and enjoying a few in the process :chug:
