Hi From FNQ

[indica86]

Afternoon.
I have been homebrewing for years but have only just made a grain / extract brew.
After drinking some Sierra Nevada Pale Ale (at last, being a tight arse I hate paying for beer) and really enjoying it I searched for a clone recipe and had a go.
I bought the wrong grains, the realised the 19l I was looking at making was not the 23 I wanted.
I altered it and the house smelled great. OG 1060. Smells great, very much looking forward to it.



500gm Crystal Medium

70 degrees for 30 min



12g Magnum Hops

@ 60 min



25g Perle Hops

@ 30 min



90g Cascade Hops

@ 10 min, 30g with the rest @ flameout



2 Brew Enhancer 2





2 Cans Coopers Light Malt Extract





Sachet Safale US05





Obviously I can spend less on malt, but up here there are limited options

 

[Yob]

Nice one!

Fermenting at 60' or do you have temp control?

Welcome to the bad lands

 

[indica86]

No temp control but the laundry is nice n cool.
Sitting on 25 ish - maybe a bit too warm - but when it is 30 outsdie it's not too bad.

 

[Yob]

Yeah, bit warm mate.. Still, good on ya.. Get into it

 

[pk.sax]

Mate, sit it in the laundry tub filled with water and stick a frozen bottle of ice in the water.

Careful to not knock the tap off the fermenter and also spray some sanitizer in the tap before bottling/racking.

Still, 25 isn't too bad.

 

[mwd]

Saison yeasts. I am doing one next after I bottle this batch. Looking forward to not having to use the fridge for fermenting.

 

[HBHB]

The Mangrove Jacks Craft Series "Workhorse" manages OK with those temps too.

Martin

 

[indica86]

I'll see how this one turns out and try something different if I need.
Thanks for the tips.

 

[indica86]

Botled it today. 3 days @ 1.018.
Smells like passionfruit.
Brewed a Blackrock APA can along side and bottled at the same time.
It will be interesting to compare.

 

[Judanero]

Welcome mate!
If you can get temps to low 20's (via water in sink method mentioned, or similar-wet towel around fermenter) do so and see if there's any improvement to your beer.
If you can't taste any difference, then as you were. :drinks:

Saison's (also as mentioned) are great for warmer temps.

Cheers