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[Ross]

DrSmurto,

looks ok with those quantities. I did a follow up Summer ale to my original recipe with all late Nelson & upped the quantites (180gms).
It wasn't as good as the more lightly hopped original recipe, so just be a bit careful. The originals balance is hard to beat IMHO.

cheers Ross

 

[drsmurto]

Thanks for the replies

Will start off subtle and work my way up. Still learning this craft so am trying to try a few different hops/malts that i hadnt used as a kit brewer to get a feel for whats out there. Being able to tweak every aspect of a recipe is so much fun. I get to be a scientist at home now too!

OT - One of the biggest things tho is trying not to add munich to every recipe. Man i love that stuff......

Cheers
DrSmurto

 

[Ross]

The Knappstein is 100% pilsner malt.
Personally I find it a bit lacking by the 2nd bottle. A good malt like MO with some wheat, really lifts it.
The melanoidin may do the same trick, but not sure. A local customer here has made my NS recipe a few times using a lager yeast & it's a beautiful drop. I'm tempted to do the same next time.

cheers Ross

 

[braufrau]

Funnily enough, water chemistry is sort of what i do.....

Analysing my rainwater this week

Already analysed Adelaide tap water so will be able to compare by the end of the week. Surprisingly, Adelaide tap water isnt as hard as i was led to believe.

So when you say "adelaide water" you mean your water at Mt Torrens?
What did you discover?

 

[drsmurto]

No. Tap water in Adelaide. I am testing my rainwater in Mt Torrens. Will test the tap water in Mt Torrens shortly. Will post results asap in a new thread.

 

[braufrau]

No. Tap water in Adelaide. I am testing my rainwater in Mt Torrens. Will test the tap water in Mt Torrens shortly. Will post results asap in a new thread.

Oh! Then not the same as mine.

 

[Sammus]

Couldn't be bothered reading through the thread to see if its been mentioned, but Jamil did a write up on it here, where he calls it the secret to big flavour and aroma.

Re hopbursting, I thought that was just mixing all your hops together and throwing in a handful every 5 mins through the whole boil or whatever? As in, not particularly excluding any long boil additions...