Nsw Ahb Xmas In July Case

[Weizguy]

Thanks G-man. Knew I could count on U.
I'll prob go the London III.

Hope ur feeling better soon.

Josh, it sounds like you're trying to convince urself to keep the pilsner. Hope not, coz I luvs the pils better than the weizen (sometimes), depending on the mood/ occasion. Well done.

Seth

 

[Josh]

Josh, it sounds like you're trying to convince urself to keep the pilsner. Hope not, coz I luvs the pils better than the weizen (sometimes), depending on the mood/ occasion. Well done.

Seth

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Not at all. Just don't to serve up ordinary beer if I can help it. I'm pretty sure it'll be fine. Probably get another one down in the next week or so anyway. Just in case.

 

[T.D.]

T.D. - how many grams of hops did you end up using? Maybe a large hop bag next time. The grain bag I use is the size of a pillow case and works great with the draw string. It might help.
Cheers
Gerard

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How many grams? Mate, you don't want to know! :lol:

But yeah, a lot! It was just strange how it never really settled. I must admit I didn't rack to secondary for this brew due to a lack of available fermenters but judging by the amount of trub that came into the bottles it may not have achieved that much anyway.

I brewed a backup brew yesterday. I am excited about this one. A totally different beer to the AIPA (for starters its a lager), but I won't go into any more tha that for now. Don't want to jinx myself like last time!!

 

[Ross]

In my yeast stables, I have cultures from King&Barnes Festive Ale

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Seth,

Where did you get cultures for K&B festive ale? - I've been looking for the K&B yeast strain for ages. Never seen a bottle on sale here yet.

Cheers Ross

 

[Weizguy]

In my yeast stables, I have cultures from King&Barnes Festive Ale

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Seth,

Where did you get cultures for K&B festive ale? - I've been looking for the K&B yeast strain for ages. Never seen a bottle on sale here yet.

Cheers Ross

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Ross,

It's not a commercial culture, but just a bottle re-culture.

I bought the bottle about 8 yrs ago in a bottle shop in Newcastle, and just cultured the yeast from it. I have only made a couple of beers with it, too, so it's prob still 2nd generation for the bottle strain. I believe that the bottle strain is the fermentation strain too.

How about I revive some from my fridge and send a sample?

Seth

 

[Weizguy]

Started the Paddyz Choc Portah last night.

Due to several issues with the process, including hops that lost their aroma overnight (and gas bottle ouatge), I may have to make another one soon for the case, maybe on the yeast cake.
Don't want to provide a below-par beer, you know.

Prob get some more fresh ingredients and try again. The hops had aroma when I put them in the freezer, but had none after 1 false start and then a 2nd removal from the freezer.

Worst case scenario = 25 litres of underflavoured porter for me and friends to drain from a keg.

Beerz
Seth out

 

[Stuster]

hops that lost their aroma overnight

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Strange. :blink: What sort of hops were they? Choc Porter sounds good with the wintry weather here at night at the moment. Did you end up using the London III yeast?

My case beer is bubbling away as well. A Belgian dubbel with the Wyeast 1388 yeast. I've been amazed at how slowly this yeast works and not only on stronger beers. I've done a run of three beers with this yeast. I pitched almost the whole yeast cake from the first beer and the second beer took almost two weeks to get to final gravity. :unsure: Got 85% attenuation in the end though. Anybody else noticed that with this yeast.

 

[T.D.]

Mine is also bubbling away. About another week in the fermenter I'd say until it reaches terminal gravity, then its into the fridge for a 1 month + lagering period.

When exactly do we need to have the beers ready by?

 

[DrewCarey82]

You guys will be getting a Pilsener off, Morgans golden Saaz, very very lush drop.

Also is Gerard available to do p/u's?

 

[Duff]

Am building up my starter and will pitch sometime this week on my contribution. It is a dark English Ale loaded with Fuggles, should be nice on a cool night.

TD, we will start to organise dates towards the end of this month. At this stage, drop off would probably be around late June.

Cheers.

 

[T.D.]

Thanks Duff, works nicely for me - I'm heading overseas around that time for a month. It'll definitely be something to look forward to coming home for! :chug:

 

[KoNG]

Better lock them up T.D...!

I'm planning an english bitter, so i will brew early June. So everyone gets it fresh and tastey..!

 

[Weizguy]

hops that lost their aroma overnight

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Strange. :blink: What sort of hops were they? Choc Porter sounds good with the wintry weather here at night at the moment. Did you end up using the London III yeast?

My case beer is bubbling away as well. A Belgian dubbel with the Wyeast 1388 yeast. I've been amazed at how slowly this yeast works and not only on stronger beers. I've done a run of three beers with this yeast. I pitched almost the whole yeast cake from the first beer and the second beer took almost two weeks to get to final gravity. :unsure: Got 85% attenuation in the end though. Anybody else noticed that with this yeast.

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Stu,

I am using London III. The hops I got were fresh, but not 100% (stored), and still smelled good. I assume that I left them in the open air/heat too long. They were still in a plastic ziploc. I stored them back in the freezer after a false start, and when I got them out last night, they were a little bland, or more than a little. The hops are EKG pellets.

Seth

 

[nifty]

Just finished "no chilling" a california common for the case. Will be pitching on the weekend.

nifty

 

[Barry]

Good Day
Bottled 28 long necks of robust porter last week. Also two stubbies as samples. Hope it conditions well.

 

[Doc]

Waiting on Ross to come through with the hops for my Xmas case entry. Hopefully brewing it in a couple of weeks.

Beers,
Doc

 

[Linz]

So final list is:

Duff
Gough
Stuster
Doc
PoMo
Berapnopod
Bobby
Kungy
Weizguy
Berto
Stephen
Linz
Barry
Trent
T.D
Shmick
DrewCarey82
Nifty
Josh
KoNG
Thommo
Hopsta
Timmy
Pint of Lager
Stickler
Keith the Beer Guy
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Sintax69


What are we each making??

sounds like half a case of english bitter or variant??

 

[berapnopod]

I'll most likely be doing a stout.

Berp.

 

[T.D.]

I am doing a Boston Lager style beer. Its not a Sam Adams clone by any means, but its a lager brewed with tettnang and hallertau that has caramel malt in the grain bill. Its bubbling in the fridge as we speak.

 

[Thommo]

Thought this might make it easy. Might help someone decide if they don't want to make something the same as everyone else.

Probably also important to point out that it doesn't matter if people do wish to make the same style. Always good to try other people's interpretation of a style.

Duff
Gough
Stuster
Doc
PoMo
Berapnopod - Stout
Bobby
Kungy
Weizguy
Berto
Stephen
Linz
Barry
Trent
T.D - Boston Lager
Shmick
DrewCarey82
Nifty - Californian Common
Josh
KoNG
Thommo - Californian Common
Hopsta
Timmy
Pint of Lager
Stickler
Keith the Beer Guy
homebrewworld.com
Sintax69

 

[Stuster]

Updated from the last few pages. (Of course you may have changed your mind by now.)

Duff - Dark English Ale
Gough
Stuster - Belgian Dubbel
Doc
PoMo - English Pale Ale
Berapnopod - Stout
Bobby
Kungy - AIPA
Weizguy - Chocolate Porter
Berto
Stephen
Linz
Barry - Robust Porter
Trent
T.D - Boston Lager
Shmick
DrewCarey82 - Pilsener
Nifty - Californian Common
Josh - Pilsener
KoNG - English Bitter
Thommo - Californian Common
Hopsta
Timmy
Pint of Lager
Stickler
Keith the Beer Guy
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Sintax69

Any more contributions decided on? :chug:

 

[Gough]

Haven't really thought about it yet... I'll get back to you

Shawn.

 

[Thommo]

Good job Stuster. I was a bit too lazy to do that. (Iwas going to lie and say I was too busy). Seeing all those beers I'll be getting has caused me to begin drooling at my desk, and it's only 10.24am!!!!

Thommo

 

[DrewCarey82]

Its almost going to be a shame to drink them thats for sure, glad to see some unusual ones there as well that I havent tried....

 

[Duff]

At least with Barry's Robust Porter we'll all know what we are up against in this years Mash Paddle

Maybe a bit of re-labeling for the mash paddle entry h34r: . I can see it now, a dead heat from 28 mash paddle entries all from NSW :lol:

Cheers.

 

[Doc]

Duff - Dark English Ale
Gough
Stuster - Belgian Dubbel
Doc - Irish Red
PoMo - English Pale Ale
Berapnopod - Stout
Bobby
Kungy - AIPA
Weizguy - Chocolate Porter
Berto
Stephen
Linz
Barry - Robust Porter
Trent
T.D - Boston Lager
Shmick
DrewCarey82 - Pilsener
Nifty - Californian Common
Josh - Pilsener
KoNG - English Bitter
Thommo - Californian Common
Hopsta
Timmy
Pint of Lager
Stickler
Keith the Beer Guy
homebrewworld.com
Sintax69

Updated for my entry.

Beers,
Doc

 

[Hopsta]

Duff - Dark English Ale
Gough
Stuster - Belgian Dubbel
Doc - Irish Red
PoMo - English Pale Ale
Berapnopod - Stout
Bobby
Kungy - AIPA
Weizguy - Chocolate Porter
Berto
Stephen
Linz
Barry - Robust Porter
Trent
T.D - Boston Lager
Shmick
DrewCarey82 - Pilsener
Nifty - Californian Common
Josh - Pilsener
KoNG - English Bitter
Thommo - Californian Common
Hopsta - English Special Bitter
Timmy
Pint of Lager
Stickler
Keith the Beer Guy
homebrewworld.com
Sintax69

 

[shmick]

I'll be doing an ESB - big and chewy with a fair whack of EKG.

 

[Stickler]

Duff - Dark English Ale
Gough
Stuster - Belgian Dubbel
Doc - Irish Red
PoMo - English Pale Ale
Berapnopod - Stout
Bobby
Kungy - AIPA
Weizguy - Chocolate Porter
Berto
Stephen
Linz
Barry - Robust Porter
Trent
T.D - Boston Lager
Shmick
DrewCarey82 - Pilsener
Nifty - Californian Common
Josh - Pilsener
KoNG - English Bitter
Thommo - Californian Common
Hopsta - English Special Bitter
Timmy
Pint of Lager
Stickler - Pale Ale (partial)
Keith the Beer Guy
homebrewworld.com
Sintax69

 

[stephen]

Duff - Dark English Ale
Gough
Stuster - Belgian Dubbel
Doc - Irish Red
PoMo - English Pale Ale
Berapnopod - Stout
Bobby
Kungy - AIPA
Weizguy - Chocolate Porter
Berto
Stephen -Special Bitter
Linz
Barry - Robust Porter
Trent
T.D - Boston Lager
Shmick
DrewCarey82 - Pilsener
Nifty - Californian Common
Josh - Pilsener
KoNG - English Bitter
Thommo - Californian Common
Hopsta - English Special Bitter
Timmy
Pint of Lager
Stickler - Pale Ale (partial)
Keith the Beer Guy
homebrewworld.com
Sintax69