Nsw Xmas In July Case 2008

[Fatgodzilla]

If so, my mate that I brew with may be able to take your empty spot if thats cool with everyone.
Jez

Is your home boy in on this Jez ?

 

[Jez]

Sorry, forgot to update the list.

Yep he's in so list is now:


1. Stuster - Belgian Tripel
2. Tony - Decoction mashed Altbier if it works out OK
3. nifty - stout (maybe)
4. PoMo - House ale
5. Crozdog - American Brown
6. Kabooby - Xaviers Bock
7. Fatgodzilla - English Old Ale
8. Muggus - Oak-aged porter (S-04, French oak chips for 3 months)
9. floppinab - English brown
10. Insight
11. redbeard - perhaps belgian dubbel
12. Gulpa - English Bitter with wlp023 - Ill reserve judgment on the Special for now.
13. SAH
14. HomeBrewWorld.com
15. BeerSlayer
16. Schooey
17. Pint of Lager
18. Thirstywench
19. Josh - Either our House Kolsch or some sort of Brown Ale
20. Cortez The Killer - Almost Dark Ale - Recipe #37 - http://hyperfox.info/allgrain01.htm
21. Jon W - APA with lots of American (or maybe NZ) hops.
22. DK - 10B. American Amber Ale
23. Jez - Belgian Golden Strong Ale
24. James
25. Loftboy - Premium Australian 'Lager'
26. Doc - Schwarzbier
27. Monkeybusiness - stout
28. Linz - Over dunked Dunkelweizen(1st attempt)- Its got to be wlp 300

 

[Fatgodzilla]

'Jez' date='May 19 2008, 09:49 AM' post='315754']
Sorry, forgot to update the list.

Yep he's in so list is now:

Happiness is a full case swap list and 27 bottles for consumption during the Olympics in August :beerbang:

 

[kabooby]

Why 27?

Dont you drink your own

Kabooby

 

[Fatgodzilla]

Why 27?

Dont you drink your own

Kabooby

I know something you don't :lol:

 

[schooey]

1. Stuster - Belgian Tripel
2. Tony - Decoction mashed Altbier if it works out OK
3. nifty - stout (maybe)
4. PoMo - House ale
5. Crozdog - American Brown
6. Kabooby - Xaviers Bock
7. Fatgodzilla - English Old Ale
8. Muggus - Oak-aged porter (S-04, French oak chips for 3 months)
9. floppinab - English brown
10. Insight
11. redbeard - perhaps belgian dubbel
12. Gulpa - English Bitter with wlp023 - Ill reserve judgment on the Special for now.
13. SAH
14. HomeBrewWorld.com
15. BeerSlayer
16. Schooey - English Mild
17. Pint of Lager
18. Thirstywench
19. Josh - Either our House Kolsch or some sort of Brown Ale
20. Cortez The Killer - Almost Dark Ale - Recipe #37 - http://hyperfox.info/allgrain01.htm
21. Jon W - APA with lots of American (or maybe NZ) hops.
22. DK - 10B. American Amber Ale
23. Jez - Belgian Golden Strong Ale
24. James
25. Loftboy - Premium Australian 'Lager'
26. Doc - Schwarzbier
27. Monkeybusiness - stout
28. Linz - Over dunked Dunkelweizen(1st attempt)- Its got to be wlp 300

 

[Josh]

Anyone who needs my address PM me and I'll get back to you.

Don't know where to fund the wiki, but mine is a Brown Ale using US05. Will be ready on the date of the swap.

 

[Stuster]

Anyone who needs my address PM me and I'll get back to you.

Don't know where to fund the wiki, but mine is a Brown Ale using US05. Will be ready on the date of the swap.

Josh, the wiki is in the section called articles at the top. Is that an American Brown then?

 

[Insight]

After listening to the Brewing Network this week and because "there's always one", I was inspired to brew a Terrapin Rye Pale Ale clone for the swap. Everyone likes experimental beers right? I'll at least have a taste before the swap and brew something else if it tastes like ass!

 

[Fatgodzilla]

1. Stuster - Belgian Tripel
2. Tony - Decoction mashed Altbier if it works out OK
3. nifty - stout (maybe)
4. PoMo - House ale
5. Crozdog - American Brown
6. Kabooby - Xaviers Bock
7. Fatgodzilla - "More than a half" Wit
8. Muggus - Oak-aged porter (S-04, French oak chips for 3 months)
9. floppinab - English brown
10. Insight - Terrapin Rye Pale Ale
11. redbeard - perhaps belgian dubbel
12. Gulpa - English Bitter with wlp023 - Ill reserve judgment on the Special for now.
13. SAH
14. HomeBrewWorld.com
15. BeerSlayer
16. Schooey - English Mild
17. Pint of Lager
18. Thirstywench
19. Josh - Either our House Kolsch or some sort of Brown Ale
20. Cortez The Killer - Almost Dark Ale - Recipe #37 - http://hyperfox.info/allgrain01.htm
21. Jon W - APA with lots of American (or maybe NZ) hops.
22. DK - 10B. American Amber Ale
23. Jez - Belgian Golden Strong Ale
24. James
25. Loftboy - Premium Australian 'Lager'
26. Doc - Schwarzbier
27. Monkeybusiness - stout
28. Linz - Over dunked Dunkelweizen(1st attempt)- Its got to be wlp 300

3rd effort for a good case swap beer in the system after two crappy efforts. Here's hoping !

 

[Tony]

feeling the pressure FGZ?

I may have to change my entry too.

The Altbier is bloody lovly, and due to the iminent crisis of empty kegs...... its going on tap untill the Scottish 80/- i brewed today is done.

I have bottled a stout, an Aussie Extra stout, brewed with 1469 TTL yeast. Tried one yesterday after a week in the bottle and its very nice. Too easy to drink at 6 or 7%

I also have a Robust porter in bottles and an ESB just finishing up............ and a Special Bitter about to get firmented so i will decide closer to the day depending on what they taste like.

cheers

PS.... here is the stout

 

[Steve]

feeling the pressure FGZ?

I may have to change my entry too.

The Altbier is bloody lovly, and due to the iminent crisis of empty kegs...... its going on tap untill the Scottish 80/- i brewed today is done.

I have bottled a stout, an Aussie Extra stout, brewed with 1469 TTL yeast. Tried one yesterday after a week in the bottle and its very nice. Too easy to drink at 6 or 7%

I also have a Robust porter in bottles and an ESB just finishing up............ and a Special Bitter about to get firmented so i will decide closer to the day depending on what they taste like.

cheers

PS.... here is the stout

Glad to here your run of infections is out of the way Tone
Cheers
Steve

 

[Fatgodzilla]

feeling the pressure FGZ?

Nah. Any more laid back I'd be dead !

Just two disappointments - the last a lager that tastes oxidised (too many transfers to secondary fermenters). The first effort was an old English Ale recipe I found on a UK site, but I guess the JW malt and our south coast water makes enough of a difference to turn what should be a nice drop into an ordinary one (in the keg and can only drink it sparingly. Will chuck it when ready to put another keg into the fridge. This wit I have brewed today has hit all targets so far so should be okay. Using Southern Cross to bitter/flavour it and a touch of hallertau at the end so see how it does.

See ya on swap day. :icon_cheers:

 

[Tony]

YEah Steve....... looking like im on top of it. Im not going to relax though........... not yet.

FGZ.... what was the recipe for the english.......... PM it to me if its too emabesing to post Id like to have a look at it.

Oh..... and hang onto the lager. Ive had lagers taste like arse at first and clean right up after a month in the bottle!

cheers

 

[Fatgodzilla]

FGZ.... what was the recipe for the english.......... PM it to me if its too emabesing to post Id like to have a look at it.
Oh..... and hang onto the lager. Ive had lagers taste like arse at first and clean right up after a month in the bottle!

cheers

Hob Goblin II

Brew Type: All Grain
Style: English Old Ale
Brewer: Orfy
Batch Size: 23.00 L Boil Volume: 30.29 L
Boil Time: 60 min
Brewhouse Efficiency: 80.0 %
4.80 kg Marris Otter Pale (2 Row) UK (3.0 SRM) Grain
0.25 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain
0.20 kg Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain
0.15 kg Chocolate Malt (450.0 SRM) Grain
Mash Ingredients
Mash In: Add 14.09 L of water at 78.2 C
90 min - Hold mash at 69.0 C for 90 min
Add first wort hops to boiler at start of sparge
Amount Item Type
15.00 gm Styrian Goldings [5.00%] (60 min) (First Wort Hop) Hops
15.00 gm Fuggles [4.50%] (60 min) (First Wort Hop) Hops
Drain Mash Tun
Batch Sparge Round 1: Sparge with 14.67 L of 78.0 C water.
Batch Sparge Round 2: Sparge with 9.93 L of 78.0 C water.
Add water to achieve boil volume of 30.29 L
Estimated Pre-boil Gravity is: 1.042 SG with all grains/extracts added
Boil for 60 min Start to Boil.
30 min into boil Add 15.00 gm Styrian Goldings [5.00%] (30 min) (Flavour Hop)
30 min into boil Add 15.00 gm Fuggles [4.50%] (30 min) (Flavour Hop)
50 min into boil Add 1.00 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 min)
60 min into boil Add 15.00 gm Fuggles [4.50%] (60 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep)
60 min into boil Add 15.00 gm Styrian Goldings [5.00%] (60 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep)
Cool wort to fermentation temperature
Add water (as needed) to achieve volume of 23.00 L
Siphon wort to primary fermenter and aerate wort.
Add Ingredients to Fermenter
Amount Item Type 1 Pkgs Nottingham (Danstar #-) Yeast-Ale



Taste Rating (50 possible points): 50.0
Hobgoblin is a powerful full-bodied copper red, well-balanced brew. Strong in roasted malt with a moderate hoppy bitterness and slight fruity character that lasts through to the end. A full chocolate malt flavour beer by the addition of a small proportion


I actually found this on an american site and went to Jim's in the UK for a more authentic look at it. I didn't have MO malt so used JW tard malt. The UK version (scribbled down somewhere) emphasised the importance of calcium in water (to harden it ?) but have no idea of what my local water has so I ignored that bit. Did everything else as per recipe except used Wyeast London Ale rather than Notts.

About to order 25kg of Marris Otter so will try again and see what happens this time.

The lager went to the drain (wasn't keen to bottle and throw out later - it was ordinary at best and I have enough bad beer in bottles as is)

:icon_cheers:

 

[Stuster]

Looks a reasonable recipe to me, FGZ. The MO would make a difference but it should still be nice enough with Trad ale. What's the matter with it? :huh:

 

[Tony]

as above......... recipe looks fine. Ive found JWT malt to be quite malty like MO so its not going to make a shit beer good.

sounds like something else is wrong with it mate.
Your yeast choice was probably a better one that nottingham as well.

id be looking elswere than the recipe if i were you.

cheers

 

[Fatgodzilla]

as above......... recipe looks fine. Ive found JWT malt to be quite malty like MO so its not going to make a shit beer good.

sounds like something else is wrong with it mate.
Your yeast choice was probably a better one that nottingham as well.

id be looking elswere than the recipe if i were you.

cheers

Hard to pinpoint. Just doesn't taste "right". I have a couple of bottles of it in the cupboard, I'll bring up on the day. If I had of bottled the batch and stuck in the swap, most would have drunk it and said .. naaa, didn't like it. That's not the idea of this swap, is it ? It doesn't taste or smell infected, it just tastes like an ordinary beer - almost like a K & K version - a thinnish, ordinary tasting brew.

 

[Stuster]

Hard to pinpoint. Just doesn't taste "right". I have a couple of bottles of it in the cupboard, I'll bring up on the day. If I had of bottled the batch and stuck in the swap, most would have drunk it and said .. naaa, didn't like it. That's not the idea of this swap, is it ? It doesn't taste or smell infected, it just tastes like an ordinary beer - almost like a K & K version - a thinnish, ordinary tasting brew.

You did completely the right thing by subbing another beer if that one wasn't up to scratch. :icon_cheers: Just commenting that the recipe itself looks good to me and so it might have been something else that made it ordinary. Bring up a bottle and somebody might be able to work out what's not right about it (or maybe it's actually good and it's just you. :lol: )

 

[Cortez The Killer]

Recipe looks similar to my case swap beer

IIRC I think I used the hobgoblin as the basis for mine too

It's drinking nicely out of the keg

Cheers

Batch Size (L): 42.00 Wort Size (L): 35.00
Total Grain (Kg): 9.72
Anticipated OG: 1.054 Plato: 13.36
Anticipated SRM: 19.8
Anticipated IBU: 29.8
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75 %
Wort Boil Time: 75 Minutes

Actual OG: 1.056
Actual FG: 1.0xx

Grain/Extract/Sugar
% Amount Name Origin Extract SRM
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
85.4 8.30 kg. Bairds - Maris Otter Pale Mal England 1.047 3
7.2 0.70 kg. JW Crystal Australia 1.004 72
4.3 0.42 kg. Cara-Pils Dextrine Malt 1.002 2
3.1 0.30 kg. Chocolate Malt Great Britain 1.002 475

Hops
Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
15.00 g. Goldings - E.K. Pellet 5.00 5.5 60 min.
15.00 g. Green Bullet Pellet 11.00 12.0 60 min.
15.00 g. Fuggle Pellet 6.10 6.7 60 min.
15.00 g. Fuggle Pellet 6.10 2.7 25 min.
20.00 g. Goldings - E.K. Pellet 5.00 2.9 25 min.
20.00 g. Goldings - E.K. Pellet 5.00 0.0 Dry Hop

Yeast
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S-04