QLD Christmas case swap - Dec 5th, 2015

[antiphile]

Pretty sure Daemon had already put his hand up as first reserve but the list didn't keep it.

I'll go back through the thread and we'll have a looksee.

No probs, Park!. Cheers

 

[daemon]

antiphile, jump in and take the spot. I can't guarantee that with the short time left I can get something worthy in bottles so the spot is yours.

I'm still going to try and brew something anyway (I'll take any excuse to brew if I can find the time!) and at worst I'll just have to drink it myself

 

[antiphile]

Dear Satan

It's no problem 'cos I'll have a few spare batches in the car* anyway just in case it's necessary to "make up the numbers" at the time. So keep going with your plan and let's see what happens.

Cheers Boss.

* And it's a bloody long trip going over Cunningham's Gap. If I play my cards right, it could take me 4 or 5 days, and I'm sure you know the importance of keeping well hydrated in a Queensland December.

 

[angus_grant]

"weisse guy eh" bottled.
7 spare bottles for me plus fermentor dregs to sample now (err, lay night).
Certainly the lowest abv beer I've ever brewed at 3.7% but the one I am most excited about.

 

[seehuusen]

Nice one!
How are you going, re-using bottle tops, any issues?
I've not been game yet, for fear of infection...

 

[angus_grant]

No problems. Same as reusing bottles. Wash and sanitise.
Some of these bottles and tops are 2 swaps old.

 

[Parks]

I specifically only keep the lids without that blue soft plastic seal in them for re-use over and over as you can be sure they are pretty sanitary and the seal won't fail.

 

[angus_grant]

Hmm, maybe I should uncap them all and look for that blue seal???? h34r:

 

[Parks]

If I taste your beer and it's sour I will let you know h34r:

 

[Brewkid]

Just updating my beer.
Due to various unforeseen issues, mine's unfortunately not going to be fully conditioned on the day of the swap, most likely, it'll need 3 weeks.
So, drink on/ after Christmas

Cheers,
Martin

***SWAP BEERS ARE TO BE IN 740ml PET PLASTIC BOTTLES ONLY***

Swapping
1. Benken25 - grub ale
2. Fattox - Changed to Gose. Lagering fridge shit the bed
3. Liam_Snorkel - somethings smoked or bretty, either way it'll be dank
4. Earle - cascade amber ale
5. Robv - TBA
6. Lukiferj
7. luggy: saison
8. kegs- galaxy/maris otter smash pale ale (bottle conditioned) will be ready to drink
9. Fitzlp:; TBD
10.
11. Angus - berlinner weisse
12. Taylor - lager, or bright ale - haven't decided
13. Nick B - beer. Yep. Should brew something soonish.
14. Spare place
15. Ciderman - Best Bitter 4.4% 29ibu. Ready to drink.
16. Parks - Belgian Pale Ale
17. Tazman1967 - TBA
18. Dan Barrington - something good!
19. antiphile - Edited 30/10/15: American Pale Ale or American IPA
20. BPH87 -Hefeweizen
21. Seehuusen - Pineapple Torpedo - Pale Ale w. Wood Roasted Pineapple in secondary.
22. Aydos - something
23. Ballantyne - something smoked
24. madpierre06 - Longus Dongus Gladfields Cream Ale

Attending not swapping.
Beersuit will bring a keg of soured mullberry saison and a couch.

Unfortunately have to give up my spot. I hate it when life gets in the way of beer.

 

[angus_grant]

Make that 8 spare bottles for me. :-(
You still coming to the swap itself?

 

[benken25]

Bottled my swap beer tonight. Got 24 bottles and the dregs sitting under a carb cap for later tonight ☺. Taste from the fermenter is everything it should be

 

[Parks]

***SWAP BEERS ARE TO BE IN 740ml PET PLASTIC BOTTLES ONLY***

Swapping
1. Benken25 - grub ale
2. Fattox - Changed to Gose. Lagering fridge shit the bed
3. Liam_Snorkel - somethings smoked or bretty, either way it'll be dank
4. Earle - cascade amber ale
5. Robv - TBA
6. Lukiferj
7. luggy: saison
8. kegs- galaxy/maris otter smash pale ale (bottle conditioned) will be ready to drink
9. Fitzlp:; TBD
10. antiphile 1 - Extra Pale ESB
11. Angus - berlinner weisse
12. Taylor - lager, or bright ale - haven't decided
13. Nick B - beer. Yep. Should brew something soonish.
14.
15. Ciderman - Best Bitter 4.4% 29ibu. Ready to drink.
16. Parks - Belgian Pale Ale
17. Tazman1967 - TBA
18. Dan Barrington - something good!
19. antiphile 2 - Edited 30/10/15: American Pale Ale or American IPA
20. BPH87 -Hefeweizen
21. Seehuusen - Pineapple Torpedo - Pale Ale w. Wood Roasted Pineapple in secondary.
22. Aydos - something
23. Ballantyne - something smoked
24. madpierre06 - Longus Dongus Gladfields Cream Ale

Attending not swapping.
Beersuit will bring a keg of soured mullberry saison and a couch.

Foods.
$10 each for sweet, sweet lamb provided by Ben.
Snacks?
Bread rolls?

I added you back in antiphile to No. 10. There are currently 23 swap entries.

For the newbs you need to mark the top of your cap with your entry number as per the list above. You are also welcome to add a label filled with beer specs, tits and/or profanity but it's not required.

 

[antiphile]

Since Parks is encouraging us to divulge recipes (and insisting we include swearing and tits), here's the details for the Extra Pale ESB (for anyone silly enough to be interested in the .bsmx file, it's added as an attachment):

Recipe: Extra Pale ESB (Extra Saggy Breasts)
Brewer: antiphile
Style: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35.0) Rather typical ESB. Characteristic medium body but grain bill provides for a colour in the low end of the style range. Aroma and "earthy" flavour are typical of the Bramling Cross and Fuggles hops, though the bitterness seems a little higher than the predicted 35 IBU.

It is expected this will drink well from mid to late December '15 to at least Mar-Apr '16.

Recipe Specifications
--------------------------
Boil Size: 58.00 l
Post Boil Volume: 52.00 l
Batch Size (fermenter): 50.00 l
Bottling Volume: 48.00 l
Estimated OG: 1.053 SG
Estimated Color: 12.1 EBC
Estimated IBU: 35.4 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 80.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 86.4 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes

Ingredients:
------------
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
7.00 kg Pale Ale Malt (Muntons) (5.9 EBC) Grain 1 64.2 %
2.50 kg Pilsner (Weyermann) (3.3 EBC) Grain 2 22.9 %
0.50 kg Carahell (25.0 EBC) Grain 3 4.6 %
0.50 kg Carared (50.0 EBC) Grain 4 4.6 %
0.20 kg Acidulated (Weyermann) (3.5 EBC) Grain 5 1.8 %
0.20 kg Melanoidin (Weyermann) (59.1 EBC) Grain 6 1.8 %
35.00 g Ella (aka Stella) [14.30 %] - Boil 60.0 Hop 7 23.7 IBUs
35.00 g Fuggles [5.10 %] - Boil 30.0 min Hop 8 6.5 IBUs
9.00 g Brewbrite (Boil 10.0 mins) Fining 9 -
40.00 g Bramling Cross [5.00 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 10 3.4 IBUs
1.00 Items Copper Chiller Coil (Boil 10.0 mins) Other 11 -
0.50 tsp Yeast Nutrient (Boil 10.0 mins) Other 12 -
30.00 g Fuggles [5.10 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 15.0 Hop 13 1.8 IBUs
1.0 pkg British Ale (White Labs #WLP005) [35.49 Yeast 14 -


Mash Schedule: Double Infusion, Medium Body
Total Grain Weight: 10.90 kg
----------------------------
Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Protein Rest Add 17.96 l of water at 62.6 C 55.0 C 15 min
Saccharification Add 8.48 l of water at 97.1 C 66.7 C 45 min
Mash Out Add 11.97 l of water at 98.3 C 75.6 C 10 min

Sparge: Fly sparge with 32.01 l water at 75.6 C
Notes:
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Christmas Swap 2015 contender.

It was hoped that a 60 min boil of Ella (aka Stella) would still leave a trace of fruitiness to match the English earthiness of Fuggles and Bramling Cross. Unfortunately, no remaining flavours are noticeable with it leaving just a clean bitterness.

Perhaps replacing the 60 min addition with Target and a small 20-30 min addition of Ella (around 15 grams) should be considered.

I haven't tasted the APA or the American IPA yet, but when a decision is made, that recipe will be included too.

Cheers
antiphile

View attachment Extra Pale ESB.bsmx

 

[luggy]

***SWAP BEERS ARE TO BE IN 740ml PET PLASTIC BOTTLES ONLY***

Swapping
1. Benken25 - grub ale
2. Fattox - Changed to Gose. Lagering fridge shit the bed
3. Liam_Snorkel - somethings smoked or bretty, either way it'll be dank
4. Earle - cascade amber ale
5. Robv - TBA
6. Lukiferj
7. luggy: hoppy saison
8. kegs- galaxy/maris otter smash pale ale (bottle conditioned) will be ready to drink
9. Fitzlp:; TBD
10. antiphile 1 - Extra Pale ESB
11. Angus - berlinner weisse
12. Taylor - lager, or bright ale - haven't decided
13. Nick B - beer. Yep. Should brew something soonish.
14.
15. Ciderman - Best Bitter 4.4% 29ibu. Ready to drink.
16. Parks - Belgian Pale Ale
17. Tazman1967 - TBA
18. Dan Barrington - something good!
19. antiphile 2 - Edited 30/10/15: American Pale Ale or American IPA
20. BPH87 -Hefeweizen
21. Seehuusen - Pineapple Torpedo - Pale Ale w. Wood Roasted Pineapple in secondary.
22. Aydos - something
23. Ballantyne - something smoked
24. madpierre06 - Longus Dongus Gladfields Cream Ale

Attending not swapping.
Beersuit will bring a keg of soured mullberry saison and a couch.

Foods.
$10 each for sweet, sweet lamb provided by Ben.
Snacks?
Bread rolls?

Unfortunately I have to change my swap beer, thought I'd save a few bucks and buy some second hand bottles but some of them have sprung pin hole leaks in the bottom. Lost 9 tallies so far, it's a shame cos it's a a nice beer. Ill be putting in a hoppy saison to replace it, unfortunately it won't be ready to drink straight away but it should be ready 2-3 weeks after the swap.

 

[antiphile]

OK, and I can either:
1. Pay whatever money via an internet direct deposit to an account so no-one is out of pocket; or
2. Bring cash along on the day.

So don't hesitate to ask or suggest your preferred method at any stage 'cos it's really no problem.

Secondly, I had a sneak taste of some bottles I put in the fridge yesterday, and it's going to be the Fukushima Fork Up (formerly known as Mosaic Mayhem until someone said I had to include swearing in the details! Sorry that I couldn't manage to get any breasts in that one.)

Recipe: Fukushima Fork Up
Brewer: antiphile
Asst Brewer:
Style: American Pale Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (0.0)

Recipe Specifications
--------------------------
Boil Size: 60.75 l
Post Boil Volume: 55.12 l
Batch Size (fermenter): 50.00 l
Bottling Volume: 45.00 l
Estimated OG: 1.054 SG
Estimated Color: 9.7 EBC
Estimated IBU: 35.8 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 84.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 89.0 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes

Ingredients:
------------
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
55.00 l Charlestown to Pale Ale Water 1 -
5.00 kg Pale Ale Malt (Muntons) (5.9 EBC) Grain 2 45.9 %
4.50 kg Pilsner (3.0 EBC) Grain 3 41.3 %
1.00 kg Wheat Malt (BB) (3.9 EBC) Grain 4 9.2 %
0.20 kg Acidulated (Weyermann) (3.5 EBC) Grain 5 1.8 %
0.20 kg Caramunich II (120.0 EBC) Grain 6 1.8 %
20.00 g Apollo [18.30 %] - First Wort 90.0 min Hop 7 21.2 IBUs
25.00 g Rakau (Alpharoma) [10.50 %] - Boil 15.0 Hop 8 6.4 IBUs
9.00 g BrewBrite (Boil 10.0 mins) Fining 9 -
1.15 Items Copper Chiller Coil (Boil 10.0 mins) Other 10 -
1.00 tsp Yeast Nutrient (Boil 10.0 mins) Other 11 -
30.00 g Rakau (Alpharoma) [10.50 %] - Boil 5.0 m Hop 12 3.1 IBUs
20.00 g Mosaic (HBC 369) [12.50 %] - Steep/Whirl Hop 13 3.0 IBUs
10.00 g Apollo [17.00 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 15.0 Hop 14 2.1 IBUs
2.0 pkg California Ale V (White Labs #WLP051) [3 Yeast 15 -
40.00 g Mosaic (HBC 369) [12.25 %] - Dry Hop 4.0 Hop 16 0.0 IBUs


Mash Schedule: Double Infusion, Medium Body
Total Grain Weight: 10.90 kg
----------------------------
Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Mash In + Sacc 63 Add 21.50 l of water at 70.9 C 63.0 C 30 min
Saccharification Add 5.50 l of water at 97.0 C 69.0 C 30 min
Mash Out @77 Add 11.50 l of water at 98.7 C 77.0 C 10 min

Sparge: Fly sparge with 34.66 l water at 75.6 C
Notes:
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17/10/15:
Pre-milling malt conditioning (200 ms water in 11 kg grain, mixed for 5 mins, allow to sit for further 5 mins). Reduce gap to 0.8 mm. Night batch into FV at 2:00 am 18/10/15. Total of 50 litres. Pitched yeast.

18/10/15 12 noon: Good krausen noted. Oxygenated 1 litre/min for 90 secs.

24/10/15 Dry Hopping: 20g mosaic. Remove dry hops after 4 days.

29/10/15: Cold crash @0C. Bulk prime with 380g dextrose.

Cheers all

View attachment Fukishima Fork Up.bsmx

 

[benken25]

Cash on the day is easy. Right change would be appreciated

 

[madpierre06]

I can chuck in 2 Doz bread rolls

 

[antiphile]

That'd be a very generous offer, Crazy Frenchie, if most people wouldn't prefer their rolls without vomit.

 

[madpierre06]

Ha haha hahaha