What Are You Brewing - 2014

[Yob]

Swap Monster (Imperial IPA)

Original Gravity (OG): 1.103 (°P): 24.4
Final Gravity (FG): 1.023 (°P): 5.8
Alcohol (ABV): 10.47 %
Colour (SRM): 19.4 (EBC): 38.1
Bitterness (IBU): 100.4 (Average - No Chill Adjusted)

70.96% Pale Ale Malt
9.46% Munich I
9.46% Wheat Malt
4.73% Dextrose
2.37% Candi Sugar, Dark
2.37% Rye Malt
0.66% Chocolate

1 g/L Cascade (5.6% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil)
0.7 g/L Magnum (12.5% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil)
0.6 g/L Amarillo (9.2% Alpha) @ 20 Minutes (Boil)
4 g/L Cascade (5.6% Alpha) @ 20 Minutes (Boil)
1.2 g/L Mosaic (11% Alpha) @ 20 Minutes (Boil)
4 g/L Cascade (5.6% Alpha) @ 0 Minutes (Boil)


step mash

52/10 63/60 66/20 72/20 78/10

Boil for 120 Minutes to reduce

Fermented at 18°C with 2 x T58 1 week then WLP099 - Super High Gravity Ale to finish while feeding candi sugar and dex over a couple of weeks


only %10.47.. a far cry from the %15 I was thinking... will be run as a 75lt batch and then boiled for 2 hours to reduce and to caramelize..

Thoughts?

 

[Midnight Brew]

Swap Monster (Imperial IPA)

Original Gravity (OG): 1.103 (°P): 24.4
Final Gravity (FG): 1.023 (°P): 5.8
Alcohol (ABV): 10.47 %
Colour (SRM): 19.4 (EBC): 38.1
Bitterness (IBU): 100.4 (Average - No Chill Adjusted)

only %10.47.. a far cry from the %15 I was thinking... will be run as a 75lt batch and then boiled for 2 hours to reduce and to caramelize..

Thoughts?

****.

 

[sp0rk]

Doing a Aussie Lager this weekend for a fishing trip in early may, to keep all my mates happy

Sheep Shagger Lager (Australian Lager)

Original Gravity (OG): 1.046 (°P): 11.4
Final Gravity (FG): 1.012 (°P): 3.1
Alcohol (ABV): 4.52 %
Colour (SRM): 2.8 (EBC): 5.5
Bitterness (IBU): 14.3 (Average)

74.23% Pilsner
20.62% Maize
5.15% Carapils (Dextrine)

0.7 g/L Pride of Ringwood (8.3% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil)
0.7 g/L Pride of Ringwood (8.3% Alpha) @ 0 Minutes (Boil)


Single step Infusion at 67°C for 75 Minutes. Boil for 60 Minutes

Fermented at 16°C with Wyeast 2035 American Lager


Recipe Generated with BrewMate

Ended up changing the recipe a bit, I was too lazy to use maize
Just doughed in a few minutes ago

Sheep Shagger Lager (Australian Lager)

Original Gravity (OG): 1.044 (°P): 11.0
Final Gravity (FG): 1.009 (°P): 2.3
Alcohol (ABV): 4.60 %
Colour (SRM): 3.7 (EBC): 7.3
Bitterness (IBU): 18.8 (Average - No Chill Adjusted)

81.15% Pale Ale Malt
12.17% Cane Sugar
6.68% Carapils (Dextrine)

0.7 g/L Pride of Ringwood (8.3% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil)
0.4 g/L Pride of Ringwood (8.3% Alpha) @ 0 Minutes (Aroma)


Single step Infusion at 64°C for 60 Minutes. Boil for 60 Minutes

Fermented at 14°C with Wyeast 2035 - American Lager


Recipe Generated with BrewMate

 

[rehab]

Swap Monster (Imperial IPA)

Original Gravity (OG): 1.103 (°P): 24.4
Final Gravity (FG): 1.023 (°P): 5.8
Alcohol (ABV): 10.47 %
Colour (SRM): 19.4 (EBC): 38.1
Bitterness (IBU): 100.4 (Average - No Chill Adjusted)

70.96% Pale Ale Malt
9.46% Munich I
9.46% Wheat Malt
4.73% Dextrose
2.37% Candi Sugar, Dark
2.37% Rye Malt
0.66% Chocolate

1 g/L Cascade (5.6% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil)
0.7 g/L Magnum (12.5% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil)
0.6 g/L Amarillo (9.2% Alpha) @ 20 Minutes (Boil)
4 g/L Cascade (5.6% Alpha) @ 20 Minutes (Boil)
1.2 g/L Mosaic (11% Alpha) @ 20 Minutes (Boil)
4 g/L Cascade (5.6% Alpha) @ 0 Minutes (Boil)


step mash

52/10 63/60 66/20 72/20 78/10

Boil for 120 Minutes to reduce

Fermented at 18°C with 2 x T58 1 week then WLP099 - Super High Gravity Ale to finish while feeding candi sugar and dex over a couple of weeks


only %10.47.. a far cry from the %15 I was thinking... will be run as a 75lt batch and then boiled for 2 hours to reduce and to caramelize..

Thoughts?

***** Nah :super: Should be a cracker mate!

 

[technobabble66]

Swap Monster (Imperial IPA)

Alcohol (ABV): 10.47 %
Colour (SRM): 19.4 (EBC): 38.1
Bitterness (IBU): 100.4 (Average - No Chill Adjusted)
...
Fermented at 18°C with 2 x T58 1 week then WLP099 - Super High Gravity Ale to finish while feeding candi sugar and dex over a couple of weeks

only %10.47.. a far cry from the %15 I was thinking... will be run as a 75lt batch and then boiled for 2 hours to reduce and to caramelize..

Thoughts?

Needs more cow bell h34r: :lol:

And some Columbus/Centennial B)

 

[Yob]

Also, just to note for folks.. The Cascade additions are NZ Flowers, and I also havne included the dry hops in the Recipe above with will be keg hopped 1g/l Simcoe / Citra / Mosaic / Ahtanum for 1 week and conditioned 1 month prior to the swap.

I dont usually brew with flowers but these have been sitting in the freezer for a goodly while and thought I'd use um up today for kicks..

testing the 809 today as well... what could possibly go wrong :lol:

*ed: also forgot to add the acidulated malt.. approx 300g for this recipe. so for completeness

Swap Monster
Imperial IPA

Recipe Specs
----------------
Batch Size (L): 50.0
Total Grain (kg): 21.440
Total Hops (g): 575.00
Original Gravity (OG): 1.105 (°P): 24.8
Final Gravity (FG): 1.024 (°P): 6.1
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 10.67 %
Colour (SRM): 19.4 (EBC): 38.2
Bitterness (IBU): 99.2 (Average - No Chill Adjusted)
Brewhouse Efficiency (%): 75
Boil Time (Minutes): 120

Grain Bill
----------------
15.000 kg Pale Ale Malt (69.96%)
2.000 kg Munich I (9.33%)
2.000 kg Wheat Malt (9.33%)
1.000 kg Dextrose (4.66%)
0.500 kg Candi Sugar, Dark (2.33%)
0.500 kg Rye Malt (2.33%)
0.300 kg Acidulated Malt (1.4%)
0.140 kg Chocolate (0.65%)

Hop Bill
----------------
50.0 g Cascade Leaf (5.6% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil) (1 g/L)
35.0 g Magnum Pellet (12.5% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil) (0.7 g/L)
30.0 g Amarillo Pellet (9.2% Alpha) @ 20 Minutes (Boil) (0.6 g/L)
200.0 g Cascade Leaf (5.6% Alpha) @ 20 Minutes (Boil) (4 g/L)
60.0 g Mosaic Pellet (11% Alpha) @ 20 Minutes (Boil) (1.2 g/L)
200.0 g Cascade Leaf (5.6% Alpha) @ 0 Minutes (Boil) (4 g/L)

step mash

52/10 63/60 66/20 72/20 78/10

Boil for 120 Minutes to reduce

Fermented at 18°C with 2 x T58 1 week then WLP099 - Super High Gravity Ale to finish while feeding candi sugar and dex over a couple of weeks

 

[technobabble66]

Brewed it last night. My first attempt at an English-style ale:

Old Speckled Cock
(English Simple Bitter)
Vol = 23 (adjusted to 25L due to high extraction)
OG = 1.047
FG = 1.012
Bitterness = 32 IBUs (adjusted for volume change; & ~42 after 20min whirlpool adjustment)
Alc% = 5.0

4.2kg Simpsons MO
350g Simpsons Crystal mix (100/150/100g of Pale/Med/Dark)
250g Victory
130g Wey Acidulated

20g NB @70min
8g EKG @70min
15g EKG @ 20min
15g EKG @Flameout

3g CaCl + 1g CaSO4 into mash & boil each, plus ~1g CaCl + 0.4g CaSO4 into sparge water

Mash: 55/66/72/78 for 5/60/15/5.90min boil.

Did a reduction to enhance caramelisation – 2.4L reduced to ~600ml. Seemed moderately dark, but not viscous, so hopefully it’ll help.
Yet AGAIN i forgot the Irish Moss until flameout. God damn!!!! :angry:
Chilled through Plate Chiller to 23°C.
Pitched some semi-rinsed Notto - no starter (been in jar for 1 week) & total guesswork on quantity, so hopefully it'll be ok. Probably a bit silly to be so inaccurate with yeast after all the hot-side faffing! <_<
Currently sitting in FV at 18°C. I think the first bubble might've cracked the airlock 12hrs later.

Big thanks to Manticle for help with this - esp. convincing me to keep it simple!

 

[Yob]

Loving the colour already

 

[fletcher]

Swap Monster (Imperial IPA)

Original Gravity (OG): 1.103 (°P): 24.4
Final Gravity (FG): 1.023 (°P): 5.8
Alcohol (ABV): 10.47 %
Colour (SRM): 19.4 (EBC): 38.1
Bitterness (IBU): 100.4 (Average - No Chill Adjusted)

70.96% Pale Ale Malt
9.46% Munich I
9.46% Wheat Malt
4.73% Dextrose
2.37% Candi Sugar, Dark
2.37% Rye Malt
0.66% Chocolate

1 g/L Cascade (5.6% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil)
0.7 g/L Magnum (12.5% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil)
0.6 g/L Amarillo (9.2% Alpha) @ 20 Minutes (Boil)
4 g/L Cascade (5.6% Alpha) @ 20 Minutes (Boil)
1.2 g/L Mosaic (11% Alpha) @ 20 Minutes (Boil)
4 g/L Cascade (5.6% Alpha) @ 0 Minutes (Boil)


step mash

52/10 63/60 66/20 72/20 78/10

Boil for 120 Minutes to reduce

Fermented at 18°C with 2 x T58 1 week then WLP099 - Super High Gravity Ale to finish while feeding candi sugar and dex over a couple of weeks


only %10.47.. a far cry from the %15 I was thinking... will be run as a 75lt batch and then boiled for 2 hours to reduce and to caramelize..

Thoughts?

holy shitballs

 

[malt_shovel]

First time cube hopping.
Red Mild
50% ECU malt
40% Wey Vienna
5% Caramunich I
3% CaraAroma
2% Carafa Spec Type I

Mashed about 68 for 40 mins
15gm EL Dorado FWH 30 min boil
20gm each Motueka & Ahtanum in the cube.

edit: Will ferment with a couple of packs of Windsor

No Windsor, so a slurry of 1469 was on hand and in she went.....


Looking forward to it.

 

[Yob]

true to form.. didnt end up with the hop additions or the grain recipe above....

Ragnahop - Swap Day Devestation


Recipe Specs
----------------
Batch Size (L): 50.0
Total Grain (kg): 20.940
Total Hops (g): 601.00
Original Gravity (OG): 1.100 (°P): 23.8
Final Gravity (FG): 1.024 (°P): 6.1
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 9.99 %
Colour (SRM): 20.4 (EBC): 40.2
Bitterness (IBU): 100.0 (Average - No Chill Adjusted)
Brewhouse Efficiency (%): 75
Boil Time (Minutes): 75

Grain Bill
----------------
13.500 kg Pale Ale Malt (64.47%)
2.500 kg Munich I (11.94%)
2.500 kg Wheat Malt (11.94%)
0.750 kg Rye Malt (3.58%)
0.500 kg Candi Sugar, Dark (2.39%) (Ferment)
0.500 kg Caraamber (2.39%)
0.300 kg Acidulated Malt (1.43%)
0.250 kg Dextrose (1.19%) (Ferment)
0.140 kg Chocolate (0.67%)

Hop Bill
----------------
50.0 g Cascade Pellet (7.8% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil) (1 g/L)
50.0 g Amarillo Pellet (8.6% Alpha) @ 20 Minutes (Boil) (1 g/L)
50.0 g Cascade Pellet (7.8% Alpha) @ 20 Minutes (Boil) (1 g/L)
80.0 g Mosaic Pellet (11% Alpha) @ 20 Minutes (Boil) (1.6 g/L)
30.0 g Amarillo Pellet (8.6% Alpha) @ 0 Minutes (Boil) (0.6 g/L)
75.0 g Cascade Pellet (7.8% Alpha) @ 0 Minutes (Boil) (1.5 g/L)
100.0 g Citra Pellet (11.1% Alpha) @ 0 Minutes (Boil) (2 g/L)
16.0 g Zythos Pellet (9.7% Alpha) @ 0 Minutes (Boil) (0.3 g/L)
50.0 g Columbus Pellet (14.2% Alpha) @ 5 Days (Keg Hop) (1 g/L)
50.0 g Mosaic Pellet (11% Alpha) @ 5 Days (Keg Hop) (1 g/L)
50.0 g Simcoe Pellet (12.2% Alpha) @ 5 Days (Keg Hop) (1 g/L)

step mash

52/10 63/60 66/30 72/10 78/10

Boil for 120 Minutes to reduce

bit cal chloride
good wahck Sulphate
Bunch Yeast Nutrient
Goodly dose Brewbrite

Fermented at 18°C with 2 x T58 1 week then WLP099 - Super High Gravity Ale to finish while feeding candi sugar and dex over a couple of weeks

March pump with chugger centre inlet head running like a dream... March Pump covert right here

I swear, the recipe aint changin from here... I dunno how Midnightbrew did it, Ive got Pliny on tap and this is well turning epic before Ive even run off :blink: :lol:

Respect

 

[technobabble66]

Yeeeeaaah Columbus!!
But only dry hopped? Wtf!?!

 

[Yob]

dude.. aint it green enough? :lol:

I loved the stats, 1.100 ... %9.99 ... 100IBU...

It's gunna be like the Pliny.. but a Yob version, its all in the timing of the Dry hop to make this one bang... :super:

 

[fletcher]

dude.. aint it green enough? :lol:

I loved the stats, 1.100 ... %9.99 ... 100IBU...

It's gunna be like the Pliny.. but a Yob version, its all in the timing of the Dry hop to make this one bang... :super:

i'm guessing you have a shitload of hops to use up haha

 

[Yob]

Considerably less now

Most of the ones in the recipe above are last year's crop year.. I'd hate to see them go to waste

 

[technobabble66]

What do you think the perceived bitterness will be?
I found our clone to have a bit too much bitterness, but only a bit - surprising considering how bitter it was calc'd at. Probably more the way the bitterness had a lingering bite at the end I was less keen on.
I'd def do the dry hopping a little differently than our clone - mine had some aroma but nowhere near as much as I thought it should considering the amount of hops we shoved in initially. And with the high flavour & bitterness it would've been great to have more aroma. I'd double the dry hopping of the original recipe, and/or maybe do the last addition in CC phase or in keg.

 

[Yob]

All dry hopping in the keg, the pliny was done like that and has come out smooth

 

[jyo]

I was planning on using up some leftover pils and ale malt and brewing an APA with all cascade but I've put my fecking back out! So annoyed as stocks are really running low.

I might make a codeine ale.

 

[Lord Raja Goomba I]

Deepest sympathy jyo I fortunately put mine out after I'd finished my double brew day.

Doesn't solve the no beer problem now but will in a couple of weeks.

 

[verysupple]

My second attempt at an AIPA is chilling right now.

"1592" (Centennial of Columbus discovering North America. Well, the Bahamas at least.)

Batch size: 21 L
Efficiency: 79 %

Vitals:
OG: 1.062
FG: 1.013
ABV: 6.7% (after bottle priming)
IBU: 69 (Rager)
EBC: 23 (Morey)

Grist:
% kg Name
77.8 4.200 JW Pils
9.3 0.500 JW Munich light
4.6 0.250 Weyermann CaraRed
0.9 0.050 JW Roast barley
7.4 0.400 Dextrose

Mash:
66 C for 60 min
71 C for 20 min
76 C for 10 min

Hops:
g %AA Name Time IBU
25 9.2 Centennial 60 32
15 15.0 Columbus 15 8
20 8.2 Centennial 15 6
20 15.0 Columbus 5 8
20 8.2 Centennial 5 4
20 15.0 Columbus 1 8
20 8.2 Centennial 1 2
25 15.0 Columbus Dry 0
25 8.2 Centennial Dry 0

2 packs of US-05
Ferment at 18 C