What are you brewing 2015?

[Danscraftbeer]

Yes I have used up to 10% Acid malt. I am still learning but I like the idea of purity. As of purity laws by great beer brewers. I try not to use powdered chemicals.

 

[technobabble66]

10% and you haven't tasted the sourness? I'm surprised. Still, if it works for you then that's all that matters!

FWIW, even without adding any brewing salts most of my recipes would hit pH 5.3 with 200g or less of acid malt (for ~22-25L). Are you sure you need to use so much acid malt if it's just for pH adjustment?
Again, totally fine if it works for you; i'm just curious.

 

[Danscraftbeer]

If there is any way I can give you taste results then judge aside me.
Acid has good flavour results that don't seem to be tart or acidic at all. Rather more Malty and Hoppy.
It brings out flavours and balances that are impressive. The science is beyond me. I'm just experimenting here. :chug:

 

[Kumamoto_Ken]

An American IPA mashing at the moment.

86% JW Trad Ale
11% Munich T1
3% Medium Xtal

Columbus at 60 minutes and then Citra and Columbus (2:1 by weight) at flameout and in the cube.
Aiming for 70IBU and OG: 1.065.

Ferment using US-05.

 

[Danscraftbeer]

10% and you haven't tasted the sourness? I'm surprised. Still, if it works for you then that's all that matters!

FWIW, even without adding any brewing salts most of my recipes would hit pH 5.3 with 200g or less of acid malt (for ~22-25L). Are you sure you need to use so much acid malt if it's just for pH adjustment?
Again, totally fine if it works for you; i'm just curious.

For curiosity it must be doing wonders for the mash. Estimated 1.054 for 25lt. I got 1.060 for 26lt. (bit of a bummer actually that's too high for the Red Ale style I was aiming for. It may end up close to 7% ABV) Doesn't taste tart so far. I hope its not a case of my taste buds out of wack or something ha..

 

[jonnir]

A Sierra Nevada Clone. Got sick of buying a sixer at a time the bottle shop. Thought i'd pull the finger out and get the keezer going again and need some beer to fill it

 

[vykuza]

Just chucked an English IPA in the Grainfather.

94% Maris Otter
3% Victory
3% Heritage Crystal

Mashing at 65c for a projected OG of 1.062

Then using Challenger at 60 and 10 minutes, and either EKG or Bramling Cross at flame out (haven't decided yet) 50-55IBU

 

[technobabble66]

Went with an AIPA recipe i'd posted in another thread. Modified the mash schedule slightly by dropping the 55°C step - bit short on time today.

4 C's on the Horizon, AIPA
25L
OG = 1.060
FG = 1.013
IBU = 61.3
alc = 6.6%
EBC = 15.1

2.5kg MO
2kg Boh Pils (just to use up excess Pils malt)
1kg Munich 2
0.3kg Victory
0.3kg Carapils
0.1kg Acidulated

1.4g CaSO4 & MgSO4 + 2.2g CaCl2 into mash
1.1g CaSO4 & MgSO4 + 1.7g CaCl2 + 0.2g citric acid into sparge
0.75g CaSO4 & MgSO4 + 1g CaCl2 into boil

20L Mash, 15L Sparge (80% eff)
65/72/78 for 70/20/2

2g Horizon FWH
25g each of Columbus/Citra/Chinook/Cascade into cube (as per 20min addition)
20g each of Columbus/Citra/Chinook/Cascade dry hopped after fermentation.

Ferment with 1272, at 19°C.
~20L into the cube, where it'll probably sit for several weeks while i clear my FV fridge and punch out an Amber to get the 1272 going. Then dilute out with the required amount of water to hit the target OG.
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I've become a big fan of re-hydrating the grain before crushing - makes such a massive difference to the husk structure. Lots of slightly shredded whole husks.

 

[Coodgee]

Big brew day for me this weekend. Hopefully doing 3 brews.

Brew 1: APA based on Tony's LCBA clone #3 malt bill with a classic APA hop bill.
Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
1.00 tsp Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60.0 mins Water Agent 1 -
4.20 kg Pilsner (2 Row) Ger (3.9 EBC) Grain 2 82.4 %
0.30 kg Carahell (25.0 EBC) Grain 3 5.9 %
0.30 kg Carapils (4.0 EBC) Grain 4 5.9 %
0.30 kg Wheat Malt, Dark (17.7 EBC) Grain 5 5.9 %
10.00 g Amarillo [9.50 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 6 5.8 IBUs
10.00 g Cascade [7.00 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 7 4.2 IBUs
10.00 g Simcoe [14.10 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 8 8.6 IBUs
0.50 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) Fining 9 -
30.00 g Amarillo [9.50 %] - Boil 2.0 min Hop 10 2.4 IBUs
30.00 g Cascade [7.00 %] - Boil 2.0 min Hop 11 1.8 IBUs
30.00 g Simcoe [14.10 %] - Boil 2.0 min Hop 12 3.6 IBUs
2.0 pkg Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) Yeast 13 -
50.00 g Amarillo [9.50 %] - Dry Hop 2.0 Days Hop 14 0.0 IBUs
50.00 g Cascade [9.10 %] - Dry Hop 2.0 Days Hop 15 0.0 IBUs
50.00 g Simcoe [14.10 %] - Dry Hop 2.0 Days Hop 16 0.0 IBUs



Brew 2: Galaxy wheat/APA:

Amt                   Name                                     Type          #        %/IBU         
23.00 l               Brisbane                                 Water         1        -             
12.15 g               Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60.0 mins Water Agent   2        -             
3.50 kg               Ale Malt - Barrett Burston (6.3 EBC)     Grain         3        76.1 %        
0.80 kg               Wheat Malt - Barrett Burston (3.2 EBC)   Grain         4        17.4 %        
0.20 kg               Wheat, Flaked (3.2 EBC)                  Grain         5        4.3 %         
0.10 kg               Munich Malt (15.0 EBC)                   Grain         6        2.2 %         
20.00 g               Galaxy [13.90 %] - Boil 20.0 min         Hop           7        16.8 IBUs     
1.22 Items            Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins)        Fining        8        -             
20.00 g               Galaxy [13.90 %] - Boil 2.0 min          Hop           9        2.3 IBUs      
2.0 pkg               Safale American  (DCL/Fermentis #US-05)  Yeast         10       -             
140.00 g              Galaxy [14.00 %] - Dry Hop 3.0 Days      Hop           11       0.0 IBUs

Brew 3: Dunkel

Amt                   Name                                     Type          #        %/IBU         
3.00 kg               Wheat Malt, Ger (3.9 EBC)                Grain         1        59.7 %        
1.50 kg               Munich Malt - 20L (39.4 EBC)             Grain         2        29.9 %        
0.25 kg               Caramunich Malt (110.3 EBC)              Grain         3        5.0 %         
0.20 kg               Melanoiden Malt (39.4 EBC)               Grain         4        4.0 %         
0.07 kg               Carafa II (811.6 EBC)                    Grain         5        1.5 %         
30.00 g               Hallertauer Hersbrucker [4.00 %] - Boil  Hop           6        12.7 IBUs     
1.0 pkg               Weihenstephan Weizen (Wyeast Labs #3068) Yeast         7        -

 

[paulyman]

Brewing a simple APA to test out my newly assembled mill and motor as well as finely getting to brew with my glad field malt.

23L batch.

3.08 kg Gladfield American Ale
1.06 kg Gladfield Munich
0.27 kg Gladfield Redback

Expecting 1.047 OG and 40 ish IBU.

25g each of Galaxy and Mosaic in the cube. Will dry hop with the same.

Set the mill to a 1mm gap for starters. Just coming up to the boil now, mash efficiency was a few points higher than predicted.

 

[paulyman]

Just finished the brew and transfered to the cube.

Should have said 3.98 kg of Ale malt above. Spot on for volume and 1.055, so added 8 points! Will brew again tomorrow and see if milling my own grain really has added over 10% efficiency (usually 66% just got 77%).

 

[Kumamoto_Ken]

Brewing a simple APA to test out my newly assembled mill and motor as well as finely getting to brew with my glad field malt.

23L batch.



Expecting 1.047 OG and 40 ish IBU.

25g each of Galaxy and Mosaic in the cube. Will dry hop with the same.

Set the mill to a 1mm gap for starters. Just coming up to the boil now, mash efficiency was a few points higher than predicted.

Hi Paulyman,

Have you used that hop combination before? If so how was it?
I'm planning an APA on the weekend also using Gladfield 'merican as a base.
My grain bill is sorted but I'm unsure on what hops to use at the moment...I do have plenty of both Galaxy and Mosaic .

Cheers, Ken

 

[hwall95]

I can definitely recommend the galaxy and mosiac cube/late hops. I did similar to Paul and then dry hopped about 30-40g of each. Was a great beer, real strong tropical fruit flavour! The keg seemed to disappear real fast

Hi Paulyman,

Have you used that hop combination before? If so how was it?
I'm planning an APA on the weekend also using Gladfield 'merican as a base.
My grain bill is sorted but I'm unsure on what hops to use at the moment...I do have plenty of both Galaxy and Mosaic .

Cheers, Ken

 

[paulyman]

Hi Paulyman,

Have you used that hop combination before? If so how was it?
I'm planning an APA on the weekend also using Gladfield 'merican as a base.
My grain bill is sorted but I'm unsure on what hops to use at the moment...I do have plenty of both Galaxy and Mosaic .

Cheers, Ken

I haven't used them together before, but I love both and think they will play nice together.

 

[Dan Pratt]

Recently done an American wheat with mosaic/galaxy @10m and dry hop only to 20ibu, delicious.

 

[Kumamoto_Ken]

Thanks guys, looks like Galaxy/Mosaic it is!

 

[Blind Dog]

Have also used Galaxy and Mosaic together in a session IPA (4% ABV and 45 calculated IB). Tasted like diesel laced with pineapple for a while, but after 2 weeks in the keg it was a thing of rare beauty until it mysteriosly evaporated.

 

[Spohaw]

Diesel and pineapple sounds divine

Kind of like grappa and pineapple ?

 

[Coodgee]

I can definitely recommend the galaxy and mosiac cube/late hops. I did similar to Paul and then dry hopped about 30-40g of each. Was a great beer, real strong tropical fruit flavour! The keg seemed to disappear real fast

I was planning on dry hopping my next brew with 120 grams of galaxy... maybe 140... anyone know what rate S&W use? The last one I dry hopped with 50 grams and the S&W PA had considerably more hop aroma in a side by side test. even though I would imagine mine was fresher.

 

[droid]

something or other stout ~ just using stuff up
Boil Time: 120 min
Batch Size: 42 liters (fermentor volume)
Boil Size: 50 liters
Boil Gravity: 1.042
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)

STATS:
Original Gravity: 1.050
Final Gravity: 1.012
ABV (standard): 4.96%
IBU (tinseth): 29.75
SRM (morey): 35.46

FERMENTABLES: all gladfield
7 kg - American Pale Ale (74.1%)
0.2 kg - Roasted Barley (2.1%)
0.5 kg - Light Crystal (5.3%)
0.5 kg - Dark Chocolate (5.3%)
0.5 kg - Light Chocolate (5.3%)
0.5 kg - Brown (5.3%)
0.25 kg Sour Grapes Acidulated Malt (2.6%)

HOPS:
30 g - East Kent Goldings, Boil for 60 min, IBU: 9.75
30 g - East Kent Goldings Boil for 20 min, IBU: 5.91
30 g - Fuggles, Boil for 60 min, IBU: 8.78
30 g - Fuggles Boil for 20 min, IBU: 5.31
40 g - East Kent Goldings Whirplool
40 g - Fuggles, Whirpool


1) Infusion, Temp: 67 C 90min

YEAST: London ale 1028
Default - - -
Starter: yes
Form: Liquid

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