What are you Brewing - 2018

[Schikitar]

that is a **** ton of honey man!

Oh okay, I had just based that amount off of some recipes I saw - what I'll do is sample the beer first and then make a decision. Cheers!

EDIT: By the way, I'm also adding some vanilla so I've got two vanilla beans split and soaking in some Sailor Jerry (didn't have any vodka) - at what stage is a good time to add that? I was thinking of just adding honey, pears and vanilla to the primary, no secondary, to minimise exposure to oxygen..

 

[Coodgee]

Not really sure about the vanilla beans. probably wouldn't hurt to just add them to primary.

 

[Coodgee]

This one is loosely based off one of the first American craft beers- Pete's Wicked Ale.

Good brew day today. Late start but had nothing to do all day except brew. Still need to pitch the yeast when she gets down to fermentation temp.

Getting into BB ale malt and cascade lately.


Style: American Brown Ale


Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size (fermenter): 25.00 l
Estimated OG: 1.057 SG
Estimated Color: 49.9 EBC
Estimated IBU: 23.5 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 87.50 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
1.00 g Calcium Chloride (Mash 60.0 mins) Water Agent 1 -
1.00 g Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60.0 mins Water Agent 2 -
4.00 kg Ale Malt - Barrett Burston (6.3 EBC) Grain 3 70.5 %
1.50 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 65L (Bairds) (150 Grain 4 26.5 %
0.17 kg Carafa Special I (Weyermann) (900.0 EBC) Grain 5 3.0 %
8.00 g Citra [12.70 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 6 8.8 IBUs
0.50 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) Fining 7 -
20.00 g Cascade [7.20 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 8 6.2 IBUs
10.00 g Citra [12.70 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 9 5.5 IBUs
30.00 g Cascade [7.20 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 5.0 Hop 10 1.9 IBUs
10.00 g Citra [12.70 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 5.0 m Hop 11 1.1 IBUs
1.0 pkg Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) Yeast 12 -


mash 65 degrees.
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31/03/2017 - 19L mash, ph 5.3 with no acid, sparge ph 5.5. 1057/25L.

 

[Wobbly74]

Seasons are changing, so time to try a crack at a best bitter. Brewed this up today, no chilled, and will get pitched in about a week once I get swmbo's Belgian wit fermenting tonight once the starter has activated...

Brewer: Wobbly
Batch Size: 23.00 l Style: Best Bitter (11B)
Boil Size: 28.60 l Style Guide: BJCP 2015
Color: 32.2 EBC Equipment: 50L Keggle
Bitterness: 34.9 IBUs Boil Time: 60 min
Est OG: 1.048 (12.0° P) Mash Profile: Single Infusion, Light Body, Batch Sparge
Est FG: 1.012 SG (3.1° P) Fermentation: Ale, Single Stage
ABV: 4.7% Taste Rating: 30.0


Ingredients
Amount Name Type #
38.00 l London ESB Water 1
6.72 g Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60 min) Misc 2
4.09 g Calcium Chloride (Mash 60 min) Misc 3
3.99 kg Gladfield Ale Malt (6.0 EBC) Grain 4
381.9 g Crystal (Joe White) (141.8 EBC) Grain 5
60.0 g Chocolate Malt (Joe White) (750.6 EBC) Grain 6
50.0 g Roasted Barley (Joe White) (1398.7 EBC) Grain 7
23.0 g Target [9.2%] - First Wort Hops 8
4.3 g East Kent Goldings (EKG) [5.1%] - Boil 15 min Hops 9
10.6 g Northdown [6.5%] - Boil 15 min Hops 10
10.6 g Challenger [8.8%] - Boil 8 min Hops 11
1 pkgs London ESB (Lallemand #Ales) Yeast 12

 

[Dan Pratt]

Early start today with an IPA.

Talk the Talk IPA

OG 1060
FG 1008
ABV 7%
IBU 60
EBC 9
Vol. 20Lt

92% BB ale malt
8% Carapils
100g acidulated

Target pH of 5.5
200ppm Sulphate

Mashed at 64c for 90mins

90min boil

FWH Columbus = 15ibu
30m Amarillo = 25ibu
WP 15mins at 90c
Citra, Simcoe, Amarillo = 6.5g per litre

Fermented with West Coast IPA 1217 at 19c

Dry hopped with same combo Citra, Simcoe, Amarillo = 8.5g per litre

Nom nom!

 

[Coodgee]

^That's a west coas ipa alright!

 

[DrewCarey82]

Putting this down boys any tips before I get the ingredients.

BIAB Hardmans APA
137 calories
Anonymous
Method: BIAB
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 19 liters (fermentor volume)
Boil Size: 28.5 liters
Boil Gravity: 1.028 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 60% (brew house)
Source: Ben Hardman
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Original Gravity:
1.042
Final Gravity:
1.008
ABV (standard):
4.44%
IBU (tinseth):
35.48
SRM (morey):
5.26




Fermentables
Amount Fermentable PPG °L Bill %
3.8 kg Castle Malted Pale Ale 3.8 kg Pale Ale 37 3.5 88.4%
0.3 kg Joe White Wheat Malt0.3 kg Wheat Malt 35.4 2.13198 7%
0.2 kg Weyerman Carapilse CaraFoam 0.3 kg CaraFoam 37 1.8 4.7%
4.3 kg Total
Hops
Amount Variety Type AA Use Time IBU
10 g Ella10 g Ella Hops Pellet 11 Boil 60 min 17.92
25 g Cascade25 g Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 15 min 14.15
15 g Cascade15 g Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 5 min 3.41
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Hops Summary
Amount Variety Type AA
40 g Cascade Pellet 7
10 g Ella Pellet 11
50 g Total
Yeast
Fermentis / Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
12.2 - 25 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P)
199 B cells required

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One thing I have zero idea about is mash temps and normally just go 66 degrees, what do you guys recommend for the above?

 

[DrewCarey82]

Hardmans Old
156 calories
Anonymous
Method: Partial Mash
Style: Brown Porter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 21 liters (fermentor volume)
Boil Size: 13 liters
Boil Gravity: 1.078 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Hardman1982
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Original Gravity:
1.048
Final Gravity:
1.008
ABV (standard):
5.23%
IBU (tinseth):
32.81
SRM (morey):
25.81




Fermentables
Amount Fermentable PPG °L Bill %
2 kg New Zealand - Ale Malt2 kg Ale Malt 37.4 3.04569 47.6%
1.5 kg Liquid Malt Extract - Dark1.5 kg Liquid Malt Extract - Dark 35 30 35.7%
0.25 kg American - Wheat0.25 kg Wheat 38 1.8 6%
0.3 kg American - Chocolate0.3 kg Chocolate 29 350 7.1%
0.15 kg United Kingdom - Amber0.15 kg Amber 32 27 3.6%
4.2 kg Total
Hops
Amount Variety Type AA Use Time IBU
20 g Ella20 g Ella Hops Pellet 13.5 Boil 60 min 25.45
20 g Fuggles20 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 30 min 6.52
10 g Fuggles10 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 5 min 0.85
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Hops Summary
Amount Variety Type AA
20 g Ella Pellet 13.5
30 g Fuggles Pellet 4.5
50 g Total
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Temp Time
12 L -- 66 C --
Yeast
Fermentis / Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
12.2 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
20 °C
Pitch Rate:
-

Just doing last hop addition now - Also using S04 instead of 05

Also digital thermometer was 20 degrees out - tested at boiling point of water, not happy and trip back to brew shop return it tomorrow.

Tasted 1 a couple of days ago, still a bit young obviously but not bad, head will improve presumably, however biggest complaint was lack of roasted flavour what's the best way to correct this lads?

 

[sp0rk]

wow, nearly 20 days and no posts in this thread...


Daisy's Morning Ritual (Oatmeal Stout)

Original Gravity (OG): 1.054 (°P): 13.3
Final Gravity (FG): 1.013 (°P): 3.3
Alcohol (ABV): 5.42 %
Colour (SRM): 33.6 (EBC): 66.2
Bitterness (IBU): 32.6 (Average - No Chill Adjusted)

71.1% United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale
8.89% Flaked Oats
8% United Kingdom - Crystal 50L
4.02% United Kingdom - Chocolate
4% Lactose (Milk Sugar)
4% United Kingdom - Roasted Barley

2.6 g/L Fuggles (4.5% Alpha) @ 45 Minutes (Boil)


Single step Infusion at 66°C for 60 Minutes. Boil for 60 Minutes

Fermented at 20°C with WY1728 Scottish Ale

 

[DrewCarey82]

BIAB Hardmans APA
144 calories
Anonymous
Method: BIAB
Style: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 18 liters (fermentor volume)
Boil Size: 17 liters
Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 60% (brew house)
Source: Ben Hardman
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Original Gravity:
1.044
Final Gravity:
1.008
ABV (standard):
4.8%
IBU (tinseth):
27.63
SRM (morey):
5.46




Fermentables
Amount Fermentable PPG °L Bill %
3.8 kg American - Pale Ale3.8 kg Pale Ale 37 3.5 88.4%
0.3 kg New Zealand - Wheat Malt0.3 kg Wheat Malt 35.4 2.13198 7%
0.2 kg German - CaraFoam0.2 kg CaraFoam 37 1.8 4.7%
4.3 kg Total
Hops
Amount Variety Type AA Use Time IBU
10 g Ella10 g Ella Hops Pellet 13 Boil 30 min 14.51
20 g Cascade20 g Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 15 min 10.09
15 g Cascade15 g Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 5 min 3.04
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Hops Summary
Amount Variety Type AA
35 g Cascade Pellet 7
10 g Ella Pellet 13
45 g Total
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Temp Time
15 L Infusion 66 C 75 min
7 L Batch Sparge 77 C 30 min
Yeast
Fermentis / Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
12.2 - 25 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
18 °C
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P)
197 B cells required

Reducing boil time to 30 mins last time I did this only hit 1.035 og!

 

[Wobbly74]

Threw together a slight adaptation of Schikitar's oatmeal pale ale for no chill. 5 minute steep hops went in the cube. Ended up over gravity by a couple of points due to extra evaporation from the 30 minute steep.

Batch Size: 23.00 l Style: American Pale Ale (18B)
Boil Size: 28.60 l Style Guide: BJCP 2015
Color: 13.6 EBC Equipment: 50L Keggle
Bitterness: 45.0 IBUs Boil Time: 60 min
Est OG: 1.052 (12.9° P) Mash Profile: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Est FG: 1.011 SG (2.7° P) Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage
ABV: 5.5% Taste Rating: 30.0


Ingredients
Amount Name Type #
38.00 l Hoppy Pale Ale Water 1
1.00 Campden Tablet (Mash 65 min) Misc 2
3.80 kg Gladfield Ale Malt (6.0 EBC) Grain 3
400.0 g BEST Wheat Malt (BESTMALZ) (4.8 EBC) Grain 4
400.0 g Oats, Flaked (2.0 EBC) Grain 5
150.0 g BEST Acidulated (BESTMALZ) (6.0 EBC) Grain 6
200.0 g Crystal (Joe White) (141.8 EBC) Grain 7
4.9 g Magnum [14.0%] - First Wort Hops 8
0.50 Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 10 min) Misc 9
20.0 g Citra [12.0%] - Steep 30 min Hops 10
20.0 g Amarillo [9.2%] - Steep 25 min Hops 11
20.0 g Citra [12.0%] - Steep 20 min Hops 12
20.0 g Amarillo [9.2%] - Steep 15 min Hops 13
40.0 g Citra [12.0%] - Steep 5 min Hops 14
40.0 g Amarillo [9.2%] - Steep 5 min Hops 15
1 pkgs Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) Yeast 16
120.0 g Citra [12.0%] - Dry Hop 3 days Hops 17
60.0 g Amarillo [9.2%] - Dry Hop 3 days Hops 18

 

[Schikitar]

Nice job @Wobbly74 - that's definitely a 'slight adaption' haha!

I've been tweaking my recipe, going to make a few small changes which will involve dropping the acidulated malt and water additions (I just don't think our local Tassie water needs it), I'm also going to throw some simcoe into the middle of the hop schedule to try and draw on some of those more piney notes.

Let me know how your brew turns out!

 

[Wobbly74]

Looking forward to it @Schikitar , just need to clear out the dark Czech lager and the dunkel currently hogging the fermentation fridge. I've also got my big pig hop hog clone sitting waiting to go in the cube so might ferment the both of them at the same time

 

[Schikitar]

I've also got my big pig hop hog clone

My bro is really keen to do a War Hog clone, got a recipe for the Hop Hog?

 

[wide eyed and legless]

Off to Europe on the 10th May need to get some beer maturing for when I get back, fermenting now an English Best Bitter, Rye Summer Ale, will make this week another batch of Rye Summer Ale and an AIPA, won't be able to get stuck into them if I am not here.

 

[Wobbly74]

My bro is really keen to do a War Hog clone, got a recipe for the Hop Hog?

Not war hog, but this is my hop hog no chill attempt - it's still in the cube so can't comment on taste yet, but it's a revision of a prior recipe that didn't have enough late additions. 30 minute steep with 5 minute additions in the cube.

Big Pig Pale Ale

Batch Size: 23.00 l Style: American Pale Ale (18B)
Boil Size: 28.60 l Style Guide: BJCP 2015
Color: 16.0 EBC Equipment: 50L Keggle
Bitterness: 48.2 IBUs Boil Time: 60 min
Est OG: 1.053 (13.0° P) Mash Profile: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Est FG: 1.011 SG (2.7° P) Fermentation: Ale, Single Stage
ABV: 5.5% Taste Rating: 30.0

Ingredients
Amount Name Type #
500.0 g Munich Malt (17.7 EBC) Grain 1
250.0 g Crystal (Joe White) (141.8 EBC) Grain 2
150.0 g BEST Acidulated (BESTMALZ) (6.0 EBC) Grain 3
4.10 kg Gladfield Ale Malt (6.0 EBC) Grain 4
8.4 g Magnum [14.0%] - First Wort Hops 5
1.00 Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 10 min) Misc 6
15.0 g Citra [12.0%] - Steep 30 min Hops 7
15.0 g Cascade [5.5%] - Steep 30 min Hops 8
15.0 g Centennial [10.0%] - Steep 30 min Hops 9
15.0 g Amarillo [9.2%] - Steep 30 min Hops 10
35.0 g Amarillo [9.2%] - Steep 5 min Hops 11
35.0 g Cascade [5.5%] - Steep 5 min Hops 12
35.0 g Centennial [10.0%] - Steep 5 min Hops 13
35.0 g Citra [12.0%] - Steep 5 min Hops 14
1 pkgs Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) Yeast 15
50.0 g Amarillo [9.2%] - Dry Hop 3 days Hops 16
50.0 g Cascade [5.5%] - Dry Hop 3 days Hops 17
50.0 g Centennial [10.0%] - Dry Hop 3 days Hops 18
50.0 g Citra [12.0%] - Dry Hop 3 days Hops 19
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[Coodgee]

double brew day today. slight variation on the house pale ale and an IPA to give Pratty1 a boner.

APA
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
9.00 g Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60.0 mins Water Agent 1 -
2.00 ml Lactic Acid (Mash 60.0 mins) Water Agent 2 -
4.00 kg Ale Malt - Barrett Burston (6.3 EBC) Grain 3 85.1 %
0.50 kg Carapils (4.0 EBC) Grain 4 10.6 %
0.20 kg Crystal Malt - 60L (Thomas Fawcett) (90. Grain 5 4.3 %
20.00 g Citra [12.70 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 6 17.1 IBUs
1.00 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 10.0 mins) Fining 7 -
50.00 g Citra [13.50 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 8 15.0 IBUs
2.0 pkg Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) Yeast 9 -
100.00 g Citra [12.00 %] - Dry Hop 4.0 Days Hop 10 0.0 IBUs

AIPA:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
15.00 g Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60.0 mins Water Agent 1 -
4.50 ml Lactic Acid (Mash 60.0 mins) Water Agent 2 -
4.00 kg Ale Malt - Barrett Burston (6.3 EBC) Grain 3 66.7 %
2.00 kg Pale Malt (Barrett Burston) (3.9 EBC) Grain 4 33.3 %
10.00 g Chinook [11.60 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 5 11.0 IBUs
60.00 g Cascade [7.20 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 6 24.8 IBUs
0.5 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) Fining 7 -
50.00 g Simcoe [12.40 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 5.0 Hop 8 5.9 IBUs
40.00 g Cascade [7.20 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 5.0 Hop 9 2.7 IBUs
40.00 g Chinook [11.60 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 5.0 Hop 10 4.4 IBUs
2.0 pkg Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) Yeast 11 -
100.00 g Mosaic (HBC 369) [12.25 %] - Dry Hop 4.0 Hop 12 0.0 IBUs
50.00 g Chinook [13.00 %] - Dry Hop 4.0 Days Hop 13 0.0 IBUs
50.00 g Simcoe [13.00 %] - Dry Hop 4.0 Days Hop 14 0.0 IBUs

 

[Schikitar]

Brewing a robust porter tomorrow, won't post recipe until I know it's decent but it's got maris otter, dark crystal, chocolate, brown and a touch of special b. Looking to ferment with either M42 or maybe M15 to accent the special b.. ?? Going non traditional with the hops, chinook and cascade..

 

[Coodgee]

That recipe above, the ipa, came out to check it just now and it's gone off with yeast spewing out the airlock. Never seen us05 do that before. Set at 18 degrees too. Maybe pitched too much slurry

 

[Dan Pratt]

double brew day today. slight variation on the house pale ale and an IPA to give Pratty1 a boner.


AIPA:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
15.00 g Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60.0 mins Water Agent 1 -
4.50 ml Lactic Acid (Mash 60.0 mins) Water Agent 2 -

4.00 kg Ale Malt - Barrett Burston (6.3 EBC) Grain 3 66.7 %
2.00 kg Pale Malt (Barrett Burston) (3.9 EBC) Grain 4 33.3 %

10.00 g Chinook [11.60 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 5 11.0 IBUs
60.00 g Cascade [7.20 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 6 24.8 IBUs
0.5 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) Fining 7 -
50.00 g Simcoe [12.40 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 5.0 Hop 8 5.9 IBUs
40.00 g Cascade [7.20 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 5.0 Hop 9 2.7 IBUs
40.00 g Chinook [11.60 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 5.0 Hop 10 4.4 IBUs

2.0 pkg Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) Yeast 11 -

100.00 g Mosaic (HBC 369) [12.25 %] - Dry Hop 4.0 Hop 12 0.0 IBUs
50.00 g Chinook [13.00 %] - Dry Hop 4.0 Days Hop 13 0.0 IBUs
50.00 g Simcoe [13.00 %] - Dry Hop 4.0 Days Hop 14 0.0 IBUs

yes baby, that is IPA, hop show with malt for ABV only, boner achieved!!

5g per litre whirpool

10g per litre dry hop