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This weekend I'm planning on doing a 44L batch of a fairly basic base beer, then splitting into 2 cubes (weather and toddler permitting)

80% BB Pale malt
20% BB Wheat malt

1.058 OG

10 IBU of cascade at 60 minutes

Cube 1 will have a BIG whack of Cascade and Galaxy in the cube
Cube 2 will cubed as is to pitch Philly Sour, then 1kg of toasted coconut flakes and 2kg of tinned crushed pinapple at end of primary fermentation for a pina colada sour (idea stolen from @SponsorSFC )
 
Aborted my planned Summer Lightening clone last Wednesday in favour of Timothy Taylor's
Bolt Maker. So today I am brewing the Summer Lightening using the EKG hops as per recipe.
 
Yeast pitched, I am expecting a longer than usual lag time owing to a larger differential in pitched yeast and wort temperature. No idea what Summer Lightening is supposed to taste like but it is pale!
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Going alongside the Bolt Maker

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Put this on last weekend at 23c and 21psi should be done this weekend, will split and put half on passionfruit in a 2nd Snubnose for another week ish before I keg
First half ill get off the yeast and keg
 
Just bottled the following which was going to be a pastry stout, but I was asked to drop the lactose as an intolerant person said that it smelt amazing (on brewday)
TB83 Sweet Imperial Stout

Size: 23 L
Efficiency: 65.0%

Original Gravity: 1.100 (1.075 - 1.115)
Terminal Gravity: 1.034 (1.018 - 1.030)
Color: 37.56 SRM (30.0 - 40.0)
Alcohol: 8.81% (8.0% - 12.0%)
Bitterness: 36.5 (50.0 - 90.0)

Ingredients:
2.0 kg (17.9%) Crisp Maris Otter - added during mash
2.0 kg (17.9%) Crisp Euro Pils - added during mash
1.0 kg (8.9%) Simpsons Imperial Malt - added during mash
1.0 kg (8.9%) Gambrinus Honey - added during mash
0.650 kg (5.8%) Weyermann Chocolate (low colour) - added during mash
0.1 kg (0.9%) Weyermann Carafa® TYPE II - added during mash
1.0 kg (8.9%) Weyermann Melanoidin Malt - added during mash
1 kg (8.9%) Simpsons Double Roast Crystal - added during mash
0.34 kg (3.0%) Crisp Crystal 100 (EBC) - added during mash
700 g Coconut (flaked) - added during mash
1.0 kg (8.9%) Dingemans Aromatic Malt (Amber 50) - added during mash
0.5 kg (4.5%) Weyermann Caramunich® TYPE II - added during mash
0.15 kg (1.3%) Weyermann Chocolate Spelt (Dinkel) Malt - added during mash
0.3 kg (2.7%) Weyermann Caramunich® TYPE III - added during mash
0.150 kg (1.3%) Weyermann Chocolate Rye Malt - added during mash
125 g Cacao Nibs - added during boil (20 min) and transferred to FV.
500 g Coconut sugar - added during boil
Hops: 40.0 g (100.0%) Cashmere (8.4%) - added during boil, boiled 60.0 m
Yeast: 4.0 ea Fermentis S-04 Safale S-04
Other: Bourbon barrel chunk added to boil and transferred to FV. Added gluten-reducing enzyme.
 
Made this last weekend...

23-A Berliner Weisse

Size: 35.0 L
Efficiency: 87.0%

Original Gravity: 1.044 (1.028 - 1.032)
Terminal Gravity: 1.008 (1.003 - 1.006)
Color: 2.32 SRM (2.0 - 3.0)
Alcohol: 4.8% (2.8% - 3.8%)
Bitterness: 4.1 (3.0 - 8.0)

Ingredients:
3.0 kg (50.0%) Crisp Euro Pils - added during mash
3.0 kg (50.0%) Weyermann Pale Wheat Malt - added during mash
Hops: 15.0 g (100.0%) Hallertau Blanc (8.0%) - added during boil, boiled 15 m
Yeast:
1.0 ea The Yeast Bay WLP4682 Lactobacillus Blend
1.0 ea Fermentis US-05 Safale US-05
1.0 ea Escarpment Laboratories Berliner Brett I

Chilled to 40 deg C and pitched Yeast Bay WLP4682 Lactobacillus Blend (BBE10/10/20). Added US-05 and Berliner Brett 1 after 48 hours.

FYI - The packet of Berliner Brett has a lovely fruit and white wine character.
 
90min mash and 90min boil is my minimum standard now 'you can taste the difference'.
Funnily enough I was reading through Eric Watson, The Roving Brewer I think it was episode 1 where he mentioned not to FWH. I have been doing FWH and do think it does make a difference to taste. Just goes to show that credentials doesn't always point one in the right direction. Though it could be down to individual taste.
I am expecting to see a write up from you shortly on the new Triumph hop.;)
 
UK ESB, 25 litre batch, put together with bits and bobs.

4800 gr Pale Ale Malt (Barrett Burston)
180 gr Simpsons Heritage Crystal
70 gr Special B Malt (just because I have it, not sure what it will bring, but it won't hurt, surely)
50 gr Weyermann Chocolate Wheat
32.5 IBU - 25gr Magnum @60
5 IBU - 25gr EKG @ 10
3 IBU - 30gr EKG @ 5
PVPP & Nutrient
32 litres at 1.048 into the kettle.
WY1469 from previous batch.
Will dry hop with EKG in about a week or so.
 
I just got hold of Peter Symons' 6 O'clock Brews. My next brew, when I have some room in the kegerator, will be the 1953 Cooper and Sons Ltd. Sparkling Ale.

Many good things produced in 1953. Hope this is one of them!
 
Put a stout in the fermenter the other day. It should be fine.
 

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