What are you brewing II ?

[chappo1970]

Looks good RevKnut.

Grains look good and balanced.

Why the 1469 over 1084? Mind you I've been looking for an excuse to try a yorkie ale.

There's no such beast as a "Friendly" comp, is there? <_<

 

[reviled]

Looks good RevKnut.

Grains look good and balanced.

Why the 1469 over 1084? Mind you I've been looking for an excuse to try a yorkie ale.

There's no such beast as a "Friendly" comp, is there? <_<

I really love the 1469 :wub: Reckon it could give me a really malt focussed irish red. Plus I dont have any 1084 and dont really fancy buying a whole smackpack of it cos I wouldnt use it much... If you havnt got on the yorkie bandwagon yet mate youre missing out

And this comp is pretty friendly, more just an excuse to talk beer, rules are simple, put in $10 and winner takes all, and it doesnt need to be 100% to style either Linky

 

[Steve]

Half way through the mash of this simple aussie ale:

9kg BB Galaxy
1kg Light Crystal

60gms Super Pride @ 60

US05

Cheers
Steve

 

[yardy]

not sure what i'm brewing, put a recipe in beersmith and approx 6kg of assorted grain in a 20lt bucket before i went away for work, whilst away for 2 weeks the pc shat itself, all my recipes etc gone, and now i've no idea whats in there, remember putting in mostly vienna...
suck it and see i guess...

cheers
Yard

found the beersmith printout B)
VMP Lager 23 litre

2.000 Vienna
2.000 Munich
2.000 Pilsner
0.150 Melanoiden

Pacific Jade 15gm 60 min
Hallertauer Mittelfreuh 25gm 10 min
Hallertauer Mittelfrueh 10gm 00 min

S-189 @ 10*C

as an aside, I'm going to make use of the recipe DB here from now on...

Cheers
Yard

 

[Muggus]

Brewed myself an English (Best) Bitter of sorts yesterday with grain I have on hand. Officially my 3rd AG to date...w00t!
Interested to see how these NZ Styrian flowers go.

Styrian Best Bitter
3.0kg JW Pilsner
0.5kg JW Munich
0.2kg Medium Crystal
0.05kg Dark Crystal
0.05kg Roasted Barley

Mash at 67 degrees

Hops
10g Warrior pellets (AA 16.4%) - 60 min
20g Styrian Goldings SLO (2.3%AA) - 15 min
10g Styrian Goldings NZ flowers (AA 4.4%) - 15 min
20gStyrian Goldings SLO (2.3%AA) - 0 min
10g Styrian Goldings NZ flowers (AA 4.4%) - 0 min
20g Styrian Goldings NZ flowers (AA 4.4%) - 7 days

Batch size 20L
OG: 1.044
IBU: Approx 31

Fermenting with WLP005 British Ale yeast

Prospects are good thus far.

 

[Bribie G]

Sounds like a good session bitter.

Haven't tried the NZ Styrians yet, what I love about NZ hops is that they come mostly as flowers and get great results using a hopsock and also making hop tea for ultra late hopping (genuine hop tea not pellet hop sludge :lol: )



I'm about to post my NZ blonde showcasing those yummy hops from over the ditch.

 

[drsmurto]

Brewed a double batch based on Wazza's 4 shades of stout yesterday.

Base malt was TF FM MO. Northdown at 60 and 20. Cask ale yeast. OG 1.054.

Couple of boilovers that i did a half-arsed job of cleaning the shed floor but the kettle needed a soak.

 

[Bribie G]

Strawberry Blonde Kiwi Lass

Strong cold 'lagerish' blonde showcasing kiwi hops
Also using up stock on hand.

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4kg BB Galaxy
100g Carared
1kg Polenta (cooked mushy)

120 minute mash at 65 degrees. 5.2 pH stabilizer.

90 minute boil
whirlfloc

30g NZ Green Bullet Flowers 90 min
20g NZ Cascade 10 min
20g NZ BSaaz hop tea in secondary

500g white sugar inverted with 5g citric acid and reduced to a mid-golden syrup

Nochill

US-05
18 degrees

Gelatine at end of secondary
Polyclar
High prime and serve 4 degrees.
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Sorry couldn't resist :lol:
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[A3k]

I brewed this on friday; Belgian Pale Ale. Ferment is going strong now after a slow finish due to low temp. Now it's at 24, but i want it at 22 so finally decided to put it in the ferment fridge. sample tasted good this morning


Recipe: Belgian Pale
Brewer: Al
Asst Brewer:
Style: Belgian Pale Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35billion)



Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 22.00 L
Boil Size: 27.87 L
Estimated OG: 1.052 SG
Estimated Color: 9.1 SRM
Estimated IBU: 27.4 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 65.50 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes


Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
5.10 kg Pilsner (Weyermann) (1.7 SRM) Grain 91.89 %
0.34 kg Caramunich II (Weyermann) (63.0 SRM) Grain 6.13 %
0.11 kg Amber Malt, Bairds (60.9 SRM) Grain 1.98 %
48.00 gm Goldings, East Kent [4.20 %] (60 min) Hops 27.4 IBU
10.00 gm Goldings, East Kent [4.20 %] (0 min) (AroHops -
1 Pkgs Belgian Ardennes (Wyeast Labs #3522) Yeast-Wheat


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 5.55 kg
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Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
60 min Mash In Add 16.65 L of water at 72.6 C 67.0 C

 

[glennheinzel]

This is my attempt to do a TTLL style beer. It is based off Duff's recipe, however I have added 100gm of crystal (I only had Dark Crystal on hand, but I'm sure that it will be okay). Unfortunately I lost a few litres of the first running as I had forgotten to attach the tap to the kettle. Just about time to throw the Fuggles (Edit: and Styrian Goldings).

Size: 20 L
Efficiency: 72.0%

Original Gravity: 1.042
Color: 7.6
Alcohol: 3.92%
Bitterness: 30.39

Ingredients:
3.8 kg Maris Otter Pale Ale Malt
.1 kg Dark Crystal
19.0 g Fuggle (6.1%) - added during boil, boiled 60 min
20.0 g Styrian Goldings (5.4%) - added during boil, boiled 60 min
10 g East Kent Goldings (4.8%) - added during boil, boiled 10 min
10 g Styrian Goldings (5.4%) - added during boil, boiled 0.0 min
0.5 ea Whirlfloc Tablets (Irish moss) - added during boil, boiled 15 min
1 tsp Yeast Nutrient - added during boil, boiled 10 min
1 ea Wyeast 1469 West Yorkshire Ale

 

[jayse]

just about to start running some wort for a oatmeal stout into the kettle. recipe is pretty much as you'd expect for the most part and using 3 different roasts.

 

[razz]

Just doing the boil on this baby.

Stop thief!
American Pale Ale


Type: All Grain
Date: 1/04/2009
Batch Size: 40.00 L
Brewer: JD
Boil Size: 40.00 L Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 90 min Equipment: My Equipment
Taste Rating(out of 50): 35.0 Brewhouse Efficiency: 85.00
Taste Notes:


Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
7.00 kg Pale Malt, Maris Otter (5.9 EBC) Grain 93.33 %
0.25 kg Caraamber (Weyermann) (70.9 EBC) Grain 3.33 %
0.25 kg Caramalt (40.0 EBC) Grain 3.33 %
45.00 gm Chinook (GG) [11.10 %] (20 min) Hops 17.3 IBU
30.00 gm Columbus (Tomahawk) 06 (CB) [13.70 %] (20 min) Hops 14.3 IBU
40.00 gm Columbus (Tomahawk) 06 (CB) [13.70 %] (Dry Hop 3 days) Hops -
1.00 tsp Polyclar (Secondary 1.0 days) Misc
20.00 gm PH 5.2 Stabilizer (CB) (Mash 90.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs US05 Yeast-Ale



Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.050 SG
Measured Original Gravity: 1.052 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.011 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.012 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.10 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 5.21 %
Bitterness: 31.6 IBU Calories: 487 cal/l
Est Color: 11.5 EBC Color: Color


Mash Profile

Mash Name: My Mash Total Grain Weight: 7.50 kg
Sparge Water: 15.01 L Grain Temperature: 20.0 C
Sparge Temperature: 78.0 C TunTemperature: 20.0 C
Adjust Temp for Equipment: FALSE Mash PH: 5.2 PH

My Mash Step Time Name Description Step Temp
75 min Step Add 22.50 L of water at 71.8 C 66.0 C
10 min Mashout Add 0.00 L of water and heat to 78.0 C over 20 min 78.0 C



Mash Notes:

 

[reviled]

Strawberry Blonde Kiwi Lass

Strong cold 'lagerish' blonde showcasing kiwi hops
Also using up stock on hand.

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Bribie - Keen for your thoughts on this blandish type ale im thinking of knocking up for swmbos 22nd bday, something for the masses but still drinkable for me B)

3kg Global Pils
250g Munich
20 : 15g each of NZ cascade, pacific hallertau, and motueka (b saaz)

Should give me an OG of 1041 and about 23 IBU's, prolly ferment cool with S-05 or wlp001

Thoughts anyone?

 

[chappo1970]

3kg Global Pils
250g Munich
20 : 15g each of NZ cascade, pacific hallertau, and motueka (b saaz)

mmmmm :icon_drool2: Kiwi cascades and B Saaz are such bloody good mates in a beer like this, No? Sounds good RevKnut BTW.

 

[reviled]

mmmmm :icon_drool2: Kiwi cascades and B Saaz are such bloody good mates in a beer like this, No? Sounds good RevKnut BTW.

Im still yet to try B Saaz and ive become a bit of a hater towards our home grown cascade lately in favour of the US grown variety, but I still have some in the freezer so ill give them another chance, they just better be good and keep the black pepper to a minimum :angry:

:lol:

 

[chappo1970]

Im still yet to try B Saaz and ive become a bit of a hater towards our home grown cascade lately in favour of the US grown variety, but I still have some in the freezer so ill give them another chance, they just better be good and keep the black pepper to a minimum :angry:

:lol:

Oh yeah forgot your black peeper (tehe!) thing. OT but I thinks it's valid are the local NZ brewers not getting the same "export" grade hops that perhaps we are getting here in Oz? Reason I say/suspect this I am drinking and enjoying Tony's LCBA which has a fair whack of the NZ cascades plus B Saaz and I don't get any peeper (tehe!) over tones at all? Merely a thought?

 

[reviled]

Oh yeah forgot your black peeper (tehe!) thing. OT but I thinks it's valid are the local NZ brewers not getting the same "export" grade hops that perhaps we are getting here in Oz? Reason I say/suspect this I am drinking and enjoying Tony's LCBA which has a fair whack of the NZ cascades plus B Saaz and I don't get any peeper (tehe!) over tones at all? Merely a thought?

Allways a possibility cos NZ hops prefer to deal with commercial clients.. In fact so much I sometimes get turned away cos theyre so busy with commercial orders and harvest etc. But in saying that, a big craft beer over here Epic Pale ale uses US Cascade hops exclusively, apparantly he tried to work with NZ hops so that he could use their cascade instead of importing spensy hops all the time, and the process to rid the hops of all the myrcene (apparantly) takes 31 days out in the sun, and then they can be used for only two days before they turn to cheese :blink: It just wasnt viable, so he keeps getting US Cascade even with the $$$ the way it is..

Plug - The brewer for Epic, Luke Nicholas is currently over in the UK brewing a big ass batch of Epic Pale ale for the real ale fesitval :super:

 

[bonj]

Don't go over board on the B Saaz, and use that pacific hallertauer for flavour and/or aroma. it is tasty stuff, but B Saaz can be overdone (Don't dry hop with it... I learnt that lesson ) Dry hop to you hearts content with cascade though.....

 

[reviled]

Don't go over board on the B Saaz, and use that pacific hallertauer for flavour and/or aroma. it is tasty stuff, but B Saaz can be overdone (Don't dry hop with it... I learnt that lesson ) Dry hop to you hearts content with cascade though.....

Interesting, so I guess B Saaz is quite like D saaz where as it shouldnt be overused too much? Anyone else found this? Bribie-you dry hopped with B Saaz recently didnt you? What aromas are you getting off it?

 

[THE DRUNK ARAB]

Don't go over board on the B Saaz, and use that pacific hallertauer for flavour and/or aroma. it is tasty stuff, but B Saaz can be overdone (Don't dry hop with it... I learnt that lesson ) Dry hop to you hearts content with cascade though.....

Well I used a small amount of B saaz in dry hopping with this beer and am quite happy with it.

5.00 kg BB Ale Malt (6.0 EBC) Grain 87.6 %
0.27 kg Bairds Medium Crystal (150.0 EBC) Grain 4.8 %
0.22 kg TF Torrefied Wheat (3.9 EBC) Grain 3.8 %
0.22 kg Weyermann Munich I (15.8 EBC) Grain 3.8 %
16.00 gm B Saaz [6.80%] (60 min) Hops 11.7 IBU
16.00 gm Hallertau Pacific [5.60%] (60 min) Hops 9.6 IBU
26.00 gm B Saaz [6.80%] (15 min) Hops 5.1 IBU
26.00 gm Hallertau Pacific [5.60%] (15 min) Hops 4.2 IBU
1 Pkgs West Yorkshire Ale (Wyeast Labs #1469) Yeast-Ale

Beer Profile

1.052 SG
30.6 IBU
16.8 EBC

Dry hopped with 15g Pac Hal and 5g B Saaz straight into the keg.

I reckon the NZ hop flowers are fantastic :beerbang: !

C&B
TDA