What are you brewing II ?

[lucas]

Looks good Lucas and is incredible similar to my latest apa hop schedule :lol: I have a few odd amount due to finishing up some packets.

lets hope they both turn out great then!

 

[Jye]

lets hope they both turn out great then!

It did... Mmmmm yummers :chug:

 

[johnno]

I just enjoy not telling you, johnno.

Yeah good on you.

Hope you are full of your own importance.

 

[kook]

Well yesterday Insight joined me and we brewed a partigyle batch. Things started going wrong pretty quickly. First of all I slept in, so the grain didn't get crushed till mid morning. We doughed in about 10:30, temp stabilised to only 62. The liquor/grist ratio was already 3/1, so decided to take out a decotion to raise the mash temp.

That went reasonably well, apart from the burner on my bbq blowing out and us stirring the pot wondering why the temp wasn't rising at all. Once we got the flame back on we had the decoction portion boiling and dumped it back in the tun. Still only 64.5 though. Added 2L of boiling water which eventually got us to 66. Left it for a while and ran off the first brew, what was supposed to be a dubbel.

At this point though, I neglected to take a gravity reading, and just dumped the sugar in and started the boil. Took a reading at that point and it turned out at 1.080 . I was expecting about 1.060, so I was a bit suprised. Rather than dilute the batch, we decided to just up the bittering hops and ride with it. The post boil OG ended up 1.112! Should be an interesting Belgian Dark Strong rather than a dubbel!

After that we started running off the "Pale Ale" that I had planned. Well due to my miscalculations with colour, and the fact we decocted, the "Pale Ale" was looking pretty damn amber! That batch ended up pretty much on gravity, only 2 points higher (1.050 rather than 1.048).

I still have no idea how I ended up with such a high OG on the first batch, I must have screwed up when I was weighing out the base malt and added an extra kilo or two?....

 

[bindi]

Have not post on this site for months but still brewing .
This weeks effort, an easy one and not too big, a strong boil for only 30min, that's right, only 30min.
I may change the yeast to a Yanky one.

4.00 kg Pale Malt (Barrett Burston) (2.0 SRM) Grain 67.1 %
1.00 kg Vienna Malt (Weyermann) (3.0 SRM) Grain 16.8 %
0.32 kg Caramalt (Joe White) (25.0 SRM) Grain 5.4 %
0.12 kg Wheat Malt [Powells] (1.5 SRM) Grain 2.0 %
0.10 kg Melanoidin (Weyermann) (30.0 SRM) Grain 1.7 %
60.00 gm Amarillo Gold [8.50%] (20 min) Hops 29.8 IBU
27.00 gm Amarillo Gold [8.50%] (30 min) (First Wort Hop) Hops 18.7 IBU
4.00 gm Chinook [12.00%] (30 min) (First Wort Hop) Hops 3.9 IBU
20.00 gm Liberty [3.60%] (0 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep) Hops -
0.50 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
0.35 kg Sugar, Raw (3.0 SRM) Sugar 5.9 %
0.07 kg Honey (1.0 SRM) Sugar 1.2 %
1 Pkgs Nottingham (Danstar #-) Yeast-Ale

Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.068 SG
Measured Original Gravity: 1.068 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.016 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.018 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 6.8 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 6.5 % [done this in the past and it came in at 6.5%]
Bitterness: 52.4 IBU Calories: 653 cal/l
Est Color: 6.7 SRM Color: Color

 

[Screwtop]

Hadn't seen Bindi on the board for months, so called in to see him yesterday, as above he's still brewing, had a fantastic LCPA clone on tap and as usual a great Belgian which wiped me out within the hour. Bit of a surprise to find he's made some light beers of late, all under 10% ABV

 

[T.D.]

What proportions would you guess? 50/50? 75 Cascade/25 Chinook?

Any experience I have had with chinook is that its VERY easy to over-do. I have never dry hopped with chinook though, only used it late, but if dry hopping is similar in any way I would say 50/50 would be WAY too much chinook. I'd go 75/25 Cascade/Chinook at the very most. When I used it I had 10g @ 15mins and 10g @ flamout in a 25L batch and it really came through. It wasn't undrinkable but it dominated, and gave the beer a real bite. I think that bite is a key attribute of LCPA but in my version there was too much of it. If I was going to brew a LCPA clone now I would only use one 1/2g/L addition of chinook, probably late in the boil. I reckon that'd be enough.

 

[bonj]

Hmmm..... I used 45g Chinook at 5 minutes. Tasted pretty good to me.

 

[Batz]

I really do not like Chinook ,on more that one brew I have been convinced to use it and regretted it.
An APA does not need this hop. h34r:

Ok,
Thinking of brewing a couple of pils now and put them away temperture controled for 4-6 months.

Ha.....brave statement from the Cave :beerbang:

Batz

 

[Kingy]

Recipe: Boheme
Brewer: KINGY
Asst Brewer:
Style: Bohemian Pilsner
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35.0)

Recipe Specifications
--------------------------
Batch Size: 21.00 L
Boil Size: 40.00 L
Estimated OG: 1.052 SG
Estimated Color: 8.0 EBC
Estimated IBU: 44.2 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.2 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes

Ingredients:
------------
Amount Item Type % or IBU
4.20 kg Pilsner (2 Row) Ger (3.9 EBC) Grain 83.2 %
0.60 kg Vienna Malt (6.9 EBC) Grain 11.9 %
0.25 kg Cara-Pils/Dextrine (3.9 EBC) Grain 5.0 %
80.00 gm Tettnang [4.20%] (45 min) Hops 41.4 IBU
25.00 gm Tettnang [4.20%] (5 min) Hops 2.8 IBU
1 Pkgs My Yeast Culture (KIngys Lab #s-23 ) [CYeast-Lager


Mash Schedule: My Mash
Total Grain Weight: 5.05 kg
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[Kingy]

Another day off work so its brew time again

dont laugh at this one,its for my old mans bday.

Recipe: Tooheys Blue/Gold Bitter
Brewer: KINGY
Asst Brewer:
Style: Dads Style
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35.0)

Recipe Specifications
--------------------------
Batch Size: 23.00 L
Boil Size: 40.00 L
Estimated OG: 1.036 SG
Estimated Color: 5.9 EBC
Estimated IBU: 19.7 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.0 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes

Ingredients:
------------
Amount Item Type % or IBU
3.00 kg Pilsner (2 Row) Ger (3.9 EBC) Grain 83.3 %
0.40 kg caramalt (5.9 EBC) Grain 11.1 %
0.20 kg Cara-Pils/Dextrine (3.9 EBC) Grain 5.6 %
15.00 gm Pride of Ringwood [10.40%] (45 min) Hops 18.6 IBU
10.00 gm Tettnang [4.20%] (5 min) Hops 1.1 IBU
0.50 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 10.0 min) Misc


Mash Schedule: My Mash
Total Grain Weight: 3.60 kg
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cheers kingy

 

[Bobby]

About to mash in a Dry Irish Stout. Finished exams yesterday so i have a week of brewing ahead of me before I start an internship.

 

[Cortez The Killer]

Made these two on the long weekend

APA # 3

Batch Size (L): 27.00 Wort Size (L): 27.00
Total Grain (Kg): 5.28
Anticipated OG: 1.045
Anticipated IBU: 37.3
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75 %
Wort Boil Time: 75 Minutes

Actual OG: 1.044
Actual FG: 1.009

Grain/Extract/Sugar

% Amount Name Origin Extract
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
84.4 4.46 kg. JW Export Pilsner Australia 1.038
5.6 0.29 kg. Crystal Pale America 1.002
5.6 0.29 kg. JW Malted Wheat Australia 1.003
2.2 0.12 kg. Melanoidin Malt 1.001
2.2 0.12 kg. Cara-Pils Dextrine Malt 1.001
1/2 tablet Whirlfloc

Hops

Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
14.00 g. Amarillo Pellet 8.90 13.4 60 min.
17.00 g. Amarillo Pellet 8.90 11.3 25 min.
17.00 g. Amarillo Pellet 8.90 8.1 15 min.
17.00 g. Amarillo Pellet 8.90 4.4 7 min.
20.00 g. Amarillo Pellet 8.90 0.0 Into Cube

Yeast
US-56

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German Wheat

Batch Size (L): 27.00 Wort Size (L): 27.00
Total Grain (Kg): 5.52
Anticipated OG: 1.048
Anticipated IBU: 19.3
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75 %
Wort Boil Time: 75 Minutes

Actual OG: 1.047
Actual FG: 1.009

Grain/Extract/Sugar

% Amount Name Origin Extract
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
57.4 3.17 kg. JW Malted Wheat Australia 1.028
34.0 1.88 kg. JW Export Pilsner Australia 1.016
4.3 0.23 kg. Cara-Pils Dextrine Malt 1.002
4.3 0.23 kg. Melanoidin Malt 1.002
1/2 tablet Whirlfloc

Hops

Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
25.00 g. Hallertau Pellet 3.70 9.8 60 min.
25.00 g. Hallertau Pellet 3.70 6.8 25 min.
25.00 g. Hallertau Pellet 3.70 2.6 7 min.

Yeast
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Wheat K-97

Cheers

 

[therook]

A copy of T.D's Amber Ale 2, his first version was fabulous and this is suppose to be better

Recipe: Squire Amber
Brewer: Tim Davis
Asst Brewer:
Style: American Amber Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35.0) Quite similar to JS Amber. The Amber malt is a key ingredient to the style.

Recipe Specifications
--------------------------
Batch Size: 26.00 L
Boil Size: 30.80 L
Estimated OG: 1.046 SG
Estimated Color: 23.5 EBC
Estimated IBU: 27.2 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
------------
Amount Item Type % or IBU
4.00 kg Joe White Traditional Ale (5.9 EBC) Grain 73.1 %
0.50 kg Joe White Munich, Light (17.7 EBC) Grain 9.1 %
0.25 kg Carafoam (Weyermann) (3.9 EBC) Grain 4.6 %
0.20 kg Joe White Caramalt (49.3 EBC) Grain 3.7 %
0.20 kg Joe White Crystal (141.8 EBC) Grain 3.7 %
0.20 kg Joe White Dark Crystal Malt (250.0 EBC) Grain 3.7 %
0.12 kg Amber Malt (Joe White) (45.3 EBC) Grain 2.2 %
25.00 gm Northern Brewer [9.90%] (60 min) Hops 24.2 IBU
14.00 gm Williamette [6.00%] (10 min) Hops 3.0 IBU
14.00 gm Williamette [6.00%] (10 min) (Aroma Hop-SHops -
0.50 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs SafAle English Ale (DCL Yeast #S-04) Yeast-Ale


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Light Body, No Mash Out
Total Grain Weight: 5.47 kg
----------------------------
Name Description Step Temp Step Time
Mash In Add 14.27 L of water at 71.9 C 65.6 C 75 min



Rook

 

[warrenlw63]

Looks good Rook.

Tried T.D.'s bitter the other day. If it's anything like that you'll be laughing. :super:

Warren -

 

[bugwan]

I racked my Rainy Day APA to secondary today. It's an Amarillo version of Ross's Ruination recipe. The yeast attenuated to the buggery, so I have a 9 percenter on my hands. I got a buzz behind the eyes just tasting the hydrometer sample!

The alcohol is a bit forward just yet, but that should be tempered with 50g of Amarillo in secondary and some rest time. At 115 94 IBU, it's my biggest beer yet.

This one will need to go in small bottles!

 

[barls]

how about a blackberry cyser to go with my raspberry one thats been going for almost 2 months

 

[T.D.]

I brewed the below recipe yesterday. Its a Californian Common done with Aussie Cluster hops. I figured this would be a good style to try these hops after I read that the original Cali Commons in America were done with cluster. I brewed with a mate and we both couldn't believe how fruity the smell of the cluster was out of the packet! They were in a similar vein to Amarillo or Cascade! Maybe not quite as intense but in the same ballpark. Has anybody used these hops before? What sort of flavours did you get in the final beer?

Aussie hops always seem to get a bad wrap, but I must say I have tried Aussie Hallertau, cascade and now cluster and none have disappointed me at all (although I haven't tried the final product done with cluster yet!). They seem a little less "potent" than the imported varieties, but if you're after subtle hopping I reckon they are pretty good! :beerbang:


Style: California Common Beer
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35.0)

Recipe Specifications
--------------------------
Batch Size: 25.00 L
Boil Size: 30.00 L
Estimated OG: 1.054 SG
Estimated Color: 19.8 EBC
Estimated IBU: 38.5 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 76.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
------------
Amount Item Type % or IBU
5.25 kg Joe White Traditional Ale (5.9 EBC) Grain 92.9 %
0.30 kg Joe White Crystal (141.8 EBC) Grain 5.3 %
0.10 kg Joe White Dark Crystal (216.7 EBC) Grain 1.8 %
50.00 gm Cluster [5.70%] (60 min) Hops 27.4 IBU
25.00 gm Cluster [5.70%] (20 min) Hops 8.3 IBU
25.00 gm Cluster [5.70%] (5 min) Hops 2.7 IBU
1 Pkgs SafLager West European Lager (DCL Yeast #SYeast-Lager


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 5.65 kg
----------------------------
Name Description Step Temp Step Time
Mash In Add 14.73 L of water at 74.4 C 67.8 C 60 min

 

[warrenlw63]

I brewed with a mate and we both couldn't believe how fruity the smell of the cluster was out of the packet! They were in a similar vein to Amarillo or Cascade! Maybe not quite as intense but in the same ballpark. Has anybody used these hops before? What sort of flavours did you get in the final beer?

:beerbang: Looks the goods T.D. Should be an interesting drop.

BTW the "mate" (if it's the one I'm thiking of) didn't scrounge too much of your beer did he? :lol:

Warren -

 

[T.D.]

Looks the goods T.D. Should be an interesting drop.

BTW the "mate" (if it's the one I'm thiking of) didn't scrounge too much of your beer did he? :lol:

Warren -

Yeah will be interesting to see if the aromas of the raw hops come through in the finished product. If they do I will be stoked! :beerbang:

Oh yeah, the "mate" was pretty well behaved by his standards - only had two glasses of dark mild. I think it was a stroke of genious deciding to brew in the morning... Although I think the hop trub in suspension also may have had something to do with it... :lol: