What are you brewing II ?

[KoNG]

nah... it just tasted ****.!

 

[Jye]

Here is tomorrow mornings brew.

DC - Bourbon Vanilla Imperial Porter

Batch Size: 23.00 L Assistant Brewer:
Boil Volume: 30.08 L Boil Time: 90 min
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.0 %

Ingredients Amount Item Type % or IBU
5.25 kg Pale Malt, Traditional Ale (Joe White) (3.0 SRM) Grain 61.8 %
1.20 kg Munich I (Weyermann) (7.1 SRM) Grain 14.1 %
0.70 kg Brown Malt (55.0 SRM) Grain 8.2 %
0.60 kg Chocolate Malt - 350L (Thomas Fawcett) (450.0 SRM) Grain 7.1 %
0.50 kg Crystal Malt Dark- 120L (Thomas Fawcett) (132.0 SRM) Grain 5.9 %
0.25 kg Carared (Weyermann) (24.0 SRM) Grain 2.9 %

30.00 gm Warrior [14.80%] (60 min) Hops 38.7 IBU

2 tsp Vanilla extract
300.00 ml Bourbon

1 Pkgs Nottingham (Danstar #-) Yeast-Ale

Beer Profile Estimated Original Gravity: 1.085 SG (1.060-1.090 SG) Measured Original Gravity: 1.000 SG
Estimated Final Gravity: 1.020 SG (1.016-1.024 SG) Measured Final Gravity: 1.000 SG
Estimated Color: 45.7 SRM (17.0-30.0 SRM) Color [Color]
Bitterness: 38.7 IBU (20.0-40.0 IBU) Alpha Acid Units: 2.6 AAU
Estimated Alcohol by Volume: 8.5 % (5.5-9.5 %) Actual Alcohol by Volume: 0.0 %

 

[T.D.]

nah... it just tasted ****.!

:lol: That's a shame given you have a keg of the exact same stuff!!! <_<

 

[bonj]

Here is tomorrow mornings brew.

DC - Bourbon Vanilla Imperial Porter
<snip>
2 tsp Vanilla extract
300.00 ml Bourbon
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I'm very interested in your results from this one Jye. Please let us know how it goes.

 

[Duff]

Has anybody used these hops before? What sort of flavours did you get in the final beer?

A well known brewery north of the border use Cluster a bit T.D. Big seller up there.

Cheers.

 

[T.D.]

A well known brewery north of the border use Cluster a bit T.D. Big seller up there.

Cheers.

Geez, maybe I should just throw it down the drain now and save myself a sachet of yeast! :lol:

Nah, but I highly doubt XXXX use them in any significant quantities. I certainly can't taste any hops in the stuff! I was more wondering if any home brewers have made something a bit more "hoppy" with them...

I've also got 6 or 7 cluster hop bines, so wouldn't mind knowing how they'll go (actually that was the initial idea behind grabbing them from Gerard...)

 

[AndrewQLD]

Geez, maybe I should just throw it down the drain now and save myself a sachet of yeast! :lol:

Nah, but I highly doubt XXXX use them in any significant quantities. I certainly can't taste any hops in the stuff! I was more wondering if any home brewers have made something a bit more "hoppy" with them...

I've also got 6 or 7 cluster hop bines, so wouldn't mind knowing how they'll go (actually that was the initial idea behind grabbing them from Gerard...)

TD I use Clusters as a flavor hop in my Aussie Ale, 30g with 15 minutes to go, I like these hops very much but the flavor/aroma is a little hard to describe, not earthy, more fruity and quite sharp. The make a very refreshing brew.

Cheers
Andrew

 

[T.D.]

Great, thanks Andrew. Sounds pretty good! :chug:

 

[Lukes]

I brewed the below recipe yesterday. Its a Californian Common done with Aussie Cluster hops.
Has anybody used these hops before? What sort of flavours did you get in the final beer?

T.D.
I have them in the backyard and this year did a Floral Bitter / Harvest Ale with the fresh dried cluster cones in the whirlpool and bittered with Nugget from that bulk buy a bit back (yes I still have some in the freezer).

Marris Otter and some English crystal
Nugget to bitter
Cluster @ flame out
Nottingham

The massive amount of late hops made this beer but the late floral arrangment was not over the top and it was still a good session beer.
No comments received like
"This taste's like XXXX"

I have never made a steam with them as I don't know the AA% but it should be a good one.

Luke

 

[hoppydog]

Where can you get Sauvin and Sticklebract hops? I have been looking for these but so far no luck.

mmm.... Hops

 

[Stuster]

Hoppydog, you'll find it at Craftbrewer (and Grain and Grape??). Links at the top. You might also be able to get them direct from NZ hops.

Not brewing, but just toasting some oats for a bitter, inspired by Warren's bitter.

 

[warrenlw63]

You'll like 'em Stuster. I just bung them in the oven at 180 degrees, turned them regularly until they turned brown. If they take too long I just ramp the oven up to around 220 degrees.

I used around 3%. Oh and they were the instant ones.

Warren -

 

[Steve]

Good to see Cluster getting some good plugs. It got a hammering when I was thinking of doing a Cluster Bomb IPA and asked for comments. I didnt end up doing it...but now I will...as I have a kilo of it.
Cheers
Steve

 

[T.D.]

Sounds interesting Steve. What recipe have you got in mind?

 

[Steve]

i'll have a look at home tonight TD....it got filed. Im sure it was from the recipe section on here...cant remember which one now.
Cheers
Steve

Did a search....BrownDog came up with this one for me that I may give a whirl:

Here is an all Cluster APA that Ross, Jye and others thought was pretty good Steve.

cheers

Browndog

BeerSmith Recipe Printout - www.beersmith.com
Recipe: Browndogs cluster PA
Brewer: Browndog
Asst Brewer: Jess
Style: Australian Pale ale
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35.0)

Recipe Specifications
--------------------------
Batch Size: 21.00 L
Boil Size: 29.22 L
Estimated OG: 1.060 SG
Estimated Color: 3.6 SRM
Estimated IBU: 36.9 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
2.75 kg Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 45.8 %
2.75 kg Pilsner (2 Row) UK (1.0 SRM) Grain 45.8 %
0.50 kg Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 8.3 %
25.00 gm Cluster [6.60%] (60 min) Hops 19.2 IBU
20.00 gm Cluster [6.60%] (15 min) Hops 7.6 IBU
25.00 gm Cluster [6.60%] (10 min) Hops 7.0 IBU
20.00 gm Cluster [6.60%] (5 min) Hops 3.1 IBU
1.00 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 min) Misc
1.00 tsp Sodium Chloride (Boil 60.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs US-56 (Safale) [Starter 1000 ml] Yeast-Ale


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Light Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 6.00 kg
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Name Description Step Temp Step Time
Mash In Add 15.63 L of water at 75.9 C 65.6 C 75 min


Notes:

 

[bconnery]

I love it when you get those timely posts...

Here's me planning an APA that includes some cluster to use up left overs.

Here's a post that talks about just that!

Now to work out how to combine it with my other purchased hops and away I go...

Planning some sort of combo with Cascade and Amarillo but if necessary I might keep some of the later for something else.

The combo of pale and pilsner malt is something I was planning too after looking at a few of the recipes around.

 

[Steve]

I love it when you get those timely posts...

Here's me planning an APA that includes some cluster to use up left overs.

Here's a post that talks about just that!

Now to work out how to combine it with my other purchased hops and away I go...

Planning some sort of combo with Cascade and Amarillo but if necessary I might keep some of the later for something else.

The combo of pale and pilsner malt is something I was planning too after looking at a few of the recipes around.

bc the half pilsner and half pale is very nice....done it a few times in Jayes' Skunk Fart

Cheers
Steve

 

[T.D.]

bc the half pilsner and half pale is very nice....done it a few times in Jayes' Skunk Fart

Cheers
Steve

Speaking of the 50/50 Ale/Pils base, I think I will be doing this for a future LCPA clone. I find LCPA to be a fairly light-bodied grain bill, but with a bit of an orange colour. I think the 50/50 base with 4-5% crystal would get pretty close to the right profile...

 

[Steve]

TD

Just saw in your signature you have a Kent Old Brown Ale coming up. Do you have a recipe yet?. My local (work lunch pub) has it on tap...and im very partial to a schooner or two or three

Cheers
Steve

 

[bonj]

This one's going into the keg today. Followed in a couple of days (when there's an empty keg) by another one with hallertauer for bittering. Tasting pretty good from the sample. These are all-grain number 3 and 4. I tried a decoction on AG03, but botched it (didn't raise the temp by much), so I did a single infusion. And I overshot the mash temp on AG04 (user error)... Ahh well, you live and learn.

BeerSmith Recipe Printout - www.beersmith.com

Recipe: AG03 - Czech Pilsner

Brewer: Bonj

Asst Brewer: 

Style: Bohemian Pilsner

TYPE: All Grain

Taste: (35.0) 



Recipe Specifications

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Batch Size: 23.00 L	  

Boil Size: 30.79 L

Estimated OG: 1.043 SG

Estimated Color: 8.8 EBC

Estimated IBU: 37.6 IBU

Brewhouse Efficiency: 64.8 %

Boil Time: 90 Minutes



Ingredients:

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Amount		Item									  Type		 % or IBU	  

4.60 kg	   Pilsner (Weyermann) (3.3 EBC)			 Grain		94.7 %		

0.26 kg	   Amber Malt (43.3 EBC)					 Grain		5.3 %		 

105.00 gm	 Saaz [2.50%]  (60 min)					Hops		 30.8 IBU	  

30.00 gm	  Saaz [2.50%]  (30 min)					Hops		 6.8 IBU	   

tspn		  Koppafloc (Boil 15.0 min)				 Misc					   

1 Pkgs		S-189 Swiss Lager  Yeast-Lager				





Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Light Body, Batch Sparge

Total Grain Weight: 4.86 kg

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Name				Description					   Step Temp	 Step Time	 

Mash In			 Add 12.68 L of water at 72.5 C	63.3 C		75 min