What are you brewing II ?

[kabooby]

Did a double batch today

40L of Tony's LCBA clone but replaced the saaz hops with Amarillo and 40L of Hefeweizen.

Single decoction on the hefe and a double infusion on the LCBA

Dont think I needed the rice hulls. Run off was great.

Started at 8:00 and all finished and cleaned up by 3:00. I love productive days

Tried out my new false bottom and it worked a treat.

Hefe
0.15 kg Rice Hulls (0.0 EBC) Adjunct 1.86 %
5.50 kg Wheat Malt, Malt Craft (Joe White) (3.5 EBC) Grain 68.32 %
1.60 kg Pilsner (Weyermann) (3.3 EBC) Grain 19.88 %
0.80 kg Pilsner, Malt Craft Export (Joe White) (3.2 EBC) Grain 9.94 %
40.00 gm Tettnang [4.50 %] (60 min) Hops 11.4 IBU
15.00 gm Tettnang [4.30 %] (10 min) Hops 1.5 IBU
1.00 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs Weihenstephan Weizen (Wyeast Labs #3068) Yeast-Wheat

LCBA
5.40 kg Pale Malt, Traditional Ale (Joe White) (5.9 EBC) Grain 69.03 %
1.50 kg Vienna Malt (Joe White) (12.0 EBC) Grain 19.17 %
0.46 kg Caramalt (Joe White) (49.3 EBC) Grain 5.90 %
0.46 kg Wheat Malt, Malt Craft (Joe White) (3.5 EBC) Grain 5.90 %
15.00 gm Cascade [5.50 %] (45 min) Hops 4.8 IBU
15.00 gm Amarillo Gold [8.90 %] (45 min) Hops 7.8 IBU
25.00 gm Cascade [5.50 %] (20 min) Hops 5.3 IBU
25.00 gm Amarillo Gold [8.90 %] (20 min) Hops 8.6 IBU
30.00 gm Amarillo Gold [8.90 %] (0 min) Hops -
30.00 gm Cascade [5.50 %] (0 min) Hops -
1.00 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs 10yr Anniversary Ale (White Labs #WLP010) [Cultured] Yeast-Ale

 

[AndrewQLD]

Finally after not brewing since November 07, a brew day and a double at that.
Hefe Weizen
&
Pilsner

Cheers
Andrew

 

[bonj]

40L of Tony's LCBA clone but replaced the saaz hops with Amarillo and 40L of Hefeweizen.

I'll be interested to know how that one goes. Tony's LCBA is a house beer at my place, usually with B Saaz and NZ Cascade (both flowers), but I've got an Amarillo and B Saaz version in the fermenter.

 

[Steve]

Put down a simple wheat yesterday.

50/50 Golden Promise ale and Wheat.

Hallertau @ 60 and a sprinkle of saaz @ 15 to 18 IBUs

One frozen and thawed banana @ 10 (thanks Ross for the idea)

No chilled over night and added 1 sachet of WB06 this morning

Mashed at 65 for 60 mins.

OG 1044

Cheers
Steve

Kegged n gassed this one the weekend. The ole banana trick is excellent. Huge banana hit coming through (not overwhelming though). Thanks for the tip Ross. Not sure why I used pale instead of pilsner like my previous wheats but?
Cheers
Steve

 

[Doc]

Aidans Irish Red.
Wanted to do a Helles, but as it is an impromptu brewday I didn't have time to plan the recipe.

Doc

 

[kabooby]

I'll be interested to know how that one goes. Tony's LCBA is a house beer at my place, usually with B Saaz and NZ Cascade (both flowers), but I've got an Amarillo and B Saaz version in the fermenter.

No worries Bonj

I am going to ferment the hefe first and that cant go in the fermenting freezer untill I have killed of the weavils in my Marris otter

I will let you know though.

Kabooby

 

[glennheinzel]

AG number 2. Here is the recipe that took inspiration from Tony's LCPA recipe (minus a lot of late Chinook and I added in some CaraMunich instead of CaraPils) -

APA (AG2)
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2 kg Pale Malt
2 kg Pilsner Malt
1.00 kg Munich I
0.35 kg Wheat Malt
0.10 kg CaraMunich
40.00 gm Goldings, East Kent Pellets
5.00 gm Chinook (60 min)
30.00 gm Cascade (20 min)
30.00 gm Cascade (10 min)
10.00 gm Chinook (5 min)
30 g Chinook (Dry hop - secondary)
30 g Cascade (Dry hop - secondary)

1 tsp Irish moss (Boil 15.0 min)

 

[the_fuzz]

Put down a simple wheat yesterday.

50/50 Golden Promise ale and Wheat.

Hallertau @ 60 and a sprinkle of saaz @ 15 to 18 IBUs

One frozen and thawed banana @ 10 (thanks Ross for the idea)

No chilled over night and added 1 sachet of WB06 this morning

Mashed at 65 for 60 mins.

That sounds like a winner, just got to go and buy some bananas

 

[Steve]

That sounds like a winner, just got to go and buy some bananas

go the pilsener instead of ale malt for esthetics Hahn. Its just not the right colour for a wheat with the ale malt dont know what I was thinking!

 

[roger mellie]

A week later than I had hoped

Work getting in the way of brewing .... Again

Already in the kettle so have passed the stuck sparge stage - yipeeeee

Dunno about a banana in the boil though - might chicken out there

Yeast will be WB-06

And will be utilising the SPUNDING valve - will decant to the keg at 1.022 and set the pressure to <enter guesstimatory figure>

Any ideas?

RM

RoggenBeeeeeeeer
Brew Type: All Grain Date: 2/3/2008
Style: Roggenbier (German Rye Beer) Brewer: Roger Mellie
Batch Size: 23.00 L Assistant Brewer: Tom
Boil Volume: 29.41 L Boil Time: 60 min

Ingredients Amount Item Type % or IBU
1.50 kg Munich, Dark (Joe White) (29.6 EBC) Grain 25.4 %
1.50 kg Pale Malt, Galaxy (Barrett Burston) (3.0 EBC) Grain 25.4 %
1.50 kg Rye Malt (9.3 EBC) Grain 25.4 %
1.00 kg Wheat Malt (Barrett Burston) (3.0 EBC) Grain 16.9 %
0.17 kg Crystal Rye Malt (Thomas Fawcett) (157.6 EBC) Grain 2.9 %
0.17 kg Melanoiden Malt (39.4 EBC) Grain 2.9 %
0.06 kg Carafa II (811.6 EBC) Grain 1.0 %
24.00 gm B Saaz [6.70%] (50 min) Hops 16.1 IBU
10.00 gm B Saaz [6.70%] (10 min) Hops 2.6 IBU
1.00 items Banana (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs German Wheat WB-06 or the Craftbrewer Equivalent

Beer Profile Estimated Original Gravity: 1.057 SG (1.046-1.056 SG)
Estimated Final Gravity: 1.015 SG (1.010-1.014 SG)
Estimated Color: 28.4 EBC (27.6-37.4 EBC) Color [Color]
Bitterness: 18.6 IBU (10.0-20.0 IBU) Alpha Acid Units: 0.9 AAU
Estimated Alcohol by Volume: 5.5 %

 

[Steve]

Kegged n gassed this one the weekend. The ole banana trick is excellent. Huge banana hit coming through (not overwhelming though). Thanks for the tip Ross. Not sure why I used pale instead of pilsner like my previous wheats but?
Cheers
Steve

Almost too embarrased to say this but I finished the keg after two pints when I got home from work last night. I nearly fell over. Only bloody kegged it on Saturday. Must have a leak in the keg. I did have a couple or three on Monday when off work crook. Bloody spewing... it was excellent.
Cheers
Steve

 

[Screwtop]

Double Brewday Friday. SNPA and a Northern Brown.

Style: Northern English Brown Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Batch Size: 24.00 L
Boil Size: 32.89 L
Estimated OG: 1.051 SG
Estimated Color: 12.8 SRM
Estimated IBU: 28.5 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 84.00 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes

Ingredients:
3.91 kg Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 82.99 %
0.30 kg Special Roast (Sub Brown Malt) (50.0 SRM)Grain 6.37 %
0.20 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 4.32 %
0.20 kg Victory Malt (Sub Amber Malt) (25.0 SRM) Grain 4.25 %
0.10 kg Chocolate Malt (Pale) (266.5 SRM) Grain 2.07 %
50.00 gm Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] (60 min) Hops 26.9 IBU
15.00 gm Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] (5 min) Hops 1.6 IBU
1.00 tbsp 5.2 PH Stabiliser (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
1.27 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
15 gm Nottingham (Danstar) rehydrated Yeast-Ale

Mash:
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
60 min Mash In - Sacc Rest Add 15 L of water at 78 C 66.0 C
10 min Mash Out Step Heat to 77.0 C over 20 min 77.0 C

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Style: American Pale Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Batch Size: 22.00 L
Boil Size: 30.45 L
Estimated OG: 1.050 SG
Estimated Color: 8.2 SRM
Estimated IBU: 38.2 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 84.00 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes

Ingredients:

3.87 kg Pale Malt (2 Row), Barrett Burston - GalaGrain 92.06 %
0.33 kg Crystal (Joe White) (74.6 SRM) Grain 7.94 %
14 gm Magnum [13.50 %] (60 min) Hops 21.9 IBU
14 gm Pearle [8.00 %] (30 min) Hops 10.0 IBU
23 gm Cascade [6.40 %] (10 min) Hops 6.3 IBU
45 gm Cascade [6.40 %] (0 min) Hops -
2 Pkgs American Ale Yeast (Fermentis #US - 05) rehydrated Yeast-Ale


Mash:
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
60 min Mash In - Sacc Rest Add 13.00 L of water at 79.0 C 67.0 C
10 min Mash Out Step Heat to 77.0 C over 20 min 77.0 C

 

[Gerard_M]

Well today is the 1st time I have brewed at home in about 2 years! I have brewed everywhere else but at home, so it is a nice change. Yesterday I installed a new water filtration unit on the side of the garage, purchased 2 new fermentors & a couple of 20 litre no-chill cubes. It was strange only having to buy 2 cubes instead of 2000 of them! This afternoon was a test brew of a Pale Ale with a couple of generous additions Cascade late in the boil. Looks like I missed the target gravity so I ran it off into a cask & will use it for a yeast starter in a few weeks time. I adjusted the Barley Crusher & just mashed in batch # 2 for the day. Same recipe as this arvo's brew so interesting to see where we end up. Could be another 3 brews on between now & the weekend, although I am starting to run low on base malt & there are no Home-Brew shops near here :unsure:
Cheers
Gerard

 

[Duff]

G,

You're not selling wort kits now mate so the 'generous additions of Cascade late' don't cut it.

You missed your target gravity. Is there anything we could help with?

Love - D.

 

[Gerard_M]

G,

You're not selling wort kits now mate so the 'generous additions of Cascade late' don't cut it.

You missed your target gravity. Is there anything we could help with?

Love - D.

Thanks for the offer Duff but it looks like I am making some improvements as this batch is hitting all targets so far. I guess getting Kaitlyn to crush the grain wasn't such a smart move!
oh I gave the kettle a good clean out as this is it's first brew since you so kindly returned it. Where should I send all that carbonised hop crud that was jammed in the tap. Still a bit a bit of aroma to it, smells like fossilised Chinnook although the caustic could have thrown me a bit
Cheers
Gerard

 

[browndog]

Half way though the boil of a Nelson Sauvin Ale looking something like this

BeerSmith Recipe Printout - www.beersmith.com
Recipe: Nelson Sauvin Ale II
Brewer: Tony Brown
Asst Brewer: Jess
Style: American Pale Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35.0)

Recipe Specifications
--------------------------
Batch Size: 24.00 L
Boil Size: 32.79 L
Estimated OG: 1.051 SG
Estimated Color: 11.1 EBC
Estimated IBU: 43.7 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 80.00 %
Boil Time: 75 Minutes

Ingredients:
------------
Amount Item Type % or IBU
4.50 kg Pale Malt (2 Row) UK (5.9 EBC) Grain 88.24 %
0.30 kg AA Wheat Malt (Barrett Burston) (3.0 EBC) Grain 5.88 %
0.30 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L (39.4 EBC) Grain 5.88 %
20.00 gm Magnum [13.50 %] (60 min) Hops 29.0 IBU
20.00 gm Nelson Sauvin [12.20 %] (10 min) Hops 9.5 IBU
20.00 gm Nelson Sauvin [12.20 %] (5 min) Hops 5.2 IBU
20.00 gm Nelson Sauvin [12.20 %] (0 min) Hops -
0.50 tsp Koppafloc (Boil 15.0 min) Misc

1 Pkgs US05 From Trub (Safale) Yeast-Ale


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Light Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 5.10 kg
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Single Infusion, Light Body, Batch Sparge
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
90 min Mash In Add 13.31 L of water at 74.7 C 64.0 C

I'm hoping the low mash temp and light crystal will bring our the flavour of the late addition NS.

cheers

Browndog

 

[Online Brewing Supplies]

Just finished a German pilsner and having an Imperial stout to sooth the aching back.

Recipe:
5.4 % Acidulated malt (Mash pH 5.23 spot on) H2O at start 6.9 pH.
5.0% Cara pils
89.6% Bohemian Pils

Mash:
55C for 10 min
65C for 45 mins
72C for 25 min
76c mash out

Hops:
Perle 6.0 AA , 21 gms at 60 mins
Saaz 2.5 AA, 27 gms at 40 mins
Saaz 2.5 AA, 43 gms at 5 mins

OG 1045 (20 L) and IBU 26.
Last runnings 1010 at pH 5.75.

Just a small brew to build up the yeast for a 50 L run.
Ferment at 10 C.
Now to wait.
GB

 

[Screwtop]

Almost finished a double brewday, see previous post. Brown Ale - all targets spot on, a tad over in gravity. The SNPA clone - ummm, a little low on efficiency all the way through, probably the 1.5 kg of old stale Powells grain. Thats what I get for using up bits. Found a part bag of Golden Promise in the shed that was full of moths and web. Should have cleaned up the bits sooner.

Boy would I like a beer, but have to shower and shop before cooking dinner for SWAMBO.

 

[warra48]

Put this one down last Wednesday. It's a bit of a jumble, but I'm trying to rationalise my stocks, and use up some bits and pieces of malts and hops.

The sparge was slow as could be, and it took 1 hours to drain it, but it didn't get stuck. Possibly the Rye and Wheat might be responsible? Maybe I had the gap on my mill set too small at 1 millimetre?

Still, Beersmith tells me I got 88% efficiency into the boiler.

Mill Pale Ale 21
American Pale Ale

Type: All Grain
Date: 5/03/2008
Batch Size: 23.00 L
Brewer: Robert
Boil Size: 30.00 L Asst Brewer: Elsie
Boil Time: 75 min Equipment: My Equipment
Taste Rating(out of 50): 35.0 Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00
Taste Notes:

Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
3.00 kg Pale Malt, Maris Otter (5.9 EBC) Grain 63.16 %
0.50 kg Munich (15.0 EBC) Grain 10.53 %
0.50 kg Rye (6.0 EBC) Grain 10.53 %
0.25 kg Amber (100.0 EBC) Grain 5.26 %
0.25 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L (157.6 EBC) Grain 5.26 %
0.25 kg Wheat Malt, Ger (3.9 EBC) Grain 5.26 %
15 gm Northern Brewer [6.60 %] (60 min) Hops 10.9 IBU
9 gm Chinook [12.40 %] (60 min) Hops 12.2 IBU
20 gm Horizon [9.30 %] (15 min) Hops 10.1 IBU
20 gm Cascade [6.30 %] (2 min) Hops 1.2 IBU
5 gm Irish Moss (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
40 L Local Water Water
1 Pkgs American Ale (CraftBrewer #also know as 1056) Yeast-Ale

Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.048 SG
Measured Original Gravity: 1.049 SG

 

[Avit]

i plan on brewing a dunkel wiezen in the next week or so (a style which i have never done before)...

from a little bit of research, i came up with the following receipe, any thoughts would be apreciated

Wheat malt extract 3.2Kg
Carafa malt 110g
Caramunich malt 110g
Hallertauer hops (not sure of the schedule as yet)
WYeast 3068

does anyone have an extract dunkel wiezen receipe they would kindly share?

avit