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Any chance of a photo of the finished product? I've never thought of using saffron in beer before.

Jaggery and Saffron Belgian Triple - aka "The Darjeeling Limited"

OG: 1050
EST FG: 1010
Est ABV: 5 - 5.5%
Colour: No idea but I'd say it will be very yellow.

1.4Kg Sorghum Syrup @ 60 minutes
250g Jaggery @ 60 min
250g Glucose Syrup (corn based) @ 60 min
21g Pearle Hops @ 60 min
7g Pearle Hops @ 30 min
30g Saaz Hops @ 15 min
1tsp Yeast Nutrient @ 15 min
1g Saffron (that has been soaking) @ 15 min
1.4Kg Sorghum Syrup @ 60 min
*** Cold Crash ***
Top up in fermenter to 21L
1 x S-33 Fermentis Belgian Yeast
 
About to crack the grain for this one, using some Sorachi Ace given to me by Nick R.

I wanted to get a little specialty malt character to offset/play against the sorachi ace. The Brew Dog Sorachi Ace IPA I tried was a very interesting beer, the hop character of which I couldn't quite pin down, so I'm hoping the combination works...

Recipe: I'll be back for breakfast pale ale
Brewer: Mooshells
Asst Brewer:
Style: American Pale Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35.0)

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 22.00 L
Boil Size: 28.00 L
Estimated OG: 1.051 SG
Estimated Color: 17.3 EBC
Estimated IBU: 38.7 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 80.00 %
Boil Time: 70 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
3000.00 gm Pale Malt, Maris Otter (Thomas Fawcett) (5Grain 66.67 %
1200.00 gm Munich I (Weyermann) (14.0 EBC) Grain 26.67 %
200.00 gm Special Roast (98.5 EBC) Grain 4.44 %
100.00 gm Brown Malt (145.0 EBC) Grain 2.22 %
20.00 gm Sorachi Ace [12.10 %] (Dry Hop 4 days) Hops -
15.00 gm Northern Brewer [11.40 %] (60 min) Hops 19.5 IBU
20.00 gm Sorachi Ace [12.10 %] (15 min) Hops 13.7 IBU
20.00 gm Sorachi Ace [12.10 %] (5 min) Hops 5.5 IBU
1 Pkgs SafAle American Ale (US56) (DCL Yeast #S-0Yeast-Ale
 
Planned for tomorrow:

Viennish Lager thing

Type: All grain Size: 35 liters
Color: 10 HCU (~7 SRM)
Bitterness: 36 IBU
OG: 1.053
FG: 1.012
Alcohol: 5.3% v/v (4.2% w/w)
Grain: 2.75kg Dingemans Pilsner
2.75kg Wey Vienna
2.75kg Wey Munich
350g Briess victory
Mash: 70% efficiency, 55/62/68/72/77. 5/10/40/10/10 (mins per step). 1 decoction step between 62 and 72.
Boil: 90 minutes SG 1.041 45 liters
Hops: 40g Styrian Goldings (5.2% AA, 60 min.)
40g Tettnanger (3.5% AA, 60 min.)
20g Styrian Goldings (5.2% AA, 20 min.)
20g Tettnanger (3.5% AA, 20 min.)
20g Styrian Goldings (aroma)
20g Tettnanger (aroma)


WY 2000 budvar

4g Cacl2 to mash
2g CaCl2 to boil.
 
After much deliberation I have decided to brew a dark mild for my inaugural brew day in my new brew shed. I am going to play with the hops a bit this time by adding a bit of cascade.

Recipe: mildura mild mk2
Brewer: mayor of mildura
Style: Mild
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35.0)

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 23.00 L
Boil Size: 26.62 L
Estimated OG: 1.041 SG
Estimated Color: 39.8 EBC
Estimated IBU: 20.2 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
3.50 kg Maris Otter (Crisp) (7.9 EBC) Grain 87.50 %
0.15 kg Caraaroma (Weyermann) (350.7 EBC) Grain 3.75 %
0.15 kg Munich I (Weyermann) (14.0 EBC) Grain 3.75 %
0.15 kg Pale choc (600.0 EBC) Grain 3.75 %
0.05 kg Roasted Barley (Joe White) (1398.7 EBC) Grain 1.25 %
10.00 gm Goldings, East Kent [6.50 %] (60 min) Hops 7.4 IBU
10.00 gm Cascade [5.00 %] (60 min) Hops 6.3 IBU
10.00 gm Cascade [5.00 %] (15 min) Hops 2.8 IBU
10.00 gm Goldings, East Kent [6.50 %] (15 min) Hops 3.7 IBU
1 Pkgs West Yorkshire Ale (Wyeast Labs #1469) Yeast-Ale
 
Planning to have this one cracked ready to put one early in the morning.
Having another go at a Hazelnut Brown Ale. The last one was a great beer, but I'm going to tone down the hazelnut a little in line with what most people who tasted it preferred. Just a little though...

Recipe: Hazelnut brown 2
Brewer: Mooshells
Asst Brewer:
Style: American Brown Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35.0)

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 23.00 L
Boil Size: 29.00 L
Estimated OG: 1.056 SG
Estimated Color: 46.3 EBC
Estimated IBU: 32.2 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 80.00 %
Boil Time: 70 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
3700.00 gm Pale Malt, Maris Otter (Thomas Fawcett) (5Grain 72.55 %
700.00 gm Munich I (Weyermann) (14.0 EBC) Grain 13.73 %
300.00 gm Caraamber (Weyermann) (70.9 EBC) Grain 5.88 %
200.00 gm Brown Malt (145.0 EBC) Grain 3.92 %
100.00 gm Carafa Special III (Weyermann) (1400.0 EBCGrain 1.96 %
100.00 gm Pale Chocolate Malt (Thomas Fawcett) (800.Grain 1.96 %
25.00 gm Strisslespalt [3.50 %] (60 min) Hops 9.2 IBU
15.00 gm Simcoe [12.20 %] (60 min) Hops 19.3 IBU
20.00 gm Strisslespalt [3.50 %] (15 min) Hops 3.7 IBU
15.00 ml Hazelnut Extract (Bottling 1.0 weeks) Misc
1 Pkgs SafAle American Ale (US56) (DCL Yeast #S-0Yeast-Ale
 
Double brew day today. First time using my new 50L Beerbelly Mash Tun and march pump that has been sitting in the cupboard waiting to be used.

Simple lager to test the efficiency and get used to the equipment. Large enough to make mistakes and still get a keg out of it.

Recipe: Leuven 1366
Brewer: Ken Lockhart
Style: Premium American Lager
TYPE: All Grain

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 31.50 L
Boil Size: 40.02 L
Estimated OG: 1.054 SG
Estimated Color: 3.4 SRM
Estimated IBU: 25.0 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 65.00 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
8.50 kg Pilsner Malt (1.5 SRM) Grain 100.00 %
29.93 gm Magnum [10.00 %] (90 min) Hops 25.0 IBU
42.00 gm Saaz [3.50 %] (0 min) Hops -
1 Pkgs Bohemian Lager (Wyeast Labs #2124) [StarteYeast-Lager


Mash Schedule: Double Infusion, Light Body
Total Grain Weight: 8.50 kg
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Double Infusion, Light Body
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
30 min Protein Rest Add 15.30 L of water at 57.0 C 50.0 C
60 min Saccrification Add 14.19 L of water at 83.3 C 64.0 C
10 min Mash Out Add 16.23 L of water at 99.8 C 75.6 C

Second another lager which I using to work out what the gap on my mill should be set at to improve efficiency. This is the store crushed version.

Recipe: Red Sox Lager
Brewer: Ken
Style: Classic American Pilsner
TYPE: All Grain

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 20.00 L
Boil Size: 26.63 L
Estimated OG: 1.050 SG
Estimated Color: 8.1 SRM
Estimated IBU: 34.7 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 65.00 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
4.70 kg Pilsner (2 Row) Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 94.00 %
0.30 kg Caramunich II (Weyermann) (63.0 SRM) Grain 6.00 %
50.00 gm Tettnang [4.50 %] (60 min) Hops 28.4 IBU
10.00 gm Hallertauer Traditional - Organic [7.00 %] Hops 4.4 IBU
17.00 gm Tettnang [4.50 %] (5 min) Hops 1.9 IBU
1 Pkgs Bohemian Lager (Wyeast #2124)

Mash Schedule: Double Infusion, Light Body
Total Grain Weight: 5.00 kg
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Double Infusion, Light Body
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
30 min Protein Rest Add 9.39 L of water at 55.6 C 50.0 C
30 min Saccrification Add 8.35 L of water at 86.6 C 65.6 C
10 min Mash Out Add 8.35 L of water at 99.1 C 75.6 C

:drinks:
 
My own version of Ross's Lite Beer.

BeerSmith Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com
Recipe: Light
Brewer: Andrew
Asst Brewer: Reuben
Style: Lite American Lager
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35.0)

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 20.00 L
Boil Size: 25.38 L
Estimated OG: 1.033 SG
Estimated Color: 23.2 EBC
Estimated IBU: 19.7 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
1.60 kg Pale Malt, Golden Promise (5.9 EBC) Grain 55.17 %
0.70 kg Munich Malt (17.7 EBC) Grain 24.14 %
0.20 kg Cara-Pils/Dextrine (3.9 EBC) Grain 6.90 %
0.20 kg Dark Crystal Malt -120L (236.4 EBC) Grain 6.90 %
0.10 kg Acid Malt (5.9 EBC) Grain 3.45 %
0.10 kg Caraaroma (256.1 EBC) Grain 3.45 %
40.00 gm Tettnang [2.30 %] (20 min) Hops 7.8 IBU
35.00 gm Tettnang [2.30 %] (15 min) Hops 5.6 IBU
35.00 gm Tettnang [2.30 %] (10 min) Hops 4.1 IBU
35.00 gm Tettnang [2.30 %] (5 min) Hops 2.2 IBU
35.00 gm Tettnang [2.30 %] (0 min) Hops -
0.50 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
3.00 gm Yeast Nutrient (Boil 10.0 min) Misc
30.00 L 50/50 Gero Rain Water
1 Pkgs Windsor Yeast (Lallemand #-) Yeast-Ale


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Full Body, No Mash Out
Total Grain Weight: 2.90 kg
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Single Infusion, Full Body, No Mash Out
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
60 min Mash In Add 10.15 L of water at 79.6 C 70.0 C
 
My own version of Ross's Lite Beer.

BeerSmith Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com
Recipe: Light
Brewer: Andrew
Asst Brewer: Reuben
Style: Lite American Lager
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35.0)

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 20.00 L
Boil Size: 25.38 L
Estimated OG: 1.033 SG
Estimated Color: 23.2 EBC
Estimated IBU: 19.7 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
1.60 kg Pale Malt, Golden Promise (5.9 EBC) Grain 55.17 %
0.70 kg Munich Malt (17.7 EBC) Grain 24.14 %
0.20 kg Cara-Pils/Dextrine (3.9 EBC) Grain 6.90 %
0.20 kg Dark Crystal Malt -120L (236.4 EBC) Grain 6.90 %
0.10 kg Acid Malt (5.9 EBC) Grain 3.45 %
0.10 kg Caraaroma (256.1 EBC) Grain 3.45 %
40.00 gm Tettnang [2.30 %] (20 min) Hops 7.8 IBU
35.00 gm Tettnang [2.30 %] (15 min) Hops 5.6 IBU
35.00 gm Tettnang [2.30 %] (10 min) Hops 4.1 IBU
35.00 gm Tettnang [2.30 %] (5 min) Hops 2.2 IBU
35.00 gm Tettnang [2.30 %] (0 min) Hops -
0.50 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
3.00 gm Yeast Nutrient (Boil 10.0 min) Misc
30.00 L 50/50 Gero Rain Water
1 Pkgs Windsor Yeast (Lallemand #-) Yeast-Ale


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Full Body, No Mash Out
Total Grain Weight: 2.90 kg
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Single Infusion, Full Body, No Mash Out
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
60 min Mash In Add 10.15 L of water at 79.6 C 70.0 C

Reuben wasn't assiting at all from what I could see .......
Cheers
BBB
 
Any chance of a photo of the finished product? I've never thought of using saffron in beer before.


So far it's not going so well. I shouldn't have relied on the jaggery to deliver any fermentables and I should have used whirlfloc. Happy to share a photo when it's done but not expecting much from this beer.

I got the original idea from Randy Mosher's Radical Brewing book. Dogfish head brewery also produce I think the midas touch with Saffron in it.

I don't suggest following my recipe
 
Currently (as in NOW) have a 60min IPA on the boil. Hope it boils down to 23L. half an hour to go on the boil.
Doing a BIAB so perhaps should have started with less water. Soon to see.
Wish me luck.

R
 
Better Red Then Dead from the recipe DB. Jesus man I have never seen fermentation like it - that Irish ale is nuts!!!!!!!!!
 
Could not help myself...

Here is a pic - 24 hours from pitching...
BRTD.jpg
 
OK. Got v. close to 23L with efficiency of 68% (recipe gives 70%). 25L cube from my favourite stockist CROWN CONCEPTS purchased today and works like a dream (only $6.50 each!). For those interested, the 25L Jerry Cans are arriving in a week or two.

Although I would love to go the whole slog sometime soon, BIAB is great. Squeezing the bag out though is a bitch.
 
Am brewing this one for the QLD christmas in July swap. A bit experimental, hope it works out, see notes. Have a back up just in case...


Recipe: German Trash
Brewer: Florian
Asst Brewer: Braumeister
Style: German Pilsner (Pils)
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35.0)

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 20.00 L
Boil Size: 26.00 L
Estimated OG: 1.050 SG
Estimated Color: 8.1 EBC
Estimated IBU: 0.0 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 68.00 %
Boil Time: 120 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
2100.00 gm Bohemian Pilsner (Weyermann) (5.0 EBC) Grain 44.68 %
2100.00 gm Premium Pilsner (Weyermann) (3.3 EBC) Grain 44.68 %
500.00 gm Munich I (Weyermann) (14.0 EBC) Grain 10.64 %
0.50 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
1.00 tsp Yeast Nutrient (Boil 10.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs Rasenmher Lager (Wyeast Labs #2252) [StarYeast-Lager


Mash Schedule: Pilsener Mash
Total Grain Weight: 4700.00 gm
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Pilsener Mash
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
0 min Mash in Heat to 38.0 C over 0 min 38.0 C
10 min Protein Rest Heat to 52.0 C over 14 min 52.0 C
35 min Sach. 1 Heat to 63.0 C over 11 min 63.0 C
35 min Sach. 2 Heat to 73.0 C over 10 min 73.0 C
15 min Mash out Heat to 78.0 C over 5 min 78.0 C


Notes:
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No hops added during boil. All hops added in form of ISO bittering hops and aroma extract directly into keg.
 
Yep, as discussed at BABBs Florian, sounds interesting... If you can pull it off.

It will be interesting to see how it turns out, and wether it would benefit from a few months of lagering like a good German Pils does.

Looking forward to tasting!

Cheers!

EDIT: Suppose I'd better brew something in the coming week or so.... Forgot it was so damn close... Oh, and now I'm down to less than 2 kegs full out of 7. Bugger.
 
Cheers Nick, the few bits of info I found suggest that the ISO hops are used to adjust bitterness. We all know what a German Pils with added hops extract tastes like, most of them contain it nowadays, but I want to know how it turns out when used exclusively. Definately makes for a 'boring' brew day, 120 minutes boil and no hops to add...

As for lagering, well, it's a bit late now for the swap, but from what I've heard about the Rasenmher Lager yeast it might not need it as much. We will see, I'll give recommendations to store for a while if necessary.
 
Next week i'll be doin my first brew in the new house. Will be a bitter with a whack of abbey malt, some Simpsons heritage crystal and Spec b, with 1968.
 
Drinking this, atm.
AmberAlePic.jpg


It's my Lord Nelson Citra Sauvin Ale.

Fantastic beer. Even SWMBO rates it, and she is absolutely my harshest critic. She's rather nastily panned anything that distinctly looks less than perfect. They don't breed europeans with tact.

Enjoying my friday night nursing a glass of this.

Goomba
 
Setting up for tomorrows brewday.
First up yet another;

Rootin Saison
Saison

Type: All Grain
Batch Size: 20.00 L
Boil Size: 22.89 L
Boil Time: 60 min
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00

Ingredients
Amount Item Type % or IBU
4.00 kg Pale Malt, Ale (Barrett Burston) (3.0 SRM) Grain 72.73 %
1.00 kg Wheat Malt (Barrett Burston) (1.5 SRM) Grain 18.18 %
0.50 kg Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 9.09 %
26.00 gm Hallertauer, New Zealand [8.50 %] (60 min) Hops 23.9 IBU
14.00 gm Tettnang [4.50 %] (15 min) Hops 3.1 IBU
14.00 gm Tettnang [4.50 %] (Dry Hop 3 days) Hops -
0.24 tsp Koppafloc (Boil 10.0 min) Misc
8.00 gm Coriander Seed (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
10.00 gm Orange Peel, Sweet (Boil 5.0 min) Misc



Est Original Gravity: 1.065 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.017 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 6.28 %
Bitterness: 27.1 IBU Calories: 575 cal/l
Est Color: 6.1 SRM

I may switch some of the BB Ale malt with some dex for shit and giggles.

Followed by a Racer 5 clone (kinda) still fiddling with C hop percentages.
 
Collabritive brew with a mate who has only ever done extracts (and has had a long lay off). :D

~290g of hops to wake his senses. :p

Recipe: Split Finger IPA
Brewer: Ken
Asst Brewer: Matt
Style: American IPA
TYPE: All Grain

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 42.00 L
Boil Size: 53.35 L
Estimated OG: 1.060 SG
Estimated Color: 8.2 SRM
Estimated IBU: 50.0 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 65.00 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
10.84 kg Pale Ale Malt 2-Row (Briess) (3.5 SRM) Grain 85.96 %
1.15 kg Caramalt (15.2 SRM) Grain 9.12 %
0.62 kg Munich Malt (7.6 SRM) Grain 4.92 %
144.00 gm Cascade [4.60 %] (60 min) Hops 33.4 IBU
144.00 gm Cascade [4.60 %] (15 min) Hops 16.6 IBU
2 Pkgs American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056)

Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, No Mash Out
Total Grain Weight: 12.61 kg
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Single Infusion, Medium Body, No Mash Out
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
60 min Mash In Add 32.91 L of water at 72.8 C 65.0 C
 
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