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Just about everything that could go wrong did - took me forever to find where I'd put stuff, to work out where to set up my grain mill and to get started.

Time to open a Micro Brewery. :p
 
Simcoe APA (American Pale Ale)

Original Gravity (OG): 1.052 (P): 12.9
Final Gravity (FG): 1.013 (P): 3.3
Alcohol (ABV): 5.11 %
Colour (SRM): 7.2 (EBC): 14.2
Bitterness (IBU): 42.3 (Average)

94.74% Pilsner
5.26% Caramunich III

0.6 g/L Simcoe (12.2% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil)
1.2 g/L Simcoe (12.2% Alpha) @ 25 Minutes (Boil)


Single step Infusion at 64C for 60 Minutes. Boil for 60 Minutes

Fermented at 18C with Safale US-05


Recipe Generated with BrewMate
 
Doctor Smurtos Golden Ale.

Just Got my delivery of the new Zythos hop from the states so keen to get a rundown on the flavour.

Chinook for Bittering ( cause I had some lying around)
20G Zythos @ 15
20G Zythos @ 1
8 days then racked to secondary to hopefully clear it up a bit.....
20G Zythos Dry for a week or so, crash, then keg up.
Done this one with 1469.

Im pretty keen to taste it when its done.

The Zythos is a very perfumy floral kind of flavour, it tastes as if its got Amarillo and Simcoe in it at the moment.
Just done the dry so ill have a sample in a day or so.
 
Doctor Smurtos Golden Ale.

Just Got my delivery of the new Zythos hop from the states so keen to get a rundown on the flavour.

Chinook for Bittering ( cause I had some lying around)
20G Zythos @ 15
20G Zythos @ 1
8 days then racked to secondary to hopefully clear it up a bit.....
20G Zythos Dry for a week or so, crash, then keg up.
Done this one with 1469.

Im pretty keen to taste it when its done.

The Zythos is a very perfumy floral kind of flavour, it tastes as if its got Amarillo and Simcoe in it at the moment.
Just done the dry so ill have a sample in a day or so.

I recall Zythos is a blend of Cascade, Columbus and Chinook. That's pretty much what it tastes like too - not bad, but it lacks the originality of the "unobtainable" three.
 
I recall Zythos is a blend of Cascade, Columbus and Chinook. That's pretty much what it tastes like too - not bad, but it lacks the originality of the "unobtainable" three.
Yeh, I get that "blend" kind of flavour
It seems pleasant though
 
packed 4 cubes of this last night


Recipe: WEIZEN
Style: Weizen/Weissbier

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 85.00 L
Boil Size: 92.40 L
Estimated OG: 1.049 SG
Estimated Color: 7.3 EBC
Estimated IBU: 16.7 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
10.50 kg Wheat Malt, Pale (Weyermann) (3.9 EBC) Grain 55.26 %
8.50 kg Pilsner Bohemium Floor Malted (Weyermann) Grain 44.74 %
90.00 gm Saaz [3.40 %] (60 min) Hops 8.6 IBU
50.00 gm Spalter [5.70 %] (60 min) Hops 8.0 IBU
2.00 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
15.00 gm Calcium Chloride (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs Kolsch II Yeast (Wyeast Labs #2575) Yeast-Ale


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Light Body
Total Grain Weight: 19.00 kg
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Single Infusion, Light Body
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
5 min Mash In Add 58.00 L of water at 62.7 C 58.0 C
75 min Step Heat to 65.0 C over 7 min 65.0 C
5 min Mash Out Heat to 78.0 C over 13 min 78.0 C
5 min Mash Out Add 20.00 L of water at 78.0 C 78.0 C


Notes:
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hop additions are 45 mins

top up kettle during boil

fill 2 x 17 litre cubes
fill 2 x 23 litre cubes

ferment 40 litres with wy2575 @ 17 degrees ambient, 1 pack dated 30/6/12 into 0.5 litre starter, stepped to 1.5 litres, stepped to 3 litres
ferment 40 litres with wy3068 @ 17 degrees ambient, 1 pack dated 20/9/12 into 1 litre starter, stepped to 3 litres
 
BeerSmith 2 Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com
Recipe: Black IPA - FF
Brewer: Adam
Asst Brewer:
Style: American IPA
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (30.0)
Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 24.77 l
Post Boil Volume: 22.88 l
Batch Size (fermenter): 20.00 l
Bottling Volume: 19.00 l
Estimated OG: 1.058 SG
Estimated Color: 28.9 SRM
Estimated IBU: 52.6 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 80.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 88.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
4.00 kg Pale Malt, Traditional Ale (Joe White) ( Grain 1 87.0 %
0.30 kg Caramunich III (Weyermann) (71.0 SRM) Grain 2 6.5 %
0.30 kg Midnight Wheat (Briess) (550.0 SRM) Grain 3 6.5 %
12.00 g Summit [17.00 %] - First Wort 60.0 min Hop 4 25.5 IBUs
30.00 g Falconer's Flight [11.40 %] - Boil 15.0 Hop 5 19.3 IBUs
30.00 g Falconer's Flight [11.40 %] - Boil 5.0 m Hop 6 7.8 IBUs
1.0 pkg American Ale II (Wyeast Labs #1272) [124 Yeast 7 -
30.00 g Falconer's Flight [11.40 %] - Dry Hop 5. Hop 8 0.0 IBUs
Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body
Total Grain Weight: 4.60 kg
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Mash In Add 12.00 l of water at 73.5 C 67.0 C 60 min
Mash Out Add 6.72 l of water at 93.1 C 75.6 C 10 min
Sparge: Fly sparge with 10.66 l water at 75.6 C


Knocking this out tomorrow. Have had great success with that malt bill for a Black IPA, trying different hops this time.
 
Brewed, cubed and cleaned up.

75% pils
12.5% munich
12.5% vienna

24g hallertau @ FWH
10g @ cube

1.050
28IBU's

2112 cali lager.
 
Double brew day tomorrow. Water in urn, grains cracked. Black grains for first brew steeping in cold water, will add 10min end of boil.

Back in Black
American IPA
Type: All Grain Date: 24/10/2011
Batch Size (fermenter): 21.00 l Brewer: Sean
Boil Size: 28.80 l Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 90 min Equipment: Blackdog brewmaster
End of Boil Volume 23.92 l Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 %
Final Bottling Volume: 19.60 l Est Mash Efficiency 82.1 %
Fermentation: Ale, Single Stage Taste Rating(out of 50): 30.0
Taste Notes:
Ingredients


Ingredients
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
5.00 g Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60.0 mins) Water Agent 1 -
3.00 g Epsom Salt (MgSO4) (Mash 60.0 mins) Water Agent 2 -
2.00 g Calcium Chloride (Mash 60.0 mins) Water Agent 3 -
4.36 kg Pale Malt (2 Row) UK (5.9 EBC) Grain 4 77.2 %
0.36 kg Rye Malt (6.0 EBC) Grain 5 6.4 %
0.36 kg Wheat Malt, Dark (17.7 EBC) Grain 6 6.4 %
0.19 kg Caraaroma (400.0 EBC) Grain 7 3.3 %
0.19 kg Carafa II (811.6 EBC) Grain 8 3.3 %
0.19 kg Chocolate Wheat Malt (1000.0 EBC) Grain 9 3.3 %
28.50 g Centennial [8.30 %] - Boil 45.0 min Hop 10 24.4 IBUs
25.00 g Centennial [10.00 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 11 10.2 IBUs
25.00 g Citra [13.40 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 12 13.7 IBUs
25.00 g Galaxy [12.40 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 13 12.6 IBUs
21.00 g Citra [13.90 %] - Aroma Steep 0.0 min Hop 14 0.0 IBUs
21.00 g Galaxy [12.40 %] - Aroma Steep 0.0 min Hop 15 0.0 IBUs ( these 2 in hop rocket)
1.0 pkg West Yorkshire (Wyeast #1469) Yeast 16 -
35.00 g Citra [13.40 %] - Dry Hop 4.0 Days Hop 17 0.0 IBUs

Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.060 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.014 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.9 %
Bitterness: 60.9 IBUs Calories: 552.6 kcal/l
Est Color: 61.1 EBC
Mash Profile

Mash Name: My Mash Ale Total Grain Weight: 5.65 kg
Sparge Water: 0.00 l Grain Temperature: 22.2 C
Sparge Temperature: 77.0 C Tun Temperature: 22.2 C
Adjust Temp for Equipment: TRUE Mash PH: 5.20

Mash Steps
Name Description Step Temperature Step Time
Mash Step Add 32.25 l of water at 55.6 C 53.0 C 10 min
Mash Step Heat to 65.0 C over 10 min 65.0 C 60 min
Mash Step Heat to 72.0 C over 15 min 72.0 C 15 min
Mash Out Heat to 77.0 C over 8 min 77.0 C 10 min


Snows galaxy pale ( almost)


Hitchhikers Guide
American Wheat or Rye Beer
Type: All Grain Date: 14/09/2011
Batch Size (fermenter): 21.00 l Brewer: Sean
Boil Size: 27.19 l Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 70 min Equipment: Blackdog brewmaster
End of Boil Volume 23.92 l Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 %
Final Bottling Volume: 19.60 l Est Mash Efficiency 82.1 %
Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage Taste Rating(out of 50): 30.0
Taste Notes:
Ingredients


Ingredients
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
2.50 g Calcium Chloride (Mash 60.0 mins) Water Agent 1 -
2.50 g Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60.0 mins) Water Agent 2 -
2.22 kg Pilsner (2 Row) Ger (3.9 EBC) Grain 3 56.0 %
1.58 kg Wheat Malt, Ger (3.9 EBC) Grain 4 40.0 %
0.08 kg Acid Malt (5.9 EBC) Grain 5 2.0 %
0.08 kg Munich Malt 2 (22.5 EBC) Grain 6 2.0 %
2.50 g Calcium Chloride Boil (Boil 70.0 mins) Water Agent 7 -
2.50 g Gypsum Boil (Boil 70.0 mins) Water Agent 8 -
4.50 g Galaxy [12.40 %] - Boil 45.0 min Hop 9 6.3 IBUs
10.00 g Galaxy [12.40 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 10 9.2 IBUs
0.50 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) Fining 11 -
1.00 tsp Yeast Nutrient (Boil 15.0 mins) Other 12 -
15.00 g Galaxy [12.40 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 13 4.6 IBUs
35.00 g Galaxy flowers [12.50 %] - Aroma Steep 0.0 min Hop 14 0.0 IBUs (hop rocket)
1.0 pkg California Lager (Wyeast Labs #2112) [124.21 ml] Yeast 15 -
40.00 g Galaxy flowers [12.50 %] - Dry Hop 10.0 Days Hop 16 0.0 IBUs

Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.044 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.011 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 4.4 %
Bitterness: 20.1 IBUs Calories: 414.9 kcal/l
Est Color: 6.5 EBC
Mash Profile

Mash Name: My Mash Ale Total Grain Weight: 3.96 kg
Sparge Water: -0.00 l Grain Temperature: 22.2 C
Sparge Temperature: 77.0 C Tun Temperature: 22.2 C
Adjust Temp for Equipment: TRUE Mash PH: 5.20

Mash Steps
Name Description Step Temperature Step Time
Mash Step Add 29.61 l of water at 55.1 C 53.0 C 10 min
Mash Step Heat to 65.0 C over 10 min 65.0 C 60 min
Mash Step Heat to 72.0 C over 15 min 72.0 C 15 min
Mash Out Heat to 77.0 C over 8 min 77.0 C 10 min

Sparge Step: Remove grains, and prepare to boil wort
 
Ginger Ninja 3.0
Ginger Beer
Type: Partial Date: 19/10/2011
Batch Size (fermenter): 20.00 l Brewer: Mike

Ingredients
2kg ginger - frozen and thawed, peeled and sliced
750mL bottle of Buderim Ginger Refresher
500g Honey
500g LDME
3L Apple & Pear Juice
3 used vanilla bean pods
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg

Beer Profile
Est Original Gravity: 1.030 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.002 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 3.5 %

Wanted something light and easy drinking, Alc % about what I wanted, but may be a bit too gingery, will have to wait and see after I've back sweetened with some Equal/Stevia. Also colour is a lot lighter than I expected.
Next time will probably use treacle and/or some dark brown sugar to darken it up a bit.
 
Two x lagers. Both have Galaxy malt plus some Maris Otter and Carapils. One with NZ Hallertau and the other with NZ Nelson Sauvin. Both on Wyeast 2042, a superb lager yeast.

Total brew day = 100 litres

Not being very good in the naming convention, one is called lager 'A' and the other lager 'C'


Steve
 
Classic Cascade Pils (Classic American Pilsner)

Original Gravity (OG): 1.046 (P): 11.4
Final Gravity (FG): 1.012 (P): 3.1
Alcohol (ABV): 4.52 %
Colour (SRM): 4.5 (EBC): 8.9
Bitterness (IBU): 30.4 (Tinseth - No Chill Adjusted)

60.95% Pilsner Weyermann
19.05% Munich I
19.05% Polenta
0.95% Acidulated Malt

1 g/L Cascade (7% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil)
0.6 g/L Cascade (7% Alpha) @ 0 Minutes (Boil)
0.4 g/L Galaxy (12.8% Alpha) @ 0 Minutes (Boil)

0.2 g/L Brewbrite @ 10 Minutes (Boil)

Single step Infusion at 65C for 60 Minutes. Boil for 90 Minutes

Fermented at 10C with Saflager S-189

Notes:

gypsum 6g
calc chloride 7g
epsom salts 2g


Recipe Generated with BrewMate


Just getting to the boil now after losing the day due to shopping for a new fridge.
Oh well, should be done by midnight, then up and at 'em at 4.15am :-|
 
Ginger Ninja 3.0
Ginger Beer
Type: Partial Date: 19/10/2011
Batch Size (fermenter): 20.00 l Brewer: Mike

Ingredients
2kg ginger - frozen and thawed, peeled and sliced
750mL bottle of Buderim Ginger Refresher
500g Honey
500g LDME
3L Apple & Pear Juice
3 used vanilla bean pods
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg

Beer Profile
Est Original Gravity: 1.030 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.002 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 3.5 %

Wanted something light and easy drinking, Alc % about what I wanted, but may be a bit too gingery, will have to wait and see after I've back sweetened with some Equal/Stevia. Also colour is a lot lighter than I expected.
Next time will probably use treacle and/or some dark brown sugar to darken it up a bit.

look the goods for the long hot summer dayz! :icon_cheers:
 
take 2

Givem hell fish
Maibock/Helles Bock

Recipe Specs
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Batch Size (L): 12.0
Total Grain (kg): 3.600
Total Hops (g): 16.00
Original Gravity (OG): 1.065 (P): 15.9
Final Gravity (FG): 1.016 (P): 4.1
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 6.39 %
Colour (SRM): 8.3 (EBC): 16.4
Bitterness (IBU): 23.8 (Average)
Brewhouse Efficiency (%): 70
Boil Time (Minutes): 60

Grain Bill
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1.700 kg Munich I (47.22%)
1.700 kg Pilsner (47.22%)
0.200 kg Carahell (5.56%)

Hop Bill
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8.0 g Magnum Pellet (12.5% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil) (0.7 g/L)
8.0 g Saaz Pellet (3.7% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Boil) (0.7 g/L)

Misc Bill
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4.0 g Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) @ 0 Minutes (Mash)
0.8 g Irish Moss @ 0 Minutes (Boil)

Single step Infusion at 66C for 60 Minutes.
Fermented at 12C with hellabock yeast
 
Just pitched a healthy starter onto a coopers sparkling clone.

Recipe by AndrewQLD.

90% Ale Malt
9% wheat Malt
1% crystal 120L.

POR @ 60 to 35 IBUs.

Simple recipe for a simple man (me that is).

Over shot my efficiency so OG ended up at 1058. S*&t happens, it will just be a little stronger than planned.

Tasted and smelled bloody awesome going into the fermenter.

Should be just coming good by new years.

JD
 
That recipes of Andrews makes a cracker of a beer.
I'm mashing an Irish Red Ale.
Trying to decide between a basic Hef, or a Rosella Wit, or an Acerola Wheat for the weekend brewing.
 
First brew in about 6 months or so.

Back to basics to fill some empty kegs.

Brew 1
40L of Bitter cubed
97% TFFMGP
3% caraaroma
EKG at 60
EKG at 30
Styrian in cubes
1469

Brew 2
40L of APA chilled
75% BB Ale
10% wheat
10% Munich
5% carapils
EKG at 60
Cascade at 10
Simcoe at flameout
US05

And picked up a FWK of Obama IPA which I'll top crop the US05 and dry hop a heap of Amarillo.

5 kegs in a day sorted then... Nice
 
First brew in about 6 months or so.

Back to basics to fill some empty kegs.

Brew 1
40L of Bitter cubed
97% TFFMGP
3% caraaroma
EKG at 60
EKG at 30
Styrian in cubes
1469

Brew 2
40L of APA chilled
75% BB Ale
10% wheat
10% Munich
5% carapils
EKG at 60
Cascade at 10
Simcoe at flameout
US05

And picked up a FWK of Obama IPA which I'll top crop the US05 and dry hop a heap of Amarillo.

5 kegs in a day sorted then... Nice

Sounds the goods :) , where have you been hiding anyway?
 
In summary... not drinking and osing weight. 20 down, 10 to go.

Some days I miss the beer, some days I don't. Today I missed it, so I made some more.
Do miss the archive though, should have another session one day.
 
Welcome back, Argon!



Trying to decide between a basic Hef, or a Rosella Wit, or an Acerola Wheat for the weekend brewing.


Why not brew something for the 3763 Roselaire yeast I still have sitting in the fridge for you?

EDIT: Just checked the pack, manufactured 26.01.12 ... :unsure:
 
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