What Are You Brewing III

[lukiferj]

Brewing the first of 3 single hop pale ales tomorrow, really keen to see how this one goes.


Galaxy PA (American Pale Ale)

Original Gravity (OG): 1.056 (°P): 13.8
Final Gravity (FG): 1.014 (°P): 3.6
Alcohol (ABV): 5.50 %
Colour (SRM): 8.5 (EBC): 16.7
Bitterness (IBU): 44.5 (Average)

90.91% Pale Ale Malt
4.55% Carapils (Dextrine)
4.55% Crystal 60

0.5 g/L Mosiac (11% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil)
3.5 g/L Mosiac (11% Alpha) @ 10 Minutes (Boil)
1.5 g/L Mosiac (11% Alpha) @ 7 Days (Dry Hop)

0.5 g/L Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) @ 60 Minutes (Boil)
0.1 g/L Whirlfloc Tablet @ 10 Minutes (Boil)
0.8 g/L Yeast Nutrient @ 10 Minutes (Boil)

Single step Infusion at 66°C for 60 Minutes. Boil for 60 Minutes

Fermented at 20°C with Safale US-05


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Galaxy PA seems to be missing something Have used Mosaic a couple of times and I really like it.

 

[bradsbrew]

Shit, it's Victoria's Secret not Victoria. Will edit the recipe.

Have used Vic secret as a bittering hop for a few brews now. The pilsner I had in the keg at the swap was FWH only with Vic secret, no other hopping. I quite like it, I will get around to doing an IPA with it soon.

Cheers

 

[Dan Pratt]

Hey Pratty, At 12% it should lend to a slight change of malt profile when compared against all ale malt, considering that I also have around 10% of specialty malts in there and the high mash temp I am aiming to get the body from the mash without the cloying texture that you can get from ale malts at that temp. The wheat is in there to assist the pilsner and to also assist head retention. Some do not believe the wheat helps in head retention but it's a habit I got into early in my brewing that I have not seen a need to get rid of.





Either that or I had a kg of pils to get rid of. :lol:

But seriously I don't get too caught up in the science of things but I do work on recipes using the results of previous brews.

Cheers

i was thinking to myself, maybe he only had 6kg of ale.....lol

Im also a fan of adding 10% wheat to my beers too. :chug:

 

[Donske]

Galaxy PA seems to be missing something Have used Mosaic a couple of times and I really like it.

Shit, forgot to edit the title, doing 3 brews this weekend with the same grist/mash schedule/yeast, only thing changing is the hops, obviously the title is for the Galaxt version, also doing a straight citra pale ale.

 

[lukiferj]

Shit, forgot to edit the title, doing 3 brews this weekend with the same grist/mash schedule/yeast, only thing changing is the hops, obviously the title is for the Galaxt version, also doing a straight citra pale ale.

Figured that :lol: Keen to hear your results. Have been thinking of doing something similar.

 

[yum beer]

First brew on my keggle, finally got a burner, boiled like a *******.

The good Doctor's Golden Ale,
short on munich and wheat, topped up with vienna.
Not enough Amarillo to use on its own, made up a hop blend of
Amarillo, Cascade, Simcoe, Centennial and Willamette.

Coming to the boil.

 

[Yob]

Speaking of blends... Going to be throwing in a 10 min IPA with a mix of Calypso, Citra and Simcoe on a house malt Bill of pale, Munich, wheat, acidulated.. Spewin.. Had some Vienna but forgot it.. Boil happening now, was going to cube hop but have changed my mind and will kettle chill and pitch in the morning

 

[Yob]

Don't ya hate it when ya get to 10 min and realise that you have no brewbrite...

Happy with a 1075 IIPA.. First Brew in a while..

 

[yum beer]

Don't ya hate it when ya get to 10 min and realise that you have no brewbrite...

Happy with a 1075 IIPA.. First Brew in a while..

Don't yoa love it when your CB order of whirlfloc turns up earlier than expected and you can get a brew down on your day off....well done Ross.

 

[waggastew]

Modified BIAB version of the Little Fella's PA recipe

LCP-3
American Pale Ale

Recipe Specs
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Batch Size (L): 21.0
Total Grain (kg): 3.450
Total Hops (g): 175.00
Original Gravity (OG): 1.052 (°P): 12.9
Final Gravity (FG): 1.012 (°P): 3.1
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 5.23 %
Colour (SRM): 6.1 (EBC): 12.0
Bitterness (IBU): 60.5 (Average)
Brewhouse Efficiency (%): 70
Boil Time (Minutes): 60

Grain Bill
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2.000 kg Dry Malt Extract - Light (57.97%)
0.500 kg Munich I (14.49%)
0.500 kg Wheat Malt (14.49%)
0.250 kg Carapils (Dextrine) (7.25%)
0.200 kg Dextrose (5.8%)

Hop Bill
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35.0 g East Kent Golding Pellet (4.7% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil) (1.7 g/L)
10.0 g Cascade Pellet (7.8% Alpha) @ 20 Minutes (Boil) (0.5 g/L)
10.0 g Centennial Pellet (9.7% Alpha) @ 20 Minutes (Boil) (0.5 g/L)
10.0 g Chinook Pellet (11.4% Alpha) @ 20 Minutes (Boil) (0.5 g/L)
10.0 g Cascade Pellet (7.8% Alpha) @ 10 Minutes (Boil) (0.5 g/L)
10.0 g Centennial Pellet (9.7% Alpha) @ 10 Minutes (Boil) (0.5 g/L)
10.0 g Chinook Pellet (11.4% Alpha) @ 10 Minutes (Boil) (0.5 g/L)
20.0 g Cascade Pellet (7.8% Alpha) @ 5 Minutes (Boil) (1 g/L)
20.0 g Chinook Pellet (11.4% Alpha) @ 5 Minutes (Boil) (1 g/L)
20.0 g Cascade Pellet (7.8% Alpha) @ 0 Days (Dry Hop) (1 g/L)
20.0 g Citra Pellet (11.1% Alpha) @ 0 Days (Dry Hop) (1 g/L)

Misc Bill
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5.0 g Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) @ 60 Minutes (Mash)
0.3 g Whirlfloc Tablet @ 10 Minutes (Boil)
2.0 g Yeast Nutrient @ 10 Minutes (Boil)

Single step Infusion at 65°C for 60 Minutes.
Fermented at 18°C with Safale US-05


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[bradsbrew]

Don't ya hate it when ya get to 10 min and realise that you have no brewbrite...

Happy with a 1075 IIPA.. First Brew in a while..

Don't you hate it when your sending the first runnings of a 66L batch then realise that your 5 cubes are full and you have nothing but a 60L fermenter.

 

[bradsbrew]

Have the HLT heating up for this one.

12-07-13 Session Mild
Mild
Recipe Specs
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Batch Size (L): 66.0
Total Grain (kg): 8.300
Total Hops (g): 90.00
Original Gravity (OG): 1.033 (°P): 8.3
Final Gravity (FG): 1.008 (°P): 2.1
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 3.24 %
Colour (SRM): 15.5 (EBC): 30.5
Bitterness (IBU): 24.4 (Average - No Chill Adjusted)
Brewhouse Efficiency (%): 85
Boil Time (Minutes): 90
Grain Bill
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6.000 kg Pale Ale Malt (72.29%)
1.000 kg Pilsner (12.05%)
0.500 kg Wheat Malt (6.02%)
0.300 kg Chocolate, Pale (3.61%)
0.300 kg Roasted Barley (3.61%)
0.200 kg Crystal 120 (2.41%)
Hop Bill
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20.0 g Victoria Pellet (18% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil) (0.3 g/L)
35.0 g First Gold Pellet (7.9% Alpha) @ 0 Minutes (Boil) (0.5 g/L)
35.0 g Styrian Golding Pellet (4.4% Alpha) @ 0 Minutes (Boil) (0.5 g/L)
Misc Bill
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Fermented at 18°C with English yeast for 2 cubes, 1 cube to be coopers yeast
Notes
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Step mash 52 for 10, 68 for 45, 78 for 10.
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Well things kind of went south pretty quickly on this brewday. If this does not end up infected or tasting like a horse blanket I will be surprised. Ran out of gas, didn't have any cubes, had to chill in kettle, pump blocked with flowers, took over an hour to drain to the fermenter then I go into the brew room this morning and it's done a great impersonation of a volcano and the lid is on the floor. As usual the recipe changed on the fly. Ah the joys of brewing pissed whilst watching the cricket.
12-07-13 Session Mild
Mild
Recipe Specs
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Batch Size (L): 70.0
Total Grain (kg): 8.660
Total Hops (g): 91.00
Original Gravity (OG): 1.032 (°P): 8.0
Final Gravity (FG): 1.008 (°P): 2.1
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 3.14 %
Colour (SRM): 14.9 (EBC): 29.4
Bitterness (IBU): 21.1 (Average - No Chill Adjusted)
Brewhouse Efficiency (%): 83
Boil Time (Minutes): 60
Grain Bill
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6.000 kg Pale Ale Malt (69.28%)
1.000 kg Pilsner (11.55%)
0.860 kg Wheat Malt (9.93%)
0.300 kg Chocolate, Pale (3.46%)
0.300 kg Roasted Barley (3.46%)
0.200 kg Crystal 120 (2.31%)
Hop Bill
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20.0 g Victoria Secret Leaf (17.2% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil) (0.3 g/L)
28.0 g First Gold Pellet (7.9% Alpha) @ 0 Minutes (Boil) (0.4 g/L)
43.0 g Styrian Golding Pellet (4.4% Alpha) @ 0 Minutes (Boil) (0.6 g/L)
Misc Bill
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Single step Infusion at 68°C for 90 Minutes.
Fermented at 19°C with Ale yeast
Notes
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Step mash 52 for 10, 68 for 45, 78 for 10.
Run out of gas ten minutes short, used immersion element and ran through herms at 99. Only achieved simmer for last part of boil, herms pump got blocked with flowers. No chilled in kettle.
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[sp0rk]

Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
many problems with this one today
burner played up and the mash sat at around 60-64 degrees for about 30 minutes or so
then fixed the burner and walked away for less than 3 minutes and the mash shot upto 80 degrees
I quickly fashioned a dodgy immersion chiller with some spare copper tubing and got it back down to 68 degrees around 10-15 minutes later
Did a starch test and it looks like it's converted properly, but I'll have to wait and see how it goes :unsure:

 

[Spiesy]

Good day for brewing (aren't they all?)

Brewing something new, to take a look at Mosaic, and break the plethora of dark beers I've been getting into...

Spiesy's Mosaic Dawn - APA
[26l batch. BIAB. NC. 69% eff.]

3.2kg Wey Pilsner
1.2kg JW Pale Ale
1.0kg Wey Munich I
0.6kg Wey CaraMunich II
250g Wey CaraPils

60mins 14g Summit 16.8%
30mins 16g Mosaic 11%
Flame out 15g Mosaic 11%
Dry hop 22g Mosaic (added for last 2-days of crash chill)

Mash at 67 for 60mins.
Boil for 60mins.
Drink many HB's.

Ferment with BRY97 @ 17-degrees for 2-weeks.
Crash chill. Keg.

[BrewBrite, yeast nutrient and salts added]

 

[djar007]

Battled the elements today and laid down a brew

Falconers Flight IPA

87.2% Briess Pale
11% Briess Caramel/Crystal
1.7% JW Amber
Falconers flight hops at 60, 20 and 15 mins.
Dry hop 14 days.

Added whirlfloc, salts and nutrient.

 

[Phoney]

Blueberry weizen

36% pilsner
36% wheat malt
9% munich I
hallertau @ 60min to 22IBU
WY3068
1.049 OG

will add 1kg of frozen blueberries to secondary @ 7 days.

 

[manticle]

Best bitter for brewclub annual dinner. Had hoped to knock out a dark mild for the same purpose but might have to sneak that in tomorrow night
Recipe has been posted earlier

 

[Dan Pratt]

First brew on my keggle, finally got a burner, boiled like a *******.

The good Doctor's Golden Ale,
short on munich and wheat, topped up with vienna.
Not enough Amarillo to use on its own, made up a hop blend of
Amarillo, Cascade, Simcoe, Centennial and Willamette.

Coming to the boil.

brew day 12.7.13 002.JPG

good stuff with the keggle Yum Beer.

Look this isnt a go at you, just totally bothered that people continue to call their beers Dr Smurtos Golden ale when the recipes have changed.

Bless the Smurto he has been great for this forum and beer allround, but FFS, if you change any of the malts or hops it is no longer Dr Smurtos GA.

1st Forum Rant over.

 

[yum beer]

good stuff with the keggle Yum Beer.

Look this isnt a go at you, just totally bothered that people continue to call their beers Dr Smurtos Golden ale when the recipes have changed.

Bless the Smurto he has been great for this forum and beer allround, but FFS, if you change any of the malts or hops it is no longer Dr Smurtos GA.

1st Forum Rant over.

The grain change was a total 110gm- 80 gm short on wheat and 30gm short on munich....less than 4% of the malt bill, not much of a change.
Hops used have all been recommended, used, or swapped in by the Doc himself, so I think it still counts.
Pretty sure there would be over a dozen accepted versions of the Golden Ale.
But if it makes you happy,
I am pleased to anounce that Friday's brew day was a first on my keggle and consisted of a Rape and Pillage Gold Coloured very closely based on an offering from some other well meaning homebrewer Ale.
Pitched today, way over gravity so turns out not a Smurto's Golden anyway.
Rant perhaps warranted.

 

[yum beer]

Nothing to see here, Brew On.