What Are You Brewing III

[manticle]

London Ale II yeast.

London ale III. Missed an 'I'.

 

[raven19]

Mashing this right now about to sparge.

BeerSmith Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com
Recipe: American Brown Mk3

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 45.00 L
Boil Size: 56.68 L
Estimated OG: 1.046 SG
Estimated Color: 34.1 SRM
Estimated IBU: 34.3 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
8.10 kg Pale Malt (3.0 SRM) Grain 78.64 %
0.90 kg Wheat (2.5 SRM) Grain 8.74 %
0.55 kg Caramalt (125.0 SRM) Grain 5.34 %
0.35 kg Caramunich (90.0 SRM) Grain 3.40 %
0.30 kg Choc Malt (1200.0 SRM) Grain 2.91 %
0.10 kg Special B (300.0 SRM) Grain 0.97 %
0.00 kg Caraaroma (350.0 SRM) Grain 0.00 %
26.37 gm Magnum [15.60 %] (60 min) Hops 23.2 IBU
17.58 gm Magnum [15.60 %] (20 min) Hops 9.4 IBU
17.58 gm Amarillo [5.00 %] (10 min) Hops 1.8 IBU
17.31 gm Amarillo [5.00 %] (0 min) Hops -
2 Pkgs American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) Yeast-Ale


Mash Schedule: *** Single Infusion, Medium Body
Total Grain Weight: 10.30 kg
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*** Single Infusion, Medium Body
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
60 min Mash In Add 26.83 L of water at 74.4 C 66.0 C
10 min Mash Out Add 15.03 L of water at 96.1 C 75.6 C


Notes:
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Mash 66

Edit - grammar

 

[goomboogo]

Raven, are you sure it was a good idea to use that much caraaroma?

 

[raven19]

Raven, are you sure it was a good idea to use that much caraaroma?

Haha, yeah was playing with this recipe (up to version 3 atm), and put some in then decided to take it out... by just decreasing the amount to zero rather than deleting it.

This version is a lot darker with the 3% Chocolate. Cant wait to sample this one.

 

[boingk]

Good call on the 3% Chocolate, Raven. I've found that to be a good amount of it without being either underwhelming or overpowering, although I've only done that in a BIAB Robust Porter and a few other similar brews along the way - never an American Brown! Definitely looks like one that'd be good to sample.

The latest here is a bitza to use up stores:

1.7kg Coopers 'Real Ale' kit
500g LDME
300g sugaz
350g Crystal
150g Amber
60g Chocolate
20g Fuggles @ 15min
10g Saaz @ 15min

Grains only @ 66'C for 15min in 2L (with constant agitation) then up to 72 and out plus crude sparge. Final vol. 22L and ferment at 20'C w/Coopers kit strain.

Both hops were around 12 months old, be interesting to see how they come through. Is it possible for Fuggles to get any more 'musty'?

Cheers - boingk

 

[raven19]

Good call on the 3% Chocolate, Raven. I've found that to be a good amount of it without being either underwhelming or overpowering, although I've only done that in a BIAB Robust Porter and a few other similar brews along the way - never an American Brown! Definitely looks like one that'd be good to sample.

Cheers fella. The base beer is more of a pale ale than an American Brown, but the colour at least will be approaching a brown now.

 

[browndog]

Planning on doing this very interesting Historic American Pale Ale from Ballentine Brewery out of the latest BYO mag on friday. Note as the recipe is for 19L I had to up the hops to get the correct IBU. Looks like a tasty drop

BeerSmith Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com
Recipe: Ballantine XXX Ale
Brewer: Tony Brown
Asst Brewer: Jess
Style: Historical American Pale Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35.0)

Recipe Specifications
--------------------------
Batch Size: 24.00 L
Boil Size: 32.79 L
Estimated OG: 1.056 SG
Estimated Color: 5.9 SRM
Estimated IBU: 39.3 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 80.00 %
Boil Time: 75 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
3.60 kg Pale Malt, Ale (Barrett Burston) (3.0 SRM)Grain 66.91 %
1.10 kg Corn, Flaked (1.3 SRM) Grain 20.45 %
0.45 kg Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 8.36 %
0.23 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L (20.0 SRM) Grain 4.28 %
30.00 gm Cascade [6.00 %] (Dry Hop 3 days) Hops -
35.00 gm Cluster [6.60 %] (60 min) Hops 24.0 IBU
19.00 gm Brewer's Gold [8.00 %] (25 min) Hops 11.0 IBU
26.00 gm Brewer's Gold [8.00 %] (5 min) Hops 4.3 IBU
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: 5.38 kg
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Single Infusion, Light Body, Batch Sparge
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
90 min Mash In Add 14.04 L of water at 72.4 C 66.0 C


cheers

Browndog

 

[winkle]

Planning on doing this very interesting Historic American Pale Ale from Ballentine Brewery out of the latest BYO mag on friday. Note as the recipe is for 19L I had to up the hops to get the correct IBU. Looks like a tasty drop

BeerSmith Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com
Recipe: Ballantine XXX Ale
Brewer: Tony Brown
Asst Brewer: Jess
Style: Historical American Pale Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35.0)

Recipe Specifications
--------------------------
Batch Size: 24.00 L
Boil Size: 32.79 L
Estimated OG: 1.056 SG
Estimated Color: 5.9 SRM
Estimated IBU: 39.3 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 80.00 %
Boil Time: 75 Minutes

Ingredients:
------------
Amount Item Type % or IBU
3.60 kg Pale Malt, Ale (Barrett Burston) (3.0 SRM)Grain 66.91 %
1.10 kg Corn, Flaked (1.3 SRM) Grain 20.45 %
0.45 kg Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 8.36 %
0.23 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L (20.0 SRM) Grain 4.28 %
30.00 gm Cascade [6.00 %] (Dry Hop 3 days) Hops -
35.00 gm Cluster [6.60 %] (60 min) Hops 24.0 IBU
19.00 gm Brewer's Gold [8.00 %] (25 min) Hops 11.0 IBU
26.00 gm Brewer's Gold [8.00 %] (5 min) Hops 4.3 IBU
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: 5.38 kg
----------------------------
Single Infusion, Light Body, Batch Sparge
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
90 min Mash In Add 14.04 L of water at 72.4 C 66.0 C


cheers

Browndog

That stuff had a big historic rep to live up to, I wouldn't mind a taster of that Tony :icon_cheers: .

 

[winkle]

I'm getting the grain for a Smoked Robust Porter later this week and will hopefully crank out one of these on Monday. I'm overdue for another keg of a stupidly strong Belgian.

Ten Rounds Rapid
Belgian Tripel

Type: All Grain
Batch Size: 20.00 L
Boil Size: 23.93 L
Boil Time: 70 min Equipment: Brew Pot (6+gal) and Igloo/Gott Cooler (5 Gal)
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00

Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
5.50 kg Pale Malt (Barrett Burston) (2.0 SRM) Grain 69.62 %
0.65 kg Wheat Malt, Malt Craft (Joe White) (1.8 SRM) Grain 8.23 %
0.30 kg Oats, Flaked (1.0 SRM) Grain 3.80 %
0.25 kg Melanoiden Malt (20.0 SRM) Grain 3.16 %
0.20 kg Wheat, Flaked (1.6 SRM) Grain 2.53 %
30.00 gm Hallertauer, New Zealand [8.50 %] (60 min) Hops 24.3 IBU
15.00 gm Hallertauer, New Zealand [8.50 %] (20 min) Hops 7.4 IBU
1.00 tsp Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
1.00 cup Orange Peel, Sweet (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
1.00 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
2.00 tsp Coriander Seed (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
1.00 kg Cane (Beet) Sugar (0.0 SRM) Sugar 12.66 %
1 Pkgs Trappist High Gravity (Wyeast Labs #3787) Yeast-Wheat

Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.100 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.021 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 10.39 %
Bitterness: 31.7 IBU Calories: 895 cal/l
Est Color: 5.9 SRM

 

[vykuza]

I've got this going through the new mash tun on the weekend, one of those fancy schmancy black AIPAs or "Cascadian Dark Ales" if you swing that way. This is my second take on the recipe, and first time developing my own relatively complex clone.

Widmer Pitch Black Clone
American IPA

Type: All Grain
Date: 12/03/2010
Batch Size: 23.00 L
Brewer: Nick
Boil Size: 29.08 L Asst Brewer: Betty the Dog
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: Birko
Taste Rating(out of 50): 35.0 Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00
Taste Notes:

Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
6.75 kg Pale Malt, Ale (Barrett Burston) (3.0 SRM) Grain 87.66 %
0.40 kg Carafa Special II (Weyermann) (415.0 SRM) Grain 5.19 %
0.25 kg Special Roast (50.0 SRM) Grain 3.25 %
0.20 kg Caraaroma (Weyermann) (178.0 SRM) Grain 2.60 %
0.10 kg Roasted Barley (Joe White) (710.0 SRM) Grain 1.30 %
13.00 gm Magnum [14.00 %] (60 min) Hops 16.0 IBU
20.00 gm Cascade [5.50 %] (Dry Hop 3 days) Hops -
13.00 gm Warrior [15.00 %] (60 min) Hops 17.1 IBU
20.00 gm Cascade [5.50 %] (20 min) Hops 5.9 IBU
20.00 gm Warrior [15.00 %] (20 min) Hops 16.0 IBU
20.00 gm Magnum [14.00 %] (20 min) Hops 14.9 IBU
10.00 gm Magnum [14.00 %] (0 min) Hops -
10.00 gm Cascade [5.50 %] (0 min) Hops -
10.00 gm Warrior [15.00 %] (0 min) Hops -
1 Pkgs American Ale II (Wyeast Labs #1272) Yeast-Ale



Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.073 SG
Measured Original Gravity: 1.010 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.018 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.005 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 7.23 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 0.65 %
Bitterness: 69.8 IBU Calories: 90 cal/l
Est Color: 37.7 SRM Color: Color

 

[drsmurto]

I'm getting the grain for a Smoked Robust Porter later this week and will hopefully crank out one of these on Monday.

Will be eagerly awaiting that recipe when it pops up Winkle. :icon_cheers:

Had a smoked marzen recently and wow, so good. Got me (and a few others who were tasting the marzen) thinking about smoked dark beers during the colder months.

 

[jbirbeck]

Will be eagerly awaiting that recipe when it pops up Winkle. :icon_cheers:

Had a smoked marzen recently and wow, so good. Got me (and a few others who were tasting the marzen) thinking about smoked dark beers during the colder months.

I've got a smoked Marzen in the planned brews as a result of that taster...if that goes well a smoked porter would be on th elist as well so I'd be keen on seeing a recipe for that as well.

Planned brew is a Pils

100% Powells Pils
100% saaz.

I'm actually doing a split boil, 60 litres using homegrown saaz (not mine unfortunately) and 20 litres using Czech Saaz plugs. It will be an interesting comparison.

 

[bum]

Punching out a clone of Schlenkerla's Urbock is my unattainable brewing goal for this year. Gonna have a little play with NickB's (sch)Porter as a practice for my first use of smoked malt (uh, and first porter) and then see if it gives me some ideas on how to use this malt. Kinda scary trying to think about this beer with as little AG experience as I have (yes, I know there's a lesson for me there but I'm trying to ignore the elephant in the room).

 

[Ross]

Will be eagerly awaiting that recipe when it pops up Winkle. :icon_cheers:

Had a smoked marzen recently and wow, so good. Got me (and a few others who were tasting the marzen) thinking about smoked dark beers during the colder months.

DrS,

Have the below on tap & it's tasting devine....

Dog Schwarz Smoked Double Lager
Schwarzbier (Black Beer)

Type: All Grain
Date: 27/01/2010
Batch Size: 24.00 L
Boil Size: 31.38 L
Boil Time: 90 min
Brewhouse Efficiency: 69.00%

Amount Item Type % or IBU
0.25 kg Rice Hulls (1 x 2L container) (0.0 EBC) Adjunct 3.17 %
3.85 kg Smoked Malt (Weyermann) (3.9 EBC) Grain 48.81 %
2.30 kg Pilsner (Weyermann) (3.3 EBC) Grain 29.13 %
0.75 kg Rye Malt (Weyermann) (5.9 EBC) Grain 9.51 %
0.37 kg Chocolate Malt (Thomas Fawcett) (1200.0 EBC) Grain 4.69 %
0.37 kg Chocolate Pale (625.0 EBC) Grain 4.69 %
50.00 gm Northdown [5.80 %] (80 min) Hop Plugs 26.8 IBU
4 Pkgs SafLager German Lager (DCL Yeast #S-189) Yeast-Lager

Measured Original Gravity: 1.066 SG
Measured Final Gravity: 1.016 SG
Actual Alcohol by Vol: 6.53 %
Bitterness: 26.8 IBU Calories: 630 cal/l
Est Color: 80.2 EBC Color:

 

[jbirbeck]

DrS,

Have the below on tap & it's tasting devine....

Dog Schwarz Smoked Double Lager
Schwarzbier (Black Beer)

Type: All Grain
Date: 27/01/2010
Batch Size: 24.00 L
Boil Size: 31.38 L
Boil Time: 90 min
Brewhouse Efficiency: 69.00%

Amount Item Type % or IBU
0.25 kg Rice Hulls (1 x 2L container) (0.0 EBC) Adjunct 3.17 %
3.85 kg Smoked Malt (Weyermann) (3.9 EBC) Grain 48.81 %
2.30 kg Pilsner (Weyermann) (3.3 EBC) Grain 29.13 %
0.75 kg Rye Malt (Weyermann) (5.9 EBC) Grain 9.51 %
0.37 kg Chocolate Malt (Thomas Fawcett) (1200.0 EBC) Grain 4.69 %
0.37 kg Chocolate Pale (625.0 EBC) Grain 4.69 %
50.00 gm Northdown [5.80 %] (80 min) Hop Plugs 26.8 IBU
4 Pkgs SafLager German Lager (DCL Yeast #S-189) Yeast-Lager

Measured Original Gravity: 1.066 SG
Measured Final Gravity: 1.016 SG
Actual Alcohol by Vol: 6.53 %
Bitterness: 26.8 IBU Calories: 630 cal/l
Est Color: 80.2 EBC Color:

:icon_drool2:

 

[Effect]

:icon_drool2:

smoked beer? :icon_vomit:

h34r:

 

[drsmurto]

DrS,

Have the below on tap & it's tasting devine....

Dog Schwarz Smoked Double Lager
Schwarzbier (Black Beer)

Type: All Grain
Date: 27/01/2010
Batch Size: 24.00 L
Boil Size: 31.38 L
Boil Time: 90 min
Brewhouse Efficiency: 69.00%

Amount Item Type % or IBU
0.25 kg Rice Hulls (1 x 2L container) (0.0 EBC) Adjunct 3.17 %
3.85 kg Smoked Malt (Weyermann) (3.9 EBC) Grain 48.81 %
2.30 kg Pilsner (Weyermann) (3.3 EBC) Grain 29.13 %
0.75 kg Rye Malt (Weyermann) (5.9 EBC) Grain 9.51 %
0.37 kg Chocolate Malt (Thomas Fawcett) (1200.0 EBC) Grain 4.69 %
0.37 kg Chocolate Pale (625.0 EBC) Grain 4.69 %
50.00 gm Northdown [5.80 %] (80 min) Hop Plugs 26.8 IBU
4 Pkgs SafLager German Lager (DCL Yeast #S-189) Yeast-Lager

Measured Original Gravity: 1.066 SG
Measured Final Gravity: 1.016 SG
Actual Alcohol by Vol: 6.53 %
Bitterness: 26.8 IBU Calories: 630 cal/l
Est Color: 80.2 EBC Color:

What sort of flavours are you getting from that much smoked malt and is the rye adding anything or being lost under the smoked malt?

Will have a lager yeast cake on my hands in a few weeks........

 

[user 10246]

On Sunday, I did my first extract brew. I thought that Neil's Centenarillo was a good way to start :icon_cheers:

Here's a couple of photo's of my dodgy as hell brewing setup.




Bit of boiling


I tried 2 different hop socks


Makeshift wort chiller



Hope it all works out well now.

Cheers
Goldy

 

[Asher]

What are you brewing III ....... Guess

 

[Ross]

What sort of flavours are you getting from that much smoked malt and is the rye adding anything or being lost under the smoked malt?

Will have a lager yeast cake on my hands in a few weeks........

DrS, the rye is mainly adding a velvety mouthfeel, the smoke is apparent but not overwhelming - The bottled flying Dog Schwarz it's based off has even subtler smoke, but guessing that's due to the bottle aging.
Give it a try, i promnise you won't be disappointed.

I made a more sessionable version below for my son Joshua as it's one of his favourite beers - this one is a lot smokier & is also tasting great.

Smoked Schwarz II
Schwarzbier (Black Beer)


Type: All Grain
Date: 1/03/2010
Batch Size: 24.00 L
Boil Size: 31.38 L
Boil Time: 90 min
Brewhouse Efficiency: 74.00

Amount Item Type % or IBU
0.25 kg Rice Hulls (1 x 2L container) (0.0 EBC) Adjunct 4.72 %
3.30 kg Smoked Malt (Weyermann) (3.9 EBC) Grain 62.36 %
0.50 kg Pilsner (Weyermann) (3.3 EBC) Grain 9.45 %
0.50 kg Rye Malt (Weyermann) (5.9 EBC) Grain 9.45 %
0.30 kg Chocolate Malt (Thomas Fawcett) (1200.0 EBC) Grain 5.67 %
0.30 kg Chocolate Pale (625.0 EBC) Grain 5.67 %
0.14 kg Amber Malt (43.3 EBC) Grain 2.69 %
38.00 gm Northdown [5.80 %] (60 min) Hop plugs 22.1 IBU
2 Pkgs SafLager German Lager (DCL Yeast #S-189) Yeast-Lager

Measured Original Gravity: 1.045 SG
Measured Final Gravity: 1.012 SG
Actual Alcohol by Vol: 4.30 %
Bitterness: 22.1 IBU Calories: 420 cal/l
Est Color: 69.6 EBC Color: Color




cheers Ross