What Are You Brewing III

[drsmurto]

About to mash out a double batch of Golden Ale - split batch. Half US05, half Pacman. Both batches are for a camping trip with non brewing mates and the golden ale always gets emptied first.

Then an APA to use up some open bags of hops.

4.20 kg Pale Malt, Traditional Ale (Joe White) (5.9 EBC) Grain 89.37 %
0.25 kg Wheat (Weyermann) (3.9 EBC) Grain 5.32 %
0.25 kg Crystal, Medium (Bairds) (170.0 EBC) Grain 5.32 %
10.00 gm Magnum [15.50 %] (60 min) Hops 19.4 IBU
15.00 gm Chinook [12.40 %] (Dry Hop 7 days) Hops -
10.00 gm Chinook [12.40 %] (15 min) Hops 7.7 IBU
10.00 gm Cascade [6.70 %] (15 min) Hops 4.2 IBU
15.00 gm Cascade [6.70 %] (5 min) Hops 2.5 IBU
10.00 gm Chinook [12.40 %] (5 min) Hops 3.1 IBU
1 Pkgs Rogue Pacman (Wyeast #1764) Yeast-Ale

20L
OG 1.052
IBU 36
EBC 18

Then after a day of brewing i get to go to a BJCP 'study' group and drink old ales and barleywines :icon_drool2:

 

[amiddler]

Was going to try a second version of my Hummingbird Lager. Going to add 10g of roasted barley just to darken a touch, the last one looked too watery, use Galaxy instead of Saaz to 18-20 IBU and stick with Nelson in secondary. Was thinking of just a 10 min addition of Galaxy so I can get more flavor in with out a heap of bitterness.

Will one 10 min addition of hops work as I hope or should I stick with an earlier addition for bitterness and then drop in some hops at flame out for the flavour/aroma.

Drew

 

[argon]

...snip...

Will one 10 min addition of hops work as I hope or should I stick with an earlier addition for bitterness and then drop in some hops at flame out for the flavour/aroma.

Drew

Galaxy works lovely as one big late hop addition... just pile a heap in at 10 mins and you'll get a big smack of passionfruit :icon_cheers:

 

[under]

About to mash out a double batch of Golden Ale - split batch. Half US05, half Pacman. Both batches are for a camping trip with non brewing mates and the golden ale always gets emptied first.

Id have to say pacman produces a better golden ale than us05. More hop flavour comes through, its just an overall better beer.

 

[under]

Galaxy works lovely as one big late hop addition... just pile a heap in at 10 mins and you'll get a big smack of passionfruit :icon_cheers:

I also find simcoe give a passionfruit taste aswell late. I really like that flavour in APA's.

 

[drsmurto]

Id have to say pacman produces a better golden ale than us05. More hop flavour comes through, its just an overall better beer.

Hmmmm, maybe i should keep the pacman GA for myself and belt out another batch next week :beerbang:

 

[aussiechucka]

Well just finished my third BIAB. This time with adjuctants. Rice. And my first step mash. Wow what a day. It was a learning experience and getting the idea of the correct temps for the steps. I used Zwickel's step mash that he posted on the cream ale or somewhere here. Also I cooked my rice before using 10% of my grain weight to add to the rice. I boiled the rice and grain then made sure the lid was sealed and turned it off and wrapped it all up in towels and left on the stove top till the morning.

Woke up and started the mash and found that the rice was steel warm so was ready to add for the first rest.

Anyway here was the recipe
BeerSmith Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com
Recipe: Cerveza de Alita
Brewer: Aussiechucka
Asst Brewer:
Style: German Pilsner (Pils)
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35.0)

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 18.00 L
Boil Size: 21.70 L
Estimated OG: 1.044 SG
Estimated Color: 6.5 EBC
Estimated IBU: 23.4 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
3.00 kg Pilsner Pale Malt (4.0 EBC) Grain 81.08 %
0.70 kg Rice, Flaked (2.0 EBC) Grain 18.92 %
30.00 gm Tettnang [4.50 %] (60 min) Hops 19.1 IBU
15.00 gm Saaz [4.00 %] (15 min) Hops 4.2 IBU
0.50 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 10.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs SafLager West European Lager (DCL Yeast #SYeast-Lager


Mash Schedule: Zwickels Step Mash
Total Grain Weight: 3.70 kg
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Zwickels Step Mash
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
20 min Protein Rest Add 9.25 L of water at 54.6 C 52.0 C
30 min Step 2 Add 0.00 L of water at 63.0 C 63.0 C
30 min Step 3 Add 0.00 L of water at 72.0 C 72.0 C
10 min Mash out Heat to 78.0 C over 10 min 78.0 C


Notes:
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1056 @ 51 before sparge . Sparge with boil water at 3litres. 1050 @ 50 after 2nd sparge with 3 litres 1046 @ 50

Into no chill cubes and wait and get starter ready.

Anyway all in all it seemed to go well, just a bit of time doing the step mash. Hopefully all the effort it will taste Ok. will try the started with S-23 but it is past it date so if it doesn't fire wil just start up some US-05 for a cream ale.

 

[Fourstar]

my package from CB arrvied tonight so i finally retired my cracked vynil hose and just cleaned a brand spanking new 2m length of silicone. So i thaught hey, i might as well pull out the mashtun for a monday not brewnight!

Kentucky common is 1/2 way through the mash. even made some brewing caramel/candi sugar for it. :icon_cheers:

Cant wait to try this sucker.

Cheers!

Kentucky Common
Cream Ale

Type: All Grain
Date: 16/08/2010
Batch Size: 23.00 L
Brewer: Braden
Boil Size: 30.90 L Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: My Brew Pot (40L) and Frosty Cooler (38L)
Brewhouse Efficiency: 68.00

Ingredients
3.60 kg Pale Malt, Ale (Barrett Burston) (3.0 SRM) Grain 71.29 %
1.00 kg Maize, Flaked (Thomas Fawcett) (2.0 SRM) Grain 19.80 %
0.15 kg Crystal Malt - 60L (Thomas Fawcett) (60.0 SRM) Grain 2.97 %
0.10 kg Carafa Special II (Weyermann) (415.0 SRM) Grain 1.98 %
15.00 gm Magnum [12.10 %] (60 min) (First Wort Hop) Hops 22.1 IBU
3.00 gm Calcium Chloride (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
6.00 gm Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
0.20 kg Sugar, Table (Sucrose) (1.0 SRM) Sugar 3.96 %
1 Pkgs American Ale II (Wyeast Labs #1272) Yeast-Ale

Beer Profile
Est Original Gravity: 1.048 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.012 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 4.64 %
Bitterness: 22.1 IBU
Est Color: 12.8 SRM


Mash Profile
Single Infusion, Medium Body Step Time Name Description Step Temp
60 min Mash In Add 14.00 L of water at 72.9 C 67.0 C
10 min Mash Out Add 10.00 L of water at 82.5 C 73.0 C

Notes
dry liquified suagr in pan until just liquid, transferred immediately to a cake pan in a water bath to speed up cooling. ended up a ruby red candi sugar.

 

[Bizier]

I am about to do the second dry hop on what was an over gravity but low fermentability mild ale (the last of three cubes) to make a "light American brown ale" - I was thinking of Genie With the Light Brown Hare" ala old Looney Tunes - kinda like the cousin of white rabbit.

I did one of these and absolutely loved it. I know it is a bit of a sin if you are an English beer enthusiast, but it turned out great.

I have two more cubes to ferment after this that were based on my good old mild recipe but added some late hops.

I have gone for the real pungent US aroma because there are no kettle flavour hops, and it is only bittered to balance (and ended unbalanced towards the malt) so I have used 30g Simcoe plus 10g each NB, Centennial and Target. I am trying to turn this out fast, so the first dry hops went in 24hr after pitching, I am going to do some more dry hops to freshen the aroma to compensate for what has been stripped out in a fast ferment.

This really makes me want to develop a super flavourful low alcohol house beer, perhaps even more dextrinous and hoppy.

 

[reviled]

Knocked this out yesterday, inspired by a Rogue Shakespeare Stout clone I had at a mates place..

For 22 litres of 1052 - didnt get the best efficiency because the oat malt didnt crush properly...

25% Kolsch Malt
20% Global Vienna
20% Global Munich
20% Thomas Fawcett Oat Malt
7% Roast Barley
6% Global Dark Cara
2% Cara Amber

60 - 35g Cascade 5.8%
15 - 30g Cascade 5.8%
0 - 40g Cascade 5.8%

Wyeast 1968 :icon_drool2:

 

[mje1980]

Tried too many good brews lately, after trying sammus' 10 minIPA, and under's pub lager ( way too good to be called a pub lager mate ), i know what im brewing next few beers!!

First up will be a 10min APA, not an IPA, as im used to 3-4%. 50/50 columbus and cascade @ 10 mins. 10% each munich and wheat, the rest JW trad. Pacman yeast. I think sam's was 6.8%, bloody nice hoppy ( understatement!!!!!!! ) ale

Then a german lager with WL 830.

 

[bum]

I just put down a 10min APA this arvo - but I decided to be the guinea pig and try it with no-chill.

72% Golden Promise
12% pale malt
11% biscuit
5% dark crystal

20g each Simcoe, Citra and Amarillo - cube hop only.

Will look at whether it needs a hop tea when I start checking for FG.

 

[mje1980]

Let us know how it goes bum. I never changed my hop calc's when i switched to no chill. Never noticed a difference.

All hops in the cube though should make an interesting experiment.

 

[bum]

All hops in the cube though should make an interesting experiment.

Yeah. And whether it ends up being exactly what I'm chasing or not it should still turn out an ok beer as long as it pulls out something between 25-30IBU (but my calcs based on other's experience suggest it may be over 35IBU which would be about right for me).

 

[manticle]

Doing a tiny stovetop brew to augment my second batch from the weekend (yes I left the tap on the cube open when filling so I lost around 5 litres).

Aussie lager with pils malt, wheat, rice and 2007

 

[Florian]

Have just done a northern german (hopefully) SMASH Pils, with 100% premium pils and Tettnanger. Used Zwickel's 4 step mash including 60 min @ 63 to get it extra dry. Will be interesting if i get the desired bitterness (38 IBU) with 4.5% Tettnanger. Have also used my copper immersion chiller and aquarium air pump with air stone for the first time.

 

[Blue Dawg]

Making use of a day off mid week.

Up to AG brew number 6 and 7 with these next two brews, loving the results for the minimal extra effort..

Aussie Pale: 3kg JW pale malt, .5kg JW wheat malt, .1kg carapils, 1kg rice cooked.
20gm Galaxy @40 and recultured Coopers yeast. 63/64deg for 90mins and 60min boil.

Cerveza-ish: 2kg JW pilsner, 1kg polenta, 1kg rice, .5kg JW wheat malt (maybe) .1 carapils.
20gm Saaz @60 and US-05. 63/64deg for 90min and 60min boil.

Not sure about the wheat in the second brew, but see what happens.

 

[mje1980]

10 minute APA

80% JW trad
10% Wey munich 2
10% Wey wheat

65c mash with Gypsum and Cal Chl, and 1/2 tsp citirc acid

90 min boil

50g Cascade 10 min
50g Columbus 10 min

Pacman

1.050
39.7IBU

 

[MattC]

Just Mashed in this one, waiting for the starter to kick off (still hasnt after 2 days, not hopeful) may have to cube this one and wait for some new yeast to be sent.

BeerSmith Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com
Recipe: Tripel
Brewer: Matt Cawley
Asst Brewer:
Style: Belgian Tripel
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35.0)

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 28.00 L
Boil Size: 38.44 L
Estimated OG: 1.080 SG
Estimated Color: 11.2 EBC
Estimated IBU: 33.9 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
6.75 kg Pilsner (2 Row) Ger (3.9 EBC) Grain 76.27 %
0.35 kg Wheat Malt (3.0 EBC) Grain 3.95 %
0.30 kg Aromatic Malt (51.2 EBC) Grain 3.39 %
0.20 kg Vienna Malt (6.9 EBC) Grain 2.26 %
35.00 gm Perle [8.50 %] (60 min) Hops 31.8 IBU
20.00 gm Styrian Goldings [5.00 %] (10 min) Hops 2.1 IBU
1.25 kg Sugar, Table (Sucrose) (2.0 EBC) Sugar 14.12 %
1 Pkgs Belgian Trappist Ale (Proculture #20) [StaYeast-Ale


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Light Body, No Mash Out
Total Grain Weight: 7.60 kg
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Single Infusion, Light Body, No Mash Out
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
90 min Mash In Add 19.84 L of water at 71.2 C 65.0 C

 

[Tony]

on the brew menu tomorrow is a Dark American Wheat. 360g of hops all after 20 min with no bittering addition...... should be great


American Dark Wheat

A ProMash Recipe Report

Recipe Specifics
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Batch Size (L): 54.00 Wort Size (L): 54.00
Total Grain (kg): 12.05
Anticipated OG: 1.050 Plato: 12.35
Anticipated EBC: 35.5
Anticipated IBU: 37.5
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75 %
Wort Boil Time: 90 Minutes


Grain/Extract/Sugar

% Amount Name Origin Potential EBC
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
62.2 7.50 kg. Weyermann Pale Wheat Germany 1.038 4
27.4 3.30 kg. JWM Vienna Australia 1.037 12
5.0 0.60 kg. Rice Gulls Australia 1.000 0
2.9 0.35 kg. Weyermann Choc Wheat Germany 1.035 1100
2.5 0.30 kg. Weyermann Caramunich I Germany 1.036 100

Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.


Hops

Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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30.00 g. Cascade Pellet 5.40 5.1 20 min.
30.00 g. Amarillo Pellet 7.50 7.1 20 min.
30.00 g. Centennial Pellet 9.10 8.6 20 min.
40.00 g. Amarillo Pellet 7.50 5.7 10 min.
40.00 g. Cascade Pellet 5.40 4.1 10 min.
40.00 g. Centennial Pellet 9.10 6.9 10 min.
50.00 g. Amarillo Pellet 7.50 0.0 0 min.
50.00 g. Centennial Pellet 9.10 0.0 0 min.
50.00 g. Cascade Pellet 5.40 0.0 0 min.


Yeast
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WYeast 1272 American Ale II