What are you brewing?

[Adamt]

Brewed a dark ale the other day as a batch for a friend, doesn't really fit into a strict style, but I guess American Porter would be about right?

24L Batch

3kg BB Galaxy
1.5kg JW Amber
0.3kg Weyermann Caraamber
0.3kg Weyermann Carafa I
0.3kg Weyermann Caramunich III
0.05kg JW Roasted Barley

Amarillo 20g at 60mins
Amarillo 25g at 20mins

OG 1.048
35.8 IBU

 

[Jye]

Today is the first time Ive repeated a recipe, Amarillo/Simcoe Hopburst APA The only changes are the pilsner malt (I hand some on hand to use) and dry hopping with a plug each of amarillo and cascade (or maybe 2 of each ). The Original didnt have any dry hops and the aroma was huge... Im looking forward to this one :chug:

2.00 kg Pale Malt (Barrett Burston) (2.0 SRM) Grain 41.7 %
1.50 kg Pilsner (Weyermann) (1.7 SRM) Grain 31.3 %
1.00 kg Munich I (Weyermann) (7.1 SRM) Grain 20.8 %
0.30 kg Amber Malt (Joe White) (23.0 SRM) Grain 6.3 %

10.00 gm Amarillo & Simcoe [10.20%] (25 min) Hops 7.7 IBU
10.00 gm Amarillo & Simcoe [10.20%] (20 min) Hops 6.7 IBU
10.00 gm Amarillo & Simcoe [10.20%] (15 min) Hops 5.5 IBU
20.00 gm Amarillo & Simcoe [10.20%] (10 min) Hops 8.1 IBU
20.00 gm Amarillo & Simcoe [10.20%] (5 min) Hops 4.4 IBU
40.00 gm Amarillo & Simcoe [10.20%] (0 min) Hops -
14.00 gm Amarillo Gold [8.40%] (Dry Hop 7 days) Hops -
14.00 gm Cascade [6.00%] (Dry Hop 7 days) Hops -

0.50 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 10.0 min) Misc
7.00 gm Calcium Sulfate (Gypsum) (Mash 60.0 min) Misc

1 Pkgs Nottingham (Danstar #-) Yeast-Ale

Estimated Original Gravity: 1.052 SG (1.045-1.060 SG) Measured Original Gravity: 1.000 SG
Estimated Final Gravity: 1.013 SG (1.010-1.015 SG) Measured Final Gravity: 1.000 SG
Estimated Color: 5.9 SRM (5.0-14.0 SRM) Color [Color]
Bitterness: 32.5 IBU (30.0-50.0 IBU) Alpha Acid Units: 1.8 AAU

 

[lonte]

Just put down John Palmer's "Victory & Chaos IPA" (see www.howtobrew.com). Got out of bed at 0500, hit 67*C mash temp by 0530 and had wort in the fridge chilling to pitching temps by 0900. Made me wonder why I bother with extract and kits any more when I can do AG in <4hrs. So I put down a modified kit too (it's still cooling pending fermenter transfer) in 30 minutes and (assuming it turns out like most of my modded kits) sometime wonder if AG is worth all the effort!? Kit recipe follows ...

Recipe Specifications
--------------------------
Batch Size: 23.00 L
Boil Size: 10.00 L
Estimated OG: 1.047 SG
Estimated Color: 6.9 SRM
Estimated IBU: 34.4 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: - %
Boil Time: 20 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
1.50 kg Light Dry Extract (8.0 SRM) Dry Extract 46.9 %
1.70 kg Coopers Draught Kit (8.0 SRM) Extract 53.1 %
21.00 gm Galena [12.90%] (20 min) Hops 9.2 IBU
19.00 gm Amarillo [8.50%] (20 min) Hops 5.5 IBU
29.00 gm Cascade [5.50%] (2 min) Hops 2.7 IBU
1 Pkgs SafAle American Ale (DCL Yeast #US-56) Yeast-Ale

 

[n00ch]

Haven't done a stout in a while so thought I'd brew an Oatmeal Stout today.

4.4kg Pale Malt
.26kg Chocolate malt
.125kg Black
.3kg flaked oats

25gm Challenger @ 60min
40gm Fuggles @ 60min

 

[Ducatiboy stu]

English Brown

4.5 Kg BB ale malt
150gm dark Xtal
200gm Pale choc
200gm Caramalt

23gm Northen Brewer @ 60Min

Nottingham yeast

SG 1055
29 IBU

I like simple recipies.... B)

 

[bconnery]

Double brew day on the weekend.

Style: Foreign Extra Stout
TYPE: Partial Mash


Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 22.00 L
Boil Size: 8.00 L
OG: 1.056 SG
Estimated Color: 39.2 SRM
Estimated IBU: 60.1 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
1.00 kg Light Dry Extract (8.0 SRM) Dry Extract 20.8 %
1.50 kg Black Rock LME (3.0 SRM) Extract 31.3 %
1.00 kg Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 20.8 %
0.30 kg Carafa II (412.0 SRM) Grain 6.3 %
0.25 kg Barley, Flaked (1.7 SRM) Grain 5.2 %
0.20 kg Black (Patent) Malt (500.0 SRM) Grain 4.2 %
0.12 kg Roasted Barley (300.0 SRM) Grain 2.5 %
0.10 kg Oats, Flaked (1.0 SRM) Grain 2.1 %
0.08 kg Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 1.7 %
50.00 gm Pacific Gem [14.00%] (45 min) Hops 41.8 IBU
20.00 gm Northern Brewer [8.00%] (45 min) Hops 9.5 IBU
30.00 gm Pacific Gem [14.00%] (5 min) Hops 5.4 IBU
10.00 gm Pacific Gem [14.00%] (10 min) Hops 3.3 IBU
0.25 kg Malto-Dextrin (1.0 SRM) Sugar 5.2 %
1 Pkgs Burton Ale (White Labs #WLP023) Yeast-Ale



Boiled some of the extract in a small amount of water for some extra caramelisation...

Style: Scottish Export 80/-
TYPE: Partial Mash


Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 21.00 L
Boil Size: 8.00 L
1.047 SG
Estimated Color: 15.7 SRM
Estimated IBU: 20.3 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
0.50 kg Light Dry Extract (8.0 SRM) Dry Extract 11.5 %
1.50 kg Black Rock LME (3.0 SRM) Extract 34.5 %
1.00 kg Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 23.0 %
0.30 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 6.9 %
0.20 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM) Grain 4.6 %
0.10 kg Roasted Barley (300.0 SRM) Grain 2.3 %
40.00 gm Goldings, East Kent [6.90%] (60 min) Hops 18.6 IBU
10.00 gm Goldings, East Kent [6.90%] (10 min) Hops 1.7 IBU
0.25 kg Corn Sugar (Dextrose) (0.0 SRM) Sugar 5.7 %
0.25 kg Corn Sugar (Dextrose) (0.0 SRM) Sugar 5.7 %
0.25 kg Malto-Dextrin (1.0 SRM) Sugar 5.7 %
1 Pkgs Edinburgh Ale (White Labs #WLP028) Yeast-Ale

 

[Jye]

Style: Scottish Export 80/-

I see your getting an early start on the BABBs mini comp

 

[bconnery]

I see your getting an early start on the BABBs mini comp

Yes and no, kind of. I picked up the yeast from mashmaster and it was buy one get one free because it was slightly past date so I thought I'd give it a go.

I might have overdone the kettle caremelisation though, tastes a little sweet so far...

I also lived in Scotland for a while so I've been looking forward to making one of these for a while.

It is going to need maturing time to get the good maltiness coming through so, alright yes, that's exactly what I was doing.

Only need one bottle for the comp though

 

[jdsaint]

I am thinking off brewing a

ESB LAGER CAN KIT 1.7kg
1kg beer boster/and or dextrose
dry enzyme-safale yeast or cascade finishing hops with safale yeast

any sugestions or has anyone done something similar?

 

[DJR]

I am thinking off brewing a

ESB LAGER CAN KIT 1.7kg
1kg beer boster/and or dextrose
dry enzyme-safale yeast or cascade finishing hops with safale yeast

any sugestions or has anyone done something similar?

Try out a Morgans Blue Mountain Lager or Blackrock Dry lager (paler extract with a bit less malt)

Just dextrose, maybe leave the dry enzyme out the 1st time and try it next time, use some Safale US05 yeast. Cascade will probably be out of place in that style but i'm sure the resulting brew will be not half bad. If you are going for a lager style go for some Hallertau or Tettnanger finishing hops.

Check out www.hbkitreviews.com too

 

[Brewer_010]

Try out a Morgans Blue Mountain Lager or Blackrock Dry lager (paler extract with a bit less malt)

Just dextrose, maybe leave the dry enzyme out the 1st time and try it next time, use some Safale US05 yeast. Cascade will probably be out of place in that style but i'm sure the resulting brew will be not half bad. If you are going for a lager style go for some Hallertau or Tettnanger finishing hops.

Check out www.hbkitreviews.com too

I'd agree, the esb lager with hallertau and bulked up a bit with some light malt/dextrose blend (and brewed cool preferably) was one of my first kit brews.

I brewed a 'dry' ale years ago with a morgans bitter kit plus 1Kg light malt plus hersbrucker (dry hop) and a dry enzyme. After a bit of time it was excellent after a game of tennis (and pretty high abv too!). Try out a kit first before the enzyme, though. I did a kit once with the enzyme and it was completely and utterly shite!

 

[jdsaint]

thanx taken into consideration

 

[Ross]

Put 2 brews down today, exactly the same recipe, but one using corn & the other using rice...

NZ CAP III
Classic NZ/American Pilsner

Type: All Grain
Date: 8/02/2007
Batch Size: 25.00 L
Boil Size: 32.69 L
Boil Time: 90 min
Brewhouse Efficiency: 85.0

Ingredients
Amount Item Type % or IBU
4.50 kg Pilsner (Weyermann Ger) (3.9 EBC) Grain 84.1 %
0.85 kg Maize, Flaked (Thomas Fawcett) (3.9 EBC) Grain 15.9 %
45.00 gm NZ Saaz B [6.70%] (60 min) Hops 29.6 IBU
10.00 gm Nelson Sauvin [11.40%] (10 min) Hops 4.1 IBU
10.00 gm Cascade [6.00%] (10 min) Hops 2.1 IBU
10.00 gm Cascade [6.00%] (0 min) Hops -
10.00 gm Nelson Sauvin [11.40%] (0 min) Hops -
0.50 tsp Koppafloc (Boil 10.0 min) Misc
1.00 tsp Yeast Nutrient (Boil 10.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs CraftBrewer Swiss Lager (Dried Yeast-Lager)

Est Original Gravity: 1.056 SG
Measured Original Gravity: 1.056 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.015 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.4 %
Bitterness: 35.8 IBU
Est Color: 7.0 EBC
Single infusion mash at 65C - Batch sparged.


cheers Ross

 

[bindi]

Getting dressed into my robes in the morning and brewing a Trappist, OG around 1.080. -_-

 

[eric8]

Getting dressed into my robes in the morning and brewing a Trappist, OG around 1.080. -_-

MMmmm, Mmmmm, Mmmm . Boy that sounds good. What is the expected Alc % on that one?
Eric

 

[johnno]

I will either make a wheaty or an APA. This weekend. Prefferably today.

cheers
johnno

 

[Barry]

Good Day
Bottling a "Dortmunder Ale" today (dortmunder with US56) and brewing an IRA and English Northern Brown tomorrow. Can't get any better.

 

[DJR]

Bottling my attempt at an LC Bright Ale clone (JW Pils 53%, JW Wheat 21%, Weyermann Vienna 20%, JW Light Munich 2%, Weyermann Carapils 2%, JW Caramalt 1%, Centennial, Simcoe, Amarillo, Cascade, B Saaz, Chinook) at some point this weekend and waiting for the fridge so i can chuck my 1064 OG, 48 IBU AIPA in there to clear. :beerbang:

The Bright Ale tastes pretty damn good, only problem is a bit of chill haze from the wheat, but some CC'ing for a week and a half is seeing it drop out (polyclar and gelatin also helps). I guess it's just really a toned down APA. Next time i will do without the wheat so i can get clarity without too much effort.

The AIPA is well, awesome. I don't think i'd go much over the 50-60 IBU mark for my beers, 50IBU is more than enough for me. I was thinking about using up some of my hops for one of these super-hop experiments, it was going to be called "7 cubed" since 7 is a lucky number, it used 7 different grains and 7 different hops, with 7g of each hop going in at 7 different intervals, but then i tasted what 50 IBUs is like and well, 190 IBU will just be a bit too much :lol:

Might brew a Kolsch with Wyeast 2565, Taurus and Saphir this morning, since i'm up fairly early :super:

 

[floppinab]

50IBU is more than enough for me.

Is this the same Ben I know or has someone stolen your handle!!!! :lol:

 

[Bobby]

I don't think i'd go much over the 50-60 IBU mark for my beers, 50IBU is more than enough for me.

I am with you there. I have a 90 IBU Rye IPA sitting in a keg that is just too much for me. It turns out i am not a hophead h34r: :blink: h34r: