Whats Brewing For Easter 2006?

[Doc]

Boil is going well on my Choc Porter.

Brew on, and Happy Easter.

Doc

 

[Ross]

Just making last additions on my Rogers Amber & My Ruination IPA has just started mashing...

Have a great Easter :beer:

cheers Ross

 

[Malnourished]

Almost ready to recirc my resurrection Pilsner. Resurrection because I bungled my first attempt and cause its Good Friday!!!

:lol: I think you might be a couple of days early!

No brewing for me... gotta work.

 

[johnno]

Got my rye ipa on yesterday.
went mostly ok apart from missing my target OG. But hey , thats nothing new with me.

Was aiming for a OG of 1071, got 1062.

Had NRB over and we both could have sworn that the refractometer read 17 brix at the end of the boil.

Must have been a wrong reading , the hydro settled at 1060 and a recheck later on the refrac confirmed 15.4.

Was hoping to put my porter on tomorrow but awaiting a smack pack to come to life.

cheers
johnno

 

[Hopsta]

I put on a Belgian Strong (OG 1096) Dark ale yesterday using yeast cultivated from a bottle of trappist rochefort, it didnt turn out as dark as i wanted it but the fermentation has taken off like a rocket when i checked it this morning. Should be ready to drink just in time for those cold winter nights ahead.... cant wait to sample it.

 

[smashed jaffa]

I'm going pop my cherry and do my first partial mash tomorrow (a Munich Helles type recipe got from Blue Mountains Brewing website, seems to be simple enough for my first time), just need to nick down to Kmart and pick up a stock pot big enough for a 12-14 litre boil.

It going something like this;

2kgs Vienna Malt
1.5 Kgs Coopers light malt
40g hallertau 4.2%
wyeast 2308 Munich

Can't wait to test the Gatorade mash tun out.

Will keep posted.

Smashed Jaffa. :super:

 

[Fingerlickin_B]

Super easy day for me this arvo.

1x Cooper's Brewmaster IPA can,
1x Cooper's Real Ale can,
2x heaped dessertspoons (probably 40g) Fuggles pellets in a 5 minute hop tea,
Mixed to 21L and pitched yeast from IPA kit.
Plan on fermenting at 18deg once the yeast kicks off.

Before you scoff, this'll be good...and BITTER :super:

PZ.

 

[timmy]

Was going to do an oatmeal stout for the Xmas in july case but clean out of ale malt.

Now can either do it with pils or do a weizen.....

 

[NRB]

Had NRB over and we both could have sworn that the refractometer read 17 brix at the end of the boil.

Must have been a wrong reading , the hydro settled at 1060 and a recheck later on the refrac confirmed 15.4

... and we boiled it like no tomorrow to try and get the volume down when we realised part way through the boil the OG was going to be down!

Everything went smoothly enough, so perhaps the efficiency was much lower than estimated Johnno?

If I can be bothered, I might get stuck into an all Amarillo APA tomorrow or Monday.

 

[johnno]

Well so much for all my plans of brewing so may beers on my big extended Easter break.

I have only made the rye ipa so far. Am putting on the Robust porter tommorow and then either Saturday or Monday will make an Anzac Aussie ale.

Recipe for porter.

Amount Item Type % or IBU
5.00 kg Pale Malt, Traditional Ale (Joe White) (5.9 EBC) Grain 73.0 %
0.60 kg Crystal, Dark (Joe White) (216.7 EBC) Grain 8.8 %
0.60 kg Munich, Dark (Joe White) (29.6 EBC) Grain 8.8 %
0.30 kg Amber Malt (Joe White) (45.3 EBC) Grain 4.4 %
0.30 kg Chocolate Malt (Joe White) (750.6 EBC) Grain 4.4 %
0.05 kg Roasted Malt (Joe White) (1199.7 EBC) Grain 0.7 %
28.00 gm Pride of Ringwood [9.00%] (60 min) Hops 27.7 IBU

Est Original Gravity: 1.060 SG
Measured Original Gravity: 1.010 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.016 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.005 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.8 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 0.6 %
Bitterness: 27.7 IBU C Calories: 90 cal/l


I dont think I will go with the POR at the moment. Just have not adjusted the recipe yet. I have some EKG .
Also I am in two minds about the amber malt.


cheers
johnno

 

[robbo5253]

Couple mates and i polished off half a 50L keg sunday arvo of an aussie Pale. A little under carbonated due to set pressure reg, but didnt matter after the first few.

Cheers

Robbo

 

[Ducatiboy stu]

Going to do a Scottish using some caraarome and carafaII

 

[razz]

Was going to do an oatmeal stout for the Xmas in july case but clean out of ale malt.

Now can either do it with pils or do a weizen.....

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Timmy, if you haven't already made it, try the Oatmeal stout recipe on the Northern Brewer web site. I kegged it 2 weeks ago and it's bloody great mate ! :super:

 

[Barry]

Good Day
Been a anglo-celtic Easter so far. Two batches of robust porter (with a few hundred grams of amber malt), an IRA and a Scottish 80/-. I have brewed my ancestry by chance. Still want to brew a Wee Heavy and an ESB. Great time of the year.

 

[bindi]

Did a Stonemasons stout yesterday my first partial mash for awhile, could not help myself I was racking my ANZAC ale and thought another won't take long, just do it, if it is a good as the one I did a year ago I will be very pleased.

 

[johnno]

Just pitched the yeast into the porter.
When I posted the recipe last night I just then realised how much dark crystal was in there. I dont know what I was thinking when i formulated it but not to worry.

Thanks to Pint of Lager's help last night on chat I'm sure it will be a juicy beer from the taste so far.

I mashed lower at 65 and bittered it up a bit more.

OG was supposed to be 1060 and I got 1056. Eh..still learning.

Modified recipe.


Praise the Porter
Robust Porter


Type: All Grain
Date: 12/04/2006
Batch Size: 23.00 L
Brewer: John
Boil Size: 35.32 L Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: Johns equipment
Taste Rating(out of 50): 35.0 Brewhouse Efficiency: 65.0
Taste Notes:

Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
5.00 kg Pale Malt, Traditional Ale (Joe White) (5.9 EBC) Grain 73.0 %
0.60 kg Crystal, Dark (Joe White) (216.7 EBC) Grain 8.8 %
0.60 kg Munich, Dark (Joe White) (29.6 EBC) Grain 8.8 %
0.30 kg Amber Malt (Joe White) (45.3 EBC) Grain 4.4 %
0.30 kg Chocolate Malt (Joe White) (750.6 EBC) Grain 4.4 %
0.05 kg Roasted Malt (Joe White) (1199.7 EBC) Grain 0.7 %
65.00 gm Goldings, East Kent [5.20%] (60 min) Hops 37.2 IBU
17.00 gm Goldings, East Kent [5.20%] (30 min) Hops 7.5 IBU
0.25 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs Thames Valley Ale (Wyeast Labs #1275) [Starter 1000 ml] Yeast-Ale



Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.060 SG
Measured Original Gravity: 1.056 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.015 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.005 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.9 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 6.7 %
Bitterness: 44.7 IBU Calories: 517 cal/l
Est Color: 63.2 EBC

cheers
johnno