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Yeah' date=' I haven't got any experience with that particular strain so I don't know whether normal lager temps are too cold for it or not. [/quote']Not much info out there about it either, which I think may be generally true for most of the MJ strains...

 

I'd warm it up.

 

A unique lager strain that has the ability to ferment at ale temperatures without the associated off flavours. Extended lagering periods are also not required.

 

Suitable for California Common and any lager fermented at ambient (ale) temperatures.

 

Attenuation: High

 

Flocculation: High

 

Usage Directions: Sprinkle directly on up to 23 L (6 US Gal) of wort. For best results, ferment at 18-20 degrees C (64-68 degrees F).

 

Storage Recommendations: Store in the fridge

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And now the second one in the Brew Kettle for today.

RO water, immediate chill at flameout.

 

 

Recipe: English Pale Rye Immediate Chill

Brewer: Morrie

 

Recipe Specifications

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Estimated OG: 1.044 SG

Estimated Color: 12.8 EBC

Estimated IBU: 35.6 IBUs

 

Ingredients:

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6.50 g Calcium Chloride

3.90 g Epsom Salt (MgSO4)

2.60 g Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate)

3.57 kg Pale Malt, Maris Otter (Thomas Fawcett) 65.8 %

1.00 kg Munich II (Weyermann) 18.4 %

0.50 kg Rye Malt (Gladfield) 9.2 %

0.25 kg Wheat Malt (Barrett Burston) 4.6 %

0.10 kg Acidulated (Weyermann) 1.8 %

0.01 kg Carafa Special III (Weyermann) 0.2 %

30.00 g Fuggles [4.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min 13.8 IBUs

20.00 g EKG [5.70 %] - Boil 20.0 min 7.1 IBUs

20.00 g Styrian Goldings [5.40 %] - Boil 20.0 mi 6.7 IBUs

4.00 g BrewBrite (Boil 10.0 mins)

40.00 g Styrian Goldings [5.40 %] - Boil 10.0 mi 8.0 IBUs

1.0 pkg West Yorkshire Ale (Wyeast Labs #1469) Yeast

 

Mash Schedule: 66 degrees

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Brew day today!

 

Maris Otter/Southern Cross SMaSH

 

5kg Maris Otter 60 min mash at 68°C

10g S/C FWH 60 mins

20g S/C 5 mins

20g S/C Cube hop

50g S/C Dry hop

S-04 from starter @ 18°C

 

Cant wait to get crackin!

 

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What I got?

 

Brewing dedication that' what, it is -2 degrees currently in the Valley of Love. I moved the car out of the garage 1/2 an hour ago to prepare my strike water and it was zero degrees in there. Had to transfer my strike water from the house to the garage in a cube as the hoses where all frozen.

 

Should warm up a couple of degrees before I have to mill my grain.

 

I guess I am brewing a Lager, but who said it had to be sug zero for the brew day biggrin

 

Cheers & Beers

Scottie

Valley Brew

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As soon as I finish work it'll be back to invade a friends brewery for a triple batch of English IPA and work out a schedule to keep 200 litres fermenting at a time over the next month to ensure we have multiple entries in several classes for upcoming comps .

Now I need to buy more kegs and taps #firstworldproblems

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Got to love this cold weather.

On a normal brew day, I will steep and whirlpool for 35 - 40 minutes and throttle back the wort through the plate chiller to achieve 20 degrees in around 12 to 15 minutes.

Today the steep whirlpool went for 25 minutes and the wort was in the FV at 10.5 degrees in 9 minutes.

 

Yeast pitched and new controller is set to 10 degrees, the heat should be on by now.

 

Cheers & Beers

Scottie

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Well nothing super exciting as I've just begun to brew and have started with coopers cans and the boxed fermentables, will later move onto all grain when I have the suitable space and money.

 

So tonight I put into fermenter 1 the Aus Pale Ale with BE2 then into fermenter 2 went a dark ale with BE3.

 

Bottled the batch of Stout that was ready. Have to let it sit and condition now.................whistling .. ok I will admit the waiting part is going to be annoying as all hell as I want my stout biggrin

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Just got brew number 3 going and have decided to experiment a tiny tiny bit. Here is what I've got:

 

1.7kg Coopers English Bitter

750g LME

x1 Yeast

 

Added 25g Fuggle on day three of fermentation.

 

First 2 brews came up great but all fairly vanilla recipes so far.

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Well nothing super exciting as I've just begun to brew and have started with coopers cans and the boxed fermentables' date=' will later move onto all grain when I have the suitable space and money.

 

So tonight I put into fermenter 1 the Aus Pale Ale with BE2 then into fermenter 2 went a dark ale with BE3.

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Hey Bladeca

 

Welcome to the forum and the brewing obsession. I'd say no need to hurry just take your time, plus I reckon those two beers are going to be crackers.

 

I just kegged my first brew using Coopers BE2 (English Biter) and it tasted pretty good out of the fermenter. I reckon your Dark Ale with BE3 will be balanced beautifully especially knowing how well Coopers put their kits together. haven't used BE3 yet but the spec looks good and I reckon I'll use it in my next keg filler.

 

Cheers & Beers

Scottie

Valley Brew

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Just got brew number 3 going and have decided to experiment a tiny tiny bit. Here is what I've got:

 

1.7kg Coopers English Bitter

750g LME

x1 Yeast

 

Added 25g Fuggle on day three of fermentation.

 

First 2 brews came up great but all fairly vanilla recipes so far.

 

Hey Michael

 

I can tell you know that this one will be your best brew ever cool

The Fuggle compliments the EB kit magnificently.

 

Day 3 might be a bit early for the Dry Hop' date=' yet that depends on how quickly you intend to bottle your brew. I try to leave my Dry Hop for 5-7days at fermentation temperature, and sometimes another week at Cold Crashing temperatures. I dry hop commando style so once the hops go in they stay in, some brew dudes use a bag of hop ball and fish them out after 5 days.

 

Cheers & Beers

Scottie

[i']Valley Brew[/i]

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Just got brew number 3 going and have decided to experiment a tiny tiny bit. Here is what I've got:

 

1.7kg Coopers English Bitter

750g LME

x1 Yeast

 

Added 25g Fuggle on day three of fermentation.

 

First 2 brews came up great but all fairly vanilla recipes so far.

 

Hey Michael

 

I can tell you know that this one will be your best brew ever cool

The Fuggle compliments the EB kit magnificently.

 

Day 3 might be a bit early for the Dry Hop' date=' yet that depends on how quickly you intend to bottle your brew. I try to leave my Dry Hop for 5-7days at fermentation temperature, and sometimes another week at Cold Crashing temperatures. I dry hop commando style so once the hops go in they stay in, some brew dudes use a bag of hop ball and fish them out after 5 days.

 

Cheers & Beers

Scottie

[i']Valley Brew[/i]

 

Cheers for the advice will hold out for a couple for a couple of drys before dry hopping. Glad to hear all that time researching hops during nighshift was not a waste :)

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Brew day today!

 

Maris Otter/Southern Cross SMaSH

 

5kg Maris Otter 60 min mash at 68°C

10g S/C FWH 60 mins

20g S/C 5 mins

20g S/C Cube hop

50g S/C Dry hop

S-04 from starter @ 18°C

 

Cant wait to get crackin!

 

So i have put the cube in the brew fridge to warm it up to pitching temp, and i am wondering what temp people pitch and ferment S-04 at? I was thinking the usual, about 18°C? Or would it benefit from a slighly warmer temp?

 

Stats for this brew were

Pre boil gravity 1.042

OG 1.048

35 IBU

Efficiency of about 66%

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Emptying the cupboard brew! I had a TC Bootmaker's Pale Kit in the cupboard and I just want to use it up so that I can concentrate on the many AG recipes I have bookmarked.

 

1.7kg Thomas Coopers Bootmaker's Pale Ale

1.4kg Briess Golden Light Dry Malt Extract

5L boil with 500g from the DME above

10g Columbus @ 5mins

15g Columbus @ 0mins

45g Columbus dry hop

 

No grain steep, small boil that was quick to cool in the sink. Man kit brewing is quick! Enough time to jump on forum and watch Tour de France before bedtime!

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Felt guilty because I have nothing fermenting.

So...

 

Simple Saison!

 

5kg Pale

20g Fortnight (FWH)

 

Belgian Saison II yeast.

 

Should be yummy and is nice and simple.

 

$12 if you disregard the cost of the yeast, which I do as I will be reusing it plenty of times.

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Got a batch of Australian sparkling down yesterday and a yeast starter spinning up for it

5.3% ABV so halfway between coopers pale and sparkling .

On my way now to get a 42 l batch of American amber down now

3.5 kg each of BB ale and GP

1 kg each Munich and Shepard's delight

Little bit of crystal just because

Whatever hops I find when I raid his freezer most likely simcoe , citra and mosaic

1272 starter chilled and decanted ready to go .

 

Rate I've been brewing I must buy more kegs !

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Making a variation on the Tooths Ale in the Bronzed Brews to use the Melbourne Ale yeast I have as it apparently is supposed to be used.

 

Brewer: Grumpy

Style: Australian Sparkling Ale

TYPE: All Grain, BIAB, No Chill

 

Recipe Specifications

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Batch Size (fermenter): 23.00 l

Estimated OG: 1.046 SG

Estimated Color: 12.8 EBC

Estimated IBU: 39.4 IBUs

Boil Time: 70 Minutes

 

Ingredients:

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Amt Name Type # %/IBU

3.50 kg Pale Malt, Ale (Barrett Burston) (5.9 EB Grain 1 81.0 %

0.45 kg Maize, Flaked (Thomas Fawcett) (3.9 EBC) Grain 2 10.4 %

0.02 kg Gladfield Roast Barley (1450.0 EBC) Grain 3 0.5 %

40.00 g East Kent Goldings (EKG) [6.50 %] - Firs Hop 4 31.1 IBUs

0.35 kg Dememera Sugar (3.9 EBC) Sugar 5 8.1 %

20.00 g East Kent Goldings (EKG) [6.50 %] - Boil Hop 6 8.3 IBUs

 

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Making a variation on the Tooths Ale in the Bronzed Brews to use the Melbourne Ale yeast I have as it apparently is supposed to be used.

 

Brewer: Grumpy

Style: Australian Sparkling Ale

TYPE: All Grain' date=' BIAB, No Chill

 

Recipe Specifications

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Batch Size (fermenter): 23.00 l

Estimated OG: 1.046 SG

Estimated Color: 12.8 EBC

Estimated IBU: 39.4 IBUs

Boil Time: 70 Minutes

 

Ingredients:

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Amt Name Type # %/IBU

3.50 kg Pale Malt, Ale (Barrett Burston) (5.9 EB Grain 1 81.0 %

0.45 kg Maize, Flaked (Thomas Fawcett) (3.9 EBC) Grain 2 10.4 %

0.02 kg Gladfield Roast Barley (1450.0 EBC) Grain 3 0.5 %

40.00 g East Kent Goldings (EKG) [6.50 %'] - Firs Hop 4 31.1 IBUs

0.35 kg Dememera Sugar (3.9 EBC) Sugar 5 8.1 %

20.00 g East Kent Goldings (EKG) [6.50 %] - Boil Hop 6 8.3 IBUs

 

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Nice layouts of your brew recipes, but always lack one very important mention. YEAST used!!

 

Could be anything without the yeast mentioned. About time you included it in your recipe outlines through whatever that lame software is you use to display it. rolleyes

 

Yeah I know I'm coming across being a bit harsh, but tired of asking you for the yeast you use from recipe to recipe.

 

Get with the program N'QLD'er! tongue

 

Cheers & good brewing,

 

Lusty.

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Making a variation on the Tooths Ale in the Bronzed Brews to use the Melbourne Ale yeast I have as it apparently is supposed to be used.

 

Brewer: Grumpy

Style: Australian Sparkling Ale

TYPE: All Grain' date=' BIAB, No Chill

 

Recipe Specifications

--------------------------

 

Batch Size (fermenter): 23.00 l

Estimated OG: 1.046 SG

Estimated Color: 12.8 EBC

Estimated IBU: 39.4 IBUs

Boil Time: 70 Minutes

 

Ingredients:

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Amt Name Type # %/IBU

3.50 kg Pale Malt, Ale (Barrett Burston) (5.9 EB Grain 1 81.0 %

0.45 kg Maize, Flaked (Thomas Fawcett) (3.9 EBC) Grain 2 10.4 %

0.02 kg Gladfield Roast Barley (1450.0 EBC) Grain 3 0.5 %

40.00 g East Kent Goldings (EKG) [6.50 %'] - Firs Hop 4 31.1 IBUs

0.35 kg Dememera Sugar (3.9 EBC) Sugar 5 8.1 %

20.00 g East Kent Goldings (EKG) [6.50 %] - Boil Hop 6 8.3 IBUs

 

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Nice layouts of your brew recipes, but always lack one very important mention. YEAST used!!

 

Could be anything without the yeast mentioned. About time you included it in your recipe outlines through whatever that lame software is you use to display it. rolleyes

 

Yeah I know I'm coming across being a bit harsh, but tired of asking you for the yeast you use from recipe to recipe.

 

Get with the program N'QLD'er! tongue

 

Cheers & good brewing,

 

Lusty.

 

It's not like you to miss an important detail Lusty!biggrin

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