Beerlust Posted October 25, 2018 Author Share Posted October 25, 2018 Yeah I agree. I used Ella (that is closely related to Galaxy) in a Saison & thought it turned out well. Best of luck with the brew, Lusty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 cheers people. that hop combo is sensational in that proportion. be interesting to see how the bitterness drinks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 also made this 5 kgs hungarian salami Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 2 hours ago, Ben 10 said: be interesting to see how the bitterness drinks... especially when the flameout hops go in for a boil. oops, i did it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 16 minutes ago, Ben 10 said: oops, i did it again. Ben10, you're not that innocent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 Hey Brew Dudes Nearly 4 months since I put a brew down, so its on. Tangerine Dream Two (DVGA) Golden Promise, Columbus and a shed load of Amarillo. I hopes it's as good as the last one. Doing a 90 minute mash on this one about 25 minutes in. Cheers & Beers Scottie Valley Brew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtman Dan Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 Just put this in the cube, named this brew 'Wakaho 7'. Smelling lime peel and orange/citrus aromas, should be tasty. 5kg Gladfield usa malt 250g Carapils 250g Light Crystal @15 30g idaho 7 @10 30g wakatu @5 15g idaho 7 cube hopped @82c 30g idaho 7 30g wakatu Pitching Norcal ale #1 gigayeast tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Captain!! Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 2 hours ago, Scottie said: Hey Brew Dudes Nearly 4 months since I put a brew down, so its on. Tangerine Dream Two (DVGA) Golden Promise, Columbus and a shed load of Amarillo. I hopes it's as good as the last one. Doing a 90 minute mash on this one about 25 minutes in. Cheers & Beers Scottie Valley Brew Gday Scottie and welcome to the forum. Whats taken you so long? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 Partial mash, English best bitter. 3k Maris otter 225 grams carapils 300 grams ashburne Coopers EB kit 1k dry malt Disaster day, knocked over my 2 l starter intended for this brew. 5l flask smashed. Will pitch the kit yeast and swing by lhbs tomorrow and grab an ale yeast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoppy81 Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 34 minutes ago, Titan said: Disaster day, knocked over my 2 l starter intended for this brew. 5l flask smashed. My condolences Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 I've smashed a couple of flasks in my time too. Thankfully not when they had a starter in them. I've been extra careful with my 5L one, it cost me about $90. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naughty Corner Brewing Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 First extract brew down tonight. A pacific ale clone. Smells great to me, although my daughter walked out and asked “What smells like sh1t?” Love the Galaxy hop aroma - Yum! Cheers Jamie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lab Cat Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Brew #6. Having another crack at a Pilsner, as my last one is an average lager. Didn't get any Saaz happening there at all. Black Rock Export Pilsner. BR Blonde LME. 50g Saaz. Will do a short boil with some, then toss in the rest for 15-20m, after it's cooled. As I don't have temp control and will brew at 18-20c, I'm using US05, only because they didn't have Nottingham, which I've done ok with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Hopefully it turns out better this time. I have to say though, the best ones I've brewed have been with proper lager yeast. I did one with 05 once just to see how it would go, and white it wasn't bad, it wasn't as nice as the same recipe done with a proper lager yeast followed by an extended period of lagering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lab Cat Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Cheers Yes, not expecting a true pils, but something in the ballpark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naughty Corner Brewing Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 So after posting last night and heading off to bed, I realised I never checked my OG. SO I got up and checked to see how I went. I was aiming for 1.040 according to the IanH spreadsheet recipe I did, but ended up with 1.050. I'm putting that down to 2 things but I could be wrong: The pot that I used for the steep holds temperature really well and after 20 mins it was still holding at about 60 degrees from a start at about 70, and they also ended up sitting for nearly an hour when I was only planning on steeping for 30 mins (had to pick up one of the kids from band and they were running late). I didn't have a syphon (will be getting one this weekend) and ended up with most of the material from the bottom of the pot in the fermentor. So regardless, it smells great, nice and yeasty and lots of hop aroma still and had a good krausen at 5:30 this morning after only putting it to be at about 10pm. Can't wait to see how it turns out. Jamie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 I doubt steeping the grains for an extra 30 minutes would yield 10 extra SG points. It's possible that fermentation had just begun when the reading was taken and bubbles pushed the hydrometer up giving a false high reading. Or perhaps a bit of crud in the sample. If the fermentables and volume were measured properly then I'd go with the spreadsheet OG prediction, it's pretty accurate. Rather than faff around with a siphon, I used to just strain the pot contents into the fermenter through a couple of kitchen sieves, kept most of it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus O'Sean Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 23 hours ago, NewBrews said: First extract brew down tonight. A pacific ale clone. Smells great to me, although my daughter walked out and asked “What smells like sh1t?” Love the Galaxy hop aroma - Yum! Cheers Jamie Hi Jamie My family is fine with boiling malt and steeped grain fluid, but some of the hops I have boiled sent them switching on the evaporative cooling in winter to push the smell outside of the house asap. I think one hop was Progress and the other was First Gold. "Vomit" was the term SWMBO used most eloquently to describe the aroma. Although once it was in a 23L brew I reckon it was fine. Cheers Shamus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lab Cat Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 I just boiled a little Saaz this evening. Not pleasant. 6 minutes was as much as I could take, my 9yo daughter comes in and asked where the mouldy old clothes were? Good job the missus is out for the night... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Where are you lot getting your hops from? I've never had any of them smell like shit when boiling, especially not Saaz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lab Cat Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Mouldy old clothes was the verdict, probably dug up from underneath a compost heap.. Not shit. I think you've dulled your nasal passage through years of brewing. I've only boiled hops twice, but from two separate shops. They both smelled pretty ordinary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus O'Sean Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Cascade and Citra smell okay, but others are a bit "on the nose" for those not expecting them. OVB, Saaz may be okay too. A lot of brewers brew outside for a reason. If my family is okay with the grains so then maybe its to hops. Each to their own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerlust Posted October 30, 2018 Author Share Posted October 30, 2018 When I add hop additions throughout my hops boils I have to be careful not to burn my face off from leaning down over the boil to inhale the wonderful hop aromas coming off of it! I'm with Kelsey on this one. If your hops smell like crud, then maybe it's time to find a new source for your hops. Cheers, Lusty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 That was just a general descriptor encompassing all the various descriptors used It could be due to the way they're stored by the shops selling them. If they're just left out in the shop area in ziplock bags (which my LHBS actually does), they're gonna go off a lot quicker than hops stored properly i.e. in vacuum sealed packages in a freezer, and perhaps this could cause them to smell yukky when boiling them. I can't remember what my first hop boils were like now, but I have not had this problem since starting all grain 6 years ago, the same time I began buying vacuum sealed hops, and storing them in the freezer at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porschemad911 Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Very strange! Every hop I've boiled in 69 batches has smelt wonderful. Cheers, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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