Graculus Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 OK, so now a few of us are stocked up, what are you going to brew? My first one will be. Cerveza Original Juice Grapefruit Juice 1.5L x3 Hopefully find some grapefruits. Use the zest and juice of 4. LDME 500grams or maybe a kilo Make up to 15-18 litres, I'm not sure yet. Depends how much malt I put in. Will the malt be OK in that? I presume so. There must be other beers mixing malt and citrus I don't really want to put dextrose Second one I'm thinking something like a blushing blonde recipe. Maybe add some honey. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlos_1984 Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 I'm going to use one of my Mexican cans as a base in an attempted clone of Cooper's session ale. There's the recipe on the website and a couple of threads in here with a modified recipe suggestion which I think will work well with a bit of Citra instead of Melba hop. The recipe is based off the Cooper's APA can but the Mexican is of similar bitterness but a lighter colour so I'm going to have a crack at it to try n replicate the colour of the original. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popo the Reprobate Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 I picked up the last can at my local Woolies today, Gunna give @porschemad911's recipe a whirl. It's been on the lineup for a little while. Just the excuse I needed. I can't figure out the quoting from thread to thread . 11l fermenter volume Mexican Cerveza kit 500g LDM 200g light crystal malt steeped 25g Centennial @15mins 50g Centennial @5mins 75g Centennial @flameout 75g Centennial dry hop Kit ale / lager yeast blend (I fermented at lager temps) Looking forward to it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porschemad911 Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 10 hours ago, Popo said: Gunna give @porschemad911's recipe a whirl. It's been on the lineup for a little while. Just the excuse I needed. Oooh nice, I wish I had some of that left, was really tasty. Good luck! Cheers, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popo the Reprobate Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Cheers John. I'll be sure to let you know how it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeastyBoy Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 Mex Tin plus kilo brewing sugars (800g dext & 200g MaltDex) with 500g LDM. Short at 21L. OG 1052. Saflager S23 pitched @ 20C heading south to 12 to 14C. Will dry hop with 50g Galaxy. Geez with a truckload of change from an Oz lobster ($20) = bonus. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonPolo Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 On 10/21/2018 at 9:50 PM, Popo said: I picked up the last can at my local Woolies today, Gunna give @porschemad911's recipe a whirl. It's been on the lineup for a little while. Just the excuse I needed. I can't figure out the quoting from thread to thread . 11l fermenter volume Mexican Cerveza kit 500g LDM 200g light crystal malt steeped 25g Centennial @15mins 50g Centennial @5mins 75g Centennial @flameout 75g Centennial dry hop Kit ale / lager yeast blend (I fermented at lager temps) Looking forward to it. I did one very similar to this in the 15L Craft fermenter filled to 11L. Worked fine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonPolo Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 I'd be interested in how you think it went. I used a lot less hops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porschemad911 Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 (edited) Well after some thought, I'm going to make a partial mash English IPA using one of my 225g EKG packets and some leftover malt. 300g Simpson's Maris Otter 1kg Voyager Compass malt 1.7kg Mexican Cerveza kit 25g EKG @60 mins 50g EKG @5 mins 75g EKG @flameout 75g EKG dry hop This will give me 11l in the fermenter at about 1.068 OG and 99 IBU (pre-fermentation). I'll do a 90 min no-sparge mash, 60 min boil and no-chill in the kettle. I'll ferment with the last repitch of my S-04/BRY97 blend, then it's time to do some extract saison experiments (a wheat, light, amber and dark version using the Coopers LME tins of the same name). Cheers, John @PopoI've been thinking what I would change in that recipe... Maybe drop the crystal malt down to 100g or 150g. Edited October 26, 2018 by porschemad911 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gullys Brewing Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 So tryed this out at Phil's bar and grill 1.7kg Mexican 1.25 BB ale .3 med Crystal .28 wheat .5 kg light dry malt Boil time 16g @10min cascade 20g@5mins cascade 33g@flamout cascade (used up the remaining amount in the bag) 23 litres Used coopers yeast starting OG 1034 Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popo the Reprobate Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 14 hours ago, porschemad911 said: @PopoI've been thinking what I would change in that recipe... Maybe drop the crystal malt down to 100g or 150g. Cheers John. To dial back the sweetness? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porschemad911 Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 1 hour ago, Popo said: Cheers John. To dial back the sweetness? Yep, just a tad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtman Dan Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 Interested how this goes Graculus, I always wondered how putting that much juice in a brew would turn out, I've been wanting to do a grapefruit beer for ages but never have. My brewshop guy recons use puree, but its hard to find and bloody expensive. Only used frozen mangoes in my hef and it turns out nice, cheers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby 1525229719 Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 I want to do a Hop Thief clone. Would the Cerveza kit be a good start. Went to the James Squire web page and got the grains and hops they use. I emailed them to ask if they are in order from greatest to least used (weight wise) still waiting to hear from them. What do you guys reckon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris! Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 One of my favorite Mexican cerveza brews was this one, simple but great results 1 Mexican cerveza 1 kg dry malt extract 250g carapils steeped for 30min I have used 250g of caramalt in 1 batch instead of the carapils, it made it a tad darker and had a little bit more complexity to the body. 25g citra galaxy and azacca flameout addition steeped for 20 minutes fill fermenter to 21 liters 2 packs of coopers yeast 5liter boil with the wort from the 250g steep topped up with 250g of dry malt extract. Boiled for 15 minutes then turn off heat and add flameout hops. Place pot in bath of cool water and whirlpool, stir the wort. Once FG has been reached dry hop with 35g citra and galaxy and 20g of azacca. I have brewed this one twice now and it has great head retention and a smooth body with a lot of aromas and flavours, pineapple citrus passionfruit is what my notes say. I have done this with 750g of malt and 250g of wheat as the 1kg of fermentables, it had a better head that lasted but a slightly cloudier body. I fined with gelatin on both batches. Easy brew that incorporates steeping grains and hop additions. Good brewing Norris 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoppy81 Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 I've done this one a few times and it's a great smashable summer beer. Coopers Cerveza 800g Dextrose 200g LDME 380g Carapils 320g Light crystal 100g Maltodextrin 25g Citra @ 10 26litres 4.4% in the bottle 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeastyBoy Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 15 hours ago, Hoppy81 said: I've done this one a few times and it's a great smashable summer beer. Coopers Cerveza 800g Dextrose 200g LDME 380g Carapils 320g Light crystal 100g Maltodextrin 25g Citra @ 10 26litres 4.4% in the bottle Like the thinking here Hoppy. From my recipe above, will wind back the LDME & substitute with light crystal. Should add sweetness to the brew. Do you find the Carapils adds much in terms of flavours or just for the foam & head retention? Have run with 200g of Maltodextrin for body etc. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoppy81 Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 (edited) 6 hours ago, YeastyBoy said: Like the thinking here Hoppy. From my recipe above, will wind back the LDME & substitute with light crystal. Should add sweetness to the brew. Do you find the Carapils adds much in terms of flavours or just for the foam & head retention? Have run with 200g of Maltodextrin for body etc. Cheers Hey Yeasty, I really only notice the better head retention with the Carapils. I also use W34/70 @ 12°c for roughly 12 days. You won't be disappointed with it mate. I usally Like a nice malty beer but with this style i think it works great with less malt. Cheers, Hoppy Edited November 3, 2018 by Hoppy81 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeastyBoy Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 12 hours ago, Hoppy81 said: Hey Yeasty, I really only notice the better head retention with the Carapils. I also use W34/70 @ 12°c for roughly 12 days. You won't be disappointed with it mate. I usally Like a nice malty beer but with this style i think it works great with less malt. Cheers, Hoppy Thanks Hoppy, Will give this recipe a go next brew. Got a few Mex Cans to get brewed. Thanks for the heads up re W34/70 yeast, I probably would have gone S23 however your choice here looks the goods. Hopefully my local LHBS has it in stock. Will let you know how it turns out. Cheers YB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graculus Posted November 4, 2018 Author Share Posted November 4, 2018 On 10/28/2018 at 2:49 PM, Dirtman Dan said: Interested how this goes Graculus, I always wondered how putting that much juice in a brew would turn out, I've been wanting to do a grapefruit beer for ages but never have. My brewshop guy recons use puree, but its hard to find and bloody expensive. Only used frozen mangoes in my hef and it turns out nice, cheers. A couple of years ago a bloke in work wanted me to make a mango beer after he'd tried some in WA. I seem to recall when I was looking at making it that puree was mentioned. He bought me some mango stuff that I mixed with the beer when bottling. It was a fail. I did write about it on here at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 (edited) You could probably do away with the maltodextrin in that recipe. The nearly 700g or so of those specialty malts will give it plenty of body already. Edited November 6, 2018 by Otto Von Blotto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeastyBoy Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Bottled first Mex brew (thank you Woollies) with Galaxy today. Waiting, waiting...…………………..always waiting. Bugger this carbonation process, what's wrong with flat beer in moderation? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashed Crabs Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Put down a two can Cerv last night. 2 x Mex Cerv 1 x BE3 2 x Cerv kit yeast 15grams - Citra, Cascade, Mosaic, Vic Secret @ 1 min boil then steeped for 10 mins then strained into FV. Will do a dry hop of 10 grams each. SG - 1.058 Est FG - 1.010 ABV - 6.30% Interested to see how this will turn out, was a super cheap brew to put down. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonPolo Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Do the BE3s only come in kilo boxes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graculus Posted November 7, 2018 Author Share Posted November 7, 2018 13 hours ago, DonPolo said: Do the BE3s only come in kilo boxes? Yes, I believe so. Nothing stopping you using half a box though. Put the rest in an airtight container. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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