MitchellScott Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Thought it would be interesting for those of us that Extract brew to list our go to/favorite Extract Brews. Would definitely be a good thread to browse through when thinking about what to brew next Post em up, any brand, any brew - what's your favorites? Â Cheers, Mitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 I obviously don't brew extract anymore but when I did, the one that stood out was Neill's Centenarillo ale. I only brewed it once but I have been thinking about doing an AG version. It was my first go at doing all the hopping myself and it was a cracking beer. I remember it used two 1.5kg tins of pale extract and 500g dextrose. I can't remember the hops exactly but there were three additions at 30, 20, and 10 minutes I think. I think I used a 6L boil, and I think it was 20g Centennial at 30, then 40g Amarillo at 20 and 40g Centennial at 10. US-05 yeast at 18 degrees. 23 litres. There is actually a thread on here where I discussed it with the forum and worked out a hop schedule. I'll have to find it tomorrow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchellScott Posted April 29, 2019 Author Share Posted April 29, 2019 8 hours ago, Otto Von Blotto said: I obviously don't brew extract anymore but when I did, the one that stood out was Neill's Centenarillo ale. I only brewed it once but I have been thinking about doing an AG version. It was my first go at doing all the hopping myself and it was a cracking beer. I remember it used two 1.5kg tins of pale extract and 500g dextrose. I can't remember the hops exactly but there were three additions at 30, 20, and 10 minutes I think. I think I used a 6L boil, and I think it was 20g Centennial at 30, then 40g Amarillo at 20 and 40g Centennial at 10. US-05 yeast at 18 degrees. 23 litres. There is actually a thread on here where I discussed it with the forum and worked out a hop schedule. I'll have to find it tomorrow. Certainly sounds like a goodie. Let us know when you find the schedule and I'll have to jot it down for a future brew. I'll be looking for another brew to out down in a couple of days as my 150 lashes clone is just about done crashing.  Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Neill's Centennarillo was my first full extract beer and it was a really simple, yet tasty, beer. I made it a couple of times. I have made a few extract beers in my time but can't really remember the recipes. I think there are some in the Coopers Recipe section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 (edited) Found the old thread. Looks like there's more Amarillo in it than Centennial but it works well. Originally I was going to use Cascade but as noted in the thread I got hold of some Centennial. Â Edited April 29, 2019 by Otto Von Blotto 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_G Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Boiling regimes confuse me a bit ... so the regime of 30,20,10 .... what does that exactly mean .... I assume it is it is a 30 minute boil for the 1st addition and with 20 left the second addition is put in them with 10 to go the 3rd addition is put in .... is that correct ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchellScott Posted April 29, 2019 Author Share Posted April 29, 2019 1 minute ago, MartyG1525230263 said: Boiling regimes confuse me a bit ... so the regime of 30,20,10 .... what does that exactly mean .... I assume it is it is a 30 minute boil for the 1st addition and with 20 left the second addition is put in them with 10 to go the 3rd addition is put in .... is that correct ... Yep that's exactly right.  20 minutes ago, Otto Von Blotto said: Found the old thread. Looks like there's more Amarillo in it than Centennial but it works well. Originally I was going to use Cascade but as noted in the thread I got hold of some Centennial. Awesome, will check it out! Thanks man. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchellScott Posted April 29, 2019 Author Share Posted April 29, 2019 28 minutes ago, Otto Von Blotto said: Found the old thread. Looks like there's more Amarillo in it than Centennial but it works well. Originally I was going to use Cascade but as noted in the thread I got hold of some Centennial. Â Would you change the 500g dex out for more Malt or Wheat malt? Or is the dex in the recipe for a reason? Guessing that swapping it out for a form of malt will help with head retention and giving the beer a bit more body. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenyinthewestofsydney Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 I dont do any full extract recipes anymore but i do partial ones regularly. Mine is easy. 4kg of pale malt mashed and split into 2 fermenters. Can of Australian Pale Ale in each. Made to 21 litres. Using CCA yeast and fermented at 18c. Dry hop of 50gm of a C hop or a combo of galaxy and mosaic. If kegging i use 30gm keg hop. Its as easy to drink as it comes and tasty too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchBastard Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 This one goes alright. I usually only do a half batch and add a bit of dex. Using unhopped cans gives you some creativity I guess. https://byo.com/newbrew/extract-with-grains/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 I'd leave it as is. It worked well. I suspect it's there to prevent the FG from being too high. Liquid extract doesn't seem to ferment as much as dry extract. It didn't make it taste watery or cidery or anything. If I brew an AG version I won't use dextrose though, because I can manipulate the FG with the mash temperature. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
der kleine Drache Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 Cwtch by Muntons. Super easy. Super tasty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris! Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 My favorite kit and kilo with additions has always been the cerveza kit with either a nice big flameout addition and dry hop or if I want a little more hop flavour like a pale ale or something a 15 min and flameout addition. My favorite hop combo at the moment is citra and azacca for this brew. Easy brew that is quick and tastes great, pretty much the shark attack XPA but with more hops. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris! Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 (edited) If I do full extract or partial mash, it is this recipe or something like it with different hops. 1 light lme 1.7 kg 700g dry malt light 300g wheat dry malt 250g dextrose 15g mosaic at 15 min 25g azacca and mosaic at flameout 50g of each dry hopped but I have been upping this to 150g total lately. Nice beer. Edited May 1, 2019 by Norris! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris! Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 27 minutes ago, der kleine Drache said: Cwtch by Muntons. Super easy. Super tasty. That sounds like a nice red ale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naughty Corner Brewing Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 (edited) Dr Smurtos Golden Ale from the IanH spreadsheet 1 tin pale malt extract (I think the origami used the coopers Sparkling Ale kit: 1 tin wheat extract I think there was about 50g Amarillo all up Edited May 1, 2019 by NewBrews 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porschemad911 Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 (edited) Based on the 4 extract Saisons I brewed over summer... 11l batch of Saison based on your Coopers LME tin of choice (I like the Wheat LME). 15 min hop boil for bittering, pitch saison yeast of choice (3726 is my favourite) once topped up in the fermenter. Lots of variation possible, add LDM or do a partial mash for higher gravity, steep specialty grains if you want, add oak, coffee, fruit, herbs, spices if you like, add flameout / dry hops if you like. Cheers, John Edited May 1, 2019 by porschemad911 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchellScott Posted May 1, 2019 Author Share Posted May 1, 2019 (edited) 10 hours ago, Norris! said: My favorite kit and kilo with additions has always been the cerveza kit with either a nice big flameout addition and dry hop or if I want a little more hop flavour like a pale ale or something a 15 min and flameout addition. My favorite hop combo at the moment is citra and azacca for this brew. Easy brew that is quick and tastes great, pretty much the shark attack XPA but with more hops. I will be putting down a shark attack XPA this weekend, keen to see how it goes. Looks like a nice tasty drop with decent alcohol content which is what I'm after Edited May 1, 2019 by MitchellScott 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naughty Corner Brewing Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 It’s good! Had one last night and it just wasn’t enough! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris! Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 Let us know how it goes! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSands Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 I've brewed quite a few hoppy Golden Ales - each time with a different 'feature' hop.  Malt base:  Coopers OS lager + 1.5kg Light LME Steep grains: 200g each of Gladfield toffee and wheat. (could use carahell or similar instead of toffee) In the steeped grain wort boil 10 - 20g hop-of-choice for 10-15 mins (weight/time depends on hop AA) , 25g  'feature' hop at 5 mins 25g 'feature' hop at flame out. Yeast: Mangrove Jacks M36 I'm  currently drinking a version that showcases Riwaka hops.   2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porschemad911 Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 14 hours ago, BlackSands said: I've brewed quite a few hoppy Golden Ales... Hi BlackSands, what is your boil volume / diluted volume in the fermenter? Or are you doing a full volume boil? Cheers, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSands Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 59 minutes ago, porschemad911 said: Hi BlackSands, what is your boil volume / diluted volume in the fermenter? Or are you doing a full volume boil? Cheers, John Boil volume?  Dunno....  I steep the grains in a few litres of water so I guess about that much! 23 litre batch.  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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