Pale Man Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 On 9/11/2020 at 6:24 PM, James Lao said: CSM IPA Partial No4 Same as last time 1.5kg Maris Otter, 0.5kg Munich malt, 0.22kg Caramunich II, Coopers lager , LDME, wheat and white sugar OG 1.060 IBU 55 Used US-05 for this one Got a brewhouse efficiency of 71.76%, which is a tiny improvement on last time which was 71.35%, so happy with that. Cheers legends James Partial mashing is the shit. You get the best of both worlds. If you want to move into all grain you have that feel. If you dont, then you still make amazing beer. Us Partial Mashers are a dying breed. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzza Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 1 minute ago, Pale Man said: Us Partial Mashers are a dying breed. Ha ha mate once you lost @Beerlust Lusty... the Partial Champion... then you guys were always gunna be in trouble ; ) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pale Man Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 2 minutes ago, Bearded Burbler said: Ha ha mate once you lost @Beerlust Lusty... the Partial Champion... then you guys were always gunna be in trouble ; ) I'll get into all grain BB as soon as i sort my kegging out. You'll be the first port of call for advice. It will happen. Please standby 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchBastard Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Hahaha @Bearded Burbler variety is the spice of life. id highly suggest giving a saison a go with that yeast. FYI here’s the new age trendy beer The PreachBerry Sour 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journeyman Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 16 hours ago, Pale Man said: Us Partial Mashers are a dying breed I'm not planning on going anywhere soon - partials suit me well, particularly with the sous vide for temp control, and my Inkbird one is even wifi enabled - I don't even have to go to the kitchen to adjust the temps. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 31 minutes ago, Journeyman said: partials suit me well, You never know for sure unless you try 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journeyman Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 30 minutes ago, Ben 10 said: You never know for sure unless you try For now, I will risk it. I can now do decent sized partials and I'm making some (I consider) rather good beers. I don't know anyone close who does home brew so I guess I will never know how much better AG might be over kit & Partials (K&K&P ? ) Part is the extra time, equipment and recipe complexity, but also the ongoing issues I see from highly experienced AG'ers who have efficiency issues and problems we don't see in K&K or K&K&P brews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 1 hour ago, Journeyman said: but also the ongoing issues I see from highly experienced AG'ers who have efficiency issues and problems we don't see in K&K or K&K&P brews. okay. I don't have any issues with efficiency or any other problems... well, with the brewing that is. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristinaS1 Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 On 9/14/2020 at 8:47 AM, Pale Man said: Us Partial Mashers are a dying breed. Nah, I am not dying. Put this on today: ESB 1.7kg Coopers Blonde 1.5kg light LME 150gm Crystal wheat 3.4% 75gm C75L 1.7% 75gm C120L 1.7% 100gm Aromatic 2.2% 100gm Special Roast 2.2% 750gm Maris Otter 16.9% 15gm Cascades x 10 minute boil 30gm Williamette x 20 minute hop stand 10mL Clarity Ferm 23L 50:50 RO: tap water WLP095 slurry 10gm Cascades DH x 4 days 20gm Willamette DH x 4 days OG 1.053; FG 1.012; ABV 5.39%; ECB 20; IBU33; BU:GU 0.70. My sloppy slurry is 3-1/2 months old. Did not make a starter. Curious to see how long it takes to start fermenting. I have found WLP095 to be very vigorous, so I think it will be fine. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldcoast Crow Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Two real ale 10ltr batches..... One will be just over 4% and one mid 3% Hops to be added around day 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malter White Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 I don't think I've read here of anyone having made this cider before, so I'm giving it a go. I think it's fairly new to Australia through Kegland but I'm not certain of that. I'm aiming for a dry cider so I've just mixed the tin with 1kg table sugar in 23 litres of water with the supplied yeast and fermenting at 20C. I'll report back later how it turns out. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzza Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Back in Black... direct pitch dry US05 after a few earlier discussions on this thread... is fairly good bodied brew... so hope some of the yeast survive... only the strong? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malter White Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 @Bearded Burbler I thought you might have added an ACDC link as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzza Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 8 minutes ago, MUZZY said: @Bearded Burbler I thought you might have added an ACDC link as well. Ha ha Muzzy old buddy I was wondering whether someone might grab that hook ha ha! Been a while since a dark brew so it was definitely time. Everything of recent has been blaaaaardy beautiful golden amber irrelevant of what brew it was ha ha?! So I had to make a change! Might go light-light next time as I have some Bo-Pils left... bit of wheat... and leave out any Munich Veloria or Crystal they all seem to start to make things more golden amber ; ) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleStavvy Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 Mixed up another Mr Sinister tonight. Last stout for the year, moving on to lagers for summer next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stickers Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 dry hop wednesday for my cascarillo amber ale. reading 1.008 after 96ish hours from a 1.035 start 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Lao Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Partial No5 Simcoe Citra Mosaic IPA Usual malt bill of 1.5kg Maris Otter, 0.5kg Munich malt, 0.25kg Caramalt, Coopers Lager can, 0.5kgLDME and 0.25kg wheat DME and 0.3kg sugar. 9 litres post boil, 76% efficiency this time, my best yet! Mash out and more patient sparge this time accounting for the improvement on efficiency I think. SG 1.060, IBUs 1.055 1.5L starter of US-05 chugging away nicely after a few hours. Cheers James 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pale Man Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 4 minutes ago, James Lao said: Partial No5 Simcoe Citra Mosaic IPA Usual malt bill of 1.5kg Maris Otter, 0.5kg Munich malt, 0.25kg Caramalt, Coopers Lager can, 0.5kgLDME and 0.25kg wheat DME and 0.3kg sugar. 9 litres post boil, 76% efficiency this time, my best yet! Mash out and more patient sparge this time accounting for the improvement on efficiency I think. SG 1.060, IBUs 1.055 1.5L starter of US-05 chugging away nicely after a few hours. Cheers James That sounds the sh*t 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pale Man Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 44 minutes ago, James Lao said: Partial No5 Simcoe Citra Mosaic IPA Usual malt bill of 1.5kg Maris Otter, 0.5kg Munich malt, 0.25kg Caramalt, Coopers Lager can, 0.5kgLDME and 0.25kg wheat DME and 0.3kg sugar. 9 litres post boil, 76% efficiency this time, my best yet! Mash out and more patient sparge this time accounting for the improvement on efficiency I think. SG 1.060, IBUs 1.055 1.5L starter of US-05 chugging away nicely after a few hours. Cheers James Do you mind sharing your hop schedule. I'm wanting to give that a crack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Lao Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 (edited) No worries mate! Citra and Simcoe 25g each, 10mins. Citra, Simcoe and Mosaic 25g each, 5 mins. Dry hop 25g each of the above. Think this last batch had 30g of Cascade in the dry hop as well cos I wanted to use it up but it has turned out awesome. Cheers James Edited September 23, 2020 by James Lao 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzza Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 The dry yeast sprinkle experiment (usually make starters and or use harvested slurry) on this dark ale/Altbier seems to be doing just fine... even with OG around 1060 and concerns around osmotic shock etc... was slightly slower to crank than using a starter -- to be expected I guess -- but the US05 dry sprinkle team seems to have cranked up just fine - and the aromas from the Brew Fridge are just delectable?! Will be wonderful to have some beer back in a keg ha ha! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pale Man Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 21 hours ago, James Lao said: No worries mate! Citra and Simcoe 25g each, 10mins. Citra, Simcoe and Mosaic 25g each, 5 mins. Dry hop 25g each of the above. Think this last batch had 30g of Cascade in the dry hop as well cos I wanted to use it up but it has turned out awesome. Cheers James Cheers fella much appreciated. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodsy1525230278 Posted September 25, 2020 Share Posted September 25, 2020 On 8/25/2020 at 9:30 PM, Woodsy1525230278 said: chocolate Oatmeal stout brewed today. Mini mash. Coopers Stout tin 500g Marris Otter 100g Shepherd delight 500g LDME 100g cocoa powder 100g lactose 50g Bramling cross hops MJ Liberty Bell M15 yeast pitched 16C OG on low side 1036. Just a follow up on this; balanced easy drinking mid strength stout, initial good head that dissipates ( I guess from the low grade cocoa powder I used with too high fat content). Strange foam/scum on top of bottles that I have to sieve when pouring, but I can live with that. Bramling Cross seems to give some additional earthiness to the brew 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stickers Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 made my blonde ale today and got the OG i was hoping for. i used a cold steep overnight in the fridge of my 250g of cracked light crystal and the colour and smell were both pretty good. one less thing to muck about on brewday, depending on how this batch turns out i might cold steep more often. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzza Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 10 minutes ago, Stickers said: depending on how this batch turns out i might cold steep more often. have you compared a hot steep with a cold steep? Am thinking that from first principles re solubility of complex long chain carbohydrates with higher temp you should extract more fermentables and non-fermentables but have no experience self to back this up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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