BREW DAY!! WATCHA' GOT, EH!? 2020

[Pezzza]

53 minutes ago, Greeny1525229549 said:

a couple of batches for my brother.  

yer bro is a lucky man Greeny...

[Greenyinthewestofsydney]

5 minutes ago, Bearded Burbler said:

yer bro is a lucky man Greeny...

Yeah mate. Has had his hours reduced at work so thought I would cheer him up a bit. 3 milk crates of longnecks should help him a bit.

[RDT2]

41 minutes ago, Greeny1525229549 said:

Yeah mate. Has had his hours reduced at work so thought I would cheer him up a bit. 3 milk crates of longnecks should help him a bit.

Nice work

[ben 10]

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Recipe: Benny's Big Red
Style: American IPA
TYPE: All Grain, BIAB, No Chill, Lazy, Not Best Practice, Botchulism, BRING IT ON!!!!

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size (fermenter): 21.00 L   
Estimated OG: 1.067 SG
Estimated Color: 30.7 EBC
Estimated IBU: 67.0 IBUs

Ingredients:
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Amt              Name                                             Type          #          %/IBU         Volume        
5.00 kg          Coopers Pale Malt (4.2 EBC)                      Grain         1          79.4 %        3.26 L        
1.00 kg          Rye Malt (Weyermann) (5.9 EBC)                   Grain         2          15.9 %        0.65 L        
0.25 kg          Caraaroma (Weyermann) (350.7 EBC)                Grain         3          4.0 %         0.16 L        
0.05 kg          Roasted Malt (Joe White) (1199.7 EBC)            Grain         4          0.8 %         0.03 L        
75.00 g          Pride of Ringwood [9.10 %] - Boil 60.0 min       Hop           5          67.0 IBUs     -             
3.65 g           Brewbrite (Boil 10.0 mins)                       Fining        6          -             -             
1.0 pkg          Voss Kveik (Omega #OYL-062)                      Yeast         7          -             -             

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[Marty_G]

5 hours ago, Ben 10 said:

 

I reckon that will turn out a top beer.  I think i will save that recipe and have a bash myself because it will really suit my taste.  

[Hairy]

11 minutes ago, MartyG1525230263 said:

I reckon that will turn out a top beer.  I think i will save that recipe and have a bash myself because it will really suit my taste.  

Be careful of the botulism!!

[ben 10]

1 hour ago, MartyG1525230263 said:

I reckon that will turn out a top beer.  I think i will save that recipe and have a bash myself because it will really suit my taste.  

I have not used Kveik innit before.

[Marty_G]

29 minutes ago, Ben 10 said:

I have not used Kveik innit before.

Do it at 30-33c and it will be lovely and neutral and over in pretty quick time. If you want esters do it higher but the Voss gives off orange sort of flavours from what I have read. 

[ben 10]

35 minutes ago, MartyG1525230263 said:

Do it at 30-33c and it will be lovely and neutral and over in pretty quick time.

I am re pitching, so have used the yeast before, just not in this beer.
This one I have made many many times with slight alterations. I also am without temp control so just going ambient, have been doing so for a year and am well happy with the results.

Thanks for the input @MartyG1525230263

[Norris!]

35 minutes ago, Ben 10 said:

I also am without temp control so just going ambient, have been doing so for a year and am well happy with the results.

I went several years without temp control and as you have done, adjusting the yeast can pretty much overcome most issues. I don't like saisons and Kveik wasn't available, well to me, at the time but using m54, Nottingham and coopers ale/lager yeast always gave me good results for a myriad of brews. Temp control is just easier but not needed in today's brew world I would say.

Kveik is a game changer in my mind. Anyways, I have been watching your brews and I have say, not that it matters, it def seems like you have been churning out top quality brews. Awesome work Mate.

[ben 10]

5 minutes ago, Norris! said:

Awesome work Mate.

Cheers!!!

[Pezzza]

21 hours ago, Greeny1525229549 said:

Yeah mate. Has had his hours reduced at work so thought I would cheer him up a bit. 3 milk crates of longnecks should help him a bit.

Luvyerwork Greeny.

I know that I need to lay off the Groggs a bit meself again but just the sheer fact I can go to the coolio and pour a sparkling AG brew is making this whole nasty business so much easier to cope with.  And really nice you can fire up a few crates of gold brew for yer bro!!  Great Stuff.

[Greenyinthewestofsydney]

54 minutes ago, Bearded Burbler said:

Luvyerwork Greeny.

I know that I need to lay off the Groggs a bit meself again but just the sheer fact I can go to the coolio and pour a sparkling AG brew is making this whole nasty business so much easier to cope with.  And really nice you can fire up a few crates of gold brew for yer bro!!  Great Stuff.

Cheers mate. Made them both up at lunchtime. The CCA was going at 4pm and the US05 when I checked again at 7. Both 2L starters so they should cut through them quick.

Yeah my intake has risen a bit but I am exercising 30 mins in the morning and afternoon so hopefully that's negating it.

[Pezzza]

14 minutes ago, Greeny1525229549 said:

CCA

Hopefully that was Coopers Commercial Ale yeast and not Copper Chrome Arsenate?   ha ha

 

[ben 10]

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Recipe: Rye Pale
Brewer: Grumpy
Style: American Pale Ale
TYPE: All Grain

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size (fermenter): 21.00 L   
Bottling Volume: 19.60 L
Estimated OG: 1.053 SG
Estimated Color: 7.8 EBC
Estimated IBU: 53.8 IBUs

Ingredients:
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Amt              Name                                             Type          #          %/IBU         Volume        
3.50 kg          Coopers Pale Malt (4.2 EBC)                      Grain         1          70.0 %        2.28 L        
1.00 kg          Rye Malt (Weyermann) (5.9 EBC)                   Grain         2          20.0 %        0.65 L        
0.50 kg          Vienna Malt (Weyermann) (5.9 EBC)                Grain         3          10.0 %        0.33 L        
30.00 g          Pride of Ringwood [9.10 %] - Boil 60.0 min       Hop           4          29.8 IBUs     -             
3.65 g           Brewbrite (Boil 10.0 mins)                       Fining        5          -             -             
30.00 g          Citra [13.50 %] - Steep/Whirlpool  20.0 min      Hop           6          13.4 IBUs     -             
30.00 g          Nelson Sauvin [10.70 %] - Steep/Whirlpool  20.0  Hop           7          10.6 IBUs     -             
1.0 pkg          Voss Kveik (Omega #OYL-062)                      Yeast         8          -             -             

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[ben 10]

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Recipe: Black Saison
Brewer: Grumpy
Style: Black IPA
TYPE: All Grain

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size (fermenter): 21.00 L   
Estimated OG: 1.060 SG
Estimated Color: 70.4 EBC
Estimated IBU: 64.8 IBUs

Ingredients:
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Amt              Name                                             Type          #          %/IBU         Volume        
2.70 kg          Coopers Pale Malt (4.2 EBC)                      Grain         1          47.4 %        1.76 L        
1.30 kg          Vienna Malt (Weyermann) (5.9 EBC)                Grain         2          22.8 %        0.85 L        
1.00 kg          Rye Malt (Weyermann) (5.9 EBC)                   Grain         3          17.5 %        0.65 L        
0.50 kg          Chocolate Malt (Joe White) (750.6 EBC)           Grain         4          8.8 %         0.33 L        
0.20 kg          Carafa Special III (Weyermann) (925.9 EBC)       Grain         5          3.5 %         0.13 L        
30.00 g          Pride of Ringwood [9.10 %] - Boil 60.0 min       Hop           6          28.2 IBUs     -             
3.65 g           Brewbrite (Boil 10.0 mins)                       Fining        7          -             -             
50.00 g          Centennial [10.20 %] - Steep/Whirlpool  20.0 min Hop           8          15.9 IBUs     -             
50.00 g          Simcoe [13.20 %] - Steep/Whirlpool  20.0 min     Hop           9          20.6 IBUs     -             
1.0 pkg          Belgian Saison II Yeast (White Labs #WLP566) [50 Yeast         10         -             -             


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[Marty_G]

Pretty standard American Pale Ale recipe here: Will be pressure femnted with Voss Kveik at 10psi. The last hop addition in a 80c hop stand for 20 minutes. One thing different i will be doing is I am boiling up 3 packs of old kit yeast to use as nutrient.  

[ozlizard]

Trying to use up some leftovers as I can't get much where I am. I watched a vid on YT for a small BIAB that would use up what I have.

5lt brew.

760g American Ale Malt

13.5g hops (Cascade or Hersbrucker)

Saffale US-05 (I have Coopers can yeast)

 

Pretty simple so thought I would give it go just for fun. I only have 650g of ale malt so was thinking of adding in some Medium Crystal, say 100g to bring it up to the recipe. I think the ABV was about 4.5%.  What do you reckon?

 

[The Captain!!]

Faded Jeans pale again today and a little Rye Pale

[Beerlust]

Brew day! 

I gave my partner a commercial Stone & Wood Pacific Ale the other day, & she really liked it. I've been wanting to do a lower alcohol beer of late, so thought something along this line might suit the pair of us.

Light Liquid Malt extract 1.5kgs
Coopers Light Dry Malt extract 500gms
Dextrose 60gms
Medium Crystal 150gms (steeped post boil)
CaraPils 150gms (steeped post boil)
Simcoe 15gms @ FWH30
Galaxy 10gms @ 10mins
Galaxy 20gms (steeped post boil)
Galaxy 50gms dry hopped
US-05 yeast
Brewed to 21 litres
OG = approx. 1036, FG = approx. 1.010
EBC = 11.2, IBU = approx. 23.2
Kegged ABV = approx. 3.4%

Not that she'll see much of it. 

Cheers & good brewing,

Lusty.

 

[Norris!]

1 hour ago, ozlizard said:

Trying to use up some leftovers as I can't get much where I am. I watched a vid on YT for a small BIAB that would use up what I have.

5lt brew.

760g American Ale Malt

13.5g hops (Cascade or Hersbrucker)

Saffale US-05 (I have Coopers can yeast)

 

Pretty simple so thought I would give it go just for fun. I only have 650g of ale malt so was thinking of adding in some Medium Crystal, say 100g to bring it up to the recipe. I think the ABV was about 4.5%.  What do you reckon?

 

Maybe lower the crystal to 50g as 100g is like 13% of the grain bill. I am not saying that is bad but a high % if crystal can be sweet. Just a thought though.

[ben 10]

52 minutes ago, Beerlust said:

EBC = 11.2, IBU = approx. 23.2
Kegged ABV = approx. 3.4%

Can I be critical?

IBU perhaps a little too high for the alcohol content? Maybe....

[Beerlust]

Hi Norris. I hope you are well.

1 hour ago, Norris! said:

Maybe lower the crystal to 50g as 100g is like 13% of the grain bill. I am not saying that is bad but a high % if crystal can be sweet. Just a thought though.

IMHO grain percentages are only a guide to producing known styles of beer. Many other aspects of the beer recipes' construction can affect the malt flavour outcome of the final beer produced at the glass. Things like yeast selection, final aimed ABV% (dilution factor), wort yield efficiencies from the grain, hopping levels etc..etc.

The above beer recipe from Brew Dog is a lesson in brewing beer. It will also help to dispel many preconceptions you may already have, & release your mind from all those ideals that have been rammed down your throat by those who claim to know better.

For those that can't be bothered doing the maths, this recipe contains 33.38% of non-base malts, of which 31.32% are classed as crystal malts.

Edit: Not to mention the theoretical IBU of 198! 

Free Your Mind

Cheers,

Lusty.

Edited April 24, 2020 by Beerlust

[RDT2]

55 minutes ago, Ben 10 said:

Can I be critical?

IBU perhaps a little too high for the alcohol content? Maybe....

What do you think is an appropriate ibu for this alcohol level I only ask cause I made a similar beer with vic secret I stuffed up, I accidentally added my first addition at 40 instead of thirty minutes its more like an ipa still ok but I have made some adjustments but haven’t made the beer yet. 

[Beerlust]

55 minutes ago, Ben 10 said:

Can I be critical?

IBU perhaps a little too high for the alcohol content? Maybe....

1. Simcoe is a low co-humulone hop
2. FWH'ing smooths bitterness
3. It's short boiled to 30mins
4. Only 17 IBU comes from the short boil & it is not overly bitter @ 30mins
5. The remainder added IBU is not harsh from 10mins down & including the steep

Don't be fooled by the IBU number, it won't be the least bit bitter. (please see my above post). 

Cheers & good brewing,

Lusty.