Norris! Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 8 hours ago, MartyG1525230263 said: The "Real Ale" is a cracker of a kit. As is the English Bitter. To my tastes the best kits to use as bases to do dry hopping and partial mashes with. Even on their own they are good. I did 1 real ale kit and yeah I thought it was pretty awesome as a base like you said, I prefer the cerveza for my brews as a base for partials and dry hopping, but that is just taste. I never tried the English bitter kit but will one day. Everyone says it is awesome, just like the stout gets good reviews. I have used the preachers wife hefe as a base for a stone and wood a couple of times. It was pretty good but I didn't like the additional cost of Thomas Cooper can over just the regular malt cans, but that was my only issue, which is just me griping. What was the Aussie draught recipe? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journeyman Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 (edited) 20 minutes ago, Norris! said: but I didn't like the additional cost of Thomas Cooper can over just the regular malt cans I don't see an issue. I mean if we were just brewing the can and some LDME, then the extra expense might be worth it but given adding in grains, hops etc. why smother the expensive extract with other things which will be what we taste? My goto for many of my brews is the Real Ale. Edited May 15, 2020 by Journeyman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QK Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 Doing another regular APA 3.4 kg Coopers Ale malt .3 kg Munich .2 kg Med crystal .1 kg Acid malt 10 g Cal sulphate Half whirlfloc tablet 10 min Mash @66deg 60 min 15 g Cascade 10 m 15 Falconers flight 10 m 15 Cas flameout 15 FF flameout 20 Cas cube 20 FF cube 50 FF dry OG 1042 IBU 30 1056 Yeast This is my first flameout version. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldcoast Crow Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 I dropped a last minute batch into the fv, I have trying to get my hands on a heap of brown crown seals and got the all clear on 72 of the babies today..., happy days.... I’m over the pet bottles so this batch will give me a tally of around 100 brown an 25 green 330ml stubbies, is to celebrate I added a coopers draught to the current coopers real ale in ferment, happy days, bottling about 60 next weekend it seems.... start with around 1.050 og so aiming for around 5.1abv 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzza Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 20 hours ago, Goldcoast Crow said: heap of brown crown seals Good Stuff GCC... what brand are they - Coops? The old old crown seal XXXX bottles used to be beauts as well years ago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzza Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Building up the inventory.... this one a Pilsener of sorts... mash smells nice ; ) 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldcoast Crow Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 2 hours ago, Bearded Burbler said: Good Stuff GCC... what brand are they - Coops? The old old crown seal XXXX bottles used to be beauts as well years ago... They are Redland bay brewery bottles, the lad who sold em to me used to take them there to get filled up 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzza Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Ha ha brewing up a Storm - hop boil current with Noble Hops and a sprig of fresh garden Rosemary for a laugh at the end ; ) 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldcoast Crow Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Anyone tried the coopers draught extract btw? I’m toucanning it in 11ltrs.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 10 hours ago, Goldcoast Crow said: Anyone tried the coopers draught extract btw? I’m toucanning it in 11ltrs.... Yes, it's a good brew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Quote Recipe: Not so Belgian Brewer: Grumpy Style: Belgian Pale Ale TYPE: All Grain Recipe Specifications -------------------------- Batch Size (fermenter): 21.00 L Estimated OG: 1.042 SG Estimated Color: 5.8 EBC Estimated IBU: 41.8 IBUs Ingredients: ------------ Amt Name Type # %/IBU Volume 3.00 kg Pilsner, Malt Craft Export (Joe White) (3.2 EBC) Grain 1 75.0 % 1.96 L 1.00 kg Rye Malt (Weyermann) (5.9 EBC) Grain 2 25.0 % 0.65 L 20.00 g Pride of Ringwood [9.10 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 3 21.7 IBUs - 3.65 g Brewbrite (Boil 10.0 mins) Fining 4 - - 25.00 g Cascade [6.40 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 20.0 min Hop 5 5.8 IBUs - 25.00 g Enigma [15.90 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 20.0 min Hop 6 14.3 IBUs - Belgian Pale yeast. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journeyman Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 13 hours ago, Goldcoast Crow said: Anyone tried the coopers draught extract btw? I’m toucanning it in 11ltrs.... Needs a good hopping or it's a little boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Quote Recipe: Simple Saison Brewer: Grumpy Style: Saison TYPE: All Grain Recipe Specifications -------------------------- Batch Size (fermenter): 21.00 L Estimated OG: 1.044 SG Estimated Color: 5.0 EBC Estimated IBU: 38.7 IBUs Ingredients: ------------ Amt Name Type # %/IBU Volume 3.00 kg Pilsner, Malt Craft Export (Joe White) (3.2 EBC) Grain 1 75.0 % 1.96 L 1.00 kg Wheat Malt (Barrett Burston) (3.0 EBC) Grain 2 25.0 % 0.65 L 10.00 g Pride of Ringwood [9.10 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 3 10.6 IBUs - 3.65 g Brewbrite (Boil 10.0 mins) Fining 4 - - 50.00 g Enigma [15.90 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 20.0 min Hop 5 28.1 IBUs - 1.0 pkg Belgian Saison II Yeast (White Labs #WLP566) [50 Yeast 6 - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchBastard Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Awesome brew day today. Milled grain last night. Sorted out mash and sparge water quantities last night too. All I had to do this morning was plug in and play. Was mashing by 7:30am and yeast was pitched at about midday today. my (Sort of) ANZAC pale ale (was meant to be all AUS/NZ ingredients but I changed a few things up last minute) joe White Pale malt gladfield Munich gladfield light crystal Warrior at 60 (originally was Going to be POR but I like what warrior does) motueka and taiheke at FO for 20. us-05 (originally was meant to be WLP aus ale yeast but again, changed my mind not having done a starter) 37ibu was down a few points pre boil but got them back and ended up at 1.050 as per BS predictions. keen for this one to be done. I’ve never used NZ hops before 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 4 hours ago, MitchBastard said: Awesome brew day today. Milled grain last night. Sorted out mash and sparge water quantities last night too. All I had to do this morning was plug in and play. Was mashing by 7:30am and yeast was pitched at about midday today. my (Sort of) ANZAC pale ale (was meant to be all AUS/NZ ingredients but I changed a few things up last minute) joe White Pale malt gladfield Munich gladfield light crystal Warrior at 60 (originally was Going to be POR but I like what warrior does) motueka and taiheke at FO for 20. us-05 (originally was meant to be WLP aus ale yeast but again, changed my mind not having done a starter) 37ibu was down a few points pre boil but got them back and ended up at 1.050 as per BS predictions. keen for this one to be done. I’ve never used NZ hops before Nice clear wort buddy. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchBastard Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 49 minutes ago, Titan said: Nice clear wort buddy. Cheers mate. Wasn’t expecting it that clear tbh 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Quote Recipe: Aussie Draught Brewer: Grumpy Style: Australian Sparkling Ale TYPE: All Grain Recipe Specifications -------------------------- Batch Size (fermenter): 21.00 L Estimated OG: 1.037 SG Estimated Color: 16.1 EBC Estimated IBU: 22.4 IBUs Ingredients: ------------ Amt Name Type # %/IBU Volume 2.50 kg Pilsner, Malt Craft Export (Joe White) (3.2 EBC) Grain 1 82.0 % 1.63 L 0.05 kg Roasted Malt (Joe White) (1199.7 EBC) Grain 2 1.6 % 0.03 L 0.50 kg Corn Sugar (Dextrose) [Boil] (0.0 EBC) Sugar 3 16.4 % 0.32 L 20.00 g Pride of Ringwood [9.10 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 4 22.4 IBUs - 3.65 g Brewbrite (Boil 10.0 mins) Fining 5 - - 1.0 pkg California Lager (Mangrove Jack's #M54) Yeast 6 - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Upped the sugar to decrease the flavour 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris! Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Putting down a hazy pale today. Ignore the temp and the yeast, I have not decided on those yet, but probably will use kveik or US05, maybe the kolsch yeast but leaning towards the Kveik. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldcoast Crow Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 2 hours ago, Norris! said: Putting down a hazy pale today. Ignore the temp and the yeast, I have not decided on those yet, but probably will use kveik or US05, maybe the kolsch yeast but leaning towards the Kveik. I noticed your fg at 1.016, it makes me feel better about my Real Ale which has been settled at 1.015 for a couple of days, I’m still a novice but I guess I was waiting for it to get to 1.010 or 1.011 like all my other brews have.... guess no need and it’s time to bottle.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journeyman Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Goldcoast Crow said: I noticed your fg at 1.016, it makes me feel better about my Real Ale which has been settled at 1.015 for a couple of days, I’m still a novice but I guess I was waiting for it to get to 1.010 or 1.011 like all my other brews have.... guess no need and it’s time to bottle.... The SG rate slows considerably as the brew approaches FV. I've had some drop 20+ points in the first day but towards the end it can be 1 - 2 points. What I haven't really done at all is a straight K&K so I am not sure how abruptly the ferment ends with those. If you're sure it's 1.015 go ahead but if there's a chance it might have been 16 then 15, maybe wait a day to be sure? Or perhaps boost the temp a couple of degrees to make sure? Edited May 22, 2020 by Journeyman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris! Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 I think it will get below that but we will see. Some don't, but with a low mash I think it will get down there, I am not sure if the oats were added as fermentables in my software, I added those in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldcoast Crow Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 13 minutes ago, Journeyman said: The SG rate slows considerably as the brew approaches FV. I've had some drop 20+ points in the first day but towards the end it can be 1 - 2 points. What I haven't really done at all is a straight K&K so I am not sure how abruptly the ferment ends with those. If you're sure it's 1.015 go ahead but if there's a chance it might have been 16 then 15, maybe wait a day to be sure? Or perhaps boost the temp a couple of degrees to make sure? Not planning on bottling for a few days anyway so it will give me a few days to test 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Captain!! Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 (edited) Had a SG issue with the English bitter I brewed the other day. Missed total OG by like 8 points. I’ll have to add some dry malt to it to make it worth the ferment. probably make it a drinkable but not great. Adjusted my grain mill and today for this one, got bang on OG 1.062 Edited May 22, 2020 by The Captain!! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzza Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 4 hours ago, The Captain!! said: Adjusted my grain mill and today for this one, got bang on OG 1.062 Malts - Hops - Yeast for the EB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Captain!! Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 34 minutes ago, Bearded Burbler said: Malts - Hops - Yeast for the EB? Not quite an EB. But it’s what I had. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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