Hilltop hops Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 Vintage Ale ROTM, haven't done a kit based beer in a long time. How did everyone rate last year's Vintage Ale kit? 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 13 hours ago, Shamus O'Sean said: Hop schedule was a bit nuts That is so impressive and organised, now I see why I forget to add things at the right time. I need to lift my game. Well done. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDT2 Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 Been busy the last week made a Emu Export clone for my mate and then a Secret Galaxy Pacific ale pictured in active fermentation. (Smells so good) My shed looks a bit like the classic brewery at the moment with three fermenters in action including the German Pilsner! Emu Expert has hit Fg of 1006 hydrometer reads 4 low. Only did a 40 minute boil with Secret Galaxy so used less water than listed in recipe. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 37 minutes ago, RDT2 said: Been busy the last week made a Emu Export clone for my mate and then a Secret Galaxy Pacific ale pictured in active fermentation. (Smells so good) My shed looks a bit like the classic brewery at the moment with three fermenters in action including the German Pilsner! Emu Expert has hit Fg of 1006 hydrometer reads 4 low. Only did a 40 minute boil with Secret Galaxy so used less water than listed in recipe. You have been busy @RDT2 keep us posted on the Emu Export. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDT2 Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 12 minutes ago, Classic Brewing Co said: You have been busy @RDT2 keep us posted on the Emu Export. It will be good I have made it twice before 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus O'Sean Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 12 hours ago, Classic Brewing Co said: Seriously that is a truly well organised presentation & of course spotless, just what we expect. I crop the mess out of the photos. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus O'Sean Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 9 hours ago, DavidM said: That is so impressive and organised, now I see why I forget to add things at the right time. I need to lift my game. Well done. Thanks Dave, @MUZZY, @Classic Brewing Co & @Mickep. I copied the idea from David Heath on YouTube. Without the strips of paper and the Grainfather app beeping at me every 5 minutes, I would forget an addition too. David Heath's version of this brew only has a 30 minute boil time. This seems to be the "modern" approach with a lot of brews. I bumped my boil time to 50 minutes, even though the first hop addition is not until 30 minutes. The extra 20 minutes gives me time to properly drain and clean the malt pipe before things get a bit hectic. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus O'Sean Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 5 hours ago, RDT2 said: It will be good I have made it twice before Is that why you changed the recipe name to Emu Expert? Because you are so good at it now. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDT2 Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 1 hour ago, Shamus O'Sean said: Is that why you changed the recipe name to Emu Expert? Because you are so good at it now. Na it’s what my dad calls it. He reckons you have a few and instantly become an expert on everything 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stquinto Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 (edited) On 8/28/2022 at 3:00 AM, Hilltop hops said: Vintage Ale ROTM, haven't done a kit based beer in a long time. How did everyone rate last year's Vintage Ale kit? I really liked it. Still got a few left, keeps on getting better Mine was a lot darker for some reason. I had to replace the Coopers Wheat with another Wheat kit since I can't get it here, maybe that had something to do with it. Just seen that the 2022 recipe is out - must give it a go … Edited August 29, 2022 by stquinto 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stquinto Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Brew day today! Was wide awake at 4am so I started a brew. Double batch (38l) of Australian Pale Ale. 19 litres will go in a cornie and the rest split between stubbies and longnecks. I owe out a few brews for various acts of kindness (like to the fella who gave me his old chest freezer for one). Takes a bloody long while to cool down 38 litres though! I collected as much water as I could to chuck on the lawn since we’re still in a hosepipe ban, still a bit of a waste … Third run of the Coopers yeast, when this one is done I’ll use half for the ROTM 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iBooz2 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 (edited) First brew day for me for a little while last Friday. Batch #78 AG #38. Cooked up a double AG batch of my house Summer Pilsner using just Summer hops for bittering and aroma. Last time I did this, mucked up the IBU by having the wrong AA numbers in Brewfather so it turned out just a little too bitter for me. Anyway error discovered and rectified so this batch should be where I want it. Going to drop these two cubes in on top of the WLP800 yeast cake from last batch. Be interesting because this is the second dirty batch in the 58 L SS Kegmenter and because I did not have time to keg the beer last time so just drank it off the top the of yeast cake until it was just covering the yeast. Then left it like that under about 10 psi at 2 C for four months to the day (as it has worked out) before I got to do another brew day of same recipe. Hopefully I don't come unstuck and it turns out OK. Edited August 30, 2022 by iBooz2 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzza Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 Brew Day now underway Some sort of Spring Beer... will be with lovely fresh Gladdy Ale Malt (all I have) and some Wey Carapils Dexys Midnight Runner Malt... Probs some HT Mit long and maybe some Citra Short at FO But then hopefully dumped over a Dubbya Yeast Cake so bit of a Hybrid : ) 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzza Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 (edited) On 8/30/2022 at 5:57 PM, iBooz2 said: just drank it off the top the of yeast cake until it was just covering the yeast. Then left it like that under about 10 psi at 2 C for four months to the day (as it has worked out) before I got to do another brew day of same recipe. @iBooz2 Boozer that is such an efficient way to do things... nice work. Cuts down on the cleaning, and buying yeast, and keeps production going... great work mate! I have consistently been doing 'dirty batch FV backfill' Brews for some time now with good outcomes... but never been piping off the brew once complete in the ferment vessel - that takes things to another level! Great stuff Edited September 1, 2022 by Itinerant Peasant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red devil 44 Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 (edited) Double Batch Munich Helles Lager mashing in the Grainfather Will ferment with 34/70 yeast. ‘After ferment is finished will condition at 5 degrees for 20 days. Edited September 3, 2022 by Red devil 44 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red devil 44 Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 Utilising the come along from my toolbox to lift the mash pipe out as it is a double batch, gotta save the back. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 17 minutes ago, Red devil 44 said: Utilising the come along from my toolbox to lift the mash pipe out as it is a double batch, gotta save the back. Nice set-up RD, sadly my shed has a low roof, I am 6 foot 2" & can stand up in it but not high enough for a pulley system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red devil 44 Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 18 minutes ago, Classic Brewing Co said: Nice set-up RD, sadly my shed has a low roof, I am 6 foot 2" & can stand up in it but not high enough for a pulley system. Bummer @Classic Brewing Co, I have a back verandah so underneath it I drilled a pilot hole and mounted a heavy duty hook into the cross member (which is hardwood), so it’s my brewing area, outdoor tv and pool area, p&ss up area, Kamado Joe cooking area, multitude of areas really. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 1 minute ago, Red devil 44 said: Bummer @Classic Brewing Co, I have a back verandah so underneath it I drilled a pilot hole and mounted a heavy duty hook into the cross member (which is hardwood), so it’s my brewing area, outdoor tv and pool area, p&ss up area, Kamado Joe cooking area, multitude of areas really. So apart from work, that's where you spend most of your time Sounds perfectly OK to me anyway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red devil 44 Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 1 hour ago, Classic Brewing Co said: So apart from work, that's where you spend most of your time Sounds perfectly OK to me anyway. You got it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tone boy Posted September 4, 2022 Share Posted September 4, 2022 Brew day yesterday - Summer ale. Pale ale kit 1.7kg 500g wheat dme 340g ldme 250g dextrose 250g carapils flameout hops Galaxy, Nelson Suavin, Motueka Will dry hop Nelson suavin and Motueka US05 ferment at 20 degrees C 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 Need to make beer without going to a shop so... Style: American Pale Ale Recipe Specifications -------------------------- Batch Size (fermenter): 21.00 L Estimated OG: 1.053 SG Estimated Color: 9.7 EBC Estimated IBU: 51.4 IBUs Ingredients: ------------ Amt Name Type # %/IBU Volume 3.00 kg Pale Malt, Galaxy (Barrett Burston) (3.0 EBC) Grain 1 60.0 % 1.96 L 1.00 kg Munich, Light (Joe White) (17.7 EBC) Grain 2 20.0 % 0.65 L 1.00 kg Rye Malt (Weyermann) (5.9 EBC) Grain 3 20.0 % 0.65 L 10.00 g Super Pride [13.90 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 4 15.1 IBUs - 15.00 ml Centennial Hop Extract [48.80 %] (CO2 Extract) - Hop 5 36.2 IBUs - 1.0 pkg Hophead Ale Yeast (Mangrove Jack's #M66) Yeast 6 - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 1 hour ago, interceptor said: so... Dank... WOW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brauhaus Fritz Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 On 8/28/2022 at 11:00 AM, Hilltop hops said: Vintage Ale ROTM, haven't done a kit based beer in a long time. How did everyone rate last year's Vintage Ale kit? Have this years kit as well, no chance to brew it yet due to post surgery lifting restrictions. didn't get last years kit, but found some bottle, delicious. Saying that I brewed the Regency Park's kit and after a while I preferred mine to the original as the hop flavors mellowed out a bit. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 On 9/4/2022 at 8:24 PM, Tone boy said: Brew day yesterday - Summer ale. Sounds like a great breat apart from the boring as-s yeast 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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