Muddy Waters Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 In honour of my first foray into using Magnum as my primary bittering hop I hvae decided to declare August "Hawaiian Month". First up we have my "Island Hopper Ale", a cascade driven Pale Ale which all the Haoles are hollerin' for. Engineered to be along the lines of a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. Next, I will be teaming magnum with the proven team of amarillo and centennial in my newly formulated "Oh...My...God! Amber Ale" - This one's for you Higgins [cool] . The rest are still on the drawing board but I reckon I'll have to fit Spam in to the mix somehow [sick] Anyway, Happy Hawaiian Month one and all [biggrin] (Sorry for the very dodgy photoshopping but I only had 5 mins) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordEoin Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 phew... i thought you were going to try pineapple in your brew.. [biggrin] pineapple is something that does not ferment well, believe me[crying] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamB8 Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 pineapple is something that does not ferment well' date=' believe me[crying'] I have a pineapple Lambic which is awesome. Brett will ferment anything and everything [wink] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Just be careful Muddy. If you brew Hawaiian themed beers they are sure to be volcanic [innocent] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamH1525226084 Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Have you made a lei out of hop flowers Muddy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 check this guy out Muddy, 1 pound of Magnum for $10 they are good... Ive been using them as primary bittering for a while now. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Eh!L Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Hey Muddy, I started my experiments using Magnum hops in a few brews as of late. Two versions of the same theme. Of course it happens to be attempts of the Seirra Nevada PA. I'd like like to hear a little more about your plans for this one (if you don't mind). I know you don't give out trade secrets but i wouldn't mind comparing notes. The jury is still out on my attempts. Definitly some hops tweeking in future attempts. I have a Seirra Nevada Torpedo IPA clone in the works which features Magnum (hops, not P.I.[sideways]) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Waters Posted August 7, 2012 Author Share Posted August 7, 2012 phew... i thought you were going to try pineapple in your brew.. I hate pineapple added to my (cooked) food let alone in my beer! [sick] Just be careful Muddy. If you brew Hawaiian themed beers they are sure to be volcanic Groan\u2026[sideways] Have you made a lei out of hop flowers Muddy? No but I am wearing a grass hula skirt all month [bandit] check this guy out Muddy' date=' 1 pound of Magnum for $10 [/quote'] Thanks Yob, I have seen the website before but had lost the link. I\u2019ll definately use them next time [cool] I started my experiments using Magnum hops in a few brews as of late. Two versions of the same theme. Of course it happens to be attempts of the Seirra Nevada PA. I'd like like to hear a little more about your plans for this one (if you don't mind). I know you don't give out trade secrets but i wouldn't mind comparing notes. Well full disclosure is in order I suppose Chad, I actually bottled this a couple of days ago, during August, so it got included in Hawaiian month on a technicality. It tastes great out of the fermentor but I wont know until next month how it stands up out of the bottle. I\u2019ll try and send you my recipe but I don\u2019t think the email links work \u2013 I don\u2019t like to post recipes on the site until I know for sure they are good. If the email doesn\u2019t work maybe I\u2019ll break my rules and just post the recipe...[rightful] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamH1525226084 Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 my mate bought a massive bag of Magnums from Ellerslie hop - they sell direct. I will try to find out how much it was. It must be about 500g I reckon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 my mate bought a massive bag of Magnums from Ellerslie hop - they sell direct. I will try to find out how much it was. It must be about 500g I reckon. lol when you say a "massive amount" I was thinking more like 5kg or something. Sorry just had to chuckle [ninja] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamH1525226084 Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 hehe I have learnt to exaggerate well from SWMBO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Waters Posted August 7, 2012 Author Share Posted August 7, 2012 Adam, don't worry about Bill. He has about 50 beers (+ soda water) on tap and considers any amount of ingredient less than a pallet load to be laughable [lol] ...[innocent] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Eh!L Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Hey Muddy, I think I can wait a month to hear the tail of the tape on the Island Hopper. I am glad to hear yours is tasting good out of the fermenter. My attempts frankly taste like shite![annoyed]. Way to citrusy in flavour. I used for my 1st attempt 28g of magnum 11.3% @ 30min + 20g perle @ 28mins for bittering and 42g Cascade @ 5mins+ 42g Cascade @ F-out. Way too much flavour with the only a 30min boil for bittering I think[pinched] . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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