GrahamB8 Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Just in the middle of a boil and thought I would see what you guys are up to and post what I was up to. German pale ale 5kg Pils malt 500g Munich 150g light crystal 150g Aromatic 50g Target 10% @ 40 25g Saaz 4% @ 0 25g Saaz 4% in cube 2L starter of Wyeast 2042 Ferment 1 week then rack to secondary for a further 2 weeks all at 9-10\xb0c Raise to 18\xb0c for 2 weeks (during which I will ferment an ale in the chest freezer with it [cool] ) Drop to 1\xb0c for 12 weeks Drink in under 2 weeks [innocent] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Nothing at the moment, I've got my Cascade Pale Ale in the FV at the moment, should be bottling it tomorrow though [joyful] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Hi GrahamB8. Your brew looks very interesting. Light in eventual colour, nutty & spicy finish. May I ask what the 150gms of "Aromatic" is? or are? As far as what I'm doing... Will bottle Smurto's Golden Ale Clone tomorrow. Will put down a basic Coopers APA with some Crystal, small amount of P.O.R bittering & first time use of re-cultured Coopers Commercial Ale yeast. I'll also pull BrendanS8's brew (with that damn S-04 yeast [pinched] ) out of my brew fridge to ferment out in ambient temperatures for the next week or so. Beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 I forgot to mention, I did mix up an English Pale Ale (although it's probably not gonna be all that pale[lol]) last Thursday: 5.00 kg Joe White Traditional Ale Malt (6.2 EBC) 0.30 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L (157.6 EBC) 0.25 kg Munich Malt (17.7 EBC) 0.10 kg Black (Patent) Malt (985.0 EBC) 0.05 kg Roasted Barley (591.0 EBC) 20.00 g Goldings, East Kent [6.50 %] - Boil 75.0 min 20.00 g Fuggles [5.00 %] - Boil 40.0 min 20.00 g Goldings, East Kent [6.50 %] - Boil 20.0 min 0.50 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 10.0 mins) 20.00 g Fuggles [5.00 %] - Boil 5.0 min I have no idea how it will turn out, but it will be going in the FV next once I have enough empty bottles again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Hiya Otto Man! [happy] "English Pale Ale", with black patent & roasted barley, good luck with seeing through that in a glass once it's brewed! [lol] My gut feeling is it is going to be quite a darkish IPA looking beer. Sounds really nice all the same. Good luck with it. [joyful] Beer. (Anthony) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 [lol] Yeah, they are only small amounts though. But it's the same color in my hydrometer tube as the amber ale is in a beer glass or bottle, so it's definitely darker. It's a sort of a mid to dark brown/reddish color. But, I do like darker beers, so I'm not fussed. It is an experiment, so it'll either be nice, or drinkable [tongue] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Otto Man... Is this a 23L brew? I'm thinking it's not? Beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 It should work out at 25 or 26 litres going into the FV. I make them that size so I can entirely fill my cubes, as I have 25L cubes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lotm Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Feels like I just wandered into the AG Lounge. I'll see myself out. [whistling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Over 5.5kgs of malt. What is expected ABV Otto man? Beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamB8 Posted November 8, 2012 Author Share Posted November 8, 2012 May I ask what the 150gms of "Aromatic" is? or are? Aromatic malt Brix reading was 16.1ish (or approximately 1.066) so I should get another big lager if my yeast plays along with me. I pitched into the starter a little early, the pack hadn't fully swollen and I used the original wort for my starter so the yeast has just been dropped into sugar heaven. That ale looks really nice Kelsey mate!! Hey Lusty why have you decided to add POR to your Pale ale? the Coopers pale is delish spiked with American 'C' hops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 [lol] Lotm, no way.. feel free to post whatever you're brewing or fermenting! We don't discriminate[biggrin] Lusty, going by the post-boil gravity reading of 1051 it should finish up between 5.5 and 6% ABV depending on how thoroughly the yeast ferments. I will take another SG reading when I tip it in the FV though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamB8 Posted November 8, 2012 Author Share Posted November 8, 2012 [lol] Lotm' date=' no way.. feel free to post whatever you're brewing or fermenting![/quote'] +1 This wasnt intended to be about one brewing technique to another Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Hey Lusty why have you decided to add POR to your Pale ale? the Coopers pale is delish spiked with American 'C' hops I'm hearin' that GrahamB8. As mentioned though, this is my first attempt at using re-cultured Coopers Commercial Ale yeast. So if it screws up, I didn't want it to be on an expensive made brew. This is really an experimental brew for me. [innocent] If I was more confident in the process/more experienced with the re-culture, I would certainly throw a lot more hops at the brew. Funnily enough though, I am trying to recreate as close as possible to the original taste of Coopers Pale Ale with the recipe I am using. Coopers APA kit 1.7kg Light Dry Malt Powder 500gms Light Wheat Malt Powder 250gms Light Crystal Grain 300gms steeped 30mins Dextrose 250gms P.O.R hops 12gms boiled for 20mins (purely for bitterness) Re-cultured Coopers Commercial Ale yeast OG = 1.043 FG = 1.009 IBU = 22.4 EBC = 10.7 Final bottled ABV = 4.8% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 That ale looks really nice Kelsey mate!! Cheers Graham! I hope it turns out nice. I haven't made an English style ale since March or whenever it was I did the EB kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamB8 Posted November 9, 2012 Author Share Posted November 9, 2012 I understand mate but arent Cascade just as cheap and available as POR nowadays?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 I understand mate but arent Cascade just as cheap and available as POR nowadays?? Yes they are mate, & trust me I love cascade hops. But if you want to brew as close as possible to the tastes of Coopers Original Pale Ale, you won't find any mentions of Cascade hops, only small mentions of Pride Of Ringwood bittering additions. Right now, I need to believe in the re-culture process of the commercial yeast above anything else. This brew will prove that one way or the other to me. After that, expect a series of hop avalanche brews from me! [lol] Beer. (Anthony) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamB8 Posted November 9, 2012 Author Share Posted November 9, 2012 want to brew as close as possible to the tastes of Coopers Original Pale Ale nah thats cool mate, I didnt realise you were trying to [cool] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 You guys are brewing way past my bedtime. I'll be bottling a hefewiezen this weekend. I didn't have much time so I wanted a really quick beer to throw down. This took 20 minutes from start to finish including cleaning up. 1.7kg Coopers Wheat kit 1kg Liquid Wheat malt Wyeast 3056 - Bavarian Wheat Blend 19 litres Fermented at 22 degrees I didn't make a starter for the one; just smacked it the day before pitching. It isn't a big beer and I thought that if it was an under pitch then it would help with the ester production. It is the first time in a couple of years I haven't used grain or hops. It was a return to my easy K&K days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamB8 Posted November 9, 2012 Author Share Posted November 9, 2012 You guys are brewing way past my bedtime Mid week brew always ends up a late one for me It was a return to my easy K&K days Sometimes all you need is a good yeast to make an exceptional beer [love] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Sometimes all you need is a good yeast to make an exceptional beer That's what I am banking on [wink] Whether it works is a another matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamB8 Posted November 18, 2012 Author Share Posted November 18, 2012 On that note, this brew didnt start well at all, infact my starter which looked good was a flop. I pitched on Sunday and still had zero movement on Friday. I dropped in 23g of Saflager w-34/70 Friday night through the airlock hole which has kicked it into gear, shes fermenting away now [annoyed] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 Sometimes all you need is a good yeast to make an exceptional beer That's what I am banking on [wink] Whether it works is a another matter. Yee of little faith Hairy. [sad] I'm betting this is the reason you haven't had a crack at the Coopers commercial ale re-cultivate? [innocent] Take the leap Hairy! [biggrin] Anthony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soundawake Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 I've got the brewing bug again, still thinking about what to brew... I'm currently drinking Ross' Nelson Sauvin Summer Ale, its only been bottled 3 weeks but its tremendous already. The best beer I have ever brewed. I did find an American Amber Ale recipe by Nick JD on aussiehomebrewer, that uses Coopers recultured yeast. Just wondering if its the wrong time of year for an amber ale... Maybe I should just brew some more Dr Smurto's Golden Ale... thats a cracker and I've only got 9 longnecks left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Eh!L Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 Hey Gang, I've been pretty busy latly with work and family but still the brewery is active. Toady was a big day in the brewery with morning's work a bottling of a IPA: 1.7Kg TC IPA 1.6 LME Fuggles 10g (20mins), 5g(5mins) EKG 10g (10mins), 5g (5mins) 21L water 30g Oak chips sprinkled dry @ ferment 21 g kit yeast 10L boil Next was to rack and stabilize an kit shiraz and soon after I checked the SG reading on a Pale ale(AG) that is one week in the FV. 4.5Kg Pale Ale malt 300g Crystal 40L 100g Wheat malt 10g Chinook 12.1% (60mins) 10g Columbus 16% (60mins) 10g Willamette 5.2% (15mins), 5g (5mins) 5g Perle 8.6% (5mins) 23L water Notto Re-pitched from slurry 27 Litre boil for 90mins By the afternoon things were really happening. I wasn't quite sure of the recipe for my next batch, I had a tin of E Bitter and a bunch of fun stuff from the last brew stuff shipment. This is what I came up with "by the seat of my pants". An English PA Partial Mash. 1.7Kg E. Bitter 1.0 Kg Pale Ale Malt .500Kg LME .3Kg Crystal 40L .2Kg Crystal 120L 5g EKG 4.4%(15mins), 5g (5mins) 21L water 2L starter W1098 @21C BIAB Mashed grist @ approx. 66C for 60mins, 16L boil for 60mins. I also did a little research into my next brew. Maybe an AG English Mild. All in all a great day of homebrewing. P.S. Had my first of many samplings at 10AM[wink] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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