PB2 Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 23 litres [smile] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilboBaggins Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 If you hit all your targets, what OG and IBU do you like for this one Paul? I'm toying with the idea myself. I've never used anything like that amount of Chocolate, but I love it! [biggrin] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 This is one of those brews I just throw together and don't bother taking any readings - spose I could take a sample to be analysed in the lab. Maybe next time I brew it [innocent] The target figures (using the "Beer Alchemy" iPhone app) - OG: 1046, FG: 1013, 4.3%ABV and 41BU - it doesn't taste that bitter, seems more like 30ish to my tastes. [unsure] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 I put my recipe into Brewmate (sorry, PB2's recipe). I am working on a 65% efficiency until I finalise the numbers I'm getting with the new system so I threw in an extra 500g ale malt. That gives me: OG - 1047 FG - 1013 IBU - 43 I'll live with that. And if I get slightly better efficiency then I will live with too [cool] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Eh!L Posted June 4, 2013 Author Share Posted June 4, 2013 That does sound like a hell of a nice recipe[joyful] ! I might have it to try my hand at it too. It's time to make an order I guess.[roll] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 I just put it into Beersmith going at 75% efficiency since I regularly get somewhere between 70% and 80%, seems a good middle of the road figure. OG 1046 FG 1009 (based off a light body mash profile) 29.6 IBUs 84.6 EBC 5.3% ABV after bottle fermentation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Otto, are your IBU's no-chill adjusted or did you adjust the hops/schedule? It seems a bit low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 It's not, but I can't actually find a no-chill option on Beersmith anywhere. I might do a search and see if there is one though. I did change the AA% on the hops to reflect what my Magnums actually are but that was all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 It's not' date=' but I can't actually find a no-chill option on Beersmith anywhere. [/quote'] Don't quote me on this (well you can but I am disclaiming everything), I think the no-chill option in Brewmate treats the addition as 15 minutes earlier. So the 30 minute no-chill addition would be calculated as a 45 minute chilled addition. I might play around with it in Brewmate when I get a chance to see if that is correct. In the meantime, just treat it as a possibility [biggrin] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 [lol] No worries. Well increasing that addition to 45 mins on Beersmith brings it up to about 35 IBU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilboBaggins Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Yep, Brewmate adds 15mins for no chill. I am actually trying my no chill adjustments at 10 mins instead and correcting manually, as I'm suspicious about the lack of bitterness in some of my brews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 I am still too early into my no-chill career to confirm it but I thought it appeared quite high. My last brew I calculated the no-chill IBUs in Brewmate to be 41, but I was hoping for mid-30's. I figured if the software is close then I would still like the beer with 40 IBUs. Eventually I will get a feel for it and will end up doing something like you do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 It's a strange one. I normally do my recipes in Beersmith without even a second thought to accounting for no-chill. I've not found one to be way over the top with bitterness that I wasn't expecting yet. In fact in my ever evolving Hellesraiser recipe, I'm going to slightly up the later hop addition to get an extra IBU or so out of it just to see what sort of difference it makes to the final brew. It won't be strictly to style but who cares.[lol] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-tron Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Put down brew #4 last night. Scotch ale from how to brew section. -TC Sparkling ale -TC Liquid amber malt -500g Dark brown sugar -Kit yeast pitched in 21 litres Didn't add any hops because the description said it should be mainly malty aromas, little to no hoppy aromas. Not very exciting but I'm getting excited about every brew at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Waters Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 A-Tron that'll be a good beer. Excitement doesn't always smack you in the face [biggrin] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 A-Tron, let us know how it turns out. I don't think I have seen any feedback on that recipe. You don't see too many commercial varieties of Scottish Ales around here. Red Hill do a nice one and you should have seen my excitement when I walked into Panthers Leagues Club last month and saw Malt Shovel's Wee Highlander (a wee heavy) on tap. It was delicious [love] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilboBaggins Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Brew Boys in Adelaide do a wee heavy called 'Seeing Double'. It's a nice drop, but usually the last thing I remember for the evening (or day). [innocent] Anyone in Adelaide who hasn't stopped in for a Maiden Ale or Ace of Spades should really make the time to swing by. [love] [love] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Anyone in Adelaide who hasn't stopped in for a Maiden Ale or Ace of Spades should really make the time to swing by. [love] [love] They sound more like Kelsey's beers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilboBaggins Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 [lol] Didn't even realise, but yeah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregT5 Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Nice signature line, Muddy...[lol] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-tron Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 I'll let you all know how it goes in a few weeks. You'll need to take my review with a grain of salt though as I'm pretty new to this so I'm pretty sure I'm gonna just think its amazing. I thought my OS Lager with BE1 was amazing so...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Eh!L Posted June 7, 2013 Author Share Posted June 7, 2013 I thought my OS Lager with BE1 was amazing so...... [sick] [biggrin] [innocent] Hey A-tron, Did you use one packet of yeast or two? There is a lot of stuff in your recipe for the yeast to chomp through. One packet(7g) might be an under-pitch. I always try to use two(14g). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-tron Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 Hey A-tron, Did you use one packet of yeast or two? There is a lot of stuff in your recipe for the yeast to chomp through. One packet(7g) might be an under-pitch. I always try to use two(14g). If you're talking about my scotch ale I only used one. Have been a bit worried because og was 1.055. Only read afterwards I might need more. Got good krausen and smells coming out though so hopefully it'll be alright. Decided on Sunday night to put it on so had to use what I had. Do you think I might have problems? I hope not because I'm really looking forward to this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Waters Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 Are you talking to yourself A-Tron? [unsure] EDIT: Sorry, didn't notice it was supposed to be a quote...carry on...nothing to see here [rightful] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 Decided to put down a Coopers European Lager + BE2,basic can & kilo put some Hallertau hops in with it.Now have to wait over 3mths to try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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