ICzed Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 I bought a 15L fresh wort pack from my LHBS and am going to brew an IPA with it tomorrow night. Black Cat Wort (by All Inn Brewing Co) grain & hop schedule. Pale 55.6% Dark Munich 20.8% Munich 13.9% Carafa III 4.2% Chocolate 5.6% Magnum @ 22 IBU Black C-C-Cat IPA 15lt wort with 25 minute boil Centennial 20g @ 25 min Citra 20g @ 25 min Chinook 20g @ 5 min Centennial 10g @ 0 min Citra 10g @ 0 min Chinook 10g @ 0 min Centennial 30g dry hop S-04 yeast 20L brew The hop schedule is as per a recipe from my LHBS, kinda. Their recipe had Nelson Sauvin instead of Citra but I already had an unopened packet of Citra in the freezer. I have no idea how this is going to turn out as I haven't used ANY of these ingredients before but oh well. Nothing ventured - nothing gained. With regards to the dry hop, I picked up one of these infusers from a tea shop. Is this what some people use? Cheers + beers. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 I haven't used ANY of these ingredients before but oh well. Nothing ventured - nothing gained. That will be superb. IF it was me I would not use S04 or the ball thingy - I don't like S04 and I don't see the need for the ball thingy, as I never have hop floaties or any other such problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guzz Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 I have tried those infuser thingies (exactly the same as the one pictured) and don't like them. They may be ok for very small amount of hops (<12 grams)...while you may fit 20-30 grams of hops in it, when the hops expand (and they expand a lot!) I reckon would effect the hops ability to get into the brew. If they were say double the size, they would be ok I think. I use a large hop bag for my dry hop additions these days. Guzz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICzed Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Thanks gents. I haven't had any problems with hop floaties in the past either but I rarely see a tea shop in my neck of the woods so when I did find one I thought I'd get one for the hell of it haha. Ben - I originally got the S-04 for another brew I'm planning (LC Rogers clone) so I can hold on to it for the time being. The other yeasts I have on hand are: - 14 g Coopers ale yeast (2 x sachets) - MJ's M44 US West Coast yeast Apparently this kit dials in between 5.5% - 6% ABV. What would you suggest? Cheers, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 I tried an Ella pale ale today. 1.7kg Aust pale ale tin 1kg DME 250gm of BE2 250gm caramalt steeped 30 min @68 Ella 20gm @20min Ella 20gm @0min 21 Litres 15gm US-05 (that's how keg king pack it) OG 1050 pitched @20 deg My first go with Ella, I'm not planning on a dry hop, but will take advice. Cheers MM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 What would you suggest? I would go the MJ's yeast, BUT if you have used the S04 successfully in the past then an English yeast could very well be good with that brew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antiphile Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Update on the Strong Ale: SG at 1017 Activity is slowing and hopefully it will settle down so I can bung it soon The mopped up foam carries particularly overt "PORT" aromas so I'm wondering whether I should have given the the keg a couple of extra rinses with hot water?? What could possibly go wrong... C'mon PB2. You can't leave us all hanging now. I'm absolutely intrigued by the idea of using an old port cask. Were you able to bung it yet? And I notice the mailman has been today and there was no invitation to the cask opening and tasting. Maybe it'll be in tomorrow's post. However, please keep us informed of your progress. Cheers Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 The foaming settled that night and the keg is tucked away. Plan to look at it in 3mths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazzak Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 After some tweaking I put this down last night: 3.4 kg Blackrock Ultra Light LME 250g Crystal 60 250g Victory 50g CaraPils 500g Dextrose 20g Magnum @ 60 20g Citra & 20g Cascade @ 15 20g Citra & 20g Cascade @ 5 25g Citra & 25g Cascade Dry Hop I haven't got my numbers with me' date=' but I think I was looking at around 1.061 SG and around 62 IBUs. It smelt good as they always do, I am looking forward to this one, think it will be a nice drop. It's supposed to be an American Style IPA Adam[/quote'] Replying to myself, only way to get good conversation these days! Jesting aside, I have just bunged in the dry hop, I ended up going with 25g citra and 30g cascade...because i accidentally poured too many . I took the opportunity to take a gravity reading, then taste it, and YUM! . Once the dry hop kicks in this should be a REALLY nice drop. I'll report back once she's kegged and carbed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 This will be made tomorrow. Recipe: Julebryg I Style: Wiener Recipe Specifications -------------------------- Batch Size (fermenter): 23.00 l Estimated OG: 1.057 SG Estimated Color: 17.2 EBC Estimated IBU: 26.0 IBUs Boil Time: 60 Minutes Ingredients: ------------ Amt Name Type # %/IBU 4.19 kg Pilsner (Weyermann) (3.3 EBC) Grain 1 70.0 % 1.20 kg Munich II (Weyermann) (16.7 EBC) Grain 2 20.0 % 0.60 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (78.8 EBC) Grain 3 10.0 % 10.00 g Columbus/Tomahawk/Zeus (CTZ) [15.50 %] - Hop 4 15.0 IBUs 30.00 g Saaz [3.75 %] - Boil 30.0 min Hop 5 8.4 IBUs 2.00 Items Anise, Star (Boil 30.0 mins) Spice 6 - 20.00 g Saaz [3.75 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 7 2.6 IBUs -------------------------------------------------------------------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antiphile Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 So, Ben10, who's gonna have one heck of merry christmas this year? Good luck, big boy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Eh!L Posted August 7, 2014 Author Share Posted August 7, 2014 Hey gangWhat do you know? I too put done an English style IPA on the weekend. Mine was unintentional' date=' though. I was going for a ESB but would seem that I slipped a extra Kg of base malt into the mill which took my expected OG from 1.054 to 1.061. Luckily I use a refractometer to check my pre-boil volumes and was able adjust my hop addition to balance the extra malt. The brew was: 4.0kg ESB Malt 5.0 pale malt .75 victory malt .5 crystal 60 30g fuggles FWH 29g nugget 60' 15g fuggles 45' 12g fuggles, cascade and hallertau 0' 42L WLP005/notto[/quote'] Here's another update on this this brew. This is the second batch of 2 that I fermented this time with WLP005 @ 23C and dry hopped with 40g Styrian Goldings. I was looking for some banana esters from the warmer ferment temps. and I got them. This beer is AWESOME!! It's got everything I might want in a nice IPA. It's rich and malty/bready, has a good hop bite and aroma, banana esters to make it nice and British and a warm alcohol feel that every IPA needs. The Nugget and S. Goldings are new hops for me and both preformed very well and will become regulars for me. The WLP005 is also a winner and would choose it over WLP002. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Well considering the fermeezer takes two FV's, I figure another lager should go on at the same time. Style: Australian Premium Lager -------------------------- Batch Size (fermenter): 23.00 l Estimated OG: 1.055 SG Estimated Color: 10.0 EBC Estimated IBU: 21.7 IBUs Ingredients: ------------ Amt Name Type # %/IBU 4.00 kg Pale Malt (Barrett Burston) (3.9 EBC) Grain 1 69.0 % 1.60 kg Pilsner (Weyermann) (3.3 EBC) Grain 2 27.6 % 0.20 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (78.8 EBC) Grain 3 3.4 % 10.00 g Citra [13.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 4 13.3 IBUs 20.00 g Saaz [3.75 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 5 3.7 IBUs 10.00 g Citra [13.50 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 6 4.8 IBUs For both I'll be using the method described on this page >>> http://brulosophy.com/lager-method/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICzed Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Putting this one down over the l o n g weekend up here in Logan City. Canadian Siesta 1.7kg Coopers’ Canadian Blonde 1kg LDME 250g Dextrose 10g Calypso hops @ 10 mins 20g Calypso dry hop Wyeast 1272 American Ale II 23lt brew Obviously I was going to make the Caribbean Siesta but I couldn’t get my hands on a Cerveza tin believe it or not, oh well. This will be my first time using a liquid yeast so I’m interested to see how that goes. Cheers + beers, Mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerlust Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Hi guys. A rare Saturday off work...what to do? I know, let's get a brew down! Time to play with some new hops. Ahtanum & Ella. A very popular IPA over in the UK atm is this Brewdog Punk IPA. I'm going to make an APA & sub a couple of the hops listed there for others with similar properties. Using the Ella & Ahtanum should also give me some ideas on perhaps how to go about replicating the Beechworth Pale Ale that has been a topic of interest here on the forum of late. Coopers Liquid Light Malt Extract 1.5kg Light Dry Malt Extract 500gms Dextrose 100gms Barret Burston Ale Malt grain 500gms Dark Wheat Malt grain (13-14 EBC) 250gms CaraHell grain 150gms Medium Crystal Malt grain 50gms (purely for colour adjustment) Ella (14.3%AA) 15gms @ 45mins Ahtanum (4.6%AA) 20gms @ 20mins Nelson Sauvin (11.5%AA) 10gms @ 10mins Columbus (13.9%AA) 20gms @ flameout Ella 10gms @ flameout Ahtanum 10gms @ flameout Ella 15gms dry hopped Ahtanum 20gms dry hopped Nelson Sauvin 15gms dry hopped US-05 from stored rinsed yeast. 1 litre starter. Brewed to 23 litres. Ferment @ 18°C. OG = approx. 1.043 FG = approx. 1.011 EBC = 8.5 IBU = 32.3 Bottled ABV = approx. 4.5% That should spit out something interesting. Cheers & good brewing, Anthony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Hey Anthony I have looked at your last few recipes and thought . Nobody could accuse you of subscribing to the theory that less is more While a lot of dudes are going SMASH you buck the trend and go FHAMM I reckon that Ella is a great hop and I have put down a few fine brews with this one. Stella IPA --- 50g of Ella into the Coopers IPA Southern Cross Pale Ale --- 50g Ella and 25g of Sylva in Coopers Malt Extract & Victory Malt Ella Moteuka IPA --- 60g Ella and 40g Moteuka in Coopers Malt Extract & Carahell Good luck with yours Scottie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerlust Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Hiya Scottie. I too have read a number of your recipes & subsequent posts about Ella. So it was about time I gave it a try. I like experimenting with new ingredients, particularly hops, & I like to throw good portions of the stuff into my pale ales. Last week I put down a Redback wheat beer clone that only used 30gms of hops. I was nearly crying standing over the start of the hop boil knowing I could only throw 30gms of hops into it! The best tasting pale ales I've bought & brewed have used combinations of numerous hops to create the flavour. When you get it right, they are simply beautiful beers to drink. Hopefully something floral with some light citrus & piney notes will come of this. Cheers, Anthony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeCoq/Rooster Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Hi gang' date=' SWMBO and I are finally doing another brew day this Saturday and I've come up with this simple American pale ale recipe to brew. [b']Grains[/b] 4.00 kg Pale Malt, Maris Otter 0.50 kg Munich Malt - 20L 0.25 kg Cara-Pils/Dextrine 0.25 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - This is my home made crystal malt so not sure of the specs, looks somewhere between medium and dark though. Hops 10.00 g Magnum [12.20 %] - Boil 60.0 min 20.00 g Centennial [10.00 %] - Boil 30.0 min 25.00 g Chinook [13.00 %] - Boil 10.0 min 1.0 pkg Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) 90 minute mash, 10 mins mash-out and 75 minute boil. Should yield about 26 litres which is my usual amount. Est Original Gravity: 1.047 SG Est Final Gravity: 1.010 SG Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 4.8 % (5.1% bottled) Bitterness: 38.3 IBUs Est Color: 16.7 EBC This will be put into the FV around September after the lager I put on on Tuesday is bottled. We will probably do a couple more brew days before then too. Looking forward to it though! Cheers Kelsey This looks good. How does it taste? Dene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Monday Brew Day Peppermint Hill Bitter 2.00 kg Pale Malt, Maris Otter (5.9 EBC) Grain 1 58.8 % 0.75 kg Munich Malt (17.7 EBC) Grain 2 22.1 % 0.25 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (118.2 EBC) Grain 3 7.4 % 0.25 kg Victory Malt (49.3 EBC) Grain 4 7.4 % 0.15 kg Amber Malt (43.3 EBC) Grain 5 4.4 % 15.00 g Magnum [12.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 6 22.1 IBUs 20.00 g Fuggle [4.50 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 7 5.5 IBUs 15.00 g Styrian Goldings [5.40 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 8 2.0 IBUs London Ale III (Wyeast Labs #1318) 21 litres Mashed at 68 degrees. Cheers Scottie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Eh!L Posted August 13, 2014 Author Share Posted August 13, 2014 Brew day Weekend. Back to back! I'm a bit late on this post. I put down 90L of wort this past weekend. 2 batches of Gold Nugget IPA and Honey brown Ale. Next weekend will be the same drill, different beers. Pale ales of some sort. I gotta' make some beer fast. I gotta' friends wedding to brew for in a month from now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Gday Chad and the lads. I've been awol for a while but having the occasional browse. Its good to see that BDWGE No 3 is still cracking along, Mate. Its always a good read, Cheers, Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Eh!L Posted August 13, 2014 Author Share Posted August 13, 2014 Here's to you, Nick! It has been a while since we've heard from the likes of you. I hope you're still brewing regularly BDWGE No.3 is a good spot to chat isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chromakey Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 I had a very small window of opportunity today so I put on a Kits n Bits brew. I haven't done one of these for a few years since i started playing with extracts and then all grain, but time was not on my side today. I put on an old fav of mine. My take, on the Dr Smurtos award winning take, of Boonies LCPA clone. This was a tasty drop back in my Kit days so I hope I still appreciate it. It was fun to smash out a really fast brew again. 1 can Coopers Draught 1 can Coopers Light Malt Extract 250g caramalt steeped 20g Cluster pellets @ 15 mins 20g Cascade pellets @ 15 mins US-05 yeast Made up to 21L Then she will be dry hopped with: 20g Chinook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 I put on an old fav of mine. Better than not having beer. Looks nice BTW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 I had a very small window of opportunity today so I put on a Kits n Bits brew. I haven't done one of these for a few years since i started playing with extracts and then all grain' date=' but time was not on my side today. I put on an old fav of mine. My take, on the Dr Smurtos award winning take, of Boonies LCPA clone. This was a tasty drop back in my Kit days so I hope I still appreciate it. It was fun to smash out a really fast brew again. 1 can Coopers Draught 1 can Coopers Light Malt Extract 250g caramalt steeped 20g Cluster pellets @ 15 mins 20g Cascade pellets @ 15 mins US-05 yeast Made up to 21L Then she will be dry hopped with: 20g Chinook [/quote'] Ha ha ha, to me that seems like a lot of effort, and about all I am prepared to do with my commitments, but I have been really pleased with what I have been making lately, so each to his own. BTW why has antiphiles avatar changed to VALE? That usually means someone has passed. Cheers MM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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