PB2 Posted July 23, 2010 Share Posted July 23, 2010 Good to hear that you could get the NS [cool] 4.4 kg of fermentables A 1.7kg beer kit is around 80-81% solids, which is effectively about 1.36kg dry weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idicus Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 I didn't know that Paul! Cheers I'll keep that in mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idicus Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 Alrighty just bottled and the NS hops had imparted a very distinctive grapefruit/passionfruit aroma, very nice. Will let you know how it tastes in a few weeks :) Cheers, Phillip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaredW Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 oh no!!! is my brew stuffed! i boiled and steeped 45g of cascade hops for 30min and added them to the wort after mixin it up then put the yeast on top bottled it 2 days ago the sample was extremly fruity ha ha oh boy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdman Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 I am giving this recipe a go tomorrow. I have never used hops before so anything could happen, fingers crossed it turns out correct. Will let you know how it goes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McFrankel Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 I bought one of these and found it really smooth and pleasing and could see how they could definately get better with age[happy] . My only disappointment was that I was going to recycle the bottle but found out after I opened it the it was a twist top [lol]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Waters Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 Why can't you re-use a twist top Mark? I used to use them all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdman Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 looking forward to bottling tommorow. using 500 ml bottles. was still fermenting after 12 days. FG now stable . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdman Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 could not get temperature down below 20 deg C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McFrankel Posted September 26, 2010 Share Posted September 26, 2010 Muddy I have tried twist tops before and found the seal a bit dodgey as the beer seems flatter when I go to use it. I have never had that problem with crown seal bottles. Although I did read that there is now a capper ont he market that works for both crown seals and twist tops so that may change my point of view Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdman Posted September 26, 2010 Share Posted September 26, 2010 MarkF6 I use a hammer down type capper with good success on twist type bottles. Bottled ESVA today, the smell was sensational. OG was 1076 and FG 1020 so by my calculations alcohol should be 8.00%. Can't wait to taste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveL Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Would this recipe go okay with moteuka hops? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeonardC2 Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Good to hear that you could get the NS [cool] 4.4 kg of fermentables A 1.7kg beer kit is around 80-81% solids, which is effectively about 1.36kg dry weight. Sounds like I nailed it pretty close with the 1.7kg LME against 1.4kg SDME. I'd like to see this new caper that can properly seal twist off bottles as well. I have about enough to bottle a batch with'em,even though they're clear. They'll be in a box or fridge,anyway. Just hate to toss'em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Any push-on crown seal style capper should adequately seal twist-off glass bottles. The crown seal simply takes on the shape of the threads. The issue, though, twist off style glass bottles tend to be less robust around the lip area and are not designed for re-use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveL Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Hi Paul (and others!), would moteuka go ok with this recipe? (and sorry for repeating myself from earlier post) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Would this recipe go okay with moteuka hops? Oooo yeah!![love] It might rival the Motueka Slam IPA [biggrin] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveL Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Would this recipe go okay with moteuka hops? Oooo yeah!![love] It might rival the Motueka Slam IPA [biggrin] Thanks Paul, just the affirmation I was seeking! The original recipe called for 30g, is there an upper limit that is acceptable? Given the time in bottle it needs to develop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 It's a personal preference thing - 50g would suit me. [biggrin] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weggl Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 Hey Trusty, where it G Town, anywhere near Newtown? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DylanI Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 The recipe for the Extra Strong Vintage Ale.... 1.7kg Australian Pale Ale beer kit, 1.7kg Real Ale beer kit, 1kg Dextrose 45g Nelson Sauvin flowers (30g pellets) dry hopped Made to 21 litres. Hey Paul I'm keen to give your 'Extra Strong Vintage Ale' a go. In your recipe, do you recommend dextrose because using other fermentables (e.g. DME) would make the beer too thick? Would it be ok to replace some (or all) of the dextrose with DME? Cheers, -Dylan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Do it as per the original recipe, i have and it gets a big thumbs up [love] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Waters Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 +1 for doing as per Paul's recipe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DylanI Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Thanks guys. Sorry to be a pain. So I take it you both used Nelson hops? I don't have any, and I'm trying to use up the hops that I've got. I have some Fuggles, Cascade and Galaxy. If given the choice out of those, which do you think would be a good fit for this beer? Thanks in advance for any advice! -Dyl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Waters Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 I used cascade Dylan - It was all I had at the time and it worked well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Thanks guys. Sorry to be a pain. So I take it you both used Nelson hops? I don't have any, and I'm trying to use up the hops that I've got. I have some Fuggles, Cascade and Galaxy. If given the choice out of those, which do you think would be a good fit for this beer? Thanks in advance for any advice! -Dyl Cascade was bred from Fuggles and Serebrianker in the USA. The Nelson works well with the Cascade (being a fruity hop) together Your Galaxy with its combination of citrus and passionfruit aromas lean more toward the Nelson. Time for an experiment i would be thinking Decisions decisions [biggrin] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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