TonyW Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 1 Coopers Aussie Pale Ale 500g Dry wheat malt 100g dex could of left it out but i had it here doing nothing made to 23 litres yeast US-05 I have also dry hopped it with 28grams of Citra plugs and 25g of Amarillo pellets This should after bottling be in the 3.3% to 3.6% range if my calculations are correct Making some nice summer beers that dont belt you around the ears but are enjoyable enough you can have a few on a hot day. [biggrin] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasond4 Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 I like the recipe you have posted, but I must say I don't quite understand the concept of brewing Mid Strength beer! To use a quote: "I'd rather drink half a glass of full strength then a full glass of half strength".Dr Chuck Hahn. I don't know, but it's just me[roll] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
***** Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Because Making some nice summer beers that dont belt you around the ears but are enjoyable enough you can have a few on a hot day. [biggrin] Dr Hahn probably went thirsty during summer[lol] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted December 18, 2011 Author Share Posted December 18, 2011 I like the recipe you have posted, but I must say I don't quite understand the concept of brewing Mid Strength beer! To use a quote: "I'd rather drink half a glass of full strength then a full glass of half strength".Dr Chuck Hahn. I don't know, but it's just me[roll] I brew some mid strengths so i can enjoy a few on a hot day without becoming obliterated crashing out and waking with the hangover from hell. Most of my brews range from 7 to 11%, you dont get many of these drunk on a hot day. Also alot of my friends are driving so one or 2 mids and they are still ok At least i try and make them with some flavour without the need for a liver transplant after a session. Nothing wrong with drinking responsibly around family and my grand kids over the holidays. I don't know, but it's just me [roll] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted December 18, 2011 Author Share Posted December 18, 2011 Because Making some nice summer beers that dont belt you around the ears but are enjoyable enough you can have a few on a hot day. [biggrin] Dr Hahn probably went thirsty during summer[lol] Dr Hahn sounds like a drunk [pinched] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossm Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 I'm with you Tony! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Eh!L Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 I like to have a mid-srength or two in the cellar to mix into the nightly ration. If a guy was to drink 6 or so full strenght every evening he might find it hard to operate the powersaw in the morning.[sideways] I think the secret of a good mid-strength is to add as much body as possible(ie all malt, crystal or grain addition). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 the only mid strength beers ive brewed were All Grain ones when I didnt get to my targets... Ive fixed that issue [bandit] Yob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted December 18, 2011 Author Share Posted December 18, 2011 I try to brew for taste not ABV , if i think mid strength or heavy its always about the taste not how pee faced it will get me. If you want this recipe as a 12volt, brew it to 18litres, its a killer drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasond4 Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 I think you have miss understood my comment. It means quality over quantity. Not that "mild ales" don't have there place but mid/light lagers....well "ferk,em"...whats the point! Then the quote makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted December 23, 2011 Author Share Posted December 23, 2011 5 days and it down to 1.016, sample was very nice, love the hop blend [love] Have bottled 500ml and we will test our gravity again in a week. There seems to be alot of trub like goo on the surface breaking away and floating back down, also weird was when i took the krausen collar off there was your thickish trub like goo on the sides of it as well, not just your normal bit of dried old krausen. I have never had this before in all my years of brewing, maybe its the US-05? i havent used it before. The brew tastes bang on and cant wait to brew it at 18-20litres for the winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snags Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 I'm going to try a variation of your recipe Tony, as I like the look of it. . .[joyful] 1.7 Traditional Draught 500g Dry wheat malt 250g Light dry malt 23 litres US-05 yeast Dry hop with 25g Cascade and 25g Citra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted December 23, 2011 Author Share Posted December 23, 2011 I'm going to try a variation of your recipe Tony' date=' as I like the look of it. . .[joyful'] 1.7 Traditional Draught 500g Dry wheat malt 250g Light dry malt 23 litres US-05 yeast Dry hop with 25g Cascade and 25g Citra. The Citra and Amarillo blend have nailed the taste i was after. Should be a good one to try a few variations of, was very impressed with the hops blend and at this stage will stick with it. Definately going again soon on this one [love] but at 18litres. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snags Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Yeah it looks good mate! I'd like a few mid-strengths myself though, so I'll see how it goes at 23L. What would you vary if you're happy with the blend of hops? The tin of goop or your fermentables? Cheers, Mick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
***** Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 I think you have miss understood my comment. It means quality over quantity. Not that "mild ales" don't have there place but mid/light lagers....well "ferk' date='em"...whats the point! Then the quote makes sense.[/quote'] Each to his own I guess, the brewerys sell a lot of Gold these days. I have brewed a range of ABV so far from the ESVA down the the OS Lager at 4.4%. Most of the Ale's that I have used malt extract and grains in have come out around the 5.2% mark. I like the idea of getting a brew that goes between 3.6 and 4% and keeps me interested, and I think that contrary to what you are saying there is a lot of point to a home brew mid strength. As Chad says the opportunity is there for adding body with all malt and crystal, couple that with some late hop addittions and I'll be very surprised if I can't make a quality beer. The bonus I can enjoy 1/2 dozen I'll still be making sense, I am sure I'd enjoy 1/2 dozen ESVAs as well however I wouldn't enjoy the after affects. The mid strength Morning Town Pale is next on my schedule although I think I will do a 7min and 5 min boil rather than Dry Hop. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted December 23, 2011 Author Share Posted December 23, 2011 Yeah it looks good mate! I'd like a few mid-strengths myself though, so I'll see how it goes at 23L. What would you vary if your happy with the blend of hops? The tin of goop or your fermentables? Cheers, Mick. Will have more of an idea next week when i get to drink a green stubby of it, but my initial taste tells me to leave it alone. Has a lot of taste for a mid thats not fermented out yet. I might go 1kg of Dry Wheat Malt or add 500g of LDM and 500g of dry wheat malt but for me the hop blend remains. I think this one will get a few different recipe trials from me over the next 12months I also dry hop from day1, i just plonk a hop sock in and pitch the yeast, i am going to add some sanitized marbles to the hop sock and sink it a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snags Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Nice, I might actually try 500g dry wheat malt and 500g light dry malt myself, and might put two brews down, one with Cascade and Nelson, and one with Citra and Amarillo (you've got me curious. . .[lol] ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted December 23, 2011 Author Share Posted December 23, 2011 Nice' date=' I might actually try 500g dry wheat malt and 500g light dry malt myself, and might put two brews down, one with Cascade and Nelson, and one with Citra and Amarillo (you've got me curious. . .[lol'] ) When i took a swig from my sample tube my remark was thats it!! [love] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted December 23, 2011 Author Share Posted December 23, 2011 I think you have miss understood my comment. It means quality over quantity. Not that "mild ales" don't have there place but mid/light lagers....well "ferk' date='em"...whats the point! Then the quote makes sense.[/quote'] Each to his own I guess, the brewerys sell a lot of Gold these days. I have brewed a range of ABV so far from the ESVA down the the OS Lager at 4.4%. Most of the Ale's that I have used malt extract and grains in have come out around the 5.2% mark. I like the idea of getting a brew that goes between 3.6 and 4% and keeps me interested, and I think that contrary to what you are saying there is a lot of point to a home brew mid strength. As Chad says the opportunity is there for adding body with all malt and crystal, couple that with some late hop addittions and I'll be very surprised if I can't make a quality beer. The bonus I can enjoy 1/2 dozen I'll still be making sense, I am sure I'd enjoy 1/2 dozen ESVAs as well however I wouldn't enjoy the after affects. The mid strength Morning Town Pale is next on my schedule although I think I will do a 7min and 5 min boil rather than Dry Hop. Cheers Will be good to see how it goes with the staggered hop additions. And yeh as long as the brew is tasty the ABV doesnt matter at all, but the commercial mids/lights are shockers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasond4 Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Well I'm glad you are all enjoying the "mild ales" you are all brewing, just as I'm enjoying the 6-pack of Coopers Mild Ale (for the yeast I might add) but still enjoying it. So as I first said I like the recipe and I might give it a go with some extra malt to bring it up to 4%-4.2%. Anyway "MERRY CHRISTMAS" to you all and happy brewing, and don't let what happened to Waylen Jennings -"Tonight the bottle let me down".[happy] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted December 24, 2011 Author Share Posted December 24, 2011 Well I'm glad you are all enjoying the "mild ales" you are all brewing' date=' just as I'm enjoying the 6-pack of Coopers Mild Ale (for the yeast I might add) but still enjoying it. So as I first said I like the recipe and I might give it a go with some extra malt to bring it up to 4%-4.2%. Anyway "MERRY CHRISTMAS" to you all and happy brewing, and don't let what happened to Waylen Jennings -"Tonight the bottle let me down".[happy'] If you want it stronger you brew it to 18litres that should seal it. [biggrin] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weggl Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 Snags, I think that Traditional Draught mid of yours might be a bit on the sweet side. Traditional Draught is not very bitter. I'd boil some hops with it,Sharpen it up some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted December 30, 2011 Author Share Posted December 30, 2011 1st taste of the 500ml i bottled last week: 1st up (and i should adhere to my own advice but never do) only half prime your test bottle as this brew hadnt fermented out and it let off a hell of a bang then foamed up. Alls good, i have myself a nice hoppy light/mid pale thats very refreshing. Will do a 12v version next time. I will do a FG tomorrow and get it bottled up and a final taste test in a week or 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 Tony, the beer sounds great. I know you copped some flak over the mid-strength thing but after a day of landscaping today I could have done with a few bottles of Morning Town Pale in the fridge. It would have been perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted December 30, 2011 Author Share Posted December 30, 2011 Tony, the beer sounds great. I know you copped some flak over the mid-strength thing but after a day of landscaping today I could have done with a few bottles of Morning Town Pale in the fridge. It would have been perfect. I have been working on my camper in the sun all day and drinking my mid strength Mexicans, ideal for a hot day and having a few whilst working and not feeling pie eyed. Will brew more mid strengths next summer, they are ideal. Having a couple tonight and still feel on top [biggrin] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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