King Ruddager Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 ...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregT5 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Brew...[cool] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I've used it in a sort-of Oktoberfest style beer. It wasn't one of my shining moments but it had nothing to do with the Caramunich. Craftbrewer list some styles that it is appropriate for: Craftbrewer - Caramunich Which looks like it is from the Weyermann website: Weyermann Caramunich And I assume it is the same as the Briess Caramel Munich. Briess Caramel Munich Or just follow Greg's advice [cool] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveL Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Have used it in a porter...went very well. Also in DrSmurto's Golden Ale...super. And also in an English Bitter...all good. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reuben Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 A very nice spec malt! I've had success using it in a dark Belgian ale, and also an English bitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BohemianMohican Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 I'm just about to bottle a brew I made with Caramunich. From taste testing my gravity readings I've got a good feeling about it. It was part of a Perfection Pale Ale recipe kit I bought from Brewer's Choice , but I only used the Sparkling Ale kit ,Ultra Brew & Motueka hops to make the beer I posted about previoulsy. The leftovers from the recipe kit (Crystal , Caramunich , US-05) went into this brew I'm bout to bottle , with the addition of some Liquid Amber , brewing sugar , Northern Brewer , Perle & Goldings hops , I think its gonna be more like an American Amber Ale. I'll let you know if I think the Caramunich is noticeable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Ruddager Posted March 13, 2013 Author Share Posted March 13, 2013 Okie dokie, I've made a recipe for "Ruddager's Amber Ale III" from these leftovers why not. Here goes ... 1.5 Kg Light LME 1.5 Kg Amber LME 500g Light DME 250 or 350g (if that's not too much) Caramunich 50g Chocolate Malt 30g Cascade @ 60 25g Cascade @ 45 15g Cascade @ 20 15g Cascade @ 10 15g Cascade dry hopped 6L boil, 23L total No, I'm not some kind of crazy cascade guy, it's just easier for me to get 100g of something from the LHBS and use it all up instead of trying to store leftover hops. Any thoughts? Comments? Perhaps I should resurrect one of the amber threads ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Ruddager Posted March 13, 2013 Author Share Posted March 13, 2013 Oh, nearly forgot - US05 yeast. Also, according to IanH's spreadsheet that gives me ... OG: 1.051 FG: 1.013 IBU: 37.1 EBC: 25.6 ABV: 5.3% ... a little high perhaps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Eh!L Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Nice one, KR! That sounds like a nice brew. i don't think you are using too much Cascade. This is a great hop that works well through the whole hop schedule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Okie dokie, I've made a recipe for "Ruddager's Amber Ale III" from these leftovers why not. Here goes ... 1.5 Kg Light LME 1.5 Kg Amber LME 500g Light DME 250 or 350g (if that's not too much) Caramunich 50g Chocolate Malt 30g Cascade @ 60 25g Cascade @ 45 15g Cascade @ 20 15g Cascade @ 10 15g Cascade dry hopped 6L boil, 23L total No, I'm not some kind of crazy cascade guy, it's just easier for me to get 100g of something from the LHBS and use it all up instead of trying to store leftover hops. Any thoughts? Comments? Perhaps I should resurrect one of the amber threads ... Hi there KR, its a good looking recipe...if you added a can of OS Lager, it could have been a winner[devil] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 I also reckon it sounds like a nice brew. I think those hop additions will go well with regard to balancing the sweetness of the amber and cara in the recipe. I'd be inclined to double the dry hop but it may come at the expense of one of the other hop additions and reduce the IBUs a bit. You need a vac sealer[biggrin] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Ruddager Posted March 13, 2013 Author Share Posted March 13, 2013 Thanks guys. I ran this past the AHB guys as well to get as much feedback as I could - there was some concern over the IBU being correct due to the hop concentration of a 6L boil, and they also suggested the 45min addition wouldn't add much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Waters Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Thanks guys. I ran this past the AHB guys as well to get as much feedback as I could I noticed that. I was going to cut and paste my favourite answer from over there into this thread but my morals got the better of me [biggrin] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Ruddager Posted March 13, 2013 Author Share Posted March 13, 2013 Heh. Yeah, I usually pop over there if I need a quick answer to something, and in this case I need to place an order pretty soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Waters Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 It always pays to hedge your bets [wink] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Your Highness, I think the recipe looks good. There is nothing wrong with a 45 minute addition if that's what you want to do. Sure you could increase the 60 minute addition to get the same IBU with less hops but what are we talking about here, a few grams? Do the numbers and if you do end up saving a fair bit of hops by removing the 45 and increasing the 60 min addition, then use the excess hops as a flame out addition. I love cascade and it goes nicely in an amber ale [love] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Ruddager Posted March 14, 2013 Author Share Posted March 14, 2013 Right, the current batch of Cascade is apparently only 6.2%AA, so it's a good thing I asked as my hop schedule was based on 7.8%AA and it makes a big difference!! As such, I've adjusted my additions to the following: 60g @ 70 15g @ 25 15g @ 15 10g dry hopped (day 3 ish) In fact ... this seems like a total waste of cascade now. Perhaps I'll go and get some other bittering hops. I'd need 25g of something around 15% - any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Eh!L Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 In fact ... this seems like a total waste of cascade now. Perhaps I'll go and get some other bittering hops. I'd need 25g of something around 15% - any suggestions? Nelson Sauvin. It not quite 15% but it does go well with Cascade.[wink] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 That's probably a good idea to go and get a high AA% hop for bittering. I currently have Magnum and Super Galena in my freezer and generally only need 10g or so in a batch to achieve required IBUs because of all the other hop additions I make. Also, this will free up some of the Cascade to increase the dry hop - I really doubt you'd even notice a 10g dry hop, you'd be better off with 25-30g. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Ruddager Posted March 14, 2013 Author Share Posted March 14, 2013 Otto, how much did you say you put in your hop balls again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Last batch I added 10g to each one and used 3 of them. It worked really well, they expanded but they was still quite a lot of space inside the ball and definitely a noticeable aroma there in the finished beer. How many of them do you have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Ruddager Posted March 14, 2013 Author Share Posted March 14, 2013 Just the one [pouty] You have the same 6.5cm as I have, right? If 10g is ideal, what do you think maximum would be? 15? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Yeah mine are 6.5cm ones. I actually have 5 of them all up, but unless I do an IPA I can't see me using any more than 4 in a brew. I wouldn't go any higher than 15g in one, so you may need to throw the rest in commando or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Eh!L Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 If I may... You guy should really consider chucking them in loose. I just dry hopped my lasted brew with 50g. This would have required me to have used 5 tea balls to do this, the simplest of hop addition. I don't know about you dudes but I hate trying to clean a wire mesh sieve let alone 5of them![bandit] [innocent] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 I don't find them difficult to clean at all, I just shake them out in the garden and then give them a rinse under the tap and the hop matter comes straight off. I've chucked them in loose before and I didn't really like having hop matter make its way into the bottles very much. It's just a personal thing I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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