PaulM1111 Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 G'day all, First post in ages. I have ventured into BIAB but as bub number 2 is on the way I am thinking I will need to bash out a few kits and bits/extract brews to keep the brew day down to an hour or so. Been looking at the Nelson Light recipe - has anyone brewed this and provide feedback? Looks like a good brew to have kegged without getting stonkered! Might change up the hop bill.... Was also thinking of something like this for a future brew: Mid APA (20 litres) Coopers Pale Tin 500g DME 250 Caramunich 2 10g Citra and Cascade @ 10 10 g Citra and Cascade Dry Hop US 05 Should be about 3.8 abv... around 30IBUish Feedback would be awesome on both these brews since I haven't brewed with extract in some time. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerlust Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Hi PaulM1111. I've brewed the Nelson's Light recipe four times now. Three times (as is listed) for my father, & once for myself where I modded it up to a Mid-Strength. It's a great little recipe full of flavour that I rate higher than any commercial light beer I've ever tasted. [joyful] Highly recommended. [cool] Cheers, Anthony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulM1111 Posted September 16, 2013 Author Share Posted September 16, 2013 Cheers Beerlust. I was also thinking of upping it to more of a mid strength. Do you recall your OG/FG and IBUs? I have been searching for PB2s original post about this recipe ages ago before it was actually put on the how to brew site as a recipe. Anyone have a link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerlust Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 OG should be around 1.031 & FG approx. 1.007 for the 21 litre "Light" brew. I can't offer accurate IBU numbers though. I'm pretty sure this is PB2's original post of the recipe on the forum... Light Nelson Ale Cheers, Anthony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulM1111 Posted September 16, 2013 Author Share Posted September 16, 2013 Perfect thanks will brew this tomorrow. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulM1111 Posted September 23, 2013 Author Share Posted September 23, 2013 Going to knock this one out tomorrow. Entering the recipe from the "how to brew' section of the site into Brewmate and wonder what the 30 min flameout addition of Nelson Sauvin would add as it's not being chilled? Surely there is some utilisation during this 30 mins? Just paranoid this brew will be mighty bitter for such a low ABV from the flameout addition. I am making this to 19 ltrs as per the recipe to get around 3.2% abv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 If you are no-chilling then the flame out addition will be roughly the same as a 15 minute addition of a chilled wort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerlust Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 Hi PaulM1111 & Hairy. If you are no-chilling then the flame out addition will be roughly the same as a 15 minute addition of a chilled wort. I think Paul is referring to the Nelson Sauvin steep with the lid on after the 30min boil of the Centennial where the wort is deliberately held at near boil temperature for 30mins. After that 30mins has elapsed the wort is then cooled in cold water for 10-20mins. This is why I didn't offer any IBU numbers, as to be quite honest, I don't know accurately what level of IBU is created under these steeping conditions. [unsure] I am making this to 19 ltrs as per the recipe to get around 3.2% abv. If you are copying the recipe in the How To Brew section but altering it to 19 litres, I would expect you to be closer to 4.0% (naturally carbonated), 3.6% ABV (C02'd). Just paranoid this brew will be mighty bitter for such a low ABV from the flameout addition. Relax. In PB2 we trust. [biggrin] Cheers, Anthony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 I don't reckon you'll have any issues with it being way too bitter. I brew AG and "no chill" it, admittedly a different process, but it stays hot a lot longer than half an hour. When I create my recipes I don't adjust the hopping for no-chill and have never had a beer turn out way too bitter, or even really anything noticeably higher than I was going for. Some of them have even turned out too sweet! [lol] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulM1111 Posted September 23, 2013 Author Share Posted September 23, 2013 I have both Brewmate and Ian's spreadsheet having a 19ltr batch of this about 3.2% (1032 to 1008)as I keg. Will just give it a crack - what's the worst than can happen - I make beer. [biggrin] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 Yep I get 3.1% in my brewing records spreadsheet based on those gravity readings, not counting bottle priming if you are kegging. Though, my version of Ian's spreadsheet has it at 1034 - 1007 as a 19L batch, which puts it at 3.5%. But as you say, you'll make beer so all these numbers and crap aren't really THAT important. [cool] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Ah ha! I get it now. I thought you were cubing 23 litres of hot wort. As Kelsey said, a 4 litre boil will cool down much quicker than a 23 litre batch so the bitterness you get from your flame out addition will be negligible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulM1111 Posted October 15, 2013 Author Share Posted October 15, 2013 Reporting back on this one... I must say I am pleasantly surprised how nice this one has turned out. With sun out on Sunday I had a few off keg - it really is a nice quaffing light ale with enough flavour and hops to keep it interesting. Mine came out about 3% abv. Might play around with this one when I can't brew BIAB with some Citra or Simcoe... not a huge Nelson fan but I am glad I brewed this beer. Highly recommend. [biggrin] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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