Hairy Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Hey Hairy' date='Glad to hear your back at it.[img']cool[/img] I took a couple of months off from brewing myself until I put down a porter last weekend. I've got a Honey brown ale and maybe an Oatmeal stout planned for the near future. Lusty will be so pleased to hear that you plan to brew his MAA. Otto, I'm sad to hear you and SWMBO parted ways. I hope it's for the best. I told Lusty I would do an AG version of it. And Lusty promised that, if I did it, he would go all grain and do it as well Otto, I am sorry to hear that as well. I enjoyed meeting her last year. Oh, and you too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Ruddager Posted January 17, 2015 Author Share Posted January 17, 2015 I'm back after having only brewed once since November too and it's time to re-stock! Got a tettnang golden ale boiling at the moment ... actually, it's down to the last minute - hold that thought!! Okie dokie, so, I've got enough of the right sort of hops to be able to do another Big Island IPA, then I'm out of ideas. 1. Big Island IPA 2. ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Ruddager Posted February 1, 2015 Author Share Posted February 1, 2015 IPA under-way ... cool, that rhymes. Okie dokie, let's see, I've got LOTS of hops at the moment including magnum, cascade, citra, amarillo, fuggles and EKG, so ... 1. Golden Ale w/Fuggles (could possibly end up as a bit of a weird one) 2. Hoppy American Pale I'm still low on inspiration though so I need to find something else to make as well. Perhaps some kind of dark ale, although I already have a stout and a porter in stock. Hmmm ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 This thread must have slipped past the radar.. but anyway, thanks Chad and Hairy, it is for the best, I think we want different things in life so yeah. Maybe try a red ale Ruddy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Ruddager Posted February 1, 2015 Author Share Posted February 1, 2015 Oh Otto, I didn't read your post sorry. I'm glad to hear you say it's for the best at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 This thread must have slipped past the radar.. but anyway' date=' thanks Chad and Hairy, it is for the best, I think we want different things in life so yeah. [/quote']Let me guess, you want peace and quiet but it isn't a part of the female genome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Not quite just became evident towards the end that we were heading in different directions with certain things, and it wouldn't work staying together. Mind you she might have a totally different story but that's how I felt/saw it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerlust Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Hi Kelsey. Not quite just became evident towards the end that we were heading in different directions with certain things' date=' and it wouldn't work staying together. Mind you she might have a totally different story but that's how I felt/saw it. [/quote'] I too was sorry to read you'd split with your GF. I meant to say something at the time when I saw THIS post of yours. Brake-ups are never normally easy things, & as you seemed to keep it low key, I figured you probably didn't want to talk about it here. I have a quick cure though. Go down to the next practice session for your old band. Take your favourite cricket bat with you in place of your guitar. When you arrive & open the door, stare straight at the guy that has taken your spot in the band. I have a feeling you'll be back in pretty much straight away! Cheers, Lusty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I too used to jump around the lounge room using a cricket bat (or tennis racquet) as a guitar. Good idea Lusty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 "Well I've got this big motherf#$^er of a cricket bat that says I can.." That's true, although seeing it coming for a few weeks before it happened, probably made things a bit easier after the fact. There's always a reason for breakups, they may not make sense at the time but when you look back on it later, they often do. In saying that though, an awful lot of couples these days seem to break up over the most trivial crap, that in the past would have just been an argument then get over it. With regards to the band I'm not in a great position to re-join at the moment, partly due to their commitments coming up, partly due to me focusing on cricket more, and also enjoying not having to do all the PITA stuff that comes with playing in a band. The last thing I wanna do after a 12 hour work day is bugger off somewhere and play loud music for a couple of hours. Rather just come home and RDWHAHB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerlust Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 I too used to jump around the lounge room using a cricket bat (or tennis racquet) as a guitar. Given that picture of your first Grainfather beer that appears to be on the ceiling' date=' I wouldn't consider it too far fetched for a person to believe you still do! [img']lol[/img] Cheers, Lusty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 I too used to jump around the lounge room using a cricket bat (or tennis racquet) as a guitar. Given that picture of your first Grainfather beer that appears to be on the ceiling' date=' I wouldn't consider it too far fetched for a person to believe you still do! [img']lol[/img] Cheers, Lusty. This was always a favourite: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Ruddager Posted February 2, 2015 Author Share Posted February 2, 2015 Rather just come home and RDWHAHB Also the best way to bring forward your brewing schedule. I think you've got it sorted out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Also the best way to bring forward your brewing schedule. I think you've got it sorted out Good point. I only have one a night' date=' so 5 a week, plus a few more on Saturdays before I go out. None on Sundays. I'm just glad I've only got two more bottles of that weird tasting lager left, before I can move on to the good tasting batches of pale ale and red ale. [img']lol[/img] Cheers Kelsey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 I did a stocktake of the hops in my freezer and tossed a couple of really old ones. I currently have 1.07kg of hops made up of 16 different varieties. So it looks like I will be doing a few brews with a variety of hop combos to use them up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porschemad911 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Lots of things I'm looking forward to brewing! Top 2 are: Hobgoblin clone Oatmeal stout Seeing as the Coopers Hop Gobbler recipe was so tasty, after hearing an interview with the head brewer from Wychwood with quite a bit of detail about the Hobgoblin recipe I will try to come up with a nice recipe based on the following details: Grain 90% Simpsons pale malt 8% Simpsons 150EBC crystal malt 2% Simpsons choc malt OG = 1.046 FG = 1.011 – 1.012 Mash 60mins @67C Sparge @ 72 – 76C Hops EKG (50%) & Fuggles (50%) @FWH (80C) (24 - 26 IBUs) Lots of Styrian Goldings (80%) & Cascade (20%) @flameout (15mins hop stand) Ferment with British Ale yeast – start at 16C and allow to rise to 20C Also got half a bag of Amarillo in the freezer that I split with a mate - looking forward to trying that out in something but not quite sure what yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Eh!L Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Hey John, I just recently brewed a Ordinary bitter that that kinda' sounds like what you're planning. Your recipe sounds quite nice. I'd be interested in the outcome. One Armed & Bitter British Pale Ale 4.5Kg ESB Malt .9Kg Munich malt .5Kg Crystal 80L .15Kg Chocolate malt 13g Nugget (14.5%) 50mins 30g Fuggles (5.3%) 20mins 25g Styrian Goldings (4.8%) 0mins 25g S. Goldings Dry hop 40L (50% RO in the mash to reduce pH) S-04 14g gypsum (added to mash) Mash pH 5.0 (a little low, but will adjust next time) IBU: 26ish OG: 1.040 Mashed @ 67C for 60mins NO-Chill adjusted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porschemad911 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Your recipe sounds quite nice. I'd be interested in the outcome. Thanks mate' date=' will keep you posted. This is the recipe I have come up with: [b']Grain[/b] 1.9kg Simpsons Maris Otter 170g Simpsons 150EBC crystal 45g Simpsons chocolate Mash @ 67C for 60 min, sparge with 74C water, 60 minute boil then siphon to cube. Hops 9g EKG @FWH 9g Fuggles @FWH 12g Styrian Goldings @flameout (15 minute steep) 3g Cascade @flameout (15 minute steep) Yeast White Labs WLP023 (Burton Ale) Beersmith gives the following stats ... Estimated OG: 1.046 SG (70% efficiency) Estimated Color: 29.3 EBC Estimated IBU: 33.2 IBUs (27 IBUs for FWH additions) Edit: Volume into fermenter = 10 litres Your recipe sounds good too, the Munich would be a nice touch. How did it turn out? Or too early to tell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeonardC2 Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 It's been awhile since I've been on here, but I have been busy writing books & brewing/researching. I finally got my German dampfbier pretty close to the rare original. Getting ready to bottle an English bitter kit from Morebeer up here that was so good last time I didn't have the heart to mess with the recipe. Got a starter going with WL029 kolsch yeast for an extinct East German style called kottbusser. It has oats, honey & molasses in it, but is lighter colored, dry & only hints at sweetness they say. No original recipe left from 1500AD though. So we've been coming up with recipes from descriptions given of it. I converted it from all grain to partial boil, partial mash biab. I don't really have much in the way of beers lined up to brew. But brew whatever strikes me at the moment. Beersmith2 comes in quite handy in this regard. I'm surprised that some styles go out all together, or become rare when they seem to be nicely balanced? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Eh!L Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Your recipe sounds good too' date=' the Munich would be a nice touch. How did it turn out? Or too early to tell?[/quote'] I just had a taste of the gravity sample. Wow! tastes nice. Malty with nice hop balance. the SG after 3 days is 1.014. pretty much done. Good ol' S-04 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Ruddager Posted February 6, 2015 Author Share Posted February 6, 2015 Okie dokie, #3 is going to be a malty but light-bodied amber ale I reckon, mini/partial style. Something sessionable. Also #3 is going to be #2. Take that you stupid pale ale. So: 1. Golden Fuggles 2. Sessionable Amber 3. Hoppy APA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerlust Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 On the horizon... Extract based American Pale Ale (experimental) Toucan Coopers kit based American Pale Ale (experimental) Extract based Murray's FRED IPA inspired brew (primarily Zythos hopped) A Dark Ale of some kind for the winter Cheers, Lusty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Water. Has been on the horizon for a while then Chad's post got me to do the research. I am intrigued and so I will revisiting some of my favourite recipes with some minor water adjustments. Will do the following house brews starting with minor (and singular) salt additions, Gypsum in the Pacific and Pale and Calcium Chloride in the Bitter. Valley Pacific Ale Valley English Bitter Valley Pale Ale This is the starting (adjusted) water profile and it will be fine tuned as I go and I might even do a Stout, this will be a more complex water profile. Cheers & Beers Scottie Valley Brew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Water. With you. I need to smash out a few with existing stocks before I order more stuff - need to catch up/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Ruddager Posted February 15, 2015 Author Share Posted February 15, 2015 Fuggles down, now I want to make a pumpkin ale, and perhaps a malty dark ale. I think I'm re-motivated 1. Sessionable amber 2. Smashing Pumpkins 3. Malty dark ale 4. Hoppy pale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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