ben 10 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 My porter tastes like chocolate....All grain, just sayin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Ruddager Posted April 10, 2015 Author Share Posted April 10, 2015 P.S. Once you move to all grain brewing' date=' please don't stop posting here on this forum. I hate it when people do that.[img']annoyed[/img] I will still value your advice. When have I ever taught you anything? Anyway I'll probably keep using a combination of different brew-techniques. It's been a while since I did an actual kit'n'kilo brew, but I still do kits'n'bits all the time. Let's see, my last 10 have included 2 mini-mashes, 4 extract brews, 2 kits'n'bits and 2 which were almost KNK but ... oh actually one of them involved mashing oats come to think of it, so make that 3 mashes, 4 extract, 2 bits and 1 borderline KNK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Depends how much you enjoy your all grain brews haha. I can only speak of my own experience but I never went back after going all grain. Anyway my water distiller arrived today so I'll get that going tomorrow and start making a batch worth of it to use in my pilsners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porschemad911 Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Mosaic AA down ... Next up! My take on Timothy Taylor's Landlord. I'm going to split the batch with WLP028 and WLP005. I'd be keen to know your recipe for that one ... I have my take on Timothy Taylor's Landlord in the fermenter now. Although it tastes completely different with the WLP006 yeast! But very tasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man N Brew Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Morning Brewers, Good to read all of the brews on the hit list... I haven't had anything in either FV since Oct. as it's been to hot in Mackay Qld. That has now been sorted as I've finished my FV fridge and TC to keep that temp constant and give me ability to cold crash. I was also told by the wife that if I plan to brew under the house it needs to be tidy so I proposed a deal, it went a little something like this... I'll build a walk in wardrobe so I can keep the FV fridge/bottles/brew gear etc. in and you can have half to put whatever else in... she agreed. Now I just have to slip the bar build past her! I'm still a concentrate brewer but I'll bee adding some grains/hops for that little extra from now on, I haven't put much thought into my list but... 1. Honey wheat beer. (Just received a couple of kilo's of honey from my wife's uncles farm in Vic.) 2. Hopportunity Cost IPA (Behemoth Brewing Clone.) 3. Ol' Brown Dog American Brown Ale (PB2) 4. Pale Ale (Recipe TBA - PA is my regular so I'll always have some in the fridge!) 5. Chocolate Stout (Have to find a recipe for this too but I'm a fan of Young's Double Choc.) One question.... Has anyone brewed a honey wheat beer, can I use unpasteurized/raw honey or is this risky regarding infection/killing yeast etc? Any good hopping results? Well, that was really three questions... but I don't want to waste Uncle Ron's honey!!! Couple of picks of my handy work attached. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antiphile Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Morning Brewers' date=' I was also told by the wife that if I plan to brew under the house it needs to be tidy so I proposed a deal, it went a little something like this... I'll build a walk in wardrobe so I can keep the FV fridge/bottles/brew gear etc. in and you can have half to put whatever else in... she agreed. [img']w00t[/img] Now I just have to slip the bar build past her! No no no no, no no no! Marriage is a partnership. A 50:50 deal. So go immediately and renegotiate. Promise that you will brew down there, and at a mutually agreeable time, you will let her go into your area and tidy it up. Oh yeah! And the bar is an investment and a great way to add value to the house. You are just protecting her future. One question.... Has anyone brewed a honey wheat beer, can I use unpasteurized/raw honey or is this risky regarding infection/killing yeast etc? Any good hopping results? I'm no apiarist, but I'm sure honey has quite a reputation for being strongly antibacterial etc. If it were me I wouldn't be concerned about using it. Cheerio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man N Brew Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Haha, Thanks Antiphile... I can see the error in my ways! Good point about honey's antibacterial properties, just had concern as I know I can't feed it to my young fella (<2) cause it can make kids crook??? Don't want it to make my beer crook! Bar will be a few months down the track so I'll get in touch for some selling tips prior to submitting the build proposal to my partner! Did the photos I attached work out??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antiphile Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Ahhh. The lightbulb has come on. Don't tell her it's for your nearest and dearest, tell her you are only thinking of the children's inheritance. For some reason, wives can't say no when it comes to their kids. Unfortunately I couldn't get the pics. There's a thread some half-assed moron started here on how to post pics on the forum. Edit added: And never ever admit to your trouble and strife that you actually enjoy brewing beer. They have difficulty grasping the concept that you could possibly get any enjoyment from anything other than being in their company assisting them picking out items in dress and shoe stores. Remember (and tattoo on your arm if you have problems keeping it in mind) you are only doing it to save money so the darling girl can buy more of the aforementioned dresses and shoes. I knew I should have picked Marriage Guidance Counselling as my career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man N Brew Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Righto, here's my attempt at posting pic's as per antiphile's instructional post.... Cross fingers.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man N Brew Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Right, what am I doing wrong???? One more try.... [/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Looks good mate! Shame there's no shelving in the fridge door though. You could use it to chill down beers whenever you cold crash a batch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man N Brew Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Hooray for technology.... and people that are somewhat slow with it!!! Here are the others.... [/img] [/img] [/img] [/img] [/img] Thank you for your patience everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Eh!L Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 When have I ever taught you anything? We can alway hope' date=' eh?[img']biggrin[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Ruddager Posted April 12, 2015 Author Share Posted April 12, 2015 Holy moly, suddenly I'm running at only just over 40% capacity! Good thing I've got all those extra fermenters now Time to get brewing - I've got 150 empty long-necks to fill!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 1. Euro Lager with Helga hops 2. Timothy Taylor Landlord clone 3. Smoked English IPA Just committing to these in writing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porschemad911 Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Well I have just placed an order with Craftbrewer as follows: 6.5kg TF Maris Otter 500g WY Munich I 500g WY Caraaroma 500g WY Carapils 500g Baird's Roasted Barley 90g Cascade 90g Centennial This plus ingredients on hand will cover me for the next 3 batches. That should take me until mid-June when I can try my luck with a Bohemian Pilsner. My next 3 brews will be: Kelsey's Red Ale - my wife's special request after seeing the photo Oatmeal Stout Old Ale Should be fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Ruddager Posted May 9, 2015 Author Share Posted May 9, 2015 Well my plans certainly have changed now that I've got an urn' date=' brewing fridge and multiple fermenters on the horizon!! At the same time though I really want (and ought) to do a RoboChoc porter, which doesn't need any of the fancy equipment - how annoying! So previously I had pumpkin ale, oktoberfest and porter on the list, but now I don't even know. Let's see ... 1. Robochoc porter, because I "need" to 1. Oktoberfest, because I can brew lagers in my fridge now 1. Extract based pumpkin ale, as an intro to "urnification" 1. A simple BIAB recipe 1. That mosaic golden ale that someone mentioned earlier[/quote'] Well, this certainly has changed. I did the robochoc porter, but I also did a weird spiced brew (because I wound up with BE1 and OS Lager), then went straight to the BIAB and after that I did a toucan stout! So ... 1. Viking beer 2. Pumpkin ale 3. Um ... Oktoberfail? 4. More BIAB 5. Drink my current batch of Golden Ale and then do a BIAB Golden Ale 6. Maybe I'll be out of IPA by then so an AG IPA too why not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porschemad911 Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Crossed one thing off my to do list - mount my bottle capper. I meant to do it a while ago but all my tools were stolen. Aldi came out with a cheese platter + free board package just in time. The cheese wasn't great, but the board was perfect I screwed some little rubber feet on to protect the bench surface. Makes a nice addition to my little brewery! Oh yes ... the other thing on my to do list was brew with my new hop filter ... after 2 brews I can say that it works great! Nearing the end of the boil in this pic. It goes right down to about 2cm from the bottom of my pot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porschemad911 Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 A kumquat hefeweizen looms at some point ... Our kumquat tree has produced so much fruit this year. My wife's made many jars of kumquat jam and a couple of litres of kumquat liqueur, yet the harvest keeps coming! After reading The Almighty Kumquat today, I selectively picked 400g of the finest, ripest kumquats, washed and sanitized them, then popped into the freezer. I'll add them to the fermenter as the gravity nears expected F.G. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LunaticSoup Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Hi PM911, that kumquat idea of yours sounds good. I am about to raid a loaded tree and liked this idea of your hefeweizen. Also the oatmeal stout you mentioned the other day got my mouth watering! Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Lager lager lager lager SHOUTING Lager time. Happy Pills - a pilsner. Julebryg - Danish christmas beer. Stepping up after that with some new hops. I have just ordered Dana, Pekko, Eureka, Sticklebreact and Calypso. After those two have fermented I'll harvest and reuse the yeast for a couple of massive ones, the Imperial Pilsner/ India Pale Lager thing. Maybe use the Calypso for a quaffable refreshing one. Cereal mash for a Mexican? Dunno. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Lager lager lager here too.. I'm sure the Barmy Army lager louts would enjoy a visit here soon.. Basically continuning my pilsners, refining the processes, and next brew day will be the same recipe with unmodified tap water to see what sort of difference that makes. Next sack of malt I get I will try the "normal" Weyermann Bo Pils malt, instead of the floor malted version, and see if there are any real noticeable differences. The "normal" variety is $10 cheaper per sack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICzed Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 1. Mid Nelson (already brewed' date=' bottle on Friday) 2. Hairy's go to English Bitter recipe 3. Rye Ale with Simcoe; borderline APA / IPA, OG 1050, IBU 50 4. Ol' Brown Dog [/quote'] Alright gang. These have all been done. Rye Ale (now known as a Session IPA) has been dry hopped and will be bottled on Friday night. Time to start a new list, this lot will probably take me through to the end of Spring. 1. Last Minute Milk Stout (for Winter) 2. Wheat IPA 3. Two Hearted Ale Clone (all Centennial IPA) 4. Coopers Steam Beer 5. Funktown – Golden Ale with Funktown yeast blend from The Yeast Bay – part Vermont Ale Yeast, part Brettanomyces 6. All Waimea mid strength Pale Ale WOO! Cheers + beers, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porschemad911 Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 My next 3 brews will be: Kelsey's Red Ale - my wife's special request after seeing the photo Oatmeal Stout Old Ale Alright' date=' another Craftbrewer order placed! The next 4 brews will be: English Old Ale Lusty's Mosaic Amber Ale Czech Pilsner Oktoberfest Lager Good thing I've got into a bit of a rhythm now! Wednesday night is my alternating brewing or bottling & pitching day each week. So brew and cube a batch one week, then bottle the previous batch and begin fermenting it the next. Repeat as needed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Ruddager Posted June 17, 2015 Author Share Posted June 17, 2015 1. Viking beer2. Pumpkin ale 3. Um ... Oktoberfail? 4. More BIAB 5. Drink my current batch of Golden Ale and then do a BIAB Golden Ale 6. Maybe I'll be out of IPA by then so an AG IPA too why not Well' date=' once again this didn't really happen. I made the viking beer, but then I made an extract golden ale for the sake of doing a video. On to the Oktoberfail I guess? In fact ... there's cold weather ahead - I might as well do it properly with lager yeast [img']smile[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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