What are you brewing?

[nzbrewer]

Since this is the most popular thread on the RealBeer.co.nz forum I thought I would start it here just to see what happens

[MrC]

Maibock?

What's the yeast?

[denimglen]

What does the correct guess win? :-P

[MrC]

I'm assuming it's a bottle of flat beer from Stu as he doesn't have any CO2 :o)

[Stu McKinlay]

The Belgian Brown/Brune/Bruin is called "Fable of the Brown Ale". It's already bubbling. It was my first repitch for a couple of years and I probably over did it a shade (about 350ml of thin but clean yeast slurry).

The Northern Brown is "The Darker Days of Malt and Hop".

[Mike Neilson]

My First go at a Russian Imperial Stout

5kg Marris Otter
1kg Munich
300g Pale Choc
250g Dark Choc
200g Dark Crystal
200g Roast Barley
200g Black Patent

75 ibu of Super Alpha @ 60
60g Willamette @ 15
60g Fuggles @ 1

67.8 Deg Mash

1.100 Starting Gravity And 100 Ibu's

Re pitching on a Wyeast P.C 1768 Cask Ale yeast cake from an Ordinary Bitter

Off to weigh the grist and ignite the strike water good bless half days at work!!

[Kempicus]

Sounds lovely damn i love Imperial stouts! :0)

[Mike Neilson]

Have to give it a go I wanted to use my Amerian hops for the stout but I just cant part with them or for it!! They just taste so good in APA IPA and Double IPAs!!

[Kempicus]

And fair enough!!! I didn't even bother worrying about hop flavours in mine, figured they'd get lost and i wanted a chocolatey version anyway

[Mike Neilson]

Exactly!! When I tried Stu's I knew I had to create me one of these!!

[Kempicus]

Wish i had some of to give you to critique....ah well

[Mike Neilson]

I will give you some of mine, but you may have to wait a while to sup it as its got to hang around if you know what I mean. Also it has been one of those brew's, Should be allright though, I think I pushed my mash tun a little hard. I will have to re think my Imp APA

[Kempicus]

That would be awesome thanks! :0)