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

[Mike Neilson]

Its all 60min additions now.

[Reviled]

That smoked GA I gave you Mike has quite alot of late hops, its definately interesting, something different, and as Stu said, the hop aroma does sort of compete with the smoke aroma, when its cold its all hops, but as it warms the smoke battles its way through... I enjoy it, but its not something I drink all the time

[Mike Neilson]

Bubbling away with a blow tube @ 20deg and a nice steady fermentation 17% conversion per day im happy with that.

[Mike Neilson]

Just took a gravity reading and sampled for the first time, its tasting rather well so far, it 1.082 and steady as a rock at 21deg!

[Mark]

Hefe Weizen:
3.00 kg Wheat Malt, Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 52.6 %
2.50 kg Pilsner (2 Row) Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 43.9 %
0.20 kg Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 3.5 %
22.00 gm Hallertauer, New Zealand [6.60%] (60 min) Hops 13.7 IBU
Wyeast 3638 Bavarian wheat yeast

This yeast is unreal - it's formed a huge head and blown out through the air lock and spewed yeast everywhere. It's not like there wasn't enough room in the fermenter for the yeast, it's just gone crazy.

[HerrSchnapps]

I've got the same strain with an idea for a similar brew. Haven't gotten a recipe yet, but let me know how goes?

[Mark]

sure thing, will do. i'm brewing another wheat today, gotta love anniversary day! something like this:
3.00 kg Wheat Malt, Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 46.9 %
1.00 kg Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 15.6 %
1.00 kg Pilsner (2 Row) Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 15.6 %
1.00 kg Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 15.6 %
0.30 kg Carrraarmoma - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 4.7 %
0.10 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 1.6 %
25.00 gm Hallertauer, New Zealand [6.60%] (60 min)

Not quite a dunkel, but darker like a Schneider Weisse. Gonna skim yeast off the one currently brewing, there's plenty there! Not sure how to deal with the excessive head, maybe brew in a carboy and have a runoff hose into a bong.

[MrC]

Brewed two kit based beers this weekend. The two brews are identical except for the Patent Porter. Hoping to see exactly what the patent porter brings to the beer, a beer that I already know and like.

Brown Ale
This was a slightly tweaked rebrew of my highest scoring beer at the NHC. I thought the original was too sweet so altered the crystal vols a wee bit:
1 x Macs Pale Kit
25g Cystal 30
25g Cystal 90
50g Pale Chocolate
50g Chocolate
16g NZ Cascade at FO

Porter
Same as above except for an additional 40g Patent Porter

Two batches of 11.5L with a split pack of SO4 bubling away at 19c.

[Stu McKinlay]

I'm experimenting too. Picked up the beer porn yesterday so had to get something into it today. My bro makes a great kit Belgian Strong Golden Ale with Mac's Lager kits so we had a crack at that in a limited afternoon (couldn't find the kits so went with Coopers).

3.4kg x Coopers Lager
1.7kg x Coopers Draught
Boiled 15min, with 40g Sauving at 5min.

Fermenting now with a blend of Achouffe and Chimay yeasts....

Adding 1.25kg of sugar, inverted, tomorrow or the next day to boost gravity.

I've already discovered a few things about the FE....

[Kempicus]

How did it go with your new toy?

[Stu McKinlay]

Pretty good, though moving it when full is a two man job (or a pretty stern workout for one).

[Steve Baker]

How did you invert the sugar? I added a "pinch" of citric acid when I was making my candi but how much is a pinch really?