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

[jt]

Yea, I like it as a bittering hop, tasted it in numerous beers over time and enjoyed that small contribution. Also in a few brews lately as a bittering hop.
Past that I don't think it's a goer, often anyway, for me, as a later hop

[jt]

This sounds like a good excuse for the first North Welly tasting of 2011 Matthew

[JoKing]

Gonna brew my West Coast Blonde with Amarillo instead of Simcoe some time today.

Them hops are getting harder to source - the US craft beer explosion has made availability for the sought after varieties quite difficult. I got a wee bit of Simcoe left from the '09 harvest which I could use... but I'm keeping it for you fella's.

Pretty soon we'll have a WHOLE swag of fresh harvest in stock.

[Reviled]

Fark ive been a bit worried lately Jo whenever I bring up your website, but glad youve got some fresh stock coming in :o)

[Barry]

using simcoe and centennial A LOT at the moment. Love that combo.

[JoKing]

We store it all under vaccuum seal and at -24 degrees, so freshness is never a problem.... but availability? That's a whole other beast!

[Reviled]

Sorry Jo, I wasnt really getting at the freshness being an issue, more the availability of some of my fave hops!!

Sometimes it sucks to be such a whore for the US stuff, but I dont care ;o)

[Richard Jack]

Brewing an Irish Red today. Midweek brewing makes me very happy.

[Reviled]

Got a recipe Richard??

[Richard Jack]

Sure thing. My second iteration of this recipe, the first was a bit overly toasty, and too roasty-burnt, so I've traded my roast barley for pale choc to see if I like that better, and fiddled with the water a bit. Also upped the hops a bit to balance the beer a bit better. May up them further. 29L batch.

Amount Item Type % or IBU
5.00 kg Vienna Malt (Weyermann) (3.0 SRM) Grain 84.7 %
0.45 kg Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 7.6 %
0.30 kg Carared (Weyermann) (24.0 SRM) Grain 5.1 %
0.15 kg Chocolate Malt, Pale (Bairds) (456.9 SRM) Grain 2.5 %
50.00 gm Fuggles [4.20%] (60 min) Hops 18.0 IBU
30.00 gm Goldings, East Kent [6.50%] (10 min) Hops 6.1 IBU
15.00 gm Fuggles [4.50%] (5 min) Hops 1.2 IBU

Est Original Gravity: 1.047 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 4.6 %
Bitterness: 25.2 IBU
Est Color: 14.1 SRM

[Reviled]

That actually looks quite tasty bro!!

[Richard Jack]

I was actually just looking at the recipe and tasting the wort, and I think I've really made a brown ale :) Oh well, tasty anyway.