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

[Reviled]

Bro - get yourself a rice cooker then it doesnt matter what brand you use, perfect rice every time :o)

But yeah making it into a paste doesnt seem like too bad an idea!

Edit : Just realised Pilau is a different type of rice - and here I was thinking there was white and brown?! God ive gotta get more cultured ;o) bahaha

[Mike Neilson]

Hahaha, Mate I eat more rice than an Indian and a Chinaman put together! I spent 4 months in SEA and that was 2 years ago since then ive been buying sacks of rice and using them faster than a sack of malt!! and I must admit I do drink alot!! I would love to try the rice beer though!! when i get off my arse and send you that bottle of barleywine I think you should send me a bottle of this!!

[Reviled]

Consider it done Mike - this should be ready in a couple of weeks :o)

Brew day went well, allthough I was feeling a wee bit sorry for myself after saturday at Leigh Sawmill and Tahi cafe, as well as being hassled to no end by Barry and Martin for experimenting with rice :o( haha

I boiled the rice up for about 30 mins, it looked disgusting and had this feral skin on top of it.. Yum!! lol.. I added half the grain first, then the rice mix, then the other half of the grain and settled at a mash temp of 65*c so it should be nice and fermentable! I didnt bother with a protein rest so this beer will definately be hazy but who cares ;oP

But the best part was the FWH - as soon as I pulled the bag out, I threw the hops in there and straight away everything smelt awesome :o) I LOVE US HOPS!!!

Going to pitch onto WLP-001 cake tonight so will check OG, will be interesting to see how much sugar I got out of the rice...

[Reviled]

Got an OG of 1062 for 22 litres, loving the colder weather for brewing - got to pitch at 18* and woke up this morning its fermenting away at 16*c so should be nice and clean!

[Ally Mcg]

Tomorrow a.m. will see me brewing in the garage the Yevgeniy Onegin Impy Stout. Something warming and fattening for winter

Amount Item Type % or IBU
3.40 kg Muntons Light Extract (10.0 SRM) Extract 57.14 %
0.75 kg Pilsner (2 Row) UK (1.0 SRM) Grain 12.61 %
0.50 kg Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 8.40 %
0.30 kg Pale Chocolate Malt (200.0 SRM) Grain 5.04 %
0.25 kg Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 4.20 %
0.20 kg Carafa II (412.0 SRM) Grain 3.36 %
0.20 kg Caramunich Malt (56.0 SRM) Grain 3.36 %
0.15 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L (20.0 SRM) Grain 2.52 %
0.10 kg Black (Patent) Malt (500.0 SRM) Grain 1.68 %
0.10 kg Roasted Barley (300.0 SRM) Grain 1.68 %
40.00 gm Pacific Gem [15.00 %] (90 min) Hops 49.6 IBU
20.00 gm Northern Brewer [8.50 %] (20 min) Hops 8.0 IBU
60.00 gm Crabbes Hallertau [4.00 %] (5 min) Hops 6.7 IBU
2 Pkgs SafAle English Ale (DCL Yeast #S-04) Yeast-Ale

The Muntons light is shorthand for the Coopers Draught extract I had to use cos the supermarche was out of Coopers lager. Meh. Shouldn't make too much of a difference in a 1.100 beer.

[Mark]

Brewed Irish Red yesterday:

Amount Item Type % or IBU
4.00 kg Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 83.3 %
0.30 kg Caramunich type 3 (57.0 SRM) Grain 6.3 %
0.10 kg Black Barley (Stout) (500.0 SRM) Grain 2.1 %
12.00 gm Super Alpha [12.50%] (60 min) Hops 14.2 IBU
40.00 gm NZ Golding [4.10%] (30 min) Hops 11.9 IBU
0.40 kg Corn Sugar (Dextrose) (0.0 SRM) Sugar 8.3 %
1 Pkgs SafAle American Ale (DCL Yeast #S-05) Yeast-Ale

Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.044 SG
Bitterness: 26.1 IBU
Est Color: 13.4 SRM

No problems with the kettle this time, thanks to Jo for the advice!

[JoKing]

A few Tweaks, and I'm still undecided on the yeast whether it is going to be 1026 (some phenolics coming out of the starter at 30 degrees) or US-05... need some advise about the decision please.

Mashing in at 10.30am today.

Winter Monster
14-B American IPA
Author: J Wood
Date: 11/05/2009

Size: 23.43 L
Efficiency: 80.0%
Attenuation: 80.0%
Calories: 207.01 kcal per 12.0 fl oz

Original Gravity: 1.063 (1.056 - 1.075)
Terminal Gravity: 1.013 (1.010 - 1.018)
Color: 10.59 (6.0 - 15.0)
Alcohol: 6.57% (5.5% - 7.5%)
Bitterness: 98.2 (40.0 - 70.0)

Ingredients:
5.5 kg Maris Otter Pale
.23 kg Cara Malt
.23 kg Pale Wheat Malt
.11 kg Carapils®/Carafoam®
.11 kg British Crystal 55°L
20.0 g Nugget (11.6%) - added during boil, boiled 60 min
10 g Amarillo (8.4%) - added during boil, boiled 45 min
10 g Cascade (5.8%) - added during boil, boiled 45 min
10 g Simcoe (12.3%) - added during boil, boiled 45 min
15.0 g Amarillo (8.4%) - added during boil, boiled 30 min
15.0 g Cascade (5.8%) - added during boil, boiled 30 min
15.0 g Simcoe (12.3%) - added during boil, boiled 30 min
15.0 g Amarillo (8.4%) - added during boil, boiled 15 min
15.0 g Cascade (5.8%) - added during boil, boiled 15 min
15.0 g Simcoe (12.3%) - added during boil, boiled 15 min
20.0 g Amarillo (8.4%) - added during boil, boiled 5 min
20.0 g Cascade (5.8%) - added during boil, boiled 5 min
20.0 g Simcoe (12.3%) - added during boil, boiled 5 min
30.0 g Amarillo (8.4%) - added during boil, boiled 0 min
30.0 g Cascade (5.8%) - added during boil, boiled 0 min
30.0 g Simcoe (12.3%) - added during boil, boiled 0 min

[Reviled]

Id go US-05 personally, but I know youre itching to use that 1026 so why the hell not?

[James P]

I thought 20~24C was about right for a starter? Would the increased heat not cause the phenolics? Or a wild strain in there too?

[JoKing]

Yeah - it got a bit warmer than I wanted with the fire going and all. I stepped the smelly starter up to a 2.5 Liter one... it smells better...???

[James P]

Less crap in a cleaner wort....potentially going to get as smelly as it ferments out... or it may clean up with a lower temp ferment around 16~18C in the starter?

Personally I'd try and ferment it for another couple of days at a lower temp to see if the phenolics dissipated. I do however have the luxury of no chilling my main brews....

[JoKing]

I pitched the 1026 in the end... in the end, the starter just smelled like bad homebrew. I put that down to the Coopers kit being old now... and the fact that it was probably 800% overpitched. The fermenter smells good anyway (at 20 degrees) so I'm confident everything should be fine.

I did a bad thing though. There was 10g of Simcoe leftover afterwards, and instead of resealing the bag - I chucked it in the kettle at flameout with the other hops.

I hope it doesn't turn out too hoppy now...