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

[James P]

Great advise thanks Mike and Joe!

The hops aren't cheap, but at the end of the day there is no point making a half arsed beer, and cursing that I wasted the hops instead of utilising them!

[James P]

10.00 gm Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00 %] (60 min) Hops 15.7 IBU
10.00 gm Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] (60 min) Hops 9.5 IBU
15.00 gm Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] (10 min) Hops 5.2 IBU
15.00 gm Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00 %] (5 min) Hops 4.7 IBU
30.00 gm Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00 %] (0 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep) Hops -
30.00 gm Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] (0 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep) Hops -

35IBU sounds good!

[JoKing]

Great work - that looks tasty mate!

[Bambule]

Doing pretty much the same thing tonight...

6kg maris otter
0.25kg crystal
0.25kg carahell
Unsure of the hops but I intend to shoehorn about 150g of US cascade in there and any shortfall mad up with sauvin. Any suggestions you american hop fiends?

[Ged]

Was in my scratcher at 6.30 this morning..Stuck the toe out from under the duvet and furk me was it cold..I feel for ya...

[James P]

Mate, this is crazy.... I need a garage attached to the house with heating!

[denimglen]

Just mashed in on this bitch.

My favourite beer brewed so far, if I can repeat it I'll be stoked as.

Stupid work, had to go in today, 5.30 start, got home at 10 and started grinding. Would have been halfway to a boil by now if it wasn't for work.

[jt]

Just mashed in a Motueka Ale
Standard ale grist
96.5.% ADM
5% Medium crystal
2.5% wheat
1% Chocolate
1.040 and 28 IBU motueka with US05
I've gone back to 5% crystal after a time using 2.5% - enjoyed both but nice to mix it up a bit.
Last time I used Motueka it was called B Saaz so I'm looking forward to this one.
It's in the same vein as the extract ale I had on tap at the Welly shop a few years ago

Cold morning but at least there's no hail showers and snow flurries !

cheers, jt

[MrC]

Sounds good jt. Of all the beers I've brewed this year my Motueka & Maris Otter beer is about the only one I'd brew again (maybe the Styrian version too).

Mine was an 11L batch:
100% MO
OG 1.045, 30 IBU
15g Motueka at 60min
10g Motueka at 10 min
15g Motueka at 0min

I over carbonated mine so some of the hops were a bit lost but I could certainly appreciate how good a simple beer with Motueka could be. I'd dry hop it at 1g/L if I was to brew it again.

[jt]

I'd dry hop it at 1g/L if I was to brew it again.

I'm back in a non-dryhop phase. Did a cascade ale with 0 min hops in place of dry hop and like the difference. Gone 0 min here as well this time, may add some dry hops next time.
I have a similar hopping to yours above, but also have 10gm at 30 minutes, I do like that addition though it doesn't seem very common ?

[MrC]

I think a lot of the brewers here have been reading Brewing Classic Styles and/or listening to Jamils podcasts which lean towards 60, 10, 0 for the hop additions. I'm certainly guilty of that.

I've been thinking about introducing a 30min addition in the hope of getting a more solid hop flavour. I know I keep going on about it but Barry's beer in the case swap had a hoppiness that was "right up my ally" and from memory I think it had a 30min addition. I'll be adding a 30 min addition to my next few batches.

[jt]

I've used both hopping regimes and like them both. At the moment my taste is going strong on the 30 min addition though. I started this recipe with the 60,10 & o, but tried with the 30 as well & never changed back, it adds a depth that I didn't get without it. I used to so it with W1968, be interseting to see how it goes with that good 'ol '05 !

I think Barry's was without the 30 min, but there again there's the "no chill" factor to take into account.