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

[Bambule]

I find my begians are a bit solventy until they're about a month old, then then they come right. I didn't notice too much with this one, it was great at the time actually, maybe a bit young if anything.

[Mike Neilson]

I Have this Plugged in for Wednesday Night

Imperial SMaSH Kolsch IPA

7kg Global Kolsch Malt

66deg Mash

32 Ibus of Amarillo @ 90-30

60g Amarillo @ 10

No flame out additions

Good size dryhop

Ferment with S05 @ 14 degrees or lower if I can get it to

1.075
75 IBUs

[Mike Neilson]

Brewing this as soon as my Chinook turns Up!!

F%^K you Arrogant Bastard!!

80% Pale Malt
5% Melanodin Malt
5% Caramalt
5% Light Crystal 90EBC
5% Caramunich II

66 deg mash

45Ibu Chinook @ 60
35Ibu Chinook @ 30

30g Columbus @ 20

70g Centenial @ 15


30g Chinook @ 0
50g Chinook @ 0

Dry Hop 180g 50% Centenial 30% Chinook 20% Columbus

WLP007

100+ Ibus
1.070 - 1.017
27 EBC

[Reviled]

Yum :o) Did you order your chinook from CB?

[Mike Neilson]

Yip Edit the 0 hops to 50g Centenial

[Matthew]

Dayam, that looks good!

(Copy and paste that one...)

[James P]

First exbeeriment for spring given that I have tomorrow afternoon off work.... I'm just copying Mike really as I liked the sound of his stout but not a boysenberry fan....

Neapolitan Robust Porter

3.00 kg Pale Malt 51.72 %
2.00 kg Pilsner (2 Row) 34.48 %
0.25 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L 4.31 %
0.20 kg Chocolate Malt 3.45 %
0.20 kg Roasted Barley 3.45 %
0.15 kg Black (Patent) Malt 2.59 %
25.00 gm Green Bullet [11.70 %] (60 min) Hops 31.7 IBU
15.00 gm Northern Brewer [7.00 %] (15 min) Hops 5.6 IBU
20.00 gm Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] (0 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep) Hops -
1.25 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 min)

Looking at about 1.050 with my woeful efficiency lately!
Mash @ 68C for 60 min
Good ole US05 @ 18C

Rack to secondary after 5 days onto 2kg Strawberries 4 days, 100gm cocoa nibs + 2 vanilla pods + 1 cinnamon quill 5 days probably bottle this one.

[Soren]

I've never brewed with strawberries but I have heard from many places that they impart very little flavor and it might be dificult to pick up behind those roasted grains...
Otherwise, it sounds real tasty!:P

[James P]

You and those damn cocoa nibs, my addiction keeps getting worse!

I've seen recipes for weizens with strawberry, but not a porter! I was hoping that the strawberries would come through similar to the chocolate tones, if there is little flavour from them, then I'll add some strawberry extract before bottling!

Oh and I'm making you one of the lab rats for the tasting!

Edit: maybe I should drop the choc and roast to 100gm each?

[Soren]

mmmm, looking forward to that, not many pleasures are greater than that of being a lab rat:P

I don't know if you need to drop the choc and roast, it'll be delicious either way I think. it might be easier for the berries, cocoa, vanilla and cinnamon to come through with less roasted grains though, maybe substitute a bit for some carafa special...?

Another thing to consider is if 2 kg of fruits is going to dry the beer out, you may want to consider more crystal or higher mash temp...

[Greig McGill]

they impart very little flavor

So Randy Mosher says... Basic Brewing Radio just did a show on brewing with strawberries, and the results were good, if a little marred by infection problems.

[James P]

Thanks Greig, I now think I could crack this one!

I'm guessing I'll have to add some strawberry extract to the secondary, and I'll have to watch the infection which BBR was leading the brewer to several times!