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

[Martin Bridges]

Actually, I pitched some Gen 2 1272 since I had it available. OG turned out to be 1.048.

[Barry]

Martin, would you mind crushing with my mill for a batch? Happy to bring it down to yours. I want to see if it's my crush that is damaging my efficiency. The numbers you have above are so impressive - with 3.9 kg of grain my system would only give me 1.038.

[denimglen]

Barry if you're interested in sorting out your eff problems this spreadsheet and info is really helpful.

[James P]

Finally downloaded that and had a look at it, it's good so I will have to use it with my next brew to see where I'm loosing percentages.

[Martin Bridges]

Sure, happy to give it a go sometime.

[denimglen]

Hopefully this will keep the masses happy on xmas day.

1.048, 20 IBU, 66C mash, 2.6vol CO2, 5 SRM

97.7% UK Pale (pearl)
2.3% Carahell

20IBU southern cross @ 60
1.5g/L US Cascade @ 0
0.75g/L US Cascade - dry hop

SO5 @ 20C

[Christian]

Didn't read the /L bit at first and thought you were using 2.25g of Cascade total - there's toning it down for the masses and then there's just being stingy! Looks good - I might do another batch of my NZ Cascade ale this weekend in time for xmas also.

[denimglen]

Awesome brew day.

Hit my OG spot on, first time in a while it hasn't been +-2 points. Except for a few hop bits I got 20L of ultra-clear wort into the fermenter. Dropped my koppafloc down to 0.5g insteard of 1.0g and actually got a trub cone this time, and a tighter layer of trub - less 'fluffy' than usual, was much easier to draw off.

Let's hope the beer's as good as the brew day!

[Mike Neilson]

Well it Feels like an Eternity since I have brewed 3 weeks!! Heres the Caseswap beers

50% Global Pils
25% Wheat
10% Carapils
5% Honey
5% Dextrose
5% Clear Belgian Sugar

64 Deg Mash

25Ibus of Motueka @ 15

1.070 7.3% Alc

Unibroue Yeast pitched @ 18 and risen to 24 over 6 Days. Sugars added on day 4, Nice!!!!

[Matthew]

That looks sweet! Dry Belgiany goodness :D

[jt]

All set to go in the morning
90% Global Kolsch,
6% Dark Crystal
3% Caramalt
1% Chocolate
1.040 with Super Alpha to bitter and Mot @ 30, 10 & 1, dry hop too and US05

Supposed to be a cracker day here tomorrow too, might get some seedlings planted out
Spuds are going berserk, plenty of tops and after a rootle round in the dirt last night, came accross some lil' potatoes - bounty !

[JackoNZ]

Irish Red this morning:

18L

4kg Golden Promise
0.13kg Bairds Pale Crystal
0.13kg Bairds Dark Crystal
0.1kg Roasted Barley

40g of Fuggles/Goldings at 60min to 25IBU

US-05

90min mash and just decided to go 75min boil as my burner is struggling in the wind and the evap rate is way off what it should be.