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

[Mike Neilson]

Trying my hardest to keep the stocks up but failling miserably so heres Wed brew

50% Munich II
40% Kolsch
6% Caramunich II
4% Global Light Caramel


66 Deg Mash


100g Nugget @ 15
100g Nugget @ 0
200g Nugget after 4 Days

S05 Yeast @ 16deg

1.065 - 1.016 6.4%
50 IBU

I just gave the nugget the rub and smell test and it's all orange citrus and spice I reacon this will be spot on with all the sweet malt!!

[JoKing]

Hellz yeah. What's this for? 40Liters? Thats a lot of hops!

[Mike Neilson]

20L bro Dry hops are 100g before being gelatinized for 4 days and another 100g before being Kegged for 6 days. Than crashed and carbed

[Matthew]

Yowser! Save some of that for Santa...

Is it Firestone who basically put all their hops in the last 10min?

[Mike Neilson]

No it's an idiot from out Upper Hutt.

[Mike Neilson]

Shit this beer is RUBBISH, ran out of nugget so I added about 130g of Galaxy as the dry hop over a few days man I wish I didnt do that!! Galaxy is crap and I now remember why I hadnt used the rest of it, because its 1 grassy fucker!!

[Reviled]

Personally I find Galaxy gives me an earthy slightly spicyness with passionfruit dominating, I havnt really picked up on a grassyness to it...

I reckon its just.......... Dear I say it........... Too much hops? Or maybe too much nugget? Ive never used nugget late so cant comment on it myself

[Mike Neilson]

Opps got this wrong!! it aint rubbish, I should of given it the benefit of the doubt and trusted my insticts and recipe before classing it rubbish.

[Reviled]

I told you :oP lol, do I get a free bottle now? haha

[Mike Neilson]

Yip its that time for swapping again!! Im at hallertau from 2pm on the 16th Jan. This time im getting there earlyier as last time I could only have 1!! Now I can try all the wares!!

[Mike Neilson]

Well got my Hela Bock yeast today and the bastard thing was swollen, FUCK!! Im going to have to brew this weekend again!!

Helles Bells

90% Kolsch
10% Melanoidin

1.040
20IBU of Sauvin

Pitched @ 7 Risen to 11 for 2 weeks or how ever long

Hmmmm what to do with that perfect yeast cake????

[Reviled]

Im going to have to brew this weekend again!!

Such a hard life isnt it ;o)

Do a doppelbock with the yeast cake, a big massive one!!