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

[denimglen]

... I was thinking of racking of my 10L of 100% brett beer maybee I rack 8L onto the left over brett of that??

Do it.

[Mike Neilson]

Its done!!

[jt]

I brewed the Rakau Light Pale this morning. Matthew called by to pick up some yeast and we talked grains, compared potato crops and sniffed some Rakau. I rehydrated the yeast and started adding wort as I ran off to the fermenter - takes 20 - 30 minutes. Here's the yeast just before pitching,quite pleased with that

[MrC]

I think I have the same little plastic container that I stole from one of the kids old drinking bottles. Mine has a blue lid ;-)

[jt]

They were 'straw cups' with lids and tubes and I used to read Wind In the Willows every morning to Laura in bed while she had her hot milk in one.

And we have a few still. They heat milk for hot chocolate and mix marinades for meat. Some Sunday mornings they rehydrate yeast too ..

[Matthew]

Thanks for the yeastie rescue! My WBC stout is now bubbling furiously. #lovethe05

[MrC]

Good on ya for brewing the Rakau Light Pale beer jt. Although nobody has offerred advice, I'm sure there are some eager watchers. I know I am.

Do you have a name for it yet? Rakau Welsh Ale? LOL :)

[jt]

Rakau Welsh Ale

A plague of shallots (as mine are going to seed) on you Mr Cherry ! The Welsh unleashed leeks (the devils work) on the world and deserve to fester for eternity in a beerless Hell

It'll have a fancy name in honour of Aunty Betty in Dunners, who we just found out isn't well and won't last long.

I must admit that the Rakau is harsher than I anticipated and I wish I'd upped the pale Crystal a tad or two. Maybe lucky I hit 1.042 even after back liquoring, might compensate a bit

[James P]

Although a plague of shallots would be amusing I'm going to say I got Raquel Welsh Ale from Mr C's accent.... :) It's interesting that you say rakau has a harshness to it, as I think when used in later additions it provides a little onion. Nothing that I would tip out, but it is there.

[jt]

Well I was a bit harsh on the Welsh, apologies to anyone I may have riled.

But I bet there's leeks & DB aplenty in the afterlife for those consigned to the underworld

[Michael]

...and Tui, Miller, Carlsberg, Budweiser, VB, and the list goes on....

[Stu McKinlay]

Shame it wasn't a stout, you could have called it "Aunt Betty's 'a dunner in every pint' Ale"

Hope she's comfortable JT...