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

[MrC]

Mike - Is that your Imperial beer for the WnBC or is that just an everyday quaffer for you?

[Mike Neilson]

Just a Lawnmower beer!! Have 1 than fall asleep! Maybe I should of called it Anasthesia!! Maybee I do use it? Maybe not all I know it is the fastest way to get rid off my hops!!

[Mike Neilson]

Drinking it now, tastes like teabags!!

[MrC]

English Breakfast or Earl Grey?

[Mike Neilson]

More like strong chinese green tea, you know the one its like big thum green tea @ yum cha on a Sunday on steroids.

[jt]

cook your dim sims in it ?

[Mike Neilson]

Now that an idea!! I have 5L of the stuff in a cask ready for the hand pump on sunday but I am scarred to drink the thing!!

[jt]

Don't wait til Sunday - Drink the beer tonight and go out for yum char on sunday !

[Mike Neilson]

Might brew this again this Sat before being Hopped up at the West Coast IPA Challenge!!

Apocalypse Double IPA Version II

60% Pils
20% Munich
4% Caramalt
6% Dextrose

65Degree Mash

80Ibu Simcoe @ 60

80Ibu Simcoe @ 20

50g Amarillo 50g Cascade @ 15

50g Centennial 50g Simcoe @ 10

50g Simcoe 50g Amarillo 30g Centennial @ 0

Dryhop 1 after 4 days 50g Simcoe and 30g Amarillo for 5 days than Crash cooled and fined overnight than racked to the dryhopper with 30g Simcoe 30g Amarillo and 30g Centennial close the lid so it forms some top pressure for 5-7 Days. Cooled than racked to keg.

1.090 - 1.010, 10.5% Alc
230IBU
WLP001
100ppm Ca, 300ppm Sulphate

[JoKing]

That looks like a nice brew Mike. I dont wanna stick my nose in... but I reckon Columbus would go better than the Simcoe at the 60 min mark.

But then again... I don't like my tongue much.

Simcoe would be nice enough...

[Mike Neilson]

Have none!! And not liking it at the moment bro, Could use Chinook? thats a better bitterer or something else with a higher Cohumulone to give it some bite Simcoe @ 18% is a little soft diddle. Maybee NZ Cascade? That stuff is about the same as Columbus or Chinook

[JoKing]

You are right. Chinook would be good... that's what I used in Mikes IPA. NZ Cascade could be the ticket too - it's not like you're short on that stuff aye?!?!