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

[jt]

695 - Cascade Ale
85% Maltrurop
10% Munich I
5% Pale Crystal
1.040, 27 IBU and '05
15 IBU Super Apha and 12 of Cascade from 30 minutes
Tweak of the last one, more Munich, less crystal and more bitterness

All mashed in and peering out the window at the north welly dampness

[Ally Mcg]

Case Swap 5 on the go - vaguely APA-ish to use up some of my American Hops

90.9% MOPA
7.3% Carapils
1.8% TF Dark Crystal
Columbus, Simcoe, Amarillo and Centennial to 46IBU
S05

Mashed in and now watching Hull v Sunderland and catching up on last nights football results

[Barry]

Ally - looks good.

This anzac morning I'm brewing an American Brown ale. Mashing as we speak.
4.5 Maris Otter
500gm Munich
300 light crystal
200 dark crystal
200 pale choc

90 minute boil
Southern Cross @60,
then all Amarillo at 15, 10, 5, 0

1272

[Soren]

just mashed in a brew for the first time since early feb, too many other commitments! ironically my anzac brew features mainly american hops which is very rare in my brewhouse...

Imperial amber:

Gladfield, munich, dark crystal and caraamber. might decide on some cane sugar later but i'll probably wait and see how it ferments.

Bittering with Pacific Jade. simcoe, centennial and cascade towards the end.

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[Soren]

colour coming out of the mashtun wasn't quite right so I adjusted it with a pinch of chocolate wheat malt. just hit the boil @ 1.060, should get about 1.075 after 90 mins and another 5 points if I decide to pimp it with some sugar.

[JoKing]

Pimp my Amber...

[jt]

Anyone doing or using anything vaguely Australian to go with ANZAC Day ?

[Mike Neilson]

Yeah, my toilet paper.

[jt]

talking of crap - I'm looking for the Rolf Harris vinyl ... beer match later with the copers

[JoKing]

I'm not - but there is a hell of a lot of people brewing this weekend - that's great to see! Looks like the theme is American.

I have this APA mashing right now:

Pickwell Pale
10-A American Pale Ale
Author: J Wood
Date: 24/04/2010

Size: 24.24 L
Efficiency: 80%
Attenuation: 80.0%
Calories: 192.89 kcal per 12.0 fl oz

Original Gravity: 1.058 (1.045 - 1.060)
Terminal Gravity: 1.012 (1.010 - 1.015)
Color: 16.12 (9.85 - 27.58)
Alcohol: 6.13% (4.5% - 6.2%)
Bitterness: 43.3 (30.0 - 45.0)

Ingredients:
5 kg Golden Promise Pale (83.3%)
.75 kg Carared® (12.5%)
.25 kg Carapils®/Carafoam® (4.2%)
20 g Cascade (7.5%) - added during boil, boiled 60 min
30 g Cascade (7.5%) - added during boil, boiled 20 min
30 g Cascade (7.5%) - added during boil, boiled 10 min
30 g Cascade (7.5%) - added during boil, boiled 5 min
30 g Cascade (7.5%) - added during boil, boiled 1 min

The keg will be coming up to Auckland for a family get together (Poppys first brthday etc) and getting served by hand pump (Thanks Studio). I'll probably carb it naturally in the keg to around 1.5 - 1.8 vols CO2 and cross my fingers that I dont just pump foam.

[Doublehoppy]

Nothing Australian, but all NZ hops. This is my 1st attempt at an NZ or US IPA so any feedback gratefully received.

NZ IPA

Size 22L
O.G. 1.070
F.G. 1.014
ABV 7.3%
IBU 69
75 minute boil

6.25 kg Golden Promise Pale (3.0 SRM) Grain 1.17 %
0.50 kg Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 6.49 %
0.25 kg Wheat Malt, German (2.0 SRM) Grain 3.25 %
0.20 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 2.60 %
0.15 kg Caramunich Malt II (41.0 SRM) Grain 1.95 %
0.10 kg Melanoiden Malt (20.0 SRM) Grain 1.30 %
0.25 kg Sugar, Table (Sucrose) (1.0 SRM) Sugar 3.25 %
16 gm Nelson Sauvin [11.60 %] 18.8 IBU 75 min
20 gm Nelson Sauvin [11.60 %] 17.3 IBU 30 min
20 gm NZ Hallertauer [6.40 %] 9.5 IBU 30 min
20 gm Riwaka [5.40 %] 7.2 IBU 30 min
10 gm Motueka [6.70 %] 3.2 IBU 15 min
15 gm Riwaka [5.40 %] 3.5 IBU 15 min
20 gm NZ Hallertauer [6.40 %] 6.2 IBU 15 min
10 gm Motueka [6.70 %] 1.3 IBU 5 min
15 gm Riwaka [5.40 %] 1.4 IBU 5 min
20 gm Riwaka [5.40 %] 0 min
20 gm Nelson Sauvin [11.60 %] 0 min
10 gm Motueka [6.70 %] 0 min
1 gm Koppafloc 15 min
2 Pkgs American Ale (DCL Yeast #US-05) Yeast-Ale

Plus dry hopping, 30 gm Riwaka, 20gm Motueka, 10gm Nelson Sauvin

Is there enough malt "backbone" to carry the hopping?

[Barry]

> Is there enough malt "backbone" to carry the hopping?
I reckon so.