CS10 Green Cloud NZPA

[Tilt]

This is a another in a long line of variations on my house NZPA.  No version is the same as the last but they all seem related.  On the beer equivalent of the progression from Australopithecus to Sapiens this one feels to me like little side branch where a smaller frontal lobe, non opposable thumbs  and a tendency for sister loving makes it an interesting oddity but destined to flounder at the next ice age.

To explain the grist - I had some grain scraps left over from other brews and thought, rather than chucking them out, they might add something different to my standard PA grain list. 

This one was a double batch, one half femented with M44 and the second (this case swapper beer) with WL1007.  Please forgive the lack of a label - the bottles have a difficult to see "NZPA"written around the neck with vivid marker.  The beer was primed and bottled from the fermentor on Nov 7th so give it a couple of weeks to carb and settle down.  Cheers.

Recipe: Green Cloud
Style: New Zealand Pale Ale

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 43.00 L
Boil Size: 54.82 L
Estimated OG: 1.054 SG
Estimated Color: 8.8 SRM
Estimated IBU: 30.1 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 80.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
6.50 kg Gladfields Ale (July 2012) (3.0 SRM) Grain 69.15 %
1.50 kg Pilsner (Weyermann) (1.7 SRM) Grain 15.96 %
0.50 kg Carared (Weyermann) (24.0 SRM) Grain 5.32 %
0.40 kg CaraPils (Weyerman) (2.5 SRM) Grain 4.26 %
0.20 kg CaraMalt (Bairds) (19.8 SRM) Grain 2.13 %
0.15 kg Acidulated (Weyermann) (1.8 SRM) Grain 1.60 %
0.05 kg Amber Malt (Bairds) (59.4 SRM) Grain 0.53 %
0.05 kg Brown Malt (Bairds (56.9 SRM) Grain 0.53 %
0.05 kg Carafa Special III (Weyermann) (470.0 SRM)Grain 0.53 %
20.00 gm Pacific Jade [15.00 %] (60 min) (First WoHops 22.9 IBU
30.00 gm Motueka [7.10 %] (10 min) Hops 3.0 IBU
30.00 gm Pacifica (Pacific Hallertau) [5.00 %] (10min Hops 2.1 IBU
15.00 gm Galaxy [10.00 %] (10 min) Hops 2.1 IBU
60.00 gm Motueka [7.10 %] (0 min) (Aroma Hop-SteepHops -
30.00 gm Galaxy [10.00 %] (0 min) (Aroma Hop-SteepHops -
80.00 gm Pacifica (Pacific Hallertau) [5.00 %] (0 Hops -
1.50 tsp Citric Acid - sparge acidification (Mash 0Misc
2.10 gm Epsom Salt (MgSO4) (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
10.00 gm Calcium Chloride (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
12.00 gm Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
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Wai Bitter / Pale Ale Mash
60 min Strike Add 28.20 L of water at 75.8 C for 67.0 C
10 min Step Heat to 76.3 C over 2 min 76.3 C

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[Tom C]

Again notes made before reading the recipe.

Appearance Golden, well carbed, soft head

Aroma Sweet malt, dried fruit, honey.  Possibly oxidised (but I've had similar notes coincident with Special B or Special Roast malts).  Hint of fruity hops

Flavour Sweet rounded malt, lacking bitterness, 'worty' rather than 'beery', smooth carbonation.  Some mid-palate earthy/spicy hops, little hop finish.  Cardboardy oxidized flavour.

Overall I think the oxidation knocked out the hops and left the unbalanced sweetness so hard to judge.  Under that however the malt bill did seem interesting.  I'm hoping bottle 2 isn't problematic.

[G S]

Had this after a rather hoppy wee number, so my taste buds possiblly even worse than normal.

very well carbed, think we may have established a new limit for pet bottles. Wasn't able to pour into a jug without a fair bit of solid white foamy head being lost in the sink. Head persistent, and I guess thick is the word? Very small bubbles, like a dollop of meringue ! Clear underneath.

Aroma, not sure I can put my finger on it, but not quite right. Not enough experience to say what / how but not getting any hop aroma I'm afraid.

Can really taste the fizz, nice bitterness.

Perhaps I haven't stored this one well, it didn't go straight in the fridge once I got it home. Or maybe there were some implications of sister loving apparent even before the 2nd generation? Thank you though.

[Tom C]

Second bottle:

Now very carbonated, which churned up the yeast when opening.

Nice aroma of fresh hops but flavour marred by yeast and over-carbonation.  The hops still came through with a solid bitterness.

[Tilt]

Hmm - the feedback so far is pointing towards a clanger sorry fellas. 

The 1007 yeast was third gen, and the starter kicked off well and tasted fine but its looking like a stalled ferment or worse from these tasting notes.  The keg of the other half batch blew two weeks ago and I have to say it wasn't my fave version of this beer. 

Warning - for those yet to drink - maybe vent the cold bottle a few times to reduce the carb before pouring.  Not my best work I'm afraid.

[Richard Jack]

Raffe and I reporting -

Mega spritzy but not gushing - the most careful pour gets about 50-50 foam. pretty cloudy.

floral nose with a bit of spice going on. If I had this without notes, from the look and smell I'd say it's a saison. maybe some weird ferment temps?

It's quite drinkable, pleasing body / bitterness, and maybe a touch prickly in the the mouth due to overcarb. 

It doesn't taste infected, so I'm thinking just a mistake in priming?