Recipe Advice Thread

[denimglen]

Thought it might be handy to have a thread for some of the more advanced brewers to give some advice on recipes.

Let's see how it goes eh...

[Richard Jack]

Something different: 

Batch Size (fermenter): 44.00 
Measured Original Gravity: 1.063 SG 
Est Final Gravity: 1.014 SG 
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 6.8 % 
Bitterness: 41.7 IBUs 
Est Color: 15.3 EBC 

Ingredients
Amt Name Type # %/IBU 
9.52 kg Pale Malt, Golden Promise (Thomas Fawcett) (5.9 EBC) Grain 1 75.0 % 
1.02 kg Munich I (Weyermann) (14.0 EBC) Grain 2 8.0 % 
1.02 kg White Wheat Malt (4.7 EBC) Grain 3 8.0 % 
0.40 kg Cara-Pils/Dextrine (3.9 EBC) Grain 4 3.1 % 
0.35 kg Acidulated (Weyermann) (3.5 EBC) Grain 5 2.8 % 
0.25 kg Gladfield Toffee Malt (11.0 EBC) Grain 6 2.0 % 
0.15 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (236.4 EBC) Grain 7 1.2 % 

15.00 g Pacific Jade [14.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 8 10.9 IBUs 

80.00 g Kohatu [6.80 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 9 10.3 IBUs 
80.00 g Motueka [7.60 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 10 11.5 IBUs 
40.00 g Nelson Sauvin [12.00 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 11 9.0 IBUs 

80.00 g Kohatu [6.80 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 12 0.0 IBUs 
80.00 g Motueka [7.60 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 13 0.0 IBUs 
40.00 g Nelson Sauvin [12.00 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 14 0.0 IBUs 

80.00 g Kohatu [6.80 %] - Dry Hop 4.0 Days Hop 15 0.0 IBUs 
80.00 g Motueka [7.60 %] - Dry Hop 4.0 Days Hop 16 0.0 IBUs 
40.00 g Nelson Sauvin [12.00 %] - Dry Hop 4.0 Days Hop 17 0.0 IBUs 

And the different part, a split ferment between SO5 and Brett Trois. They're both blowing off at the moment but the Brett smells like a pineapple and mango explosion. cool.

[Des Ross]

Geez that sounds really interesting Richard...I will be really interested to hear how that turns out as was thinking of using the same hop combo in a pale ale...I have Kohatu but have been discouraged from using it so far after some negative feedback I heard from a few other brewers

[Richard Jack]

Was it the comments about sweaty pineapple pants that put you off? :)

[Des Ross]

Ha I think that was your comment some time back! Actually more so the feedback I received recently from some local brewers...pineapple sweaty pants....it's hard to glean many positives out of that description! But your still using it so I guess that's a positive. I love the NS and motueka combo so yes, really keen on how this one turns out.

[Richard Jack]

Can't claim that one personally, think it was Martin. I've had a few pale ales from other brewers where it's been used well. If you want tropical fruit flavours, I like it. Everything in it's place though... which is why we paired it with Brett Trois.

[Crusader-Rob]

Looking for a good hop combo, 1 nz and 1 us, any suggestions? 

Would Simcoe and Nelson be any good in an IPA? any other suggestions would be appreciated.

Also, on this nz/US Hop mix, I had an oreti Red a couple of months back, and would probably say its my fave Emersons brew (shame its not a year rounder). It also suggests Centennial and a high alpha NZ Hops. I hae assumed Nelson as well. but interested if anyone has had thoughts on what hop it actually is.

[Ralph]

I have had luck with N. Sav, Pacifica and Cascade in a mix in a pale ale. Was really tasty and I must rebrew it sometime! I would say N. Sav + cascade would be good.

[jt]

I was just looking at the fresh wort kit at allgrain and there's a pale by Panhead that says it's cascade and sauvin .. I'd trust that choice

[Peter Smith]

http://www.forum.realbeer.co.nz/profiles/blogs/brewing-a-good-nz-pa...

more pale ale then ipa but a good read

[Crusader-Rob]

Ha, yeah a jolly good read, regarding that. Thinking about a Centennial and Sauvin red ale. similar to my previous. seems a fair choice, and the Emersons beer I have assumed is the same. best way to figure it out, trial and error time.

[Lee Taylor]

Hi all, have brewed a Blue Moon Clone a couple of times - it calls for White Wheat - but have used Pale Wheat instead because I can't seem to find White Wheat anywhere. It has always tasted really good but my OG is always a little off.  I also want to brew a Hoegaarden Clone, which also calls for White Wheat malt; I want to keep it as close to the recipe if I can. Any idea where I can get white wheat from in NZ?  Or is pale wheat a sufficient substitute - similar lovibond.

Cheers   

[Nick T]

Anybody got a recipe for a really refreshing bitter dry pilsner, like the Cassells pilsner?