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

[Mike Neilson]

Sounds Great!! Would love to try it.

[studio1]

just scored a massive cheast freezer for a dozen beers

[Mike Neilson]

chucked in another 10ibus of centenial at the 60min to bring it up to 80ibu's just to make sure to kill off the High FG.

[Mike Neilson]

Hows This round 2 of this beer!!! Brewing this on Sat!!!!! Only thing is im swapping the 120 crystal for Caramalt!! Dont like dark crystal!! and Im going to get that water up to 300ppm of Sulphate to make that bitterness bite like a mule!!

[Reviled]

Jeezuz, got enough crystal in there mate? ;o)

[Mike Neilson]

I am not scarred!!

[Reviled]

Cool mate, ill be in touch ;o) Let me know when its finished...

[Mike Neilson]

Will do!! might send a couple others to make it more than worth while.

[Reviled]

Sounds like a case swap ;o) haha

No worries, im allways keen to swap beers.. Maybe 4 is a good number, fits in a moderately sized box perfectly? And wont be too crippling to post :o)

Our case swap box was $22 to send to Chch, and that was 9 bottles, so I imagine this will cost much less.

[Mike Neilson]

Yeah should be alittle cheaper but im not to worried about price more about trying other peoples beer!! keep in contact.

[Soren]

Planning to brew a Belgian Strong this week, sort of like a Rochefort 8:

Recipe Specifics
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Batch Size (L): 20.00 Wort Size (L): 25.00

Anticipated OG: 1.081 Plato: 19.50
Anticipated SRM: 19.2
Anticipated IBU: 30.6
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70 %
Wort Boil Time: 90 Minutes



Grain/Extract/Sugar

% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
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64.3 4.50 kg. Pale Ale Malt (2-row) Australia 1.037 2
3.6 0.25 kg. Cara aroma Germany 1.030 0
10.7 0.75 kg. Candi Sugar (amber) Generic 1.046 75
10.7 0.75 kg. Vienna Malt Germany 1.037 3
10.7 0.75 kg. CaraMunich 40 Germany 1.034 40

Hops

Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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10.00 g. Saaz B Pellet 4.75 1.5 10 min.
20.00 g. Saaz B Pellet 4.75 7.4 30 min.
20.00 g. Hallertau Pellet 7.15 21.7 First WH


Extras

Amount Name Type Time
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5 g Corriander Seed Spice 5 Min.(boil)


Yeast
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WYeast 3787 Trappist High Gravity

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Furthermore I may throw in some chopped raisins or maybe dates, either at the end of boil or in the fermenter, not sure yet. Not too sure about the coriander seeds either.

Mashing at 68C.

Any comments or experience with something like this, feel free to share!:)

[Soren]

Oh, I may also try and infect some of the bottles with brettanomyces and see what happens after a year or so. Any ideas whether I can simply use the dregs of a bottle of Orval or do I need a fresh strain of the little nasties?:)