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

[Mark]

haha that's a technique that came to mind this weekend, after the sparge was finished! Am using a 60L pot which is too big for my gas cooker, but is big enough to cover 2 elements on the stove top, which is what I use. I've ordered a kettle from craftbrewer but there are some difficulties in getting it shipped over, hopefully will be resolved soon enough.

the morebeer system is amazingly forgiving of grain size - i've never had anything even remotely resembling a stuck sparge even with wheat beers.

A brew day would be great, no doubt there's shyte loads of tips i could pick up.

[JoKing]

Huh!!! Not from me bro! I'm a pretty average brewer at the best of times... "brew day" is homebrew code for drink piss!

[James P]

I'm a pretty average brewer at the best of times...

Whatever dood!!! That means there is at least one really sh*t brewer typing this message....! :)

[Mark]

well that's something i can do!

[JoKing]

Says you James! Brewers are their #1 own worst critic!

[Reviled]

Gonna brew this mid-week for western brewers comp..

3.3kg Global Pilsner - Would have liked to have used Maris but you make do with what youve got..
900g Munich
130g Cara-Red
130g Dark Crystal
85g Cara-Aroma
45g Melanoidin (for extra maltiness - 1%???)
65g Roast Barley

60 : 25g Williamette 6.8%
10 : 10g Williamette, 10g Styrian
FO : 5g Styrian

Wyeast 1469

[Reviled]

Crushed my malt for the irish red last night, grist was looking pretty good!

Also got this crushed - Sort of veering away from Blande Ale territory but it should be a nice way to figure out what im getting from Motueka with a nice malt backbone - JT's words were with me when I was weighing up and I threw 25g's of dark malt for colour - this is my recipe

OG - 1045, IBU's - 34
2.5kg Pils
800g Munich
120g CaraMunich III
25g Carafa Special III
250g Cane Sugar - Caramelised/inverted with some wort
60 : 20g Motueka 6.7%
20 : 25g Motueka 6.7%
FO : 10g Motueka 6.7%
WLP-001

[JoKing]

Shit mate - I like the look of this recipe. I reckon you'll get the softest hint of Coffee from the carafa which would work amazingly with the Mot.

Well done holmes.

[Reviled]

Cheers cuz, it does look pretty good on paper, lets hope it turns out well! Aiming for a soft hit of caramel as well, but oh so subtle..

[Reviled]

Checked OG and pitched 1469, got 1050 at 21 litres 73% eff...

Lately ive been getting between 73 and 77% fairly consistently, no longer hitting high numbers and I dont know why.. Im not too worried as long as my results are still consistent, but would be nice to know what changed lol

[JoKing]

Your scales!!!

[Reviled]

Bugger youre right, almost forgot about that, I really need to get some new ones.. Any cheapish ones on TM lately?