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

[Reviled]

Nah just pitched the smackpack straight into the wort at 32 cos it was from Tony and fresh as so figured ill skip the starter seeing as my 10litre coopers kit is my starter - if that makes sense?

I went home at lunch and nothings happening, its sitting at 18*c now, should I try bring it up till it starts fermenting then bring down to 10/12*c?

[Mike Neilson]

Man that yeast sounds like its had some serious shock treatment!! Which strain is it?

[Reviled]

Yeah mate, whatever doesnt kill ya makes ya stronger - reckon that mentality works with yeast too? Give it a good flogging before letting it unleash on my doppelbock :-/ hahaha

Its the Munich Lager Strain... Thoughts??

[denimglen]

"Yeah mate, whatever doesnt kill ya makes ya stronger - reckon that mentality works with yeast too?"

Tends to be more of a 'what doesn't kill me just makes me mutate into some funky shit' I think.

RDWHAHB.

[Mike Neilson]

Going to brew this tomorrow night!! Pale Aleish!!

92% Perle
4% Cara Pils
4% Caramalt

67 Deg Mash

15 Ibus of Nugget @ 60

30g of Each Cascade and Galaxy @ 15
50g of each Cascade and Galaxy @ 0

10 day Dry Hop of Cascade Galaxy 40g Each

1.045 1.014
40 Ibus
SO5

[Reviled]

Yum! Will be similair to the brew I made with Amarillo and Galaxy, was like cracking open a bottle of Just Juice Tropical - literally!

[Mike Neilson]

Nice Ive got to many big beers in the fridge I have the ordinary but it just dosnt float my boat!! I think I dont like suttle beers anymore! Damn it!! oh apart from Bookie!! But that aint really an ordinary bitter!! and 14L of my robust porter got drunk on the weekend so only got 2L left!!

[Stu McKinlay]

Bookbinder just ain't the beer it used to be for me... it used to be my go to beer everywhere I went. It can still be really good but it used to be that good on a bad day and un-friggin'-believable every other day. Bring the UK pale malt back to Bookie! Leave the NZ malt for the bigger beers.

I know this is sacrilige. It's like saying fat Freddy's Drop are boring, or Flight of the Conchords doesn't make me smile. But I have told 'Old Dick' himself. We agree to disagree.

[MrC]

TAKE DOWN REQUEST!!!
TAKE DOWN REQUEST!!!
TAKE DOWN REQUEST!!!
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This is unacceptable behaviour!

[Greig McGill]

Fat Freddy's Drop ARE boring!

[MrC]

You're right Mike, Bookbinder is a "Specialty" beer ;-)

I'd still haven't figured out how they get that Riwaka flavour without the onions?!?!?

[Stu McKinlay]

They just leave the onions out. I told you not to stop those 'late kettle onion gifts'.