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...

[Reviled]

I reckon go all kolsh as well jt, it seems to be a pretty good malt, I got some great efficiency off of it yesterday and the grain itself tastes great if you chew on it..

[jt]

the grain itself tastes great if you chew on it

Yes, I liked the taste too Rev

Try it as the base malt that way it will give you a true indication of how it preforms

That was my thinking Mike, but for some reason the supplier suggested substitute just a kilo first time up

cheers chaps, jt

[jt]

I've weighed it as all Kolsch for the base.
Bad move maybe as I still have 27kg of ADM Pils left (and 8kg Global)
If I do like the Global, the plan is to ration it out at 25% of base grain until the ADM is finished.
On the other hand I might not like it and fill up the compost bin - or use it as wabbit food !

[HerrSchnapps]

Toby's Brew - A Summer ale of sorts, dedicated to a friend who's on life support right now, and who I plan on drinking it with.

3kg Marris Otter
1kg Wheat
Hops are 50/50 of NZ Styrian Golding and NZ Cascade
10g @ 60
30g @ 15
30g @ 5
Wyeast 1098 British Ale

IBU: 25, OG: 1.041

Thoughts? (we're crushing the marris otter now) Also trying to use up these hops, as we have 36g and 40g of each.

[Tony]

looks like something I could brew myself, Schnapps. I love MO as a base malt, good call!

[James P]

Let's hope like hell the yeast turns up today! :(

[HerrSchnapps]

Don't forget we use no-chill (until I see some more 15m 1/2 inch copper tubing on TM for cheap), so it shouldn't matter too much :)

[Nick T]

I have some harvested 1968 sitting in the fridge if that is any help, I used some for a starter a few weeks back and it went fine, although it took a day or so to 'wake up'...... however it may be a bit malty for a summer ale?

[James P]

I have some harvested W34/70 if you want to make it into a lager! :)

[martin w]

i'm making a wit tomorrow and about half the grain bill is crushed wheat, which i will cereal mash

i'm looking around for something to help me calculate the required strike water temp so i hit 150f when i dump the boiled cereal mash in.

can anyone point me in the right direction?

here is the grain bill if it makes a difference-

2.11 lbs. White Wheat Malt
4.23 lbs. Belgian Pils
1.06 lbs. Munich Malt
10.04 lbs. Wheat Flaked
0.53 lbs. Oats Flaked

10.5 g is the finished volume

cheers
martin

[denimglen]

Try this mate http://www.rackers.org/calcs.shtml

[martin w]

maybe i'm being stupid but i can't see which one of those would work for this calculation?

handy link otherwise though

cheers