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

[Richard Jack]

Holy shit I just looked that style up and it sounds amazing. I think I'll be making that with the second generation of the yeast, to avoid going broke buying enough 34/70 to direct pitch. Thanks for the suggestion.

[JoKing]

I'm brewing the 2nd trial batch for a beer called Yakima Scarlett today. Hopefully it turns out better than the last one!

[Ralph]

Is that likely to be along the lines of Soren's Tall Poppy? Indian Red Ale instead of IPA? I like the idea of that!

[JoKing]

Nah - just a regular red beer.

[Ralph]

I am brewing an Irish Red with a few oats chucked in. No idea what it will be like, or what it is classed as... but am enjoying experimenting!

[Andre Jaworski]

I was thinking of trying a Chocolate Porter but having never really ventured out this far before and would appreciate some feedback before I destroy 60L of perfectly good water. Brew calculus tells it's completely not to style for a Porter but not to worry.

77% 10.000 English Pale 82% 5 ~ 8% 1.000 Crystal 60L 73% 99 ~ 8% 1.000 Flaked Oats 71% 3 ~ 5% 0.600 Chocolate Malt 73% 785 ~ 3% 0.400 Black Patent Malt 58% 909 ~ 13 Batch size: 43.0 liters	Original Gravity 1.083 measured (1.068 estimated) Final Gravity 1.020 measured (1.016 estimated) Color 77° EBC / 39° SRM (Black) Mash Efficiency 92% measured (75% used for O.G. estimate)
hops
USE TIME GRAMS VARIETY FORM AA boil 60 mins 50 Sticklebract leaf 11.0 boil 30 mins 50 Sticklebract leaf 11.0 boil 1 min 50 Sticklebract leaf 11.0 Boil: 45.0 avg liters for 60 minutes	Bitterness 46.6 IBU / 19 HBU ƒ: Tinseth BU:GU 0.68
yeast
Wyeast Dennys Favorite 50 (1450) ale yeast in liquid form with medium to high flocculation and 77% attenuation	Alcohol 8.4% ABV / 7% ABW (6.9% est. ABV / 5% est. ABW) Calories 210 per 1/3 Liter
misc 400 grams Cocoa powder @10 min boil

 

 

Cheers

 

 

 

[JoKing]

My 2c:

 

Cocoa - I reckon that's a massive amount. In my best opinion, I'd recommend making a liquid version of it by boiling it to steralise it. Put it in the fridge to cool it down, and skim any fat off the top then add to the finished beer to get the flavour threshold that you desire.

 

Thats about it - and that Maris Otter would suit this as a base malt alternative too.

[Ralph]

oh and watch out on the cocoa front. Not all Cocoa is created equal. Some of the stuff in the supermarkets like Cadburys cocoa will be full of sugar and will have flavour added to it.

[Andrew]

I wouldn't go nuts on the cocoa, I made a stout recently with 5% choc malt and it doesn't get that name for nothing. You'll get some chocolate flavors from that as well. The good old way would be to follow Jo's idea boiling up the cocoa but buy a bottle of porter and dose up 50ml samples of it with known amounts of the cocoa solution until you get an addition rate you like.

[jt]

After months and months of brewing, drinking and absolutely loving the sub-1040 beers I've finally cracked.

I've got 4 taps all pouring 3 point something % beers and I really need a change.

So I'm throwing caution to the wind and doing a rebrew of Lil' Darkie scaled upto from 1032 to 1042, medium darkie I guess

85% malteurop

9% Crystals

5% Choccies

1% Black

18 IBU Super Alpha to bitter then 25g cascade and 10g Sauvin additions at 20 10 1

 

All weighed up and ready to mill for Sunday

 

[jt]

I threw caution to the wind - 21 litres of 1.046 brown, bitter ale in the fermenter.

it's going to be a change, that's for sure

[Mike Neilson]

Two brews today I must be nuts!!

 

American Stout

 

67% TF Maris Otter

10% Flaked Barley

8% Chocolate Malt

5% Caraafa Sp II

6% Dark Crystal

4% Medium Crystal

 

68 Degree Mash

 

45Ibu Chinook @ 60

 

1.062 - 1.016 6% Abv

45 Ibu

1469

 

American Strong Ale

 

90% TF Maris Otter

6% Special B

4% Medium Crystal

 

70 Degree Mash

 

40Ibu Chinook FWH

20Ibu Chinook @ 20

3g/L Centenial @ 10, 0

1g/L Chinook @ 10, 0

 

1.072 - 1.018 - 7%

75Ibu

US05