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

[Andrew]

Unfortunately not.

That was such fun - probably the closest I'll get to being a rock star.

Are you going over for the Tap NZ gig?

[Stu McKinlay]

yep... pop into Sydney on the way. We'll have a pizza and a pint for you at Mountain Goat.

[Andrew]

Cheers mate

[jt]

Ok, all weighed out, mill tomorrow and brew Sunday, 732  -  another 'lil darkie
86% Malteurop
9% dark crystal
5% Choccies (as I'm feeling Easter'ish)
And  a handful of Black
Super Alpha to bitter then additions of cascade and Sauvin at 15 10 5 1 for 38 IBU
Pretty much a repeat brew but using the cacscade cones instead of pellets - new experience


Target is 1033 and I've got a plan to brew a series of these with ever decreasing amounts of pale.
I'll drop the bill by 100gm each brew until I reach an unacceptable result .. not sure where it'll end up, guessing about 1030

[Andrew Dixon]

Hi JT,

 

What's the combo of Cascase and Savin like?  I'm thinking about using it for an american amber.

 

Thanks

Andy

[jt]

Well i like it - but it's always a matter of personal taste. I've gone 2:1 Cascade:Sauvin

 

I'd gone off Sauvin until recently and was worried about overdoing it - but it's not as dominant as I'd worried, possibly due to a reasonable percentage of choccie

 

hallertau or pacifica with Sauvin is good too. Or Sauvin to bitter with any combo of hallertau / cascade / motueka later ... too many bloody choices !

 

oh and I've had this thought tucked away for sometime, quote from Yeastie Stu

'I've been using 1/3 each: Sauvin, Motueka, Pacifica. It's the closest I've got to getting a good NZ Amber Ale..'

 

 

[Stu McKinlay]

2009 crop, if you can get them!!

[jt]

2009 crop, if you can get them!!

 

~Yea, so which hop was that Stu - or all of them ?

[Stu McKinlay]

Mot.

[jt]

Hmmmm .. the last of my 2009 bag went in the Holiday Pale as a dry hop the other week

[Martin townshend]

You've tried Sutton Hoo? Good combo of those in there.

[jt]

Masho !

Another Lil' Darkie this morning. Loved the 1033 & 1032 versions so it's a repeat (without the cones)

Same grainbill but the hops at 20 10 & 1 in a moment of laziness

1032 & 38 IBU

Haven't had the nerve to take the recipe lower than 1032, why mess too much with something that you'rehappy with ?

Missed the strike temp terribly, probably this bloody southerly

Should be the quaffing beer for Brother Bob's return from Abu Dhabi in July

 

cheers, jt