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

[Nick T]

Ah, Mike, umm, you now seem to be the resident expert on freezing beer.... I just checked our backup food/wine fridge (for conelius keg dimensions) which I had comandeered a couple of weeks back to laager a lager, and it seems after a couple of weeks of being happy, the lager has now frozen. Not just a little, the whole damn carboy. Hmm. Bugger. Crap.

Is this an unmitigated disaster, or might it be OK when it thaws? (break it to me gently now.....)

[Nick T]

on closer crime scene examination its only the top 150mm or so that is frozen, will take it out and let it thaw and hope for the best...

[Mike Neilson]

Its happend to me also, just let it warm up a little or siphon off the ice and enjoy it!!

[JoKing]

Oat Malt

[Barry]

Pale ale - quick turnaround for dwindling stocks

4kg golden promise
1kg munich
3oogm pale crystal

pacifica at 60, then cascade and pacifica at 20, 10 and 3 minutes.
s04 because that's all I gots.

[jt]

How d'you think those hops'll come through with O4 Barry ?

[denimglen]

You're brewing oat malt?

[JoKing]

Thinking about it...

Malted Oats...

Should be like Poridge Beer...

[Mike Neilson]

Or Glue Beer!!

[denimglen]

Simpsons do some oat malt that supposed to be the absolute business, I think it's like toasted oat malt or something, sounds damn tasty.

[Mike Neilson]

Have to get some of these brewing oats!!

[Ally Mcg]

Some sort of American Pale Ale, inspired by all the choice beers I enjoyed in the states.

Fermentables
Pale Malt
Munich
Crystal
White Sugar

Hops
Centennial
Amarillo
Simcoe
Columbus

Wyeast 1272
Targetting 1.058 and 55IBU, so slightly out of style guidelines but i need to use my American hops - its a hard life