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

[Chris P]

Not driving, tasting rack time then. You should easily clear all 20 beers in a lunchtime visit ;)

[David R]

Just did a quick google and came across this; http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f66/russian-river-row-2-hill-56-clone-3...

Might have to stock up on some fresh Simcoe before I go, it certainly sounds pretty tasty.

[Crusader-Rob]

David, I  did this recipe recently, and man this is a great beer, subbed crystal 20 for carahell, and pils subbed out for gladfield pale, as i didn't want to boil for 90.

This was awesome. i also had 30g of mosaic, which i randomly threw in ad 10 mins.

highly recommend this recipe.

[David R]

"and pils subbed out for gladfield pale, as i didn't want to boil for 90."

Can you elaborate? I've not brewed with pilsner malt yet, does it need a longer boil for some reason?

[Barry]

90 mins is a good idea for any beer with a predominately light coloured grist.

It's to drive off DMS.

[David R]

Cheers!
Would it be wise to add a touch of acid malt to help drop the mash pH? My tap water is really soft but I have missed my OG a few times by considerable amounts with lighter coloured beers.

[Crusader-Rob]

Pils being higher in DMS than other malts. thats generally the only time i boil longer.

I chucked about 1% acid into mine, worked a treat. missed my Og by the standard 2 points on it, thats a volume issue rather than anything else though.

But seriously david, this is a great beer, on the cards to re-brew for me soon. and I've only just finished drinking the batch. its a solid recipe for single hop recipes, thinking citra next time. with a dash of simcoe.

[David R]

Yeah it looks good alright, I just brewed a similar but toned down single-hop summer/golden/lawnmower brews with 80% pale, 12% vienna and 8% light crystal, one citra and one amarillo, and they're both lovely. Might have to do another side-by-side comparison based on RR's recipe with simcoe and amarillo...

[Cain Harland]

I did some thing very similar too turned out great

[Peter Smith]

Emerson's Pils like beer

Ingredients

Amt	Name	Type	#	%/IBU
4.50 kg	Gladfield Pilsner Malt (1.9 SRM)	Grain	1	81.8 %
0.50 kg	Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM)	Grain	2	9.1 %
0.20 kg	Gladfield Light Crystal Malt (27.4 SRM)	Grain	3	3.6 %
0.15 kg	Acid Malt (3.0 SRM)	Grain	4	2.7 %
0.15 kg	Gladfield Aurora Malt (3.0 SRM)	Grain	5	2.7 %
20.00 g	Pacific Jade [13.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min	Hop	6	26.3 IBUs
30.00 g	Riwaka [5.25 %] - Boil 15.0 min	Hop	7	7.9 IBUs
0.30 tsp	Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 mins)	Fining	8	-
30.00 g	Riwaka [5.25 %] - Boil 5.0 min	Hop	9	3.2 IBUs
1.0 pkg	Bohemian Lager (Wyeast Labs #2124) repitch	Yeast	10	-

[Scott H]

Reprobate Stout

American Stout (13 E)

Type: All Grain
Batch Size: 20.00 l
Boil Size: 30.80 l
Boil Time: 60 min
End of Boil Vol: 26.00 l
Final Bottling Vol: 21.00 l
Fermentation: Ale, Single Stage

Date: 25 Feb 2014
Brewer: Ctrl-Z
Asst Brewer:
Equipment: 40L Pot & 28L Cooler Tun
Efficiency: 70.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 87.5 %
Taste Rating: 30.0

Taste Notes:

Ingredients

Amt	Name	Type	#	%/IBU
6.80 kg	Pale Malt (2 Row) UK - Golden Promise (6.3 EBC)	Grain	1	85.8 %
0.45 kg	Roasted Barley (591.0 EBC)	Grain	2	5.7 %
0.34 kg	Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L - Pale (118.2 EBC)	Grain	3	4.3 %
0.34 kg	Chocolate Malt (886.5 EBC)	Grain	4	4.3 %
38.00 g	Warrior [15.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min	Hop	5	69.4 IBUs
0.01 g	Koppafloc (Boil 15.0 mins)	Fining	6	-
1.06 tsp	Yeast Nutrient (Boil 15.0 mins)	Other	7	-
1.06 mg	Chiller (Boil 10.0 mins)	Other	8	-
28.00 g	Centennial [10.00 %] - Boil 5.0 min	Hop	9	5.7 IBUs
1.0 pkg	California Ale (White Labs #WLP001) [35.49 ml]	Yeast	10	-

Gravity, Alcohol Content and Color

Est Original Gravity: 1.081 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.022 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 7.9 %
Bitterness: 75.1 IBUs
Est Color: 74.0 EBC

Measured Original Gravity: 1.046 SG
Measured Final Gravity: 1.010 SG
Actual Alcohol by Vol: 4.7 %
Calories: 427.1 kcal/l

Mash Profile

Mash Name: Single Infusion, Full Body, Batch Sparge
Sparge Water: 18.06 l
Sparge Temperature: 75.6 C
Adjust Temp for Equipment: FALSE

Total Grain Weight: 7.93 kg
Grain Temperature: 22.2 C
Tun Temperature: 22.2 C
Mash PH: 5.20

Mash Steps

Name	Description	Step Temperature	Step Time
Mash In	Add 22.18 l of water at 75.2 C	68.9 C	75 min

Sparge: Batch sparge with 3 steps (Drain mash tun , 9.03l, 9.03l) of 75.6 C water

Mash Notes: Simple single infusion mash for use with most modern well modified grains (about 95% of the time).

Carbonation and Storage

Carbonation Type: Bottle
Pressure/Weight: 112.39 g
Keg/Bottling Temperature: 21.1 C
Fermentation: Ale, Single Stage

Volumes of CO2: 2.3
Carbonation Used: Bottle with 112.39 g Table Sugar
Age for: 30.00 days
Storage Temperature: 18.3 C 

[jt]

Looks like it's a good day for stouts and clones.
I'm using up some odds and ends, plus a bit of sugar and doing something like a Murphys.
Didn't buy the clone kit, just borrowed the recpie
Under gravity by a point but over volume
That sugar seems to have taken the edge off the roast, but never having tried a Murphys, I really don't know what to expect.

Cheers, jt