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

[warra48]

We did a trip along the Waterfall Way last November. First ever time I'd seen the Wollomombi Falls. Spectacular country up there.

[James Lawson]

Just finished brewing an ordinary bitter, inspired by recipes from Barry and Haish.

 

3.5kg Bairds Golden Promise

200g pale crystal

100g amber malt

 

SO4 yeast

 

35g styrians (from Celila, 4.0%) @60

30g styrians @20

will dry hop too - reckon 35g is OTT? That's what I have left.

 

Not sure about the IBUs because my Mac crashed and I havent set up my Windows emulator to run any software yet.

 

Final volume was 21.5L, O.G. 1.040

 

Got better efficiency with a new method - I brew BIAB and I usually dunk sparge, but today I just used more water and mashed in my kettle, then heated it up to mashout and added a few more litres of 75degC water to make up my full preboil volume. I'm working pretty hard at the moment so I need some beer that isn't going to get me too boozed.

[Haish]

I get about 30 IBU for your recipe. I would use up your remaining 35g as a dry hop. Looks delicious!

[James Lawson]

Thanks for the calc haish

[DP]

Sounds nice! I've got an ordinary bitter on the go at the moment too - God I love that stuff! Save a couple of bottles for June and bring them along to the Limbo Beer Comp.

[James Lawson]

I might just do that, thanks Damian

[Barry]

Looks nice James. Or should I call you Tony "crazy eyes" Dixon.

 

I do love a good simple cooking bitter. Save the S04 from this one and pitch it into the next, I reckon it's tastiest around generation 3.

 

[James Lawson]

That was the plan. Although something fishy is going on. The pack I rehydrated and pitched didn't take. I sprinkled another one on this morning and it isn't doing a lot either. Hopefully I didn't inadvertently make some kind of toxic wort.

[Andrew]

Champion Dark ale emerging from the scrummage at the Mussel Inn!

[jt]

Good job there’s no ‘s’ on the end of that or there’d be some ® problems I’m sure

[Stu McKinlay]

Nice!

 

Are you heading to Melbourne this year?  I might need help trashing a hotel room...

[jt]

Are you heading to Melbourne this year?

 

Thanks for the suggestion, but no, not this year Stu - but you have  a ride on a tram for me, ding ding !

 

cheers, cheeky jt