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

[Dale]

Cheers guys will start with fixing the hose at the bulkhead and not turning the tap of full straight away. Doing another brew start next week so will test then. After that I'll do as you suggest James and make it into a bigger area.

Thanks

[Dale]

Well guys just finished brewing an ESB and had another go with the braided hose. Didn't get time to straighten the hose at the bulkhead but today it didn't matter. Having the lid open and slowly opening the tap made all the difference had a great flow out and didn't even have to open the tap. Thanks for the help guys.

[denimglen]

Awesome mate, good to hear.

[martin w]

heating the strike water for a best bitter, not got everything for the actual recipe so i'm doing this-

40 litre brew,

6.1kg gladfields pale
500g munich
450g carapils
250g crystal 150 ebc

mash at 67

so5

i'm supposed to use goldings for this and i could have sworn i had some but it appears not

the additions are at 60,45 and turn off,about 30ibu

what hops would you use as i have no goldings? i'm thinking of fuggles but i also have some motueka,cascade,centennial and amarillo. suggestions?

cheers
martin

[warra48]

If you are using S05, it's not a Best Bitter, because you won't get the esters etc British Ales need..
You are brewing an APA, so you may as well use USA style hops such as your Cascade, Amarillo, or Centennial.
I'm not familiar with Motueka.

[martin w]

ok, thanks, i'll go with cascade then i think,or centennial or,erm,just sparging so i have another half hour to think about it!

[martin w]

centennial it was 40g at 60 30g at 15 30g at 5 40g at flameout

[denimglen]

Brewing Oud Bruin tomorrow.

Batch Size: 20.00 L
Boil Size: 29.00 L
Estimated OG: 1.070 SG
Estimated Color: 20.7 SRM
Estimated IBU: 20.0 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Boil Time: 65 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
3.85 kg ..Pale Malt, Golden Promise (Bairds) 60.54 %
1.58 kg .Munich II (Global Malt) (12.5 SRM) 24.90 %
0.30 kg .Caramunich II (Weyermann) (60.9 SRM) 4.68 %
0.20 kg .Melanoidin (Weyermann) (30.0 SRM) 3.16 %
0.20 kg .Wheat Malt, Pale (Weyermann) (2.0 SRM)
0.20 kg .Caraaroma (Weyermann) (195.0 SRM)
0.03 kg .Black Malt (Bairds) (659.9 SRM) 0.44 %
26.00 gm .Hallertau Aroma [7.00 %] (60 min) Hops 20.0 IBU

200mL scavenged slurry from Flander's Red (Wyeast #3763)
1 Pkgs Safale American Dry Ale (DCL Yeast #.US-05Yeast-Ale


Mash Schedule: .NMOSBS
Total Grain Weight: 6.36 kg
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.NMOSBS
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
60 min Mash In Add 21.50 L of water at 72.0 C 67.0 C

[denimglen]

Boiling at the moment. God damn it's humid.

[Reviled]

Busy busy day tomorrow so brewing this now, just finished sparging and should be boiling soon :o)

First brew in almost 2 months, been hanging out!! lol

54% Maris Otter
10% Maize
20% Rye
5% Wheat
5% Sugar
6% Global Caralight

60 - 12g Sauvin 11.6%
15 - 10g Motueka 8.6%

French Saison Yeast - planning on not doing a starter, got heaps of trub so will just direct pitch for some nice phenols!!

[Matthew]

All locked and loaded for tomorrow morning.

NZPA V2.0 (Thoroughly ingenious name...)

20L
86% Kolsch
5% CaraMalt 30
2% Light Crystal 90
2% Weetbix
5% Dextrose

35 Pacific Jade @ 60
30 Cascade / 30 Motueka @ 15
30 Cascade / 30 Motueka @ 5
50 Cascade / 50 Motueka Dry Hop for 5 days

80 IBU
US05
6% ABV

[Ally Mcg]

Just about to mash in the Watery Domestic: a light summer bitter

91% Gladfields Pale
9% Carapils
Rakau and Riwaka to 37IBU
S05