dave_77 Brewdays- 2023 and beyond

[dave_77]

I'm really liking hoppy lagers at the moment.

Thought I would try and brew Amber lager with a small dry hop of citrus/piney hops. WC Amber Pils maybe just under 40ibu.

Amarillo and Loral at around , 2-3g/l dry hop.

Brewed this last week and it looks to have hit FG so will start cold crashing in a day or 2 and will go in the conditioning chamber for a few weeks at 1c.

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[dave_77]

Kids at the grandparents overnight so early morning start for the brew day

Mash is on for Belgian Single. Also kegging a West Coast Amber Pils this morning.

 

[dave_77]

Nice colour on the amber lager..nice orange, pine and spice from the Amarillo..got hope for this

Tucked up in the lagering chamber at 1.5c with a dose of Brausol.
Used 8ml of Brausol on this batch, hasn't cleared up my American pale at 4ml so trying the upper end of the dose rate on this beer

 

[Stu's Brews]

Nice colour on the amber lager..nice orange, pine and spice from the Amarillo..got hope for this
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Tucked up in the lagering chamber at 1.5c with a dose of Brausol.
Used 8ml of Brausol on this batch, hasn't cleared up my American pale at 4ml so trying the upper end of the dose rate on this beer

Colour looks great!

I've found that Brausol needs to be used at the higher end of the recommended dosage. It doesn't seem to do much for hop-induced haze though. It does drop out with time but takes a couple of weeks in the keg.

 

[dave_77]

Colour looks great!

I've found that Brausol needs to be used at the higher end of the recommended dosage. It doesn't seem to do much for hop-induced haze though. It does drop out with time but takes a couple of weeks in the keg.

It's not cheap, see how this batch does.

 

[dave_77]

Hit all the numbers for the Belgian Single this morning. Had to change the hops as didn't have as much mittelfrueh as I thought so changed to Saphir and Saaz whirlpool.
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[NormanHurst]

Delete. Wrong thread!

 

[dave_77]

This morning Kegged a Belgian single, will be bottle conditioning a few bottles of this batch for a couple of comps.
First time using lallemand Farmhouse, didn't finish as dry as other Saison yeasts which I was aware could happen so glad I used it for a single. Finished at 1.010 for 5.1%. light fruity, touch of banana and spice.

 

[dave_77]

This mornings brew was a Saison hopped with Crystal and Saaz hot side and will have a light dry hop of Kazbek for some spicy lemon flavours
Mash efficiency was high today and volumes were spot on so this will be stronger than planned.
First yeast pitch was Wyeast 3724 for the main yeast character, after 24 hours I'm planning to pitch some dry french Saison yeast to hopefully have a really dry finish started at 1.049
Although I'm using the fermzilla the spunding is fully open so no pressure on this batch.

Another positive. I have started using the tap instead of the pump for transferring to the fermenter for a couple of reasons. I have fitted a 90° to hopefully draw less trub than using the pump. Today the later hop additions I added loose and after a 15 min stand(spoon Whirlpool) I managed to transfer with no hop blockage
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[samale]

Dave what's your experience with wlp400. I have a Belgian Wit fermenting at the min. Have you used the yeast for a single before.

 

[dave_77]

Dave what's your experience with wlp400. I have a Belgian Wit fermenting at the min. Have you used the yeast for a single before.

I found it useful for a few Belgian styles..I would use it in a single. It was not overly expressive at low temps and I liked it in a hoppy Belgian pale at 18-20c

 

[dave_77]

So a few updates as I have been busy and not got round to adding earlier brews.

Latest Saison hopped with Saaz and Kazbek has been bottle conditioning for 2 weeks at 20-22c and carbonation is good

 

[dave_77]

Couple weeks ago I brewed a German Pils that was based on a recipe of Schonramer Pils . Kegged it today and is in the lagering chamber for a month. Finished at 1.008 for 5.5% and 40 ibu with plenty of late mittelfrueh, Spalter and Tettnang.

 

[dave_77]

As I have a lager that won't be ready for a month and another lager planned next for another comp I was a little concerned that I might run dry......time for Lutra Kviek to enter the arena.
Thought I would trial Lutra with a quick lagerish/bitter blonde beer. Hoping to get it Kegged and in the lagering chamber in a week and then tapped within 2 weeks so the fermentation fridge is free quickly.
This was my Italian pils base, hopped with Lemondrop mainly and then a small whirlpool and dry of Citra. Hoping for a 5% dry crisp lemony/citrus bitter summer ale. Lutra was munching through the sugars after 7 hours.

 

[dave_77]

Another brew day yesterday. Another experimental lager style beer using Novalager for first time.

Similar concept to the WC Amber lager but in black.....BIPL

 

[dave_77]

I started the WC Black Lager and the lower end of Novalager's. Temp range and the ispindel was showing 10% complete in less than 24 hours which is quicker than most lager strains at 12-13c.
18% done after 36 hours so going to move it up to 16c until it's 80 % done when I will add the dry hops.

 

[dave_77]

This weekend I Kegged the BIPL(west coast Black Lager, Hoppy lager.....)
Intial taste out of the fermenter seemed good, not strong on the roast malt so hops seem to come through fine. In the gravity sample it looked more dark brown so hopefully a full glass will look darker. Finished at 1.009 for 5%. It's in the cold chamber for a few weeks now.

 

[dave_77]

Latest brew was a Belgian IPA..pretty much hit all the numbers and volumes and easy afternoon brew day. Hoping from a nice lingering bitterness from plenty of Brewers Gold hotside and dry hops and whirlpool are Mandarina B & Mittelfrueh. Yeast was a blend of CML Monk and Nottingham
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[dave_77]

Kegged the Belgian IPA yesterday. Finished at 1.007 for 6.2% , happy with that. Gravity sample was a bit yeasty but bitterness seems to be spot on so think once it conditions it will hopefully smooth out a little.

 

[dave_77]

new brew planned for tomorrow using 2 English hops..one I have been wanting to use in a couple of styles
Pioneer - haven't used before
Godiva - used a few times

Pioneer's aroma characteristics include a distinctly hoppy, yet pleasant lemon and grapefruit aroma, with cedar and herbal flavour notes.

Godiva - An aroma hop with spicy, gooseberry and tangerine flavours.