Hazelwood Brewday

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Been neglecting my brewday posts, sorry!

On Friday night I brewed a batch of Equinox IPA (24 litres) and yesterday I dry hopped my latest Mosaic/Simcoe IPA.

I’ve been thinking about how to cool my kegs and several people asking for advice have made me decide to come up with something that’s effective, convenient, and inexpensive - so no mean feat! I think I’ve come up with something but let me work it through got a day or two and then I’ll put something together.

Speaking of putting something together I have also been drafting some info on pressure barrels - discovered I will never be able to make a living as a journalist because it takes me far too long to write a few words

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

At the weekend I kegged the Mosaic ale and dry hopped the Equinox ale.

Even managed to build that experimental keg cooling jacket. The build for it is in the “How to” section of the forum. The finished result looks like this and I’m now giving it a run to see how it performs.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

I’m just preparing a keg for my Equinox ale while mashing another saison because my saison is running low.



Tomorrow I need to get another bitter on the go having got down to my last dozen pints of this too.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

I kegged the Equinox pale ale as planned. This is a 6.3% IPA, dry hopped with 100g Vic Secret. It came out of the fermenter looking very nice. The aroma and flavour are both really fruity.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Also, brewed another saison today flavoured with Saaz, cardamom, and coriander. 24 litres in the fermenter. OG is 1042. Yeast is MJ M29.

 

[Clint]

SAISON! Sounds great!
Could you share the recipe please? As it happens I have lots of coriander and cardomom...

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

SAISON! Sounds great!
Could you share the recipe please? As it happens I have lots of coriander and cardomom...

It’s based on a recipe by @Keats but adjusted to what I have available. I don’t think the recipe is that critical to be honest except the cardamom pods 3 is all you need.

Cardamom Saison!
5.2 Kg Pilsner malt
200g Torrified wheat
Mash for 75 mins at 150F
12g Magnum hops AA=15.3% 60 mins
1/2 Protofloc table at 15 mins
32g Saaz hops at 5 mins
3 crushed cardamom pods at 5 mins
1 tsp ground coriander at 5 mins
24 litres in FV, OG=1042
1 pk MJ M29 Saison yeast
Pitched at 26C

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Got the mash for today’s brew well under way. This one is going to be a bitter to replenish stock.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Bitter is brewed and in the fermenter. Shooting for 25-30 EBC, IBU’s around 35, ABV around 4.3%. Recipe for anyone with an interest...

Hazelwood Best
2.5Kg Maris Otter
2Kg Pilsner malt
200g Flaked barley
150g Crystal 225
100g Torrified wheat
30g Roasted barley
75 min mash at 150F
18g Magnum leaf AA=15.3% for 60 mins
1/2 Protofloc tablet at 15 mins
30g Fuggle leaf AA=4.5% at 15 mins
24 litres in FV, OG=1042
1 pack S-04

 

[Clint]

I have a feint interest in that....
Edit...had to check the brew box...my interest is now elevated..
I plan to...
Sub all base malt with pale,add a smidgen of black as I only have crystal 60..I think..to get the colour..not that it matters I suppose,pellet fuggles as that's all I have in the way of fuggles! Notty yeast... otherwise, exactly the same!

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

I have a feint interest in that....
Edit...had to check the brew box...my interest is now elevated..
I plan to...
Sub all base malt with pale,add a smidgen of black as I only have crystal 60..I think..to get the colour..not that it matters I suppose,pellet fuggles as that's all I have in the way of fuggles! Notty yeast... otherwise, exactly the same!

Sounds good, maybe even get a bottle into this months English Bitters comp!

 

[Clint]

I'm not THAT good...

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

I'm not THAT good...

Maybe you are, how would you know unless you enter?

 

[Clint]

It won't be ready...not brewing for a few days...got a couple of night shifts to do first.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

I’ve just kegged the cardamom saison I started on the 2nd (meant to do it last night but had a beer and then some more...). The FG is quite impressive!

 

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Also now kegged the best bitter. Came out at over 4.5% so a little stronger than I planned, maybe a consequence of the temperatures we’ve been seeing.

I expect the temperature has affected flavour too but I had a taste and it isn’t nasty so I’m hoping it will condition out OK.

 

[Pennine]

I’ve just kegged the cardamom saison I started on the 2nd (meant to do it last night but had a beer and then some more...). The FG is quite impressive!

View attachment 30969

was that m29?

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

was that m29?

Yes it was. Started at 26C and raised it by one degree on days 4, 6, and 8.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Started last night, finished this morning, another batch of brown ale. As always I’ve updated the recipe:

Brown ale 4.7%
2.5Kg Vienna Malt 49%
1.8Kg Pilsner Malt 36%
250g Melanoidin Malt 5%
200g Brown malt EBC 140 4%
150g Chocolate Malt 900 EBC 3%
150g Torrified Wheat 3%
75 min mash at 150F
13g Magnum (60 min)
30g Simcoe (15 min)
30g Mosaic (15 min)
30g Vic Secret (15 min)
1 Protofloc tablet at 15 mins
24 litres in FV, OG =1046
1pk MJ M15 Empire ale yeast
Keg on day 12, FG=1010

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Just finished another brew, a saison flavoured with lots of Ahtanum. I think this could be nice, we’ll see. This is the recipe:

New Saison 4.7%
3.6Kg Pilsner malt
1Kg Malted wheat
400g Vienna malt
Mash at 150F for 75 mins
12g Magnum leaf AA=15.3% 60 mins
1/2 Protofloc tablet at 15 mins
50g Ahtanum pellet AA=3.8% 15 mins
24 litres in FV, OG=1040
1 pack MJ M29 Saison yeast, 26C
Keg after 12 days, FG=1004