Hazelwood Brewday

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Have you changed this recipe? I got one written down...just flaked oats,not malted, hop stand for citra and galaxy,then a dry hop,no 10 minute addition,Liberty Bell yeast....

I’m always changing it. Flaked is fine, last time I ordered flaked I received malted flaked. There was a 15 mins addition that is now 10 mins. Liberty Bell is good. Use either recipe for similar results, the latest is intended to be a little less bitter. I may go back to Liberty Bell.

 

[Clint]

I think I asked you about the IBU but can't find where I did!
Anyway...I put some numbers in the calc and just the magnum was giving about 45...the hop stand nil...

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

I think I asked you about the IBU but can't find where I did!
Anyway...I put some numbers in the calc and just the magnum was giving about 45...the hop stand nil...

15g Magnum for 60 mins giving 45 IBUs? That sounds high to me.

 

[Clint]

The recipe you posted on page 5 -ish of your Brewday...I think...was 25g magnum...

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

The recipe you posted on page 5 -ish of your Brewday...I think...was 25g magnum...

Ah yes, that would be about right for that recipe - don’t use that much Magnum if you add the 10 minute addition!

15g for 60 mins should give you about 31 IBUs.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

All is calm in the brew-shed this morning, all three beers bubbling gently.

I’ve ordered the yeast and candi sugar for the Belgian Tripel but that will take a few days to arrive so I might get something else on in the meantime. I have some California lager yeast so maybe I’ll get a lager on - or maybe another saison, I quite fancy another batch of my “Goofie” saison made with orange peel and Nelson Sauvin.

 

[dave_77]

All is calm in the brew-shed this morning, all three beers bubbling gently.

I’ve ordered the yeast and candi sugar for the Belgian Tripel but that will take a few days to arrive so I might get something else on in the meantime. I have some California lager yeast so maybe I’ll get a lager on - or maybe another saison, I quite fancy another batch of my “Goofie” saison made with orange peel and Nelson Sauvin.

Goofie sounds nice

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Goofie sounds nice

It does - but thinking about getting my stocks up I’ll brew the “Goofie” when I brew the next batch of cardamom saison because I’ll need to bring up the temperature of the fermentation cabinet. I can’t do that now because I already have beers in there. So it looks like it might be a lager using a warm fermenting yeast.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Having decided on a lager - probably a Pilsner. I’ve been thinking about my recipe and this is what I’ve put together, views welcome.

BJCP suggest water with a higher proportion of sulphates for a dryer finish so I’m thinking maybe Cl:24, SO4:84, Ca:48. (0.05g/l chloride, 0.15g/l sulphate, 20 litres RO water). Not thinking of adding any salts to the sparge water.

The recipe is simple...

Czech Pilsner 6.3%
5Kg Pilsner malt
Mash for 75mins at 145F (62.8C)

I don’t have any German noble hops so it will be Saaz (with apologies to the purists).

60g Saaz leaf, AA=3.2%, 60mins, 26 IBUs

1/2 protofloc tablet at 10 mins
40g Saaz leaf, AA=3.2%, 10mins, 4 IBUs

(My gravity was a little low so I added 500g of glucose here)

22 litres in FV, OG=1052
1 pack California Lager Yeast

Keg on day 12, FG=1004

 

[Clint]

Are you doing your water treatment off your water company report or have you tested alkalinity and calcium yourself?

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Are you doing your water treatment off your water company report or have you tested alkalinity and calcium yourself?

I tested my water, muttered an expletive and bought an RO system.

 

[Clint]

I tested my water, muttered an expletive and bought an RO system.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Apart from the less-than-ideal weather conditions for outdoor brewing, today’s brew is going to plan with 10 mins mash time remaining.

I went with the water profile above, adding 1g Chloride and 3g Sulphate. I hope it’s a good ratio/quantity because there’s no going back now.

 

[Pennine]

That should be fine, the saaz will pop a little with that ratio I usually do 2 to 1. do you have a handful of Munich or melanoiden to throw in there?

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

That should be fine, the saaz will pop a little with that ratio I usually to 2 to 1. do you have a handful of Munich or melanoiden to throw in there?

I have both - but the mash is done. Next time

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Lager is now in the brew-shed. The gravity was lower than planned so I added some glucose. I now have 23 litres with an OG of 1052, looks clean and is a nice colour.

I decided to brighten up the brew-shed with a few plants It’s actually a poinsettia and needs to be in the dark to turn the leaves red.

 

[Benfleet Brewery]

Going right back to the photos in your first ever post in this thread, can I ask where you got those clear plastic covers for bar area please? Looking to get something similar for my outdoor BBQ/Bar/Brewing area.

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Going right back to the photos in your first ever post in this thread, can I ask where you got those clear plastic covers for bar area please? Looking to get something similar for my outdoor BBQ/Bar/Brewing area.

They were from Amazon but are not available from Amazon now.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00FBDE5UW/ref=ppx_yo_mob_b_inactive_ship_o0_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Looks like they might still be available from the original seller:

https://www.gardenersdream.co.uk/search/tarpaulin

 

[Benfleet Brewery]

They were from Amazon but are not available from Amazon now.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00FBDE5UW/ref=ppx_yo_mob_b_inactive_ship_o0_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Looks like they might still be available from the original seller:

https://www.gardenersdream.co.uk/search/tarpaulin

Great, thank you. Do you remove yours completely when not in use or roll them up?

 

[Hazelwood Brewery]

Great, thank you. Do you remove yours completely when not in use or roll them up?

Remove them completely normally although I left one fitted separating me from my closest neighbour while I’m at the bar (because of Covid).

I use these fittings...


The one on the left has a thread on the inside and the outside, and is drivein using a hex key. The M10 bolt on the right then screws into the inner thread.

This is the threaded insert in place


...and this is the tarp fitted..



Links for the fittings...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B07GZV7L9X/ref=ppx_yo_mob_b_inactive_ship_o0_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.co.uk/10mm-35mm-...aWNrUmVkaXJlY3QmZG9Ob3RMb2dDbGljaz10cnVl&th=1

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B07RCH52V6/ref=ppx_yo_mob_b_inactive_ship_o0_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1