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Very nice! I'll read through this thread to see what you've done.
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Cheshire Cat
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What's your water profile for your Summer Breeze? Thanks.
What's your water profile for your Summer Breeze? Thanks.
Hi Chesh,
I use a profile that gives a clean soft dry finish. Starting with RO water I then add:
0.1g/l Calcium Sulphate SO4:56, Ca:23
0.05g/l Calcium Chloride Cl:24, Ca:13
I only treat the mash water, sparge water is just RO water.
Cheshire Cat
Landlord.
So your profile is
Ca = 36 SO4 = 56 Cl = 24 Alk = ?
It’s RO water so practically zero.
Cheshire Cat
Landlord.
Ok thanks
Today I’m brewing the last beer of the year and the last beer to restock. This is the plum porter.
Plum Porter ~ 5%
3.3Kg Pale malt
500g Brown malt
350g Crystal 250
350g Chocolate malt
300g Malted wheat
200g Roasted barley
Stepped mash: 142F, 15m; 154F, 25m; 162F, 30m; 170F, 10m
10g Magnum AA=15.3% 60 mins 20 IBUs
30g Bramling X AA=6.8% 10 mins 5 IBUs
1 pack US-05 yeast (needs using)
12ml “Special Ingredients” plum flavouring when kegged.
Plum Porter ~ 5%
3.3Kg Pale malt
500g Brown malt
350g Crystal 250
350g Chocolate malt
300g Malted wheat
200g Roasted barley
Stepped mash: 142F, 15m; 154F, 25m; 162F, 30m; 170F, 10m
10g Magnum AA=15.3% 60 mins 20 IBUs
30g Bramling X AA=6.8% 10 mins 5 IBUs
1 pack US-05 yeast (needs using)
12ml “Special Ingredients” plum flavouring when kegged.
All went well with the porter and it’s tucked up in the fermentation cabinet. I also kegged my Doppelbock today. The FG was higher than I planned at 1024 but the beer tastes pretty amazing and just what I had hoped for - it’s as malty as it’s possible to get before becoming too much (for my taste). The higher FG does mean the beer is just a little light on ABV for the style at about 6.6%.
My German Pilsner is now kegged (corny) and finished at 1006 for an ABV of 5.12%
You'll be all over that like a cheap suit by tea time!
I’ll try to give it a few days. The Summer Breeze, Czech Pilsner, English Bitter, and American Pale are all in for a good hiding!
As it happens my manky hand is feeling much better...AND,on sound advice I CAN consume a moderate amount of drinking liquid...
This morning I’ve filled my last corny with a Weizen. It finished at 1011 for an ABV of 4.46%. The beer was pretty clean in appearance and flavour from the fermenter so hopefully not long before I’ll be drinking it 
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So what is on tap over the holidays.
Almost a full-house now. There are two beers still in the fermentation cabinet, both will be kegged next week.
The Christmas selection is pretty good in the end. Not all of these are ready but most are nice all the same.
The Christmas selection is pretty good in the end. Not all of these are ready but most are nice all the same.
I was just writing it up when you asked!
4 of the taps are good to go
6 of the kegs are good to go
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That's got messy written all over it!
I’ve just kegged my latest American Pale Ale “Cascadia”. The final gravity was 1006 as expected so the ABV is 4.33%. A nice clean ale so should clear quite quickly. This has gone into a King Keg and my brew-shed is now full.
I have one King Keg left in the garage that will hold the Plum Porter I still have fermenting and I will then have a full-house.
I have one King Keg left in the garage that will hold the Plum Porter I still have fermenting and I will then have a full-house.
