Sam's brew day's

[Donegal john]

I like to bottle them, as you said the carbonation levels are hard to achieve in a keg. I plan to brew a few back to back. Next will be a single hop again using Lorien hop's. The last will be cascade, citra and lemon peal

It’s well carbed but not to the level it would be in a bottle.
Think I might do a wakatu pale ale tomorrow for my daughters leaving do (Australia) at the end of may.

 

[samale]

Kegged the New Zealand IPA, closed transfer into the keg. Sample had great aroma and tasted promising. I will try a pint on Saturday night.
4 kegs are full now. Best bitter, Belgian pale, porter and New Zealand IPA. Nice line up for Easter. The Saison is sitting at 20 degree's I will ramp up one it gets going.

 

[samale]

I had a small sample of the New Zealand IPA earlier. Real strong aroma, tastes a bit yeasty but that will fade. Not sure why it's hazy, it's just base malt and carapils. This should turn into a really nice beer

 

[dave_77]

New Zealand IPA

4.5kg Minch malt
1.5kg pilsner
300g carapils

20g Waimea@60mins
30g Waimea,25g galaxy &25g nectaron @flameout
75gGalaxy&75Nectaron @dry hop

Yeast CML five
OG 1.054

What is Minch malt?

 

[dave_77]

I had a small sample of the New Zealand IPA earlier. Real strong aroma, tastes a bit yeasty but that will fade. Not sure why it's hazy, it's just base malt and carapils. This should turn into a really nice beer
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The 150g dry hop probably causing the haze.
120g mix of Nectaron & Pacific Jade in my Amber , still hazy(very ugly in amber beers). Gelatine hasn't cleared and it's been 25 days in keg

 

[samale]

What is Minch malt?

Irish pale ale malt, similar to golden promise & Maris otter. It's a great malt, unfortunately it's doubled in price since I started home-brewing

 

[samale]

Another 10 mile race today on the coast. Ball buster, never seen as many hills. Great scenery


Time for a beer

 

[Donegal john]

Blocking the bloody road for us good Donegal motorists 3 abreast and all over the road

 

[samale]

Blocking the bloody road for us hood Donegal motorists 3 abreast and all over the road

Ballyliffin 10 miler, it had a hill at 7 mile that I just laughed.

 

[Donegal john]

Ballyliffin 10 miler, it had a hill at 7 mile that I just laughed.

Lol

I passed yous I think

 

[samale]

Just checked the Saison. It's dropped from 1.048 to 1.002. Time to drop the temp and dry hop with 50g of H-blanc. This will be bottle conditioned, I might brew another Saison for the keg

 

[Rwilts]

Just checked the Saison. It's dropped from 1.048 to 1.002. Time to drop the temp and dry hop with 50g of H-blanc. This will be bottle conditioned, I might brew another Saison for the keg

1.002 ! Never had a beer drop that low

 

[samale]

I am in the middle of brewing an American amber. Was getting my grain ready earlier. The plan was to use some Munich but I had to change my plans. This is labelled light Munich, nothing light about it. I put a bag of Vienna beside it for comparison. Any ideas

 

[Pennine]

I am in the middle of brewing an American amber. Was getting my grain ready earlier. The plan was to use some Munich but I had to change my plans. This is labelled light Munich, nothing light about it. I put a bag of Vienna beside it for comparison. Any ideas
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Looks like a caraaroma or special b?

That is not any sort of Munich.

 

[samale]

Looks like a caraaroma or special b?

That is not any sort of Munich.

I was thinking Belgian Cara Munich. It's very dark

 

[Pennine]

I was thinking Belgian Cara Munich. It's very dark

I just checked my caramunich 3 and caraaroma, looks almost identical to caraaroma.

 

[samale]

American amber

4.5kg Minch pale malt
350g Cara ruby
150g crystal 145
200g biscuit malt
50g black malt @mash out

16g Magnum@30mins
20g Chinook@10mins
40g Columbus, 20g Chinook & 30g Strata@ flameout
70g strata dry hop

Yeast CML five

 

[Alastair70]

American amber

4.5kg Minch pale malt
350g Cara ruby
150g crystal 145
200g biscuit malt
50g black malt @mash out

16g Magnum@30mins
20g Chinook@10mins
40g Columbus, 20g Chinook & 30g Strata@ flameout
70g strata dry hop

Yeast CML five

That’s a nice looking recipe, I’ll be interested to hear how the biscuit malt works out, there’s a big chunk of roasted grain in there and going with biscuit could actually be a stroke of genius!
Sorry I’ve completely missed this thread until tonight. That ‘Light Munich’ in the earlier post looks very dark, which maltster is it from?

 

[samale]

That’s a nice looking recipe, I’ll be interested to hear how the biscuit malt works out, there’s a big chunk of roasted grain in there and going with biscuit could actually be a stroke of genius!
Sorry I’ve completely missed this thread until tonight. That ‘Light Munich’ in the earlier post looks very dark, which maltster is it from?

The biscuit was a last minute sub because of the problem with the Munich. My brewing recipes is like an episode out of ready steady cook

 

[samale]

Also the last amber I brewed was closer to a red IPA. It was missing a bit of malt back bone