What are you brewing?

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Permalink Reply by MrC on March 11, 2010 at 1:09pm

What sort of Saaz is that Mike? Motueka, Riwaka or imported?

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Permalink Reply by Mike Neilson on March 11, 2010 at 1:38pm

Imported

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Permalink Reply by Doublehoppy on March 11, 2010 at 3:21pm

Looks very nice Mike. Must say I've never really had much interest in brewing a dubbel (prefering Blondes & Tripels). But recently had an Achel Dubbel which was fabulous, so I might have to have a crack at something like this.

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Permalink Reply by JoKing on March 11, 2010 at 3:58pm

I still have a bit of Cara Aroma malt which is a pretty good sub for special B... but will still be getting some Special B in.

I can't wait to kick my own Dubbel out now that these new malts are available!

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Permalink Reply by JoKing on March 11, 2010 at 12:32pm

Thanks mate - Yeah I you walk past the grain store... it really makes me thirsty!

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Permalink Reply by Matthew on March 11, 2010 at 3:46pm

First Northern Welly Collaboration Brew is happening this weekend.

Here's the business:

BKP

Batch Size: 25.00 L
OG: 1.059 SG
Color: 57.4 EBC
IBU: 57.1 IBU

Maris Otter 77.18 %
Munich Malt 10.07 %
Pale Crystal 5.03 %
Pale Chocolate 3.36 %
Chocolate Malt 2.52 %
Black Patent 1.85 %

Nelson Sauvin @ 60min
NZ Cascade @ 30, 20, 15, 10, 5, 0 and Dry Hop

US05

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Permalink Reply by JoKing on March 11, 2010 at 3:56pm

Good work Boys. Don't be scared of that Pale Chocolate - it is great tasting shit. Also... dont be scared to chuck in a bit of chalk in your mash tun to stabilise the pH. 150 - 200ppm on beersmith / promash should be heaps.

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Permalink Reply by Reviled on March 11, 2010 at 3:59pm

Awesome stuff guys, make sure you take lots of pics and blog up the whole day plz :o)

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Permalink Reply by Matthew on March 11, 2010 at 4:19pm

Hopefully Michael can rig up a web cam on the kettle :D

Pitty there's no smellovision yet...

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Permalink Reply by Stu McKinlay on March 11, 2010 at 4:18pm

I'd recommend about 1.6g/L with that Cascade.
Or 1.4g/L Cascade and 0.2g/L Sauvin.

I don't know why, I've just got a gut feel on it.

I'd not recommend it first time but a little CaCl wouldn't be out of place if you want to lift sweetness.

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Permalink Reply by jt on March 14, 2010 at 8:29am

Feels strange not to be brewing before it's light .. well off we go then

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Permalink Reply by jt on March 14, 2010 at 4:49pm

Hmmmm ... a few issues with todays brew

We undershot the mash temp and we struggled to keep it up through the mash - probably the large tun only 1/3rd full.

Glass and digital thermometers with a big vairence - one of us is not brewing at the temperatures we think we are !

Need some plumbing between the tun & the kettle, many jugs make for sore arms

Overshot the boil volume, but we boiled that back ok.

We did get the 25 litres in the kettle ok after a bit of settling and only three litres of hop & trub when we'd allowed for four

Undershot the boil gravity - not sure by how much because we didn't have the full set of the recipe

Overhopped the beer, hop additions were based on 30 litres, not the 25. Also based on 7.5 AA and we had 7.7AA

Had two flat beers to sample

we undershot the fermenter gravity, only got 1.053

Plans hatching for North Welly get together in April - hear ye, hear ye Martin & Chris

A bit more planning, a bit of calibration, a bit of plumbing and more care with our beers to taste and we'll be away laughing

Thanks to Michael for the hospitality and Michael for the sausage rolls

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