Award Winners 2009 NHC

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Permalink Reply by Mike Neilson on September 10, 2009 at 5:00pm

Mine are all on here I cant be arsed finding them!!

Permalink Reply by Martin Bridges on September 15, 2009 at 11:24am

Donkey Oatie - Oatmeal Stout. 46/50. Gold Medal, Best in Class, Joint Overall Champion beer

3.7kg Golden Promise
500g flaked oats (toasted)
400g home-toasted "Victory" malt
350g Chocolate
250g Crystal 60L
250g Roasted Barley

Mashed for 90 minutes at 70C

65g Pacific Hallertau (Pacifica) @ 60 mins

OG 1.056 and 35 IBUs

Yeast was S04.

Be aware that lautering can be very slow with that amount of oats in there.

Permalink Reply by Stu McKinlay on September 22, 2009 at 3:34pm

So... with a joint champion what is going to happen with the Hallertau brew? Coconut Oatmeal Stout?

Permalink Reply by Steve Baker on September 23, 2009 at 1:17pm

I think it is the Coconut being brewed.

Permalink Reply by Stu McKinlay on September 23, 2009 at 1:52pm

Any idea why?

Permalink Reply by Martin Bridges on September 23, 2009 at 1:54pm

As I understand it, Steve is being asked if he would be happy to brew both. If not, it will be the Coconut Porter, based on a head-to-head tasting between the 2 winning beers.

Permalink Reply by Steve Baker on September 23, 2009 at 2:03pm

Considering how quick the last lot went he might be keen. I thoroughly recommend helping out on brew day if he is amenable.

Permalink Reply by Reviled on September 23, 2009 at 2:06pm

Sh*t, id be keen to help out if that was at all possible! Allways keen to see a brew get done, specially on that scale!

Permalink Reply by Mike Neilson on September 23, 2009 at 2:59pm

Who toasting all the Coconut? Fuck you would need a big oven!!

Permalink Reply by Steven Driessen on September 23, 2009 at 2:12pm

Congratulations on the win! 'The Stoat' won us a gold, 43/50 - we were still amateurs when we made this one so we're well stoked with the result. Here's the recipe:

Brewer: Piet n Steve
Asst Brewer:
Style: Oatmeal Stout
TYPE: All Grain

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 23.00 L
Boil Size: 29.05 L
Estimated OG: 1.061 SG
Estimated Color: 59.0 SRM
Estimated IBU: 32.9 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 67.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
4.53 kg Pale Malt (Marris Otter) (3.0 SRM) Grain 60.99 %
0.60 kg Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 8.08 %
0.60 kg Roasted Barley (300.0 SRM) Grain 8.08 %
0.57 kg Medium Crystal (75.0 SRM) Grain 7.67 %
0.57 kg Oats, Flaked (1.0 SRM) Grain 7.63 %
0.28 kg Black (Patent) Malt (500.0 SRM) Grain 3.77 %
0.28 kg Wheat, Torrified (2.0 SRM) Grain 3.77 %
50.00 gm Fuggles [4.50 %] (60 min) Hops 22.0 IBU
50.00 gm Fuggles Leaf [4.50 %] (15 min) Hops 10.9 IBU
1.00 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs Irish Ale (Wyeast Labs #1084) Yeast-Ale


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, No Mash Out
Total Grain Weight: 7.43 kg

And yea, The lautering takes a decade!

Permalink Reply by Stu McKinlay on September 23, 2009 at 2:52pm

Well done Steven... and good to hear that you were still amateurs, we wouldn't want pro's entering ;-)

Permalink Reply by Martin Bridges on September 15, 2009 at 11:31am

Pale Beauty - NZ Pale Ale. 43/50, Gold Medal, Best in Class, Champion hop-focussed beer

6.5kg Maris Otter
250g Wheat malt
60g NZ Fuggles @ 60 min
40g NZ Hallertau @ 30 mins
40g Motueka @ 15 mins
30g Motueka @ 5 mins
Dry-hopped with 40g Riwaka

Safale US-05 dried yeast (2 packets, rehydrated). Pitched at 20 degrees

Mash temp was 67 degrees.

OG = 1.062, IBUs = 65

I was originally aiming for an NZ take on an English IPA, but accidentally hit the NZ Pale Ale style bang on! I really love this beer, as does my wife. Will hopefully be brewing it again this weekend as the first brew on my new system.

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