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Permalink Reply by Reviled on September 27, 2009 at 2:04pm

Any thoughts or advice on my english IPA with a twist??

4.98kg Golden Promise
600g Munich II
240g Medium Crystal
180g Cara Amber

90 - 12g Nugget 11.6%
60 - 20g EKG 4.8%
20 - 30g EKG 4.8%, 15g Amarillo 8.6%
5 - 25g EKG 4.8%, 12g Amarillo 8.6%
Dry - 30g EKG 4.8%, 12g Amarillo 8.6%

OG - 1064 IBU - 53 - 22 Litres

Yeast - Im thinking US-05, but any suggestions here are more than welcome!!

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Permalink Reply by jt on September 27, 2009 at 8:01pm

SO4 ?

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Permalink Reply by denimglen on September 27, 2009 at 8:16pm

Ewwww hell no.

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Permalink Reply by jt on September 27, 2009 at 9:31pm

I came to like my SO4 Ale - it just took longer than I was prepared to wait - read keg finished before it came good

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Permalink Reply by Reviled on September 28, 2009 at 7:08am

Yeah im not really keen to try S-04 again, have really not enjoyed it in anything other than dark beers in the past... Even then, I feel if I had used a different strain I could have got better results...

I could use 1469, but ive been thrashing that atm, im considering trying to resurrect some 1026 british cask and trying that... Anyone else used 1026 in a hoppy beer? Was it Jo's beer I tried that I slightly recall???

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Permalink Reply by James P on September 28, 2009 at 9:04pm

Okay working on a Hop Rocker clone...

90% Gladfields Pils LAR005 (2.8 SRM)
5.5% Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L (20.0 SRM)
4.5% Acidulated (Weyermann) (1.8 SRM)

15.00 gm Nelson Sauvin [12.50 %] (60 min) Hops 20.2 IBU
15.00 gm NZ Cascade [7.00 %] (15 min) Hops 5.6 IBU
10.00 gm Nelson Sauvin [12.50 %] (15 min) Hops 6.7 IBU
25.00 gm NZ Cascade [7.00 %] (0 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep) Hops -
15.00 gm Nelson Sauvin [12.50 %] (0 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep) Hops -

IBU 33 - .66 IBU/SG - 1.049 - 23 litres

Single Infusion, batch sparge.

Wyeast 2001 (Pils Urquell)

Any suggestions would be excellent!

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Permalink Reply by JoKing on September 28, 2009 at 9:17pm

Yum... Acidulated malt is awesome.

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Permalink Reply by James P on September 29, 2009 at 6:37am

Someone told me it was good for knocking the pH around a bit! :)

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Permalink Reply by James P on October 10, 2009 at 6:59am

Issues getting to brew this beer over the last couple of weeks, however due to last minute changes in my agenda for today I'm now halfway through the mash on my hop rocker clone... weather's is crap, it's cold but I hit my temperature, pH and mineral additions which great considering I didn't arrange anything last night.

My neighbour was very inquisitive at 5:30am when I was making a racket with milling my grains (swearing at the drill, throwing buckets at the garage door etc!), so he's coming back after work today to check out my gear (Yes come enjoy my addiction, it will soon engulf your life too).

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Permalink Reply by jt on October 10, 2009 at 8:01am

I'd be a bit suspect of your neighbour being about at 5.30am - I mean it's just not normal being about at that time ...

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Permalink Reply by James P on October 10, 2009 at 8:09am

I used to think that too jt, however he is a courier driver and it's the first time I woke him up instead of the other way around!

Damn it, stuck sparge... twice... I have to sort out my mill it seems that I am either running it too quickly or the gap is too fine. If only I could find my gauges. I'm draining at about 1.5 ~ 2 litres a minute.. any suggestions?

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Permalink Reply by jt on October 10, 2009 at 8:36am

Swearing,cursing, lots of it, blaspheming, threats, viscous ones.
Won't help your mash, might make you feel better though ?

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