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by Monkeybrew
Fri May 18, 2018 9:20 pm
Forum: Grain Brewing
Topic: question for anyone that has done dennis king's galaxy delight
Replies: 29
Views: 9165

Re: question for anyone that has done dennis king's galaxy delight

Hi Dennis,

What ballpark starting alkalinity should I be shooting for with this grainbill please?

Planning a Citra, Galaxy and Apollo version with your grain bill and hop timings :)

Cheers

MB
by Monkeybrew
Mon May 14, 2018 8:18 pm
Forum: Braumeister, Grainfather and other One-Pot Brewing Systems
Topic: Grainfather first brew - bit of a disaster
Replies: 45
Views: 14849

Re: Grainfather first brew - bit of a disaster

Certainly been an interesting little read this thread. I am ordering my GF this week and will be coming from a 3V system, so expect to see a time saving on my normal brewday and clean up, which normally takes about 6 hours. My sparge normally takes about an hour at the moment, so 30 minutes sounds g...
by Monkeybrew
Sun May 13, 2018 12:43 pm
Forum: Brewdays
Topic: AG#29 - Summer Ale
Replies: 9
Views: 4161

Re: AG#29 - Summer Ale

I checked the gravity on day 8 and day 12, and it was stable at 1.012. Thought it might finish a bit lower, but I'm happy with a 3.7% bitter. The taste from the trial jar was ok, but I wanted a bit more of that nice fragrant taste/aroma that you get from Celeia, so I have dropped a 25g dry hop strai...
by Monkeybrew
Thu May 03, 2018 8:11 am
Forum: Brewdays
Topic: AG#29 - Summer Ale
Replies: 9
Views: 4161

Re: AG#29 - Summer Ale

Jambo wrote:
Wed May 02, 2018 9:49 pm
Is that Greg Hughes' recipe? Really enjoyed that brew when I made it last year!
Hi Jambo,

No it's not matey, obviously just an un-original name for a recipe on my part! #-o

Cheers

MB
by Monkeybrew
Sun Apr 29, 2018 2:54 pm
Forum: Brewdays
Topic: AG#29 - Summer Ale
Replies: 9
Views: 4161

AG#29 - Summer Ale

Since my last brew, I have been watching lot's of youtube videos about the Grainfather (the almost all in one brewing system :wink: ), because I need to reduce the physical size of my kit for storage between brews, and I also want to try and shorten my brewday if possible. I also like the ability to...
by Monkeybrew
Thu Apr 12, 2018 1:10 pm
Forum: Brewdays
Topic: AG#28 - Fool's Pale Ale (NZ)
Replies: 16
Views: 5751

Re: AG#28 - Fool's Pale Ale (NZ)

orlando wrote:
Thu Apr 12, 2018 9:04 am
Kegged mine yesterday.

What was your FG?

My brew is going to be nearer 5.4% now, a bit stronger than I thought :beer: :out

Cheers

MB
by Monkeybrew
Thu Apr 12, 2018 8:13 am
Forum: Brewdays
Topic: AG#28 - Fool's Pale Ale (NZ)
Replies: 16
Views: 5751

Re: AG#28 - Fool's Pale Ale (NZ)

I checked the gravity on Sunday morning and any activity from my blow off tube had ceased. The gravity measured 1.013, which I thought was a little high, so I upped the temperature by 2C to 22C and sealed the FV back up. This seemed to bring the brew back to life, as over the next 2 days there was a...
by Monkeybrew
Mon Apr 02, 2018 10:36 am
Forum: Brewdays
Topic: AG#28 - Fool's Pale Ale (NZ)
Replies: 16
Views: 5751

Re: AG#28 - Fool's Pale Ale (NZ)

Snap. Did almost exactly the same thing on Friday. Unfortunately I ran out of MO and had to add a kilo of Vienna to hit my abv target, rest is the same. My NZ hops are Kohatu, Pacific Jade and Nelson Sauvin, the latter being used as a dry hop only. I blagged some yeast at Hook Norton when I was on ...
by Monkeybrew
Mon Apr 02, 2018 12:08 am
Forum: Brewdays
Topic: AG#28 - Fool's Pale Ale (NZ)
Replies: 16
Views: 5751

AG#28 - Fool's Pale Ale (NZ)

I've been wanting to brew something with some NZ hops for a while, so I decided to brew a very pale APA style brew that should be good for late spring/early summer. I was aiming for 23L @1.048, but ended up just short with 22.5L, so quite happy with that, as I wasn't totally sure how much wort the h...
by Monkeybrew
Sun Apr 01, 2018 10:24 am
Forum: Brewdays
Topic: AG#27 - Bleak Winter Mild
Replies: 9
Views: 3848

Re: AG#27 - Bleak Winter Mild

I thought that I better update this post with a pint picture and my thoughts on the finished brew, now that it has been in the keg for 4 weeks. I checked the gravity again before kegging/bottling and it was actually 1.014 and not 1.013, so it had finished at 3.10%. This brew drinks a little bit bigg...
by Monkeybrew
Tue Mar 13, 2018 10:15 am
Forum: Brewdays
Topic: (Not so...) Boring Banks's Bitter (AG #7)
Replies: 21
Views: 8323

Re: (Not so...) Boring Banks's Bitter (AG #7)

This an interesting read, I'm partial to the odd bottle of Banks Bitter, especially when you can pick them up for under £1 in a supermarket! I find it to be quite an inconsistent beer from the bottle, sometimes it is spot on and other times I find it a bit too fizzy and tasteless. Anyway, as I often...
by Monkeybrew
Sun Feb 18, 2018 7:45 pm
Forum: Brewdays
Topic: Goblin's Glod - AG #9
Replies: 16
Views: 6135

Re: Goblin's Glod - AG #9

I'm easily confused and easily led, tempted to add some Citra to my Malt Miller order! I've got some scales like that, that I use to weigh out my water treatment additions, does look dodgy when weighing out the gypsum. Should be a nicely balanced pale ale then with that bitterness. By the way, that'...
by Monkeybrew
Sun Feb 18, 2018 7:22 pm
Forum: Brewdays
Topic: Goblin's Glod - AG #9
Replies: 16
Views: 6135

Re: Goblin's Glod - AG #9

Nice looking brew there.

Liking your late hop additions, but why such exact amounts?

What was your final OG and bitterness?

Cheers

MB
by Monkeybrew
Sun Feb 18, 2018 10:45 am
Forum: Brewdays
Topic: AG#27 - Bleak Winter Mild
Replies: 9
Views: 3848

Re: AG#27 - Bleak Winter Mild

Here are a few Brewday pic's. 20180205_091108.jpg 20180205_093417.jpg 20180205_094344.jpg 20180205_120913.jpg 20180205_141655.jpg I checked the gravity last night and it is currently sitting @1.013, so about 3.20% ABV. The flavour was a mix of toasty bread & mild coffee and the clarity looked fairly...
by Monkeybrew
Sat Feb 10, 2018 2:21 pm
Forum: Brewdays
Topic: AG#26 - Generations ESB.....but not quite!
Replies: 3
Views: 2220

Re: AG#26 - Generations ESB.....but not quite!

It's been a while since I brewed an AG beer, think it was July actually and that didn't turn out great in the end, due to the London ESB yeast that I used :| Can i ask why you say it did not turn out great due to the london esb yeast?? I have some of that i intend on using in my own esb as a change...