Get advice on making beer from raw ingredients (malt, hops, water and yeast)
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Western Brewer
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by Western Brewer » Tue Oct 24, 2006 3:07 pm
Going for a Vanilla cream ale. What do you all think of the recipe esp. mash and boil times.
For 2.5 gallons BTW
Sorry for the mix of imperial and metric.
90 minute mash. 60 minute boil
1.5kg Munich malt
1kg Pale Malt
1/2oz Willamette (60 Min)
1oz Saaz (15 Min)
Vanilla extract to taste at bottling.
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Seveneer
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by Seveneer » Tue Oct 24, 2006 3:17 pm
Never had a cream ale of any description, to my knowledge, but it looks like a nice recipe. Will you be using any specific type of yeast?
/Phil.
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Kev.
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by Kev. » Tue Oct 24, 2006 3:26 pm
Sounds very interesting, would love to hear how it turns out.
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Western Brewer
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by Western Brewer » Tue Oct 24, 2006 3:43 pm
Seveneer wrote: Will you be using any specific type of yeast?
The recipe used Safale 04, so as the local home brew shops round here don't stock much liquid yeast, that's what i'll be using. Looking forward to the brew day. Hope it doesn't rain.
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Seveneer
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by Seveneer » Tue Oct 24, 2006 3:52 pm
I use Safale for almost all my beers.
I'd be really interested in how your brew turns out. Like I said, I've never tried a Cream Ale but I do like trying different styles from time to time.
/Phil.
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Western Brewer
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by Western Brewer » Wed Oct 25, 2006 3:13 pm
All set for the morrow. Kit cleaned, grain weighed and resealed in plastic bags, got one of those JML placcy bag resealers, worth every penny. Do the hops tomorrow.
if I filled the boilers tonight would the chlorine evaporate off by tomorrow or should I just add 1/2 a campden tab in the morning as I begin heating?
Hope the weather is set fair for tomorrow.
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Western Brewer
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by Western Brewer » Wed Oct 25, 2006 3:46 pm
Oh yes. Do you want pictures of tomorrows event.
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by Andy » Wed Oct 25, 2006 4:02 pm
Does the pope sh*t in the woods!
Dan!
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Western Brewer
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by Western Brewer » Wed Oct 25, 2006 5:00 pm
Ok picture will be taken.
Just made up my yeast starter. Also just checked the weather, looks as if I'll be standing over the boiler with a brolly
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Western Brewer
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by Western Brewer » Wed Oct 25, 2006 5:57 pm
Starters bubbling like a good 'un already
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eskimobob
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by eskimobob » Wed Oct 25, 2006 8:43 pm
Good luck for tomorrow WB
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Vossy1
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by Vossy1 » Wed Oct 25, 2006 10:09 pm
Best of brewing for Thurs WB
