AG9 Saachars IPA

[crookedeyeboy]

See what Ive done there This was originally going to be a Deuchars but im going with tons of Saaz instead to use them up....

3.5Kg MO Pale Ale Malt
500g Torrified Wheat

23 Lts

Saaz 3.3% 50g for 90 mins
Saaz 3.3% 50g for 20 mins

Colour 6!!!
EBU 31

Just eating a lovely local butchers bacon sandwich then I shall get on with sparging. My girlfirend keeps working Sats which has been giving me the perfect excuse to get up early and brew

[WishboneBrewery]

I've got a Saaz IPA in planning, I'd be interested to hear how yours turns out

I was going to bitter it up with some Challenger then have 3 additions of Saaz to take it to 58 EBU with a simple pale malt at OG1055 ish

[crookedeyeboy]

Loverrrlllyy

Wanted 1039 @ 23 litres ended up with 25 lts @ 1038.6

Not a bas day was done by 1.30pm after switching the hlt on at 7.30am.

Had a couple of problems such as an open tap on the MT and 2 stuck mashs....but nothing that couldnt be dealt with

Should be interesting with all those hops.

Anyone got any tips on dry hopping....wanted to maybe try it with this brew before I corny it...

[mysterio]

Supposedly Saaz don't have good dry hopping properties (although they are a great copper hop), so be careful

[crookedeyeboy]

Eff *ucking disaster.

This was to be my first beer to go into my new cornelius. Its fermented out over two weeks as the lunge got a bit cold.
Got it down to 1010 yesterday so syphoned it into a secondary with finings and left it for 24 hours.

Ive just spent two hours disinfecting my corny and 10 bottles only to get them all filled and have a quick taste to find out I have a lovely medicinal tcp flavour.

*ucking hell. I am so pissed off. The aftertaste is lovely really like the Saaz hops but this will obviously be destined for the drain.

Suddenly I hate this hobby........

Better get another one on the go....

[Spikesdad]

thats a sickener, crook - you have my sympathies.
I bet next ones a cracker!!

[roger the dog]

It's a real p*sser isn't it, I've got 40 pints of APA in the garage & it's diacetyl city so that lot's going down the drain

Try to be positive about it if you can, you'll have space for another brew now

[WishboneBrewery]

Booger!
I was looking forward to hearing how this beer turned out.

So far I think I've been very lucky, other than brewing a beer that I consider to be an occasional drink rather than a regular, I've not suffered any infections.

[haz66]

I feel for you,i had 2 earlier in the year that had the dreaded TCP taste,
80 pints down the toilet, i could have cried.
I was advised to use Campden tablets in my mash and sparge liquor and since then
i`ve not had another TCP one.

[pantsmachine]

Unlucky mate, better next time i'm sure.

[6470zzy]

Suddenly I hate this hobby........

You will like it again after the next brew

Cheers

[crookedeyeboy]

Thanks for comments. Going to get another one on the go on Tuesday got some time to myself.

Im not at work at the mo so I cant even take a sample to work and get it fully checked out. I suppose theres part of me that is hoping it might be a 'young' taste but I fear not...Im still going to leave it in the corny for a week or so....the aftertaste was lovely BTW PDTNC, I would highly recommend the Saaz idea just not the tcp one