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today was brewday again... unfortunately the papps weren't around today so no pictures. all went smoothly though and got my first attempt at a weisse bear in the f.v. i also wore shoes for todays brew

recipe: for 23l
3kg marris otter pale malt
2.5kg wheat malt
(90 min infusion mash at 67c)
30g new zealand hallertauer hops (a.a. 8.0%) at start of boil
10g new zealand hallertauer hops for last 15min
and one whirlfloc tab for last 15min

O.G. came in at 1054
Bitterness should be around 20 EBU
pitched with danster munich (german wheat beer ) yeast

i boiled indoors for the first time, using a fan by the door. was bloody freezing. i'm really looking forward to this one, it will be getting bottled so will be a while before i get to drink it. i'm sure they will be calling my name come christmas though... now i just have to come up with a name for my beers and make some labels...

I've been using NZ Hallertau in just about every beer i've made over the last 6 months. It was cheap and it had a good amount of alphas to it but it also tastes pretty good, too. Much fruitier than German Hallertauer. Tasty in wheat beers.

this is the first time i've used the kiwi hops so i'm glad to hear that they are good. i went for them simply because they had a much higher alpha content than the germans, it is the credit crunch after all... fermentation has taken off well so all is looking good... cheers

well here it is, my first bottle of kiwi weisse. a bit early to be drinking it but i couldn't wait. it tastes lovely, just what i wanted..

Great looking pint and a nice label, good work!

looking good there poker!!

That looks a cracking pint. I could sink one right now.

i like that lable mate, nice one, good looking pint too, top bombin' !

i like that lable mate, nice one, good looking pint too, top bombin' !

thanks dude. i built the table myself last christmas. took me a day and cost 80 pounds. has seen lots of pennies won and lost... he he he, we really are small time players...