Get advice on making beer from raw ingredients (malt, hops, water and yeast)
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PieOPah
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by PieOPah » Wed Jul 18, 2007 10:06 am
Well, normally I know days in advance when I am going to brew. I would have everything prepared the day before.
When I woke up this morning I had no idea I was going to brew. About 15 minutes ago I found myself in the shed pulling out my gear ready to brew.
So, now that the mash water is heating up, I had best have a look to see what grains and hops I have in stock and formulate a recipe of some kind!!!
Will let you know what I brew once I have decided
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PieOPah
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by PieOPah » Wed Jul 18, 2007 10:20 am
k, here it is....
Just Happenin'
8-C Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)
Size: 35 imp pt
Efficiency: 65.0%
Attenuation: 70.0%
Original Gravity: 1.052 (1.048 - 1.060)
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Terminal Gravity: 1.016 (1.010 - 1.016)
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Color: 15.4 (6.0 - 18.0)
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Alcohol: 4.81% (4.6% - 6.2%)
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Bitterness: 44.25 (30.0 - 50.0)
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Ingredients:
5 kg Maris Otter
0.10 kg Belgian Special B
0.25 kg Belgian Caramunich
20 g Target (11.0%) - added during boil, boiled 60 min
10 g Target (11.0%) - added during boil, boiled 30 min
10 g Target (11.0%) - added during boil, boiled 15 min
1 tsp Irish Moss - added during boil, boiled 15 min
1 tsp AYF Yeast Nutrient - added during boil, boiled 15 min
10 g Target (11.0%) - added during boil, boiled 0 min
1 ea Danstar Nottingham
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bitter_dave
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by bitter_dave » Wed Jul 18, 2007 10:22 am
Have a good one
I often decide to brew at the last minute, and these brews are always the most enjoyable
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bitter_dave
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by bitter_dave » Wed Jul 18, 2007 10:25 am
... erm, I've never used Target hops but aren't they pretty much exclusively a bittering hop?
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PieOPah
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by PieOPah » Wed Jul 18, 2007 10:41 am
My software has them as all 3. Thought I would use em as I have them and never tried before!
Mash water is up to strike temp (I think). Spent the last 10 minutes hunting down my thermometer!!!!
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steve_flack
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by steve_flack » Wed Jul 18, 2007 10:45 am
Personally I don't like target. YMMV.
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bitter_dave
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by bitter_dave » Wed Jul 18, 2007 10:50 am
I don't want to disuade you from experimenting (not that I could anyway
) but this is what the charles Faram website says about Target:
An excellent high alpha variety which gives bitterness at a very competitive price. Tends to be too harsh for aroma purposes late in the boil but has produced very good results when used as dry hop pellets in the cask.
As I say, I've not used them so take my interjection with a pinch of salt
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PieOPah
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by PieOPah » Wed Jul 18, 2007 11:00 am
Hey, not a problem
I wouldn't want to risk my beer, thanks.
Will have a look through my supplies and find an alternate for aroma and flavour
Edit: I think Cascade will do
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delboy
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by delboy » Wed Jul 18, 2007 11:02 am
PieOPah wrote:Hey, not a problem
I wouldn't want to risk my beer, thanks.
Will have a look through my supplies and find an alternate for aroma and flavour
Edit: I think Cascade will do
Cascade will always do
have a good one PoP
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PieOPah
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by PieOPah » Wed Jul 18, 2007 11:02 am
New Hop Schedule is
25 g Target (11.0%) - added during boil, boiled 60 min
15 g Cascade (4.8%) - added during boil, boiled 30 min
15 g Cascade (4.8%) - added during boil, boiled 15 min
10 g Cascade (4.8%) - added during boil, boiled 0 min
which will give me 45.43 IBU's
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roger the dog
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by roger the dog » Wed Jul 18, 2007 11:51 am
Have a good one PoP
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roger the dog
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by roger the dog » Wed Jul 18, 2007 11:52 am
Have a good one PoP
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jaytee1
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by jaytee1 » Wed Jul 18, 2007 12:04 pm
Now thats what I call a good start to the day pop! Good effort!
JT
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BlightyBrewer
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by BlightyBrewer » Wed Jul 18, 2007 12:10 pm
You the man PoP!
Hope it turns out well.
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delboy
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by delboy » Wed Jul 18, 2007 12:21 pm
PieOPah wrote:New Hop Schedule is
25 g Target (11.0%) - added during boil, boiled 60 min
15 g Cascade (4.8%) - added during boil, boiled 30 min
15 g Cascade (4.8%) - added during boil, boiled 15 min
10 g Cascade (4.8%) - added during boil, boiled 0 min
which will give me 45.43 IBU's
Hi PoP are those AA %s for the cascades from whole leaf gold packed cascades from H&G.
I was looking at a cracking brew i'd done a while ago to see what IBUs etc i'd used and of course i didn't write down the AA % for the cascades but i do know they were the gold packaged hops.
