Brew 18- Just when you thought it was saf(ale)

Just when you thought it was saf(ale)

(ALE) AUS-Golden Ale- American Pale Ale
Recipe Specs
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Batch Size (L): 47.0
Total Grain (kg): 9.631
Total Hops (g): 118.00
Original Gravity (OG): 1.048 (°P): 11.9
Final Gravity (FG): 1.012 (°P): 3.1
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 4.72 %
Colour (SRM): 7.0 (EBC): 13.8
Bitterness (IBU): 27.8 (Average)
Brewhouse Efficiency (%): 75
Boil Time (Minutes): 60
Grain Bill
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5.990 kg Pilsner (62.19%)
3.020 kg Wheat Malt (31.36%)
0.454 kg Munich II (4.71%)
0.091 kg Crystal Medium (0.94%)
0.076 kg Chocolate (0.79%)

Hop Bill
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18.0 g Galaxy Pellet (14.5% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil) (0.5 g/L)
30.0 g Amarillo Pellet (9.3% Alpha) @ 12 Minutes (Boil) (0.6 g/L)
40.0 g Amarillo Pellet (9.3% Alpha) @ 5 Minutes (Boil) (0.9 g/L)
30.0 g Amarillo Pellet (9.3% Alpha) @ 1 Minutes (Boil) (0.6 g/L)

Misc Bill
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Single step Infusion at 66°C for 60 Minutes.
Fermented at 15°C with Safale S-04

Recipe Generated with BrewMate
Beauty Duane
http://www.countrybrewer.com.au/pages/Toukley.html

Brew 17- You take the high road and...

Irish Red Ale

Total Grain (kg): 4.180
Total Hops: 4.180g + see below
Original Specific Gravity : 1.041
Final Gravity: tba
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): tba (expecting 4.03%)
Boil Time mins: 60

Grain Bill
3.670 kg Pale Ale Malt (Bairds) 87.8%
0.170 kg Crystal Medium (Bairds) 4.07%
0.170 kg Crystal Pale (Bairds) 4.07%
0.170 kg Roasted Barley 4.07%

Hop Bill
40.00g East Kent Golding Pellet 4.7% @ 60mins (Boil) (1.7 g/l
Single step Infusion at 66C for 60 minutes
Yeast: 10 gms Safale S-04 English Ale
Fermented at 18C*

Recipe generated with BrewMate
Thanks Duane

http://www.ambernectar.com.au
http://www.centralcoasthomebrew.com/
http://www.beersmith.com/blog/2011/08/24/irish-red-ale-recipes/

Spirit 3- Drip, Drip, Drip...

By the light of the silvery moonshine still!
Two batches completed. You MUST have plenty of time available to make shine! Lucky there was beer!! We have RECYCLED old beer, wine and thrown it all in the 'WASH'!
More soon ...

Brew 16- TEN Degrees of Fermentation... Stella

(LAGER) BELGIUM-Stella Artois- Belgian Blond

Recipe Specs
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Batch Size (L): 71.0
Total Grain (kg): 15.435
Total Hops (g): 93.22
Original Gravity (OG): 1.050 (°P): 12.4
Final Gravity (FG): 1.013 (°P): 3.3
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 4.91 %
Colour (SRM): 3.3 (EBC): 6.4
Bitterness (IBU): 20.6 (Average)
Brewhouse Efficiency (%): 75
Boil Time (Minutes): 60
Grain Bill
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15.435 kg Pilsner (100%)
Hop Bill
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50.0 g Pride of Ringwood Pellet (9.6% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil) (0.7 g/L)
43.2 g Saaz Pellet (3.6% Alpha) @ 5 Minutes (Boil) (0.6 g/L)
Misc Bill
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Single step Infusion at 65°C for 60 Minutes.
Fermented at 10°C with Saflager S-23

Dry Hopped (Day 4)
30.0 g Amarillo Pellet (coffee plunger)

Recipe Generated with BrewMate
Beauty Duane
http://www.countrybrewer.com.au/pages/Toukley.html

Brew 15- Kegging Day is the day we like the best!

WOW the aroma is FANTASTIC. *see earlier post on Brew 15 for details of Dry Hopping.Kegged up the brew, charged with CO2, released and charged again to evacuate air/O2 from kegs.
The whole process is free of grunts, perspiration and angry/sad faces. IT CAN'T BE THIS EASY?

* Final specific gravity (FG) 1.010

Irrigation to Filtration

Bunnings, it's not just for BBQ sausage sandwichs ... this inline garden irrigation filter was converted to distiller spirit filter! The internal cage holds the active carbon and the distiller spirit is passed through the filter several times (*although once would be OK). We now have two filter systems that WORK! The rest is ... history!

Triple Filtered! Spirit 1

Invention/Creativity? We emptied our Spirit 1 into an empty keg and then used CO2 to force the spirit through an 'under sink' water filter, 1 micron sediment filter cartridge and a ½ micron carbon block filter cartridge. We adapted the tubing to attach to a 'corney' ball-lock and with a bit of tinkering all worked fine. Ready to savour the flavour! Stay tuned for our:

* Captain Ahab Dark Rum

* Bombay Fail Whale

and

* Southern Right Comfort Whale?

It's Easter and we're HOPPING MAD!

Brewing is a science and we are mad scientists! More on Brew 15- The BIG hop, dry hopped on the 3rd day of rising/fermentation with 60gms of Citra hops- yeah that's 60( six O) grams. our goal is to dramatically increase the aroma of our final product without increasing the bitterness. Hoppy Easter!

*Update- Spirit 2 (Twilight meets Ghost Busters)

The WASH is happy and bubbling ... just right! Great smell, even though it is just sugar, water, nutrient and yeast. Purchased a great 'flip top' flagon AND

• Bombay Sapphire Gin 'flavoration' *I was looking at a homemade recipe for Bombay but will try this first.
• Jamaican (Dark) Rum 'flavoration'

and

• Southern Comfort 'flavoration'

Brew 15 Not JUST another Golden Ale

But wait there's more...

(ALE) AUS-Golden Ale- American Pale Ale
Recipe Specs
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Batch Size (L):           47.0
Total Grain (kg):         9.631
Total Hops (g):           118.00
Original Gravity (OG):    1.048  (°P): 11.9
Final Gravity (FG):       1.012  (°P): 3.1
Alcohol by Volume (ABV):  4.72 %
Colour (SRM):             7.0   (EBC): 13.8
Bitterness (IBU):         27.8   (Average)
Brewhouse Efficiency (%): 75
Boil Time (Minutes):      60
Grain Bill
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5.990 kg Pilsner (62.19%)
3.020 kg Wheat Malt (31.36%)
0.454 kg Munich II (4.71%)
0.091 kg Crystal Medium (0.94%)
0.076 kg Chocolate (0.79%)

Hop Bill
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18.0 g Galaxy Pellet (14.5% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil) (0.5 g/L)
30.0 g Amarillo Pellet (9.3% Alpha) @ 12 Minutes (Boil) (0.6 g/L)
40.0 g Amarillo Pellet (9.3% Alpha) @ 5 Minutes (Boil) (0.9 g/L)
30.0 g Amarillo Pellet (9.3% Alpha) @ 1 Minutes (Boil) (0.6 g/L)
Misc Bill
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Single step Infusion at 66°C for 60 Minutes.
Fermented at 20°C with Safale US-05

Recipe Generated with BrewMate
Beauty Duane
http://www.countrybrewer.com.au/pages/Toukley.html

Spirit 2 (Twilight meets Ghost Busters)

As 'Rock Lobster' says... Down Down Down! Another spirit is Busted and bubbling up a storm. This yeast and nutrient mix/powder is POWERFUL stuff, within 5 minutes the spirit was up and bubbling!!
How can it be this easy?