The notes, mmm the notes! This beer has turned out to be fantastic. Cold Filtered, clarity wasn't too bad BUT the Young Bucks like clear beer! Kegged, gassed (through the outlet valve/post), shaken not stirred and look'n mighty fine!!!
Brew 48- Kolsch temperature adjusted up... slightly!
Wednesday, 10 April 2013
Tuesday, 9 April 2013
Brew 46- Young Bucks Kegging/Kolsch popping!
Know your target market! The 150 Lashes 'look-a-like' is ready after an appropriate lagering/resting stage in the fridge. WE can't resist the urge to add just a wee more Cascade hops (only 10gms) as a LATE hopping! So it(hops), in a beer sock got thrown in the keg, gassed and refrigerated ready for a final filter and re-kegging tomorrow.
The Young Bucks will be consuming the 150 Lashes from Friday night...
Brew 48- The Kolsch is sitting in a fridge on a 13C thermostat setting fermenting slowly, just the way we like it... right!
The Young Bucks will be consuming the 150 Lashes from Friday night...
Brew 48- The Kolsch is sitting in a fridge on a 13C thermostat setting fermenting slowly, just the way we like it... right!
Sunday, 7 April 2013
Thursday, 28 March 2013
What's Dick got that's BIG & Silver?
Richard's totally awesome shiny new brewery has just arrived!
50lt Braumeister!
50lt Braumeister!
Tuesday, 19 March 2013
Brew 47 She's Apples Mate
A very uncomplicated brew, just add water and we decided to add apple juice (6l no preservatives please), and sugar and yeast and yeast nutrient... DONE!
So, after 48 hours it wasn't bubbling. Added more yeast... should've checked the lid first!!!
Brew 46 Young Bucks Beer!
Bucks Weekend Beer! 150 Lashes style beer for young & old bucks with a little bit more!
1 x Rapid Creek Pale Ale (stirred not shaken)
1 x 1kg Ultrabrew (yeast love ultrabrew)
1 x 150g Naked Oats (Steeped for mouth feel Uncle Toby loves mouth feel)
1 x 12g Amarillo Finishing Hops (Infusion Method *not finished yet!)
1 x 12g Nelson Sauvin Finishing Hops (Dry Method *not finished yet!)
1 x Rapid Creek Pale Ale (stirred not shaken)
1 x 1kg Ultrabrew (yeast love ultrabrew)
1 x 150g Naked Oats (Steeped for mouth feel Uncle Toby loves mouth feel)
1 x 12g Amarillo Finishing Hops (Infusion Method *not finished yet!)
1 x 12g Nelson Sauvin Finishing Hops (Dry Method *not finished yet!)
A HUGE DAY in the brewery!
Rolled the sleeves up and threw ourselves into... Kegging 4 brews.
2 * AIPA
1 * Fatty
1 * Pilsner (been largering at 1C-2C since Feb 5, cold filtered)
#close your eyes and imagine the smell, of the beer not us workers, mmmmmm
a total of 5 kegs!
Lots of associated cleaning, sterilising, fermenting and few drinks to celebrate.
2 * AIPA
1 * Fatty
1 * Pilsner (been largering at 1C-2C since Feb 5, cold filtered)
#close your eyes and imagine the smell, of the beer not us workers, mmmmmm
a total of 5 kegs!
Lots of associated cleaning, sterilising, fermenting and few drinks to celebrate.
Sunday, 17 March 2013
Green Beer Brewing- NOT Brewing Green Beer?
We will remember St. Patrick's Day 2013 as the day we completed our GREEN Beer Brewing.
Together with Solar Power & Rainwater Harvesting Humpback Brewing has switched to LED lighting throughout the Brewery!
Like our beer LED's last for decades, save electricity, taste really great, offer extra features, and unlike our Beer their prices are plummeting!
Craft Beer is the perfect platform to show that by making small sacrifices now you will be rewarded later.
Together with Solar Power & Rainwater Harvesting Humpback Brewing has switched to LED lighting throughout the Brewery!
Like our beer LED's last for decades, save electricity, taste really great, offer extra features, and unlike our Beer their prices are plummeting!
Craft Beer is the perfect platform to show that by making small sacrifices now you will be rewarded later.
Friday, 15 March 2013
The Coromandel Brewing Company's Easy Rider
HELP US... we are stuck, needing more info. on your Easy Rider. Please. It's a bit of a mystery, and we can't sleep, eat or drink beer until we know... flavours, hops and...
Massive expectations of this tasting! Directorè Dick has returned to Australia from The Coromandel(NZ) with 2 bottles of The Coromandel Brewing Company's Easy Rider. We had found that the search for the BEST NZ has to offer in Craft Beer more difficult than expected. Of course there is the McCashin Family(Stoke), Tuatara and others! However like Australia, beer taps are still overrun by big(*purposefully in small case), bland beers from Steinlager(Lion Nathan), Lion Red(Lion Nathan), Mac's Gold(Lion Nathan)- see a trend here?
Back to Dick(*SHORT for Directorė Dick) & The Coromandel!
Now there is no end to our commitment to R&D, no country too far, no beer too dear! Dick grabbed a lofty lob wedge at the golf club at Matarangi in the Waikato and an 'Easy Rider'. It was love at first swallow as he attempted to hit his way out of the pit of sand! He didn't want to but his plane would not wait and he had to miss the Friday night beer and BBQ to raise money for the Firies and a meeting with the brewer. Forsaking the DF on his way back to Australia he packed 2 bots of 'Easy Rider' in the bag.
So again I say 'Massive expectations of this tasting'!
What we say...
3 N's- Nice bottle, nice label and the top popped... nice!
But wait there's more!
mmm mouthfeel, love the mouth feel! VERY balanced taste, slightly honey or is it?????. We had to work hard to 'chunk' the tastes associated with this very finely crafted beer. We regularly use NZ Hops but this was a new taste. We settled on a soft, not overly ripe Apricot, a touch of mild honey with subtle, lite grapefruit finish that cleaned the mouth and left a NEED for more. Luck we got 2 bottles and we share without a fight?
What they say...
‘Easy Rider’ (A pale ale)
This light, golden coloured ale has a gentle malt influence and is mildly fruity from the use of fantastic New Zealand grown hops and our special strain of yeast.
Pouring notes: Gently pour the contents into a 500 ml glass leaving the natural yeast sediment at the bottom of the bottle.
5.0% ABV
http://coromandelbrewingcompany.co.nz/
http://www.facebook.com/Coromandelbrewingcompany
Massive expectations of this tasting! Directorè Dick has returned to Australia from The Coromandel(NZ) with 2 bottles of The Coromandel Brewing Company's Easy Rider. We had found that the search for the BEST NZ has to offer in Craft Beer more difficult than expected. Of course there is the McCashin Family(Stoke), Tuatara and others! However like Australia, beer taps are still overrun by big(*purposefully in small case), bland beers from Steinlager(Lion Nathan), Lion Red(Lion Nathan), Mac's Gold(Lion Nathan)- see a trend here?
Back to Dick(*SHORT for Directorė Dick) & The Coromandel!
Now there is no end to our commitment to R&D, no country too far, no beer too dear! Dick grabbed a lofty lob wedge at the golf club at Matarangi in the Waikato and an 'Easy Rider'. It was love at first swallow as he attempted to hit his way out of the pit of sand! He didn't want to but his plane would not wait and he had to miss the Friday night beer and BBQ to raise money for the Firies and a meeting with the brewer. Forsaking the DF on his way back to Australia he packed 2 bots of 'Easy Rider' in the bag.
So again I say 'Massive expectations of this tasting'!
What we say...
3 N's- Nice bottle, nice label and the top popped... nice!
But wait there's more!
mmm mouthfeel, love the mouth feel! VERY balanced taste, slightly honey or is it?????. We had to work hard to 'chunk' the tastes associated with this very finely crafted beer. We regularly use NZ Hops but this was a new taste. We settled on a soft, not overly ripe Apricot, a touch of mild honey with subtle, lite grapefruit finish that cleaned the mouth and left a NEED for more. Luck we got 2 bottles and we share without a fight?
What they say...
‘Easy Rider’ (A pale ale)
This light, golden coloured ale has a gentle malt influence and is mildly fruity from the use of fantastic New Zealand grown hops and our special strain of yeast.
Pouring notes: Gently pour the contents into a 500 ml glass leaving the natural yeast sediment at the bottom of the bottle.
5.0% ABV
http://coromandelbrewingcompany.co.nz/
http://www.facebook.com/Coromandelbrewingcompany
Saturday, 9 March 2013
Brew 45 He's not heavy... just another Fat Yak
This is the commercial Fat Yak Pale Ale description from
BeerBrewGuru...
Brand:Fat Yak
Brewer: Matilda Bay Brewing Company
Type: Ale
Style: Pale Ale
Region: South East Australia
Alcohol/vol(ABV): 4.7%
Brewers Description: Fat Yak first impresses with its golden colour, distinctive, hop driven, fruity and herbaceous aromas, giving characteristic passionfruit and melon notes, followed by a whack of hop flavour at the finish. The taste is refreshingly clean on the palate. Fat Yak is engineered in the Garage Brewery from natural ingredients, including premium malts, American Cascade hops and a hint of New Zealand Nelson Sauvin hops. Enjoy!
Brand:Fat Yak
Brewer: Matilda Bay Brewing Company
Type: Ale
Style: Pale Ale
Region: South East Australia
Alcohol/vol(ABV): 4.7%
Brewers Description: Fat Yak first impresses with its golden colour, distinctive, hop driven, fruity and herbaceous aromas, giving characteristic passionfruit and melon notes, followed by a whack of hop flavour at the finish. The taste is refreshingly clean on the palate. Fat Yak is engineered in the Garage Brewery from natural ingredients, including premium malts, American Cascade hops and a hint of New Zealand Nelson Sauvin hops. Enjoy!
Recipe Generated with
BrewMate
... and our mate
Duane Wright
Country Brewer-Toukley
356b Main Rd
Toukley, NSW, 2263
(02) 43 966 887
... and our mate
Duane Wright
Country Brewer-Toukley
356b Main Rd
Toukley, NSW, 2263
(02) 43 966 887
Brew 43 & 44 Who let the kegs out? I cannot tell a lie it was me!
Catch-up Brewing- camping is a thirsty business!
2 * AIPA- American IPA
Recipe Specs
----------------
Batch Size (L): 47.0
Total Grain (kg): 11.360
Total Hops (g): 174.07
Original Gravity (OG): 1.057 (°P): 14.0
Final Gravity (FG): 1.014 (°P): 3.6
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 5.60 %
Colour (SRM): 12.5 (EBC): 24.7
Bitterness (IBU): 40.3 (Average)
Brewhouse Efficiency (%): 75
Boil Time (Minutes): 60
Grain Bill
----------------
10.444 kg Pale Ale Malt (91.94%)
0.846 kg Crystal Medium (7.44%)
0.070 kg Roasted Barley (0.61%)
Hop Bill
----------------
34.8 g Galaxy Pellet (13.4% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil) (0.7 g/L)
34.8 g Cascade Pellet (7.8% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Boil) (0.7 g/L)
34.8 g Fuggles Pellet (5.7% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Boil) (0.7 g/L)
34.8 g Cascade Pellet (7.8% Alpha) @ 1 Minutes (Boil) (0.7 g/L)
34.8 g Fuggles Pellet (5.7% Alpha) @ 1 Minutes (Boil) (0.7 g/L)
Misc Bill
----------------
Single step Infusion at 66°C for 60 Minutes.
We would like to Ferment at 20°C but its summer and there's FAT chance of anythingless than 23°C with Safale S-04
Recipe Generated with BrewMate
... and our mate
Duane Wright
Country Brewer-Toukley
356b Main Rd
Toukley, NSW, 2263
(02) 43 966 887
toukley@countrybrewer.com.au
www.countrybrewer.com.au
2 * AIPA- American IPA
Recipe Specs
----------------
Batch Size (L): 47.0
Total Grain (kg): 11.360
Total Hops (g): 174.07
Original Gravity (OG): 1.057 (°P): 14.0
Final Gravity (FG): 1.014 (°P): 3.6
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 5.60 %
Colour (SRM): 12.5 (EBC): 24.7
Bitterness (IBU): 40.3 (Average)
Brewhouse Efficiency (%): 75
Boil Time (Minutes): 60
Grain Bill
----------------
10.444 kg Pale Ale Malt (91.94%)
0.846 kg Crystal Medium (7.44%)
0.070 kg Roasted Barley (0.61%)
Hop Bill
----------------
34.8 g Galaxy Pellet (13.4% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil) (0.7 g/L)
34.8 g Cascade Pellet (7.8% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Boil) (0.7 g/L)
34.8 g Fuggles Pellet (5.7% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Boil) (0.7 g/L)
34.8 g Cascade Pellet (7.8% Alpha) @ 1 Minutes (Boil) (0.7 g/L)
34.8 g Fuggles Pellet (5.7% Alpha) @ 1 Minutes (Boil) (0.7 g/L)
Misc Bill
----------------
Single step Infusion at 66°C for 60 Minutes.
We would like to Ferment at 20°C but its summer and there's FAT chance of anythingless than 23°C with Safale S-04
Recipe Generated with BrewMate
... and our mate
Duane Wright
Country Brewer-Toukley
356b Main Rd
Toukley, NSW, 2263
(02) 43 966 887
toukley@countrybrewer.com.au
www.countrybrewer.com.au
Tuesday, 5 February 2013
Brew 42 Czech Pilsner
There's some secrets to a GREAT Pilsner... Brew Slow and Low, Larger Low and Slow, drink ... now you know!
- Kegged Brew 41- filtered and now chill'n.
- Pitched yeast in Brew 42- 'Bubble Le Brew'!
Friday, 25 January 2013
A VERY clean Yak!
We needed to transport the Fat Yaks, while still in the fermenters just prior to kegging! So as a precaution we Cold Filtered the brews to remove any sediment. All good. Regassed and rechilled! Ready to drink. GREAT Australian drinking weather this summer!!!
Thursday, 24 January 2013
Dick Fixed It!
Leaking Keg... Bugger! Fixed a faulty black out valve on the keg, cleaned the bottom of the keezer. Loaded the new Czech Pilsner brew to be fermented in the keezer, set new thermostat @ 12C. Brewery barn door hing came off so also fixed that so that the brewery is still locked and loaded.
Director Dick
Director Dick
Wednesday, 23 January 2013
Kegging it, cause that's what I do!
2 Fat Yaks kegged, with a little hopping. 2 locked & loaded in the 'New' Keezer and 1 in the Kegerator! What an epic movie... Keezer v's Kegerator!
Tuesday, 22 January 2013
Brew 41 & 42 Czech Pilsner- Check Mate
In the great, ancient and grand tradition of Czech Pilsner( Pilsner Urquell) comes a beer that's made just for MATES- Czech!
Saturday, 12 January 2013
Brew 39-40 I LOVE to Count.... 2 Fat Yaks... with a bullish attitude!
* Keep'n it REAL! Away from the heat that is an Australian Summer by placing the fermenters under the house.
This is the commercial Fat Yak Pale Ale description from BeerBrewGuru...
Brand:Fat Yak
Brewer: Matilda Bay Brewing Company
Type: Ale
Style: Pale Ale
Region: South East Australia
Alcohol/vol(ABV): 4.7%
Brewers Description: Fat Yak first impresses with its golden colour, distinctive, hop driven, fruity and herbaceous aromas, giving characteristic passionfruit and melon notes, followed by a whack of hop flavour at the finish. The taste is refreshingly clean on the palate. Fat Yak is engineered in the Garage Brewery from natural ingredients, including premium malts, American Cascade hops and a hint of New Zealand Nelson Sauvin hops. Enjoy!
This is the commercial Fat Yak Pale Ale description from BeerBrewGuru...
Brand:Fat Yak
Brewer: Matilda Bay Brewing Company
Type: Ale
Style: Pale Ale
Region: South East Australia
Alcohol/vol(ABV): 4.7%
Brewers Description: Fat Yak first impresses with its golden colour, distinctive, hop driven, fruity and herbaceous aromas, giving characteristic passionfruit and melon notes, followed by a whack of hop flavour at the finish. The taste is refreshingly clean on the palate. Fat Yak is engineered in the Garage Brewery from natural ingredients, including premium malts, American Cascade hops and a hint of New Zealand Nelson Sauvin hops. Enjoy!
Recipe Generated with BrewMate
... and our mate
Duane Wright
Country Brewer-Toukley
356b Main Rd
Toukley, NSW, 2263
(02) 43 966 887 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting
(02) 43 966 887 FREE end_of_the_skype_highlightingtoukley@countrybrewer.com.au
www.countrybrewer.com.au
... and our mate
Duane Wright
Country Brewer-Toukley
356b Main Rd
Toukley, NSW, 2263
(02) 43 966 887 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting
(02) 43 966 887 FREE end_of_the_skype_highlightingtoukley@countrybrewer.com.auwww.countrybrewer.com.au
Saturday, 5 January 2013
Brew 57 Porter Harpoon
Harpoon Porter (Robust Porter)
Type: All Grain/Braumeister
Batch Size (fermenter): 48.00 l Boil Size: 59.41 l
Boil Time: 70 min
Final Bottling Volume: 45.00 l Fermentation: My Aging Profile Taste Notes:
Date: 05/01/2013
Brewer/s: Pete and Richard. Asst Brewer: Wayne
Equipment: Braumeister 50L
Brewhouse Efficiency: 80.00
Taste Rating(out of 50): 42.0
Prepare for Brewing
Clean and Prepare Brewing Equipment
Total Water Needed: 70.90 l
Water Prep
17.28 g Calcium Chloride (Mash 60.0 mins)
15.36 g Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate)
Mash Ingredients
8.78 kg Pale Malt, Maris Otter (5.9 EBC) 76.6 %
0.95 kg Wheat Malt, Ger (3.9 EBC) 8.3 %
0.60 kg Crystal, Medium (Simpsons) (108.3 EBC) 5.3 %
0.40 kg EnglishPale Chocolate Malt (394.0 EBC) 3.5 %
0.38 kg Chocolate Malt (Joe White) (750.6 EBC) 3.3 %
0.35 kg Carapils (3.9 EBC) 3.0 %
Mash Steps
Protein Rest Add 48.03 l of water at 58.0 C 55.0 C 10 min
Step Heat to 69.0 C over 2 min
Mashout Heat to 76.0 over 2 min
Fly sparge with 22.87 l water at 75.6 C
Boil Wort- Add water to achieve boil volume of 59.41 l
Boil Ingredients
59.91g Cascade [5.60%] 22.0 IBUs
39.94g Willamette [4.60%] 12.1 IBUs
19.97g Cascade [5.60%] 1.5 IBUs
0.96(item) Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 0 mins) Fining
28.80g Willamette [4.60%] 13.0 IBUs
*estimated post boilVol:52.00 and estimated post boil Gravity: 1.060 SG
Add water to achieve a final volume of 48.00l
1.9pkg English Ale(White Labs #WLP002)
Measure Actual Original Gravity (Target 1.060SG)
Measure Actual Batch Volume (Target 48l)
Primary Fermentation (21 days @ 17.8C)
Age beer for 28 days 11.1C
Friday, 4 January 2013
Too Hot 4 Hops
Building a shade for our suffering hop plants. It's the least we can do!
Well we can also have a beer, just one glass!
Well we can also have a beer, just one glass!
Tuesday, 1 January 2013
Brew 38 AIPA
AIPA- American IPA
Recipe Specs
----------------
Batch Size (L): 47.0
Total Grain (kg): 11.360
Total Hops (g): 174.07
Original Gravity (OG): 1.057 (°P): 14.0
Final Gravity (FG): 1.014 (°P): 3.6
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 5.60 %
Colour (SRM): 12.5 (EBC): 24.7
Bitterness (IBU): 40.3 (Average)
Brewhouse Efficiency (%): 75
Boil Time (Minutes): 60
Grain Bill
----------------
10.444 kg Pale Ale Malt (91.94%)
0.846 kg Crystal Medium (7.44%)
0.070 kg Roasted Barley (0.61%)
Hop Bill
----------------
34.8 g Galaxy Pellet (13.4% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil) (0.7 g/L)
34.8 g Cascade Pellet (7.8% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Boil) (0.7 g/L)
34.8 g Fuggles Pellet (5.7% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Boil) (0.7 g/L)
34.8 g Cascade Pellet (7.8% Alpha) @ 1 Minutes (Boil) (0.7 g/L)
34.8 g Fuggles Pellet (5.7% Alpha) @ 1 Minutes (Boil) (0.7 g/L)
Misc Bill
----------------
Single step Infusion at 66°C for 60 Minutes.
We would like to Ferment at 20°C but its summer and there's FAT chance of anythingless than 23°C with Safale S-04
Recipe Generated with BrewMate
... and our mate
Duane Wright
Country Brewer-Toukley
356b Main Rd
Toukley, NSW, 2263
(02) 43 966 887
toukley@countrybrewer.com.au
www.countrybrewer.com.au
Recipe Specs
----------------
Batch Size (L): 47.0
Total Grain (kg): 11.360
Total Hops (g): 174.07
Original Gravity (OG): 1.057 (°P): 14.0
Final Gravity (FG): 1.014 (°P): 3.6
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 5.60 %
Colour (SRM): 12.5 (EBC): 24.7
Bitterness (IBU): 40.3 (Average)
Brewhouse Efficiency (%): 75
Boil Time (Minutes): 60
Grain Bill
----------------
10.444 kg Pale Ale Malt (91.94%)
0.846 kg Crystal Medium (7.44%)
0.070 kg Roasted Barley (0.61%)
Hop Bill
----------------
34.8 g Galaxy Pellet (13.4% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil) (0.7 g/L)
34.8 g Cascade Pellet (7.8% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Boil) (0.7 g/L)
34.8 g Fuggles Pellet (5.7% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Boil) (0.7 g/L)
34.8 g Cascade Pellet (7.8% Alpha) @ 1 Minutes (Boil) (0.7 g/L)
34.8 g Fuggles Pellet (5.7% Alpha) @ 1 Minutes (Boil) (0.7 g/L)
Misc Bill
----------------
Single step Infusion at 66°C for 60 Minutes.
We would like to Ferment at 20°C but its summer and there's FAT chance of anythingless than 23°C with Safale S-04
Recipe Generated with BrewMate
... and our mate
Duane Wright
Country Brewer-Toukley
356b Main Rd
Toukley, NSW, 2263
(02) 43 966 887
toukley@countrybrewer.com.au
www.countrybrewer.com.au
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