FATHER BEER, MOTHER BEER and little baby BEER!

 

I'm exciting! Kegged THREE beers and no Goldilocks? Gassed and re-gassed filled kegs, the smell is 'as you would want it to taste. A short wait for infusion of gas, settling and some maturation. First Keg too much hops, Second Keg too little, Third Keg ... JUST RIGHT! Cleaned and sanitised fermenters and just had to have a finishing reward... mmm. Photos show the bottom of two of the three fermenters with dregs- yeast and hops & and the hop bag used to filter out hops.

It's a GAS!

Did you know...???

We didn't!

Humpback Director goes Honkers!

Honkers NOT Bonkers!
Ricardo has fled the country and is on route to sample Honkers, not Hooters!

Brew 27 Lager

(LAGER) BELGIUM-Stella Artois- Belgian BlondRecipe 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 TBD)
TBD

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

About Stella Artois
Stella Artois was first brewed as a Christmas beer in Leuven, Belgium. It was named “Stella”, Latin for “star”, from the star of Christmas, and Artois, after Sebastian Artois, founder of the brewery. The premium lager has a full flavour and clean, crisp taste.

Stella Artois is the number one Belgian beer in the world and is distributed in almost 80 countries worldwide. In Australia, it is the third largest international premium beer brand.

Brew 26 Lager

(LAGER) BELGIUM-Stella Artois- Belgian BlondRecipe 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 TBD)
TBD

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

Brew 25 AIPA

American IPA (AIPA#2)

Recipe Specs
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Batch Size (L): 18.9
Total Grain (kg): 4.568
Total Hops (g): 70.00
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): 40.1 (Average)
Brewhouse Efficiency (%): 75
Boil Time (Minutes): 60

Grain Bill
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4.200 kg Pale Ale Malt (91.94%)
0.340 kg Crystal Medium (7.44%)
0.028 kg Roasted Barley (0.61%)

Hop Bill
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14.0 g Galaxy Pellet (13.4% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil) (0.7 g/L)
14.0 g Cascade Pellet (7.8% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Boil) (0.7 g/L)
14.0 g Fuggles Pellet (5.7% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Boil) (0.7 g/L)
14.0 g Cascade Pellet (7.8% Alpha) @ 1 Minutes (Boil) (0.7 g/L)
14.0 g Fuggles Pellet (5.7% Alpha) @ 1 Minutes (Boil) (0.7 g/L)

Misc Bill
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Single step Infusion at 66°C for 60 Minutes.
Fermented at 20°C with Safale S-04


Recipe Generated with BrewMate
Thanks Duane

Nelson Sauvin... NOTTA Wrestling Hold or a new wine variety!

Added 40g Hop Pellets- Nelson Sauvin (NZ- 10% Alpha) Celebrity Hopping! Thanks Joe

Hops on the run!

The weather, as weather goes has been extreme for the time of year. HOT, bloody hot, dry, wet, cold, windy... The Hops continue to run! BUT we are looking to make life easier for them. Maybe some shade cloth and ...

Director finds 13c beer in 'Beeretnam'

Yep, 3000Dong 'fresh' beer (draught) in Hoi An, Vietnam. Other beer carefully assessed included LaRue, Saigon Export, Saigon Red, 333, San Miguel, Tiger and the list goes on...

All beers were consumed with Vietnamese Spring Rolls(for breakfast, lunch and tea)!

Hopping for a great Spring!

Our hops are ready to RUN! Run Hops Run!

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Brew 24- American Brown Ale... well and truely KEGGED!

"Well I woke up th's morn'n kegg'ns on my miiind"!

Lots of yeast by-product in the fermenter, it seemed more than usual? Maybe Humpback can produce 'Vegemite', couldn't do any worse than Dick Smith.

Anyway the yeast by-product will be used to attract snails and slugs from the garden. Snails to the chook, slugs... well just say they'll be 'flat out like a lizard drink'n'!

Brew 24- East Kent Goldings... don't get confused with West Kent!

Added 20gms of East Kent Goldings, stirred not shaken!

Brew 22 AIPA- kegged and lov'n it!

Kegging is exciting! We love to KEG!

Brew 24- American Brown Ale

Brown Ale (American Brown Ale- Pete's Wicked Ale)
*Clone Brews. Recipes for 200 Commercial Beers. Tess and Mark Szamatulski

Original Gravity (OG): 1.053
Final Gravity (FG): 1.012
Alcohol (ABV): 5.20 %
Colour (SRM): 27
Bitterness (IBU): 30

227g American Crystal Malt
113g American Chocolate Malt
1.8kg Alexander's Light Malt Syrup
1.4kg Muntons Light DME

28g Brewer's Gold (8 HBU)
14g East Kent Golding (4.7% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil)
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1.3 g/L Willamette (7.1% Alpha) @ 5 Minutes (Boil)
0.5 g/L Hersbrucker (2.8% Alpha) @ 0 Minutes (Boil)
0.9 g/L Amarillo (8.6% Alpha) @ 0 Days (Dry Hop)
0.9 g/L East Kent Golding (4.7% Alpha) @ 0 Days (Dry Hop)
0.9 g/L Willamette (7.1% Alpha) @ 0 Days (Dry Hop)


Single step Infusion at 68°C for 55 Minutes. Boil for 70 Minutes.........................................

Fermented at 20°C with SAFALE S-O4

Notes: Mash temperatures
65.5 degrees C for 30 minutes
68 degrees C for 55 minutes
78 degrees C for 10 minutes

final specific gravity @ 25 litres = 1.012

Brew 23- and a little bit more...

Dry Hopped Brew 23 with Columbus Hops (CTZ)- 40gms

Description from BrewDudes

"Aroma: Earthy, spicy, pungent, with some citrus overtones.  Not overwhelmingly citrus like Cascade.

Alpha Acid: 14% to 16%

Typical Usage: Dual purpose hop. Many sources saying it was a good candidate for a single hopped beer.

Beer Styles:  American pales (AIPA) and IPA. Bittering for American stouts and lagers."

http://www.brew-dudes.com/columbus-hops/423

More HOPS than a mob of Kangaroos! (Brew 22)

Well a 'hop in the hand is worth two in the bush'?
Guest 'HOPPER' Ian from BrewSkot Brewery added 30gms of Citra and 20gms of Amarillo (dry hop) to Brew 22- AIPA. mmmmm we liked to be hopped out of our heads!!!

Amarillo Hops
The resultant aroma is of medium strength and very distinct. The aroma is described as flowery, spicy and citrus-like with a distinct orange bouquet. The hop is good for flavor and aroma. It can also be used for bittering effectively because of the low cohumulone content.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amarillo_hops

Citra
Citra is a dual-purpose hop released in 2007 by the Hop Breeding Company. It is a cross of Hallertauer Mittelfruh, U.S. Tettnanger, East Kent Golding, Bavarian, Brewers Gold, and other unknown hops. Citra has a citrus aroma and flavor, with a heavy aroma of tropical fruits (guava, mango, tropical fruit). It is typically used as an aroma hop, but due to its high alpha % and low cohumulone content, it makes an excellent bittering hop as well.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_hop_varieties

Brew 23- There's GOLD in them there hills!

Golden 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 22 AIPA- it's a 'catch' 22 situation!

American IPA (AIPA)

Recipe Specs
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Batch Size (L): 18.9
Total Grain (kg): 4.568
Total Hops (g): 70.00
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): 40.1 (Average)
Brewhouse Efficiency (%): 75
Boil Time (Minutes): 60

Grain Bill
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4.200 kg Pale Ale Malt (91.94%)
0.340 kg Crystal Medium (7.44%)
0.028 kg Roasted Barley (0.61%)

Hop Bill
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14.0 g Galaxy Pellet (13.4% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil) (0.7 g/L)
14.0 g Cascade Pellet (7.8% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Boil) (0.7 g/L)
14.0 g Fuggles Pellet (5.7% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Boil) (0.7 g/L)
14.0 g Cascade Pellet (7.8% Alpha) @ 1 Minutes (Boil) (0.7 g/L)
14.0 g Fuggles Pellet (5.7% Alpha) @ 1 Minutes (Boil) (0.7 g/L)

Misc Bill
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Single step Infusion at 66°C for 60 Minutes.
Fermented at 20°C with Safale S-04


Recipe Generated with BrewMate
Thanks Duane

Happy Brew Day to YOU!

Kegged Brew 21. Filtered out some floating hops in the transfer. Spread the 25 litres between two kegs. Had just enough gas to process the kegging.
We're ready to begin Brews 22 & 23 later this arvo.

* Experimenting to determine the BEST, quickest and easiest way to polish our kegs? More soon!