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Brew UK Forum » Tag: forum brew - Recent Posts http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ Brew UK Forum » Tag: forum brew - Recent Posts en Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:37:55 +0000 Tony on "Forum Brew" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/forum-brew#post-1630 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:34:15 +0000 Tony 1630@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ No problem at all Dandan.... hope you're ok! Greg .... excellent - I'll sort it this weekend with any luck! I have a brew that I made a couple of weeks beforehand, quite a high alcohol content - should have been ready for tasting yesterday but looks like its going to take quite a bit longer to condition, tastes a little sweet. Greg on "Forum Brew" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/forum-brew#post-1625 Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:46:14 +0000 Greg 1625@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ No problem Dandan. If everyone gets them posted to me when they can, I will then send back out when I have them all. As far as packaging goes, I would wrap in bubble and cardboard and place in a box. I'm loving the taste if mine although its making the other brew I made in the same day almost tasteless!!! dandan on "Forum Brew" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/forum-brew#post-1623 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:37:33 +0000 dandan 1623@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ I've been delayed getting my brew on the go due to various check ups, hospital appointments and medicals! Arghhh!!!! So mine will be brewed within the next week! and posted to Greg once bottled, Sorry for the delay!!! I know that Varnish is behind on his brew reading a post last week! so hope it doesn't cause any trouble with everyone else! Sorry!!! Nath on "Forum Brew" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/forum-brew#post-1622 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:08:35 +0000 Nath 1622@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ Im washing bottles as we speak - dishwasher - the easy way, then a squirt of the ol' videne tomorow and voila! Tony on "Forum Brew" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/forum-brew#post-1621 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:43:25 +0000 Tony 1621@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ Hey folks... what's the plan for the posting with this? I'm thinking it will be best to post early and let it condition after....? Will the PO sue if bottles explode in the post? :o) Greg .. what's the best way of packaging up? Should be bottling this weekend and reading Mike's post got me thinking.... Tony on "Rocker IPA" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/rocker-ipa#post-1613 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:57:50 +0000 Tony 1613@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ Thanks folks! I think I may go for this as soon as I manage to convince the other half that I need to do another brew! I think that's a great suggestion with the yeast and you're right about badger having the distinctive taste. I was thinking the same about the sugar Nath ... I really don't like using it but looking through books of clone brews, nearly all my fave brews have sugar. Cheapskates! :o) Greg on "Rocker IPA" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/rocker-ipa#post-1612 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:13:21 +0000 Greg 1612@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ I think the problem will be the yeast. All badger beers have a very distinct, melon/fruity, taste which I think must come from the yeast as you can taste it in most of there beers. The Wyeast ESB would probably be a good contender. I know what you mean about the colour of tangle foot, its definately got an orange tinge to it, maybe a very small amount of crystal. Why doesn't someone call the brewery and see if they will shed some light on it. I would definately like to try and make some too. Nath on "Rocker IPA" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/rocker-ipa#post-1611 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:57:36 +0000 Nath 1611@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ Found this on Jims:- TANGLEFOOT 5 gallon batch OG 1048 ABV 5.1% 24 EBU PALE MALT 3510 gms SUGAR 770 gms HOPS 90 minute boil CHALLENGER 18 gms NORTHDOWN 10 gms Add 20 gms NORTHDOWN last 15 minutes. YEAST of your choice. That said even the bloke who done the recipe says its lighter than he remembers. If memory serves its slightly golden orange so it cant be much of a 2nd malt addition. Then again what do I know! I dunno about the sugar addition. My 6x clone (which is taken directly from wadworths) states some sugar to be added and the taste was a bit homebrewey to me. Not like the other ag's I have done. Could be a problem with the way I brewed though. If you do it or find a good recipe that tastes like it make sure you post as its my fave beer! Tony on "Rocker IPA" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/rocker-ipa#post-1610 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:31:01 +0000 Tony 1610@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ sounds fantastic and that sounds like a good idea with another batch! Do you have a recipe for tanglefoot? I managed to find out that the hops are challenger and northdown, but no idea of timings. I believe there's only pale malt added but the colour would seem to suggest a little amber or crystal too. Any thoughts? Greg on "Rocker IPA" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/rocker-ipa#post-1609 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:52:43 +0000 Greg 1609@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ I had another "Quality Control" sample of this last night and its tasting amazing. Really hoppy flavour with a very smooth bitterness towards the end. Almost clear after a week. Its going to be hard to leave this one alone. In fact I may have to knock up another batch of similar, perhaps changing the hops slightly but same addition schedule. Greg on "Rocker IPA" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/rocker-ipa#post-1598 Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:17:17 +0000 Greg 1598@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ Just had a sneaky taste and its coming along nicely. Like the Nath and Tony, it doesn't taste as bitter as I was expecting but I think that due to the ABV. You can definately tell its a strong brew but the bitterness smooths out the high ABV. Not smelling as hoppy as before, more malty but I think I'm going to resist the urge to dry hop but I may change my mind. I'm also giving the finnings a miss as I'm sure this will clear well in the bottle. Its already fairly clear. All in all, so far so good. I'm going to leave in the secondary now until next weekend then bottle. Greg on "Rocker IPA" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/rocker-ipa#post-1545 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 10:26:51 +0000 Greg 1545@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ Me too. Both hops smelled lovely, quite similar, like a mellow cascade. Yes the low colour is in stock and will be a permanent feature. I'll use if it nothing else!! Tony on "Rocker IPA" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/rocker-ipa#post-1542 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 10:14:57 +0000 Tony 1542@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ Excellent! Sounds wonderful and looking forward to trying those hops! I think I may try the pale maris otter next too if they're in stock :o) Greg on "Rocker IPA" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/rocker-ipa#post-1541 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 09:56:08 +0000 Greg 1541@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ Okay this one is in the fermenter, I've adjusted the recipe above to the final version. Ended up using the rest of the Rakua as the steep hop as thought I may as well use it up rather than open some Amarillo and they smell fairly similar anyhow. I also used Maris Otter low colour as I haven't used this before. For some reason only ended up with just over 19 litres but I think I lost a couple of litres to the extra hoppy trub as started with the same amount as usual in the boiler and added back 3 litres (as I normally do). Anyway, not the end of the world and its already got a nice think foamy yeast head on it. The activator wyeast are definately a lot easier to use. Ready in 3 hours and no need to make a starter. So plan from here is 4 days in the primary, transfer to secondary (and I may add some gelantine at that point), then 1 week in there and bottle up with 110 grams of sugar. With that gravity I think this one will want 6 weeks in the bottle really, so looking at first week in March although I'm sure I'll have a sneaking preview or 2 along the way. Smells really hoppy at the moment. Started heating water at 8am and was all done by 1.00. Tony on "Rocker IPA" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/rocker-ipa#post-1354 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:03:48 +0000 Tony 1354@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ Ahh, thanks Greg .. I'll try and remember that - or even remember to check the help! :o) Trying to do mine now... but I just can't seem to get it as I want it... more work needed, thankfully school is closed again today! :o) Greg on "Rocker IPA" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/rocker-ipa#post-1353 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:13:56 +0000 Greg 1353@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ Great thanks Tony. That looks brilliant. I've sorted the link for you. You need to enter like this: {img src=http:/blah.blah} obviously replacing {} with <> with no "" round the web address. That should work everytime. Dan - yours is cool too so thanks. Tony on "Rocker IPA" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/rocker-ipa#post-1352 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 09:47:44 +0000 Tony 1352@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ Damn ... tried several things - here's the link... <img src="http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad277/smut1962_photo/Greg.jpg" /> - EDIT SORTED LINK FOR YOU TONY. YOU NEED TO ENTER EXACTLY AS THE HELP POST. Tony on "Rocker IPA" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/rocker-ipa#post-1351 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 09:44:55 +0000 Tony 1351@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ Love that Dan! There is another option though... Get rid of the 'stockphoto' crap on it with photoshop... Not perfect, but it may be ok for you when scaled down. (hoping one of these links works for you) <a href=""//s943.photobucket.com/albums/ad277/smut1962_photo/?action=view&current=Greg.jpg"""></a> <img src="http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad277/smut1962_photo/Greg.jpg"> dandan on "Rocker IPA" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/rocker-ipa#post-1348 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:16:22 +0000 dandan 1348@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ What about somthing like this Greg? Put a few pictures from google together in Paint.net <img src="http://i560.photobucket.com/albums/ss46/dandansince1986/211/Untitled3.jpg" /> Tony on "Rocker IPA" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/rocker-ipa#post-1332 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:55:05 +0000 Tony 1332@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ heh heh ... excellent! I love that, good job! Right .. good plan .. open up photoshop! Tony on "Rocker IPA" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/rocker-ipa#post-1317 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:44:13 +0000 Tony 1317@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ I've spent the last hour working with BeerSmith changing, adding, removing etc. I was reading a lot last night about progress hops ... I'm thinking of giving them a go for aroma! What IBU are you aiming for? I haven't given a brew this much attention in ... well, probably since the very first ones I made. Greg on "Rocker IPA" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/rocker-ipa#post-1312 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:36:48 +0000 Greg 1312@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ I've changed the recipe as I want to try adding most of the hops with in the last 15 mins to maximimise hop flavour and aroma. I may still change to the balance further and decrease the boil hops even more... If I dare! This one is a risky one but may just work! Tony on "Rocker IPA" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/rocker-ipa#post-1300 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:02:29 +0000 Tony 1300@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ :o) My wife is refusing to discuss it at all! Nath on "Rocker IPA" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/rocker-ipa#post-1299 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 11:22:32 +0000 Nath 1299@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ I must admit im really looking forward to this, my wife/friends/colleagues are getting bored/annoyed with this as its all im talking about! Cant wait to try everyones beers, especially as if you find one thats great the recpie can be enjoyed and recreated by all. Yum yum yum Greg on "Rocker IPA" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/rocker-ipa#post-1298 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 10:30:25 +0000 Greg 1298@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ Yes, it I'm hoping it won't be too fruity. The yeast should give it fairly dry flavour and the Rakau is a bit like cascade and not too fruity. I'm hoping for lots of flavour and aroma without too much fruit flavour but never used the Nelsons before so not quite sure what they are going to bring. I know it won't be subtle that's for sure but just hope it works. The ABV should help carry strong hop flavour and aroma and the high IBU should also help give it s dryness. This is one is a bit of a risk but where's the fun in making the same old safe brews. The various brews are certainly shaping up to be quite different so looking forward to the comparisions. dandan on "Rocker IPA" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/rocker-ipa#post-1297 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:21:41 +0000 dandan 1297@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ Looking good Greg! Sounds a fruity brew! Be good to compare the differnt hops that people use and how they work together looking forward to my brewday! and tasting the beers!! Greg on "Rocker IPA" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/rocker-ipa#post-1296 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:33:23 +0000 Greg 1296@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ Okay, here's mine. Had to do it again as lost it somehow from BeerSmith but not quite sure how that happened. Recipe: Rocker IPA Style: American IPA TYPE: All Grain Recipe Specifications -------------------------- Batch Size: 23.00 L Estimated OG: 1.062 SG Estimated Color: 5.6 EBC Estimated IBU: 61.9 IBU Boil Time: 60 Minutes Est Abv: 6.16% Ingredients: ------------ 6350.00 gm Pale Malt, Maris Otter Low Colour (2.0 EBC) 4.28 gm Rakau [12.00 %] (60 min) 5.80 gm Nelson Sauv [11.30 %] (60 min) 10.08 gm Rakau [12.0 %] (30 min) 10.08 gm Nelson Sauv [11.30 %] (30 min) 25.19 gm Rakau [12.0 %] (15 min) 25.19 gm Nelson Sauv [11.30 %] (15 min) 30.23 gm Rakau [12.0 %] (5 min) 30.23 gm Nelson Sauv [11.30 %] (5 min) Rest of the Rakau [9.50 %] (Steep 80c 30 min) Wyeast 1056 American Ale Yeast. Planning to brew a week on Sunday. Think I'm going to secondary ferment this one for 2 weeks after 4 days primary then bottle but haven't fully decided on that one yet. Tony on "Forum Brew" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/forum-brew#post-1267 Sun, 03 Jan 2010 09:46:40 +0000 Tony 1267@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ Love that name ... difficult to beat it even if it is a little obscure for newcommers. Forum Beer: The gift that keeps giving! dandan on "Forum Brew" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/forum-brew#post-1264 Sat, 02 Jan 2010 23:43:18 +0000 dandan 1264@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ Had me confused about all this Jelly talk! nath metioned it in his post about hop levels and I was proper confused! Yeah, a regular Forum brew would be a great idea! Greg on "Forum Brew" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/forum-brew#post-1262 Sat, 02 Jan 2010 21:51:32 +0000 Greg 1262@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ Yeah, I think that could definitely be a candidate for a name although may seem a bit strange to new comers. Varnish on "Forum Brew" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/forum-brew#post-1261 Sat, 02 Jan 2010 21:25:22 +0000 Varnish 1261@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ Sounds good to me. You could call it jelly of the month club. Greg on "Forum Brew" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/forum-brew#post-1259 Sat, 02 Jan 2010 20:49:06 +0000 Greg 1259@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ That could be it but the more the merrier. Just get on and brew. If anyone else wants to join in them they just need to let us know before the end of Jan when all the samples need to be sent in. This is a great way to try lots of different recipes at once so lets hope they come out really different. Perhaps we could make it a regular thing if it all works out, maybe 4 times a year or something. Different style each time. Xmas beer would be a good one for later in the year. dandan on "Forum Brew" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/forum-brew#post-1249 Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:05:29 +0000 dandan 1249@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ So far its: Greg Tony Varnish Nath Me Who else??? I'm to thinking of a Wyeast or may go for a US-05 but will decide later in the month <img src="http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/bb-plugins/default/icon_wink.gif" title=";)" class="bb_smilies" /> Soooo much choice in the WYeast range arghh!! Nath on "Forum Brew" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/forum-brew#post-1248 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 21:23:48 +0000 Nath 1248@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ I may push the boat out and try a wyeast, this may be a good excuse to purchase more home brew stuff as its an experiment! Time for a goosey g! Greg on "Forum Brew" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/forum-brew#post-1246 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 19:48:39 +0000 Greg 1246@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ Good stuff Nath. I reckon I would probably stick to S04 Tony but I can't resist a wyeast for this one. Nath on "Forum Brew" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/forum-brew#post-1245 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 19:38:42 +0000 Nath 1245@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ Hey peeps! Count me in, I rekon I could brew mid jan as I am due a brewday soon! As for the name maybe something along the line of "show us yer noob-ies" as its only my 3rd ag. Looking forward to this one, time to get some funky hops in! Tony on "Forum Brew" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/forum-brew#post-1244 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:18:41 +0000 Tony 1244@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ Yes indeed. I am a big fan of S-04 and use it most of the time, never had a single problem with it - maybe that's why I should use it this time ..? I'll try the Nottingham another time! Greg on "Forum Brew" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/forum-brew#post-1241 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 13:41:38 +0000 Greg 1241@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ I've used Nottingham once and the beer didn't turn out that well. I don't think it was down to the yeast to be fair, more to do with the recipe but I always use S04 if I'm using dried yeast as its never let me down and always ferments and clears quickly. A lot of microbreweries also use s04 for the same reason. That said I've only heard good things about Nottingham and I know a lot of home brewers will only use this one. I guess its down to personal preference. Varnish on "Forum Brew" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/forum-brew#post-1240 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 13:40:56 +0000 Varnish 1240@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ I've got the recipe mostly straight: 12 Litres (bottle it all) 100% Marris Otter (extra pale or normal) Hops will be: Centennial (bittering) Amarillo (aroma) To around 60 IBU and will probably dry hop with both hops. Still undecided on mash temp. I think the increased body and sweetness from a higher mash temp will help to offset the bitterness and higher alcohol level. Yeast? I'm thinking either 1187 or 1332. Water? I might have a go at producing something in a Burton style. Tony on "Forum Brew" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/forum-brew#post-1239 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 12:04:29 +0000 Tony 1239@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ I'm happy to go with the standard MO, no problem at all.. and as you say, I doubt there is much in the way of taste difference. BeerSmith is giving me 11.2 EBC with the standard anyway. I think I may have a look into changing the yeast however. I like S-04 but I have a friend who had some success using a Nottingham yeast in an IPA, I see you have the Danstar Nottingham .... have you used it? Greg on "Forum Brew" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/forum-brew#post-1237 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 11:00:16 +0000 Greg 1237@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ Hi Tony, yes definitely, I will get a couple of sacks and split one into kg. I think the price is the same as standard MO but I'll confirm once I speak to Warminster next week. Perhaps Varnish has got a point, maybe we should all use the same malt although this obviously is impossible if any extract brewers who want to join in. I would have thought Low colour MO tastes very similar to standard anyway, just produces a lighter coloured beer. I think different pale malts can used but no adjuncts. The hops and yeast will make the most difference to the flavours so different malt won't really make much difference. I'm planning: Rakau Nelson Sauvin Amarillo Haven't decided on yeast as yet but most likely to be 1056 American Ale Wyeast. Tony on "Forum Brew" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/forum-brew#post-1234 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 10:39:12 +0000 Tony 1234@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ OK Name: Co-Hop (because of the nature of the exercise!) I'd be really interested in using the extra-pale marris otter Greg, will you be buying in enough to sell on? Plan so far - Extra Pale Marris Otter (if possible, if not just the stock Marris Otter) Northern Brewer hops (bittering & aroma) Irish Moss Water S-04 Yeast Bottle-conditioned Single infusion mash, batch sparge I may tweak this very slightly after working through it on BeerSmith though. Varnish on "Forum Brew" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/forum-brew#post-1233 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:45:00 +0000 Varnish 1233@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ Greg wrote: Final spec: 100% Pale Malt (can be extract) Any Yeast Target Abv 5.5-6.5% Target IBU 50-75 Hops: Any I don't know, but I think the more different we each make them the harder it will be to tell the difference that the hops and yeast make to the flavour. dandan on "Forum Brew" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/forum-brew#post-1232 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:40:58 +0000 dandan 1232@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ Just worked mine out! One Malt, Four Hops (3 American and 1 NZ) Not selected yeast yet! Aslong as its only pale malt/s or Extra Pale your using I have no problems! Whats the deal with adjuncts? Greg on "Forum Brew" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/forum-brew#post-1231 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:19:24 +0000 Greg 1231@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ American and NZ all the way for me. Might dry hop in a secondary fermenter, depends on how it tastes after primary. Just need to decide what yeast. 1056 American Ale I think or I may use the 1968 ESB, or maybe something else all together. Pretty much decided on the hops but may change the name yet. May even use a different malt, was thinking about Golden Promise instead of MO. Or maybe even a mix of the 2. Was thinking about getting some extra pale MO from warminster maltings so may grab a bag of that as I need to put an order in with them next week. Is that allowed?? Varnish on "Forum Brew" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/forum-brew#post-1230 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:04:58 +0000 Varnish 1230@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ I'll call mine "Hippo-hop-amus" and like Dan, I'll be using lots of American Hops. Will anyone else be dry hopping? Tony on "Forum Brew" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/forum-brew#post-1227 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:53:39 +0000 Tony 1227@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ Thinking Cap..... natty name, I'll sleep on it! dandan on "Forum Brew" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/forum-brew#post-1225 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:20:23 +0000 dandan 1225@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ I'm working on mine in BeerSmith right now, Think its going to feature lots of American Hops! Mine is going to be called: Hoptimist I too will be brewing in Jan! Whats the new WYeast then?? Varnish on "Forum Brew" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/forum-brew#post-1224 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:57:11 +0000 Varnish 1224@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ I'll be interested in one of those Wyeasts too Greg. Do you have a list? I'll fire up Brew smith and get to work on a recipe ASAP! Greg on "Forum Brew" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/forum-brew#post-1222 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:24:15 +0000 Greg 1222@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ Okay then. Final spec 100% Pale Malt (can be extract) Any Yeast Target Abv 5.5-6.5% Target IBU 50-75 Hops: Any. We'll put a deadline for people to enter say end of Jan? You can then send to me once we know final numbers. If we get too many then we'll split it into smaller groups so we don't have to send too many bottles. We can also sort out the postage stuff by then. I've ready been working on my recipe this afternoon. Its going to be called Rocker IPA. Tasting 4 or 5 bottles of 6%+ could be fun... Might have to sample over a few days. I suggest we each setup a thread with the recipe then each taster can add comments to that thread. I won't be brewing mine until mid Jan as we have a new batch of Wyeast coming in fresh from the states and I want to use one of them. Tony on "Forum Brew" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/forum-brew#post-1219 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:35:53 +0000 Tony 1219@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ Wonderful! I would have thought that Punk was above the 60 odd IBU. So - Traditional Pale Ale with just Maris Otter and own choice of hops? We'll need to all jump in with what we want to use. I'd be happy if we say no sugar in the brew too. So, once we have the brewday (give or take 7 days?) we should be able to work out postage day! I've got some Northern Brewer hops and have been waiting for the opportunity to use them in a high IBU brew, would that be acceptable? dandan on "Forum Brew" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/forum-brew#post-1218 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:27:01 +0000 dandan 1218@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ Yeah Good idea about hops Greg! Extract brewers would eaisly fit into the Forum Brew Model! They just need to use Pale Extract! Greg on "Forum Brew" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/forum-brew#post-1216 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:35:07 +0000 Greg 1216@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ I was thinking about suggesting the same thing with regard to postage. If you wanted to make good use of the postage then order some stuff I could just put them in with that and that would save you having to pay an extra set of postage costs so long as the weight stays below 30kg. Also like how the recipe criteria is shaping up. Perhaps we could just leave the hops totally up the brewer so long as the IBU range is met. That way people can use stuff they have knocking around. I would also suggest that any extract brewers are also welcome to join in. We will need a bit of conditioning time on these one's though so not going to be a speedy process but this will give us time to get the bottles sent etc. dandan on "Forum Brew" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/forum-brew#post-1215 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:44:01 +0000 dandan 1215@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ Punk uses Crystal, Chinook, Ahtanum, Nelson Sauvin and Simcoe! I recon it should be smthing like: 100% Pale Malt Any Yeast Target Abv 5.5-6.5% Target IBU 50-75 Hops: Choice and own hop schedule from Magnum, Cascade, Crystal, Chinook, Ahtanum, Nelson Sauvin and Simcoe! To get around postage how about posting all bottles to Greg with a cheaque for the cost of a parcel (£5.65), and when Greg recives all the Bottles He posts a box back to you with one of everybody else's beers in! ave on folking out £2.90 or whatever for eery bottle you send out! Varnish on "Forum Brew" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/forum-brew#post-1214 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:46:31 +0000 Varnish 1214@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ Brewdog put this info about Punk IPA on their website: ABV: 6% OG: 1052 IBU’s: 65 Malts: Marris Otter Extra Pale Malt Hops: Chinook, Ahtanum, Nelson Sauvin Greg on "Forum Brew" http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/topic/forum-brew#post-1213 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:17:06 +0000 Greg 1213@http://www.brewuk.co.uk/forum/ I've started this new thread so we can discuss the proposed Forum brew. First thing is to see who's up for it then discuss the rules for the recipe plus decide on the recipe. I vote for a Pale Ale of around 6% with 60 IBU target. Ie Punk IPA type beer. Just because this is what I was thinking of next but we need to decide together. Definitely think it should be Pale Ale.