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Hoperator
OK, if I play with this any longer I'll drive myself insane. So...
Hoperator
Batch Size: 25.00 L
Estimated OG: 1.063 SG
Estimated Color: 11.2 EBC
Estimated IBU: 62.8 IBU
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
7.00 kg Pale Malt (2 Row) UK (5.9 EBC)%
60.00 gm Northern Brewer [10.50 %] (60 min)
40.00 gm Progress [5.20 %] (20 min)
50.00 gm Progress [5.20 %] (15 min) (Aroma)
10.00 gm Northern Brewer [10.50 %] (5 min)
1 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 15.0 min)
SafAle English Ale (S-04)
Keeping it fairly straightforward, good bittering hops and I read that Progress has a sweetish after-taste which should work well with the Northern Brewer. Well .. hoping anyway.
I'm planning on 17th as brewday, but unable to be definite as that is partly out of my hands!
(with grateful thanks to the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers and slightly adapted)
Responses
Posted 2 years ago by Admin
Another completely different brew. Good stuff.
I'm planning 17th too so fingers crossed. Should be good to drink around end of Feb then I reckon, possibly a little later.
Fermenting:
Conditioning:Pale with Styrians
Drinking:Cascade Pale Ale, Summer Lightning
Posted 2 years ago by Member
I'm so looking forward to the tasting :O)
Listen to us all .. maybe we should call the forum brew: Hopsession/Hobsession. It's rapidly becoming one!
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Posted 2 years ago by Moderator
Well I think its a great hoppy. Sorry hobby.
Hahahahahahahahahahaha.
Ha.
In fact I think rappers delight said it best with their choice lyrics:-
"I said a hip, hop, the hippie the hippie dibby hip hop hop and you don't stop"
He he heh, he said hop. Heh he ha heh. Cool
Conditionin' - LEB Pale
Conditionin' - Thwaits Nutty Black
Plannin' - A user upper!
Posted 2 years ago by Member
Outstanding! :o)
How about Sha Na Na (from woodstock)
Bah-bah-bah-bah, bah-bah-bah-bah
Bah-bah-bah-bah. bah-bah-bah-bah, at the hop!
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Posted 2 years ago by Member
OK .. here's the label so far!
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Posted 2 years ago by Member
Damn .. am going to have to put back the brew date a week due to something cropping up on the 17th ... if I brew on the 24th is that a problem?
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Posted 2 years ago by Admin
Should be okay, we can wait a couple of weeks before sending out all the samples.
Fermenting:
Conditioning:Pale with Styrians
Drinking:Cascade Pale Ale, Summer Lightning
Posted 2 years ago by Member
That's good .... phew (that's also my daughter's birthday so looks like being another 5.30 start or it will eat into her birthday and as much as I love my beer and brewing, nothing gets in the way of my daughters!)
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Posted 2 years ago by Member
Looks like I'll be able to do the brew this weekend after all ... sunday it is!
Has anyone worked out a timeline yet?
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Posted 2 years ago by Admin
No but I will brewing Sunday too. I think we should aim to get bottles to me first week of Feb. Then they can have Feb to condition, ready for sampling early March?
Fermenting:
Conditioning:Pale with Styrians
Drinking:Cascade Pale Ale, Summer Lightning
Posted 2 years ago by Moderator
Sounds good to me, im set for saturday and I may be able to get the bottles to you. You are so far away though!
Conditionin' - LEB Pale
Conditionin' - Thwaits Nutty Black
Plannin' - A user upper!
Posted 2 years ago by Member
6.30am Grain in tun, sparge water heating. 15 mins into at 75 min mash.
Taking pics, will post some later.
All systems go!
:o)
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Posted 2 years ago by Admin
Good stuff Tony, have a good brew! Surely starting at that time you could sneak another one through?
Fermenting:
Conditioning:Pale with Styrians
Drinking:Cascade Pale Ale, Summer Lightning
Posted 2 years ago by Member
Shhh ... christ if the wife hears you I'll be shot!
There's usually a day toward the end of March when she's in a good mood, I'll broach that then :o)
Wort chiller now working its magic!
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Posted 2 years ago by Admin
Look at it this way. Less brew days. Same smell/mess just longer. Less shop bought beer. Happy Husband. How can see resist...
I've discovered that running the boiler is great for stripping wallpaper! lucky we are redecorating. Boilers days inside are definately numbered.
You could also create a great steam room although I'm not sure the steam created is so good for unblocking pores.
Fermenting:
Conditioning:Pale with Styrians
Drinking:Cascade Pale Ale, Summer Lightning
Posted 2 years ago by Member
ok was all done and packed up by 10am but was forced out of the door by the other half... can now post images (if I can get the code right!)
Was surprised at how nice the smell from the Northern Brewer was! All looking (and smelling wonderful!)
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Posted 2 years ago by Admin
Excellent, Great Pictures Tony and love the captions.
Fermenting:
Conditioning:Pale with Styrians
Drinking:Cascade Pale Ale, Summer Lightning
Posted 2 years ago by Moderator
It's likea marvel comic for us beer lovers where tony is the super hero!
Conditionin' - LEB Pale
Conditionin' - Thwaits Nutty Black
Plannin' - A user upper!
Posted 2 years ago by Member
I wish...
:o)
Is it a hippo, is it an elephant...? No wait, it's Beerman!
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Posted 2 years ago by Member
All fermenting away really well now ... Wonderful strong hoppy-tangerine smell
Hoping this is a good one!
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Posted 2 years ago by Member
Hmmm .. thinking now about those northern brewer hops I have left... does anyone have any experience of using then for dry hopping? Wondering if I should put them in with the secondary.
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Posted 2 years ago by Admin
No, I've only dried hopped once. I personally would see what it smells like after primary fermentation. I can't 30g of dry hops doing any harm though as they will only really had aroma.
Fermenting:
Conditioning:Pale with Styrians
Drinking:Cascade Pale Ale, Summer Lightning
Posted 2 years ago by Member
Hmmm .. good plan! I hope to transfer to secondary on thursday evening... I'll give it a sniff then :o)
I'm supposing that the wonderful tangerine smell is coming from the progress .. if that's the case I'll have to get some more of those. I bought a first gold rhizome at the weekend (as its a dwarf plant - some dwarf being 2.5 m!) I hope I get as good an aroma from them!
(with grateful thanks to the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers and slightly adapted)
Posted 2 years ago by Member
Ok .. all bottled and due to circumstances beyond my control (well the missus really and she is way beyond my control) it's been in the secondary for two weeks.
Clear and sharp with a bitterness I can still taste 15 mins after drinking it and I only had a sip!
Quite pleased :o)
Thinking I may change the name and label - watch this space!
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Posted 2 years ago by Moderator
Nice one dude. Can't wait for the swap!
Conditionin' - LEB Pale
Conditionin' - Thwaits Nutty Black
Plannin' - A user upper!
Posted 2 years ago by Admin
The hard bit is over... well almost. Just need to try and keep you hands off for a while and its not easy is it Nath?
Fermenting:
Conditioning:Pale with Styrians
Drinking:Cascade Pale Ale, Summer Lightning
Posted 2 years ago by Moderator
Yeah, Ive already sank a few tonight
Conditionin' - LEB Pale
Conditionin' - Thwaits Nutty Black
Plannin' - A user upper!
Posted 2 years ago by Member
:o)
Yes indeed .. bottling being the hard part, still... it's a labour of love :o)
I know for sure I'll not be able to wait the min 2 weeks before cracking a couple open. I originally thought that I'd send these off pretty much immediately but now thinking that I'd like to try it first in case it's poisonous :o)
My ginger beer is still sending wonderful smells across the kitchen... I saw something recently that said that smell is the strongest memory jerker.. and I can agree with that tonight. I haven't smelt that for years.. now that I'm getting the alcohol smell with the ginger and lemon .. bubbling away very nicely. Wish I'd remembered the sultanas though!
I've just set up beersmith for the latest - using your extra pale malt Greg ... coming out at 8EBC .. I've never made anything as pale as that. That's my half-term brew (fitted in with building this and mending that and going here - none of which is my choice lol)
Christ I'm rambling .. must be getting tired!
Night all!
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