Thursday, June 23, 2011

103. Stouty goodness

Based on this Coopers Best Extra Stout recipe:
http://www.aussiehomebrewer.com/forum//index.php?autocom=recipedb&code=show&recipe=914

500g Munton’s extra light spray malt extract
1000g Muntons medium spray malt extract
500g Munton’s dark spray malt extract
500g Munton’s extra dark spray malt extract
300g Crystal malt extract
200g Roast barley
400g Dark brown sugar
62g challenger flowers at 7.6% AA @ 45 mins for 33.7 IBU
18g East Kent Goldings hop flowers at 7.04% AA @ 15 mins for 2.2 IBU
11g danstar windsor yeast

2L steep of grains in 80 degree water -> 70 degrees after mixing for 15 minutes. 1L rinse at 80 degrees. Added to pot. Topped to 5L for boil. 500g of medium extract used in boil, hops added as scheduled. Strained into fermenter containing 5L of cold water, rinsed hops flowers with 1L cold. Dissolved sugar and remaining extract in 3L boil, added to fermenter. Topped to 20L, pitched yeast immediately (whoops) at 40 degrees C. Put fermenter in ice bath to pull down temp, will pitch a second yeast tomorrow if no activity.

// Around 15th or 16th: bottled, 140g sucrose bulk prime in primary.

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Mountain Goat Recipe Batch 4

  1. 1.7kg Coopers Real Ale tin
  2. 1kg Briess Pilsen Light Dry Malt Extract (LDME)
  3. 100g Crystal malt (steeped for 20 minutes)
  4. 100g brewing sugar
  5. 30g Fuggles hops
  6. 11.5g Safale US-05 Yeast - activated for 5 minute
Method:
  1. Crush the Crystal malt in a pestle and mortar and add to 1 litre of water @ 70-80°C. 
  2. Let the crystal steep 20 mins @ 70-80°C.
  3. Add the liquor from the Crystal malt to the Coopers Ale and the brewers sugar.
  4. Wash the Crystal malt 3 times with 1 litre of water to maximise the extraction of the flavour and add to the Coopers Ale and the brewers sugar.
  5. Bring to boil then reduce heat to low.
  6. Add the LDME. BE CAREFUL the LDME will make the wash expand if its boiling. It will boil over making an awful mess.. lesson learned!
  7. When the LDME has fully dissolved turn off the heat and add the hops. 
  8. Put a lid on the pot and leave for 10 minutes.
  9. Half fill your fermenter with cold water.
  10. Add your wash.
  11. Top up to 23L.
  12. Add yeast to warm water and let stand for 5 minutes then pitch the yeast. 
  13. Ferment as close to 18°C as you can.


All water was filtered through a brita filter.

OG: 1.062 @ 20ºC
FG: 1.005 @ 20ºC
%Vol: 7.49

Start date: 28/05/2011
Temp range 14-20ºC


Racked: 12/06/11
Bottled 640ml:
Bulk Prime:180g dex 19.09.11

Mountain Goat Recipe Batch 3

  1. 1.7kg Coopers Real Ale tin
  2. 1kg Briess Pilsen Dark Dry Malt Extract (DDME)
  3. 100g Crystal malt (steeped for 20 minutes)
  4. 100g brewing sugar
  5. 30g Fuggles hops
  6. 11.5g Safale US-05 Yeast - activated for 5 minute
Method:
  1. Crush the Crystal malt in a pestle and mortar and add to 1 litre of water @ 70-80°C. 
  2. Let the crystal steep 20 mins @ 70-80°C.
  3. Add the liquor from the Crystal malt to the Coopers Ale and the brewers sugar.
  4. Wash the Crystal malt 3 times with 1 litre of water to maximise the extraction of the flavour and add to the Coopers Ale and the brewers sugar.
  5. Bring to boil then reduce heat to low.
  6. Add the DDME. BE CAREFUL the DDME will make the wash expand if its boiling. It will boil over making an awful mess.. lesson learned!
  7. When the DDME has fully dissolved turn off the heat and add the hops. 
  8. Put a lid on the pot and leave for 10 minutes.
  9. Half fill your fermenter with cold water.
  10. Add your wash.
  11. Top up to 23L.
  12. Add yeast to warm water and let stand for 5 minutes then pitch the yeast. 
  13. Ferment as close to 18°C as you can.
All water was filtered through a brita filter.



OG: 1.054 @ 20ºC - 28/05/11
FG: 1.008 @ 20ºC - 09/06/11

Alc: 6% Vol

Start date: 28/05/2011
Temp range 14-20ºC

Racked: 09/06/11
Bottled 640ml:
Bulk Prime:180g dex 19.09.11


Mountain Goat Recipe Batch 2

  1. 1.7kg Coopers Real Ale tin
  2. 1kg Briess Pilsen Light Dry Malt Extract (LDME)
  3. 100g Crystal malt (steeped for 20 minutes)
  4. 100g brewing sugar
  5. 30g Cascade hops
  6. 11.5g Safale US-05 Yeast - activated for 5 minute
Method:
  1. Crush the Crystal malt in a pestle and mortar and add to 1 litre of water @ 70-80°C. 
  2. Let the crystal steep 20 mins @ 70-80°C.
  3. Add the liquor from the Crystal malt to the Coopers Ale and the brewers sugar.
  4. Wash the Crystal malt 3 times with 1 litre of water to maximise the extraction of the flavour and add to the Coopers Ale and the brewers sugar.
  5. Bring to boil then reduce heat to low.
  6. Add the LDME. BE CAREFUL the LDME will make the wash expand if its boiling. It will boil over making an awful mess.. lesson learned!
  7. When the LDME has fully dissolved turn off the heat and add the hops. 
  8. Put a lid on the pot and leave for 10 minutes.
  9. Half fill your fermenter with cold water.
  10. Add your wash.
  11. Top up to 23L.
  12. Add yeast to warm water and let stand for 5 minutes then pitch the yeast. 
  13. Ferment as close to 18°C as you can.

All water was filtered through a brita filter.

I forgot to add the hops to this brew at stage 7 so I added them to the fermentation bin after the process had been completed.. We will see what impact this has on the finished product.



    OG: 1.058 @ 20ºC
    FG: 1.004@ 20ºC
    %Vol: 6.94

    Start date: 28/05/2011
    Temp range 14-20ºC


    Racked: 12/06/11
    Bottled 640ml:
    Bulk Prime:180g dex 19.09.11






    Mountain Goat Recipe Batch 1

    1. 1.7kg Coopers Real Ale tin
    2. 1kg Briess Pilsen Dry Dark Malt Extract (DDME)
    3. 100g Crystal malt (steeped for 20 minutes)
    4. 100g brewing sugar
    5. 30g Cascade hops
    6. 11.5g Safale US-05 Yeast - activated for 5 minute
    Method:
    1. Crush the Crystal malt in a pestle and mortar and add to 1 litre of water @ 70-80°C. 
    2. Let the crystal steep 20 mins @ 70-80°C.
    3. Add the liquor from the Crystal malt to the Coopers Ale and the brewers sugar.
    4. Wash the Crystal malt 3 times with 1 litre of water to maximise the extraction of the flavour and add to the Coopers Ale and the brewers sugar.
    5. Bring to boil then reduce heat to low.
    6. Add the DDME. BE CAREFUL the DDME will make the wash expand if its boiling. It will boil over making an awful mess.. lesson learned!
    7. When the DDME has fully dissolved turn off the heat and add the hops. 
    8. Put a lid on the pot and leave for 10 minutes.
    9. Half fill your fermenter with cold water.
    10. Add your wash.
    11. Top up to 23L.
    12. Add yeast to warm water and let stand for 5 minutes then pitch the yeast. 
    13. Ferment as close to 18°C as you can.


    All water was filtered through a brita filter.

    OG: 1.060 @ 20ºC
    FG: 1.008 @ 20ºC
    %Vol: 6.8

    Start date: 28/05/2011
    Temp range 14-20ºC

    Racked: 12/06/11
    Bottled 640ml:
    Bulk Prime:180g dex 19.09.11