[HoosierBrew]

Doing a Pivo-style German pils Sunday, using Weyermann Barke Pils.  1.048OG, 41 IBU with Saphir hops late, WY2124. It'll be the second beer with Brewtan B.

[tommymorris]

Got off work early today. Brewing a Best Bitter.

3 gallons; 1044 OG
4# Maris Otter
0.25# C60
25 IBU EKG @ 60
10 IBU EKG @ 10
0.25# Honey @ flameout
WLP041 Pacific Ale

Accidentally had 0.7 extra gallons pre boil. Had to add an extra 45 minutes to the boil.

Sounds nice.

I'm brewing an all Vienna pale ale.

5.25g
10# Vienna
1oz Cascade 60 min
1oz Chinook 10 min
1oz Simcoe 5 min
1007 top cropped from recent batch

Going to brew it low DO (ducks from barrage of slander).

Looks like a good beer. I can't imagine low DO right now. My process already seems overly complex. I am waiting for others to chart the low DO waters and report back with experiment results.

My process improvement might just become lowER DO. My reasoning is, like on the cold side, the less O2 pickup the better.
I know bittering with Cascade seems weird in this recipe, not sure why I chose that...I might change it to Chinook.

I like the idea of swapping the cascade and chinook which would mean less chinook to meet your IBU goal. This thought is based solely upon my frugality and habit of using higher alpha hops for bittering...

True, I might just cut the Cascade altogether because I like Chinook a lot. Nice piney hops to go with toasty malt character of the Vienna. Could be good.

Tommy, I'm (maybe not so) ashamed to admit that I don't have a pH meter yet. I'm trying to keep things simple as much as possible. I know, I'm limiting myself by not having one, but for now, I'm dealing with it.

I saw a huge improvement going to Brunwater w/RO water sans pH meter. So, I am not sure I absolutely need a pH meter. But, I wanted one anyway. I brewed my last batch with tap water. I guessed my water profile from info from local water department website.  It was nice to measure the pH and see that my guesses we're not too far off pH wise.

[beersk]

Nice work. I've been putting a lot of faith in Bru'n water. I want a meter, but don't have the money for one at the moment, so I'm not worrying myself too much over it.

[dilluh98]

Brewing a straightforward mild tomorrow:

1.035, 17 IBU

75% MO
20% English Crystal
5% Chocolate Malt

Willamette early and late.

First time pitching my top cropped 1318.

Anyone have opinions on amber balanced vs amber malty for something like this? I'm set up for amber balanced but could be persuaded if someone has experience otherwise. Shooting for pH = 5.4.

[Iliff Ave]

Nice work. I've been putting a lot of faith in Bru'n water. I want a meter, but don't have the money for one at the moment, so I'm not worrying myself too much over it.

Glad to hear I am not the only one who does this.

[dilluh98]

Nice work. I've been putting a lot of faith in Bru'n water. I want a meter, but don't have the money for one at the moment, so I'm not worrying myself too much over it.

Glad to hear I am not the only one who does this.

Bru'nWater is very good and I've found it incredibly accurate if you know your water. I've dialed in to where I'm no more than 0.05 pH units off. Dark beers, light beers - doesn't matter. While a pH meter is a nice tool, if you know your water, you're probably getting very close to what Bru'nWater predicts and shouldn't worry.

[HoosierBrew]

Anyone have opinions on amber balanced vs amber malty for something like this? I'm set up for amber balanced but could be persuaded if someone has experience otherwise. Shooting for pH = 5.4.

Amber balanced for mild for me. Works nicely.


Edit -  The malty profile would work nicely too, given that it's a style where brewers struggle to get a malty enough beer.

[dannyjed]

I'm brewing a Baltic Porter (first time) and an IPA.

[BrewBama]

I just mashed-in what is quickly becoming a house English Pale Ale. It's a very simple recipe of Maris Otter, Medium Crystal, and East Kent Goldings. This time I am trying the Mangrove Jacks M07 British Ale yeast in this version. Cheers!

Edit: just finished @ 87.4% efficiency. This brew bag filter in the MLT is awesome!

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[tommymorris]

I just mashed-in what is quickly becoming a house English Pale Ale. It's a very simple recipe of Maris Otter, Medium Crystal, and East Kent Goldings. This time I am trying the Mangrove Jacks M07 British Ale yeast in this version. Cheers!


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Sounds good.

[brewsumore]

I'm doing this tomorrow....

#502 Loughran Pale Ale

A ProMash Recipe Report

Recipe Specifics
----------------

Batch Size (Gal):         5.50    Wort Size (Gal):    5.50
Total Grain (Lbs):       11.00
Anticipated OG:          1.053    Plato:             13.21
Anticipated SRM:           9.1
Anticipated IBU:          40.8
Brewhouse Efficiency:       73 %
Wort Boil Time:             60    Minutes

Pre-Boil Amounts
----------------

Evaporation Rate:       1.50    Gallons Per Hour
Pre-Boil Wort Size:    7.00    Gal
Pre-Boil Gravity:      1.042    SG          10.48  Plato


Grain/Extract/Sugar

   %     Amount     Name                          Origin        Potential SRM
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 90.9    10.00 lbs. Pale Malt                     Ireland        1.037      3
  9.1     1.00 lbs. Sacchra 50                                   1.033     50

Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.


Hops

   Amount     Name                              Form    Alpha  IBU  Boil Time
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1.00 oz.    Amarillo                          Pellet   9.30  12.2  First WH
  0.50 oz.    Columbus                          Pellet  11.50  21.5  60 min.
  1.00 oz.    Simcoe                            Pellet  15.40   2.5  1 min.
  0.50 oz.    Citra                             Pellet  13.40   1.1  1 min.
  1.00 oz.    Cascade                           Pellet   4.10   0.7  1 min.
  2.00 oz.    Centennial 2011                   Pellet   9.00   2.9  1 min.


Extras

  Amount      Name                           Type      Time
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1.00 Tsp    Gypsum                         Other     60 Min.(boil)


Yeast
-----

Wyeast 1450 Denny's Favorite


Mash Schedule
-------------

Mash Name:

Total Grain Lbs:   11.00
Total Water Qts:   18.00 - Before Additional Infusions
Total Water Gal:    4.50 - Before Additional Infusions

Tun Thermal Mass:   0.13
Grain Temp:        65.00 F


                     Step   Rest   Start   Stop  Heat     Infuse   Infuse  Infuse
Step Name            Time   Time   Temp    Temp  Type     Temp     Amount  Ratio
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
sacc                   0     60    153     153   Infuse   167       18.00   1.64


Total Water Qts:           18.00 - After Additional Infusions
Total Water Gal:            4.50 - After Additional Infusions
Total Mash Volume Gal:      5.38 - After Additional Infusions

All temperature measurements are degrees Fahrenheit.
All infusion amounts are in Quarts.
All infusion ratios are Quarts/Lbs.

Denny,  I really liked your APA recipe and so adapted it and brewed the following IPA today:

07-16-2016  Red Eye IPA

A ProMash Brewing Session Report
--------------------------------

Brewing Date: Saturday July 16, 2016
Head Brewer:  Steve Smith
Recipe:       Red Eye IPA

Recipe Specifics
----------------

Batch Size (Gal):        12.00    Wort Size (Gal):  11.00
Total Grain (Lbs):       25.50
Anticipated OG:          1.059    Plato:            14.61
Anticipated SRM:           8.2
Anticipated IBU:          49.4
Brewhouse Efficiency:       78 %
Wort Boil Time:             60    Minutes

Actual OG:  1.058   Plato: 14.27

Actual Mash System Efficiency: 76 %
Anticipated Points From Mash:  59.44
Actual Points From Mash:       58.29


Grain/Extract/Sugar

   %     Amount     Name                          Origin        Potential SRM
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 82.4    21.00 lbs. Pale Malt(2-row)              America        1.036      3
  7.8     2.00 lbs. Wheat Malt                    America        1.038      2
  5.9     1.50 lbs. Crystal 50L Sacchra           America         1.033     50
  3.9     1.00 lbs. Flaked Oats                   America        1.033      2


Hops

   Amount     Name                              Form    Alpha  IBU  Boil Time
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1.00 oz.    Amarillo                          Pellet   7.90   5.3  First WH
  1.00 oz.    Columbus                          Pellet  13.60  26.0  60 min.
  2.00 oz.    Cascade                           Pellet   6.00   3.8  2 min.
  2.00 oz.    Lemon Drop                        Pellet   5.10   3.2  2 min.
  1.50 oz.    Simcoe                            Pellet  12.40   5.9  2 min.
  1.00 oz.    Amarillo                          Pellet   7.70   2.5  2 min.
  1.00 oz.    Centennial                        Pellet   8.50   2.7  2 min.
  1.50 oz.    Amarillo                          Pellet   7.70   0.0  Dry Hop
  1.50 oz.    Cascade                           Pellet   6.00   0.0  Dry Hop
  1.50 oz.    Columbus                          Pellet  13.60   0.0  Dry Hop
  1.50 oz.    Lemon Drop                        Pellet   6.25   0.0  Dry Hop

Mashed at 150F for 60 minutes.


Yeast
-----

MG Jack M-44 US West Coast Ale


Pitched at 64F.  Ferment at 64F.  Will add dry hops in keg.

[HoosierBrew]

Doing a Pivo-style German pils Sunday, using Weyermann Barke Pils.  1.048OG, 41 IBU with Saphir hops late, WY2124. It'll be the second beer with Brewtan B.

In the fermenter. Hit all numbers, which is nice. Got to show a couple friends how I brew which was nice, too.

[denny]

Doing a Pivo-style German pils Sunday, using Weyermann Barke Pils.  1.048OG, 41 IBU with Saphir hops late, WY2124. It'll be the second beer with Brewtan B.

In the fermenter. Hit all numbers, which is nice. Got to show a couple friends how I brew which was nice, too.

Cool!  I've gotta get some more of that stuff!

[HoosierBrew]

Doing a Pivo-style German pils Sunday, using Weyermann Barke Pils.  1.048OG, 41 IBU with Saphir hops late, WY2124. It'll be the second beer with Brewtan B.

In the fermenter. Hit all numbers, which is nice. Got to show a couple friends how I brew which was nice, too.

Cool!  I've gotta get some more of that stuff!

Yeah, me too ! Did Joe F. say anything about smaller (homebrew) quantities being on the horizon here? I can order from Australia again, but it'd be nice if we were heading that direction with Brewtan.

[denny]

Yeah, me too ! Did Joe F. say anything about smaller (homebrew) quantities being on the horizon here? I can order from Australia again, but it'd be nice if we were heading that direction with Brewtan.

I was thinking of the Barke, but yeah on the Brewtan, too!  AFAIK, it's not available on the homebrew market here.  I hope I can convince a wholesaler to take it on, but don't hold yer breath!