What are you brewing?

[billionairebum Member Find all posts View Profile Close billionairebum]

Brewed two beers on the weekend. MASSIVE thanks to The Flying Brew for all the advice and the yeast cake.

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1: Hefe-Weisse: A bit darker than planned but I have high hopes for this

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2: Killerhop clone: Went rather well, added a bit too much bittering hops but should be ok.

[Harhm Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Harhm]

Im brewing something a little bigger for winter

I also brewed a parti-gyle Helles/Bock Amber Lager from the spent grains (added Pilsner and Vienna) for a bonus beer with a 1.060 OG

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Burton IPA (East Kent Goldings) and Vienna lager (Tetnang) on the way

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[jakeslouw Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close jakeslouw]

well I have a glut of Vienna and Munich pale malts so we're going to experiment with finding the best Blonde In The World.

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2: Killerhop clone: Went rather well, added a bit too much bittering hops but should be ok.

I look forward to your feedback on this. Have some tasters while its very fresh.

[Johan Stander Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Johan Stander]

I brewed a blonde ale today but I didn't enjoy this brew day at all. I had to time my gap between loadshedding and our water being turned off from about 10:00 to 16:00 every day. I am now waiting for the power to come back on at 20:30 so that I can finnish cleaning up. At least the brew is in the fermentation fridge now. I suppose that is a positive.

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Belgian Dark Strong. I almost hit the 1. 100 mark this time

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[Johan Stander Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Johan Stander]

Belgian Dark Strong. I almost hit the 1. 100 mark this time

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Bliksem! Mashing must have been a nightmare?

[CraftyZA Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close CraftyZA]

Bliksem! Mashing must have been a nightmare?

Yep... been down that road.
Mashing is easy. Its getting the wort out of that mash... that is where the trick lies.
So much grain.

[Harhm Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Harhm]

Bliksem! Mashing must have been a nightmare?

Its like Crafty mentioned mashing these big beers is not the problem its getting the wort out of the mash that's key. I BIAB and put the bag on top of a weber braai grid over the kettle allowing me to drain the brag properly and also squeeze the bag a little.

Here's a few general tips from what I have learned from mashing big beers If some of the guys want to try to brew something bigger than normal.

Double crush if you can to make sure you get a fairly fine crush ensuring good fluid contact.Controlling the pH is crucial for good conversion. Constant stirring or circulation helps a lot.Be patient when draining the wort from the mash
Your efficiency will take a hit when mashing these big beers so set your normal efficiency about 10% lower in Beersmith if you want to get close or hit 1.100. Aiming 5 OG points higher than what the recipe predicts should get you there safely, well most of the times.
Using some drymalt extract and various sugars as part of the recipe can help a lot to save on mashing space and increase the OG. (Use caution)

Please feel free to add, Im sure there is somebody out there that brewed a few monster beers with some tips and tricks that can help

[Johan Stander Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Johan Stander]

Its like Crafty mentioned mashing these big beers is not the problem its getting the wort out of the mash that's key. I BIAB and put the bag on top of a weber braai grid over the kettle allowing me to drain the brag properly and also squeeze the bag a little.

Here's a few general tips from what I have learned from mashing big beers I some of the guys want to try to brew something bigger than normal.

Double crush if you can to make sure you get a fairly fine crush ensuring good fluid contact.Controlling the pH is crucial for good conversion. Constant stirring or circulation helps a lot.Be patient when draining the wort from the mash
Your efficiency will take a hit when mashing these big beers so set your normal efficiency about 10% lower in Beersmith if you want to get close or hit 1.100. Aiming 5 OG points higher than what the recipe predicts should het you there safely, well most of the times.
Using some drymalt extract and various sugars as part of the recipe can help a lot to save on mashing space and increase the OG. (Use caution)

Please feel free to add, Im sure there is somebody out there that brewed a few monsters before that has more tips and tricks that can help

Some interesting tips there. Thanks Harhm

[jakeslouw Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close jakeslouw]

Doing our biggest BIAB batch at the moment: 90L strike water, 15kg grainbill.

65L Cali Common for the Meerhof Beer Run.

Will be doing a German Blonde tomorrow, also 65L.

What is a German Blonde? Lots of Munich and Vienna pale malt..............

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This is what it looks like

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Are you doing Northern Brewer only?

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[jakeslouw Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close jakeslouw]

Are you doing Northern Brewer only?

yes I was........but I had to add Nugget because I didn't have enough..........

German Blonde is up next:

SAB Pale
Munich
Pils
Wheat
Mandarina
Citra