2nd runnings from Ben and Jordy’s Kate the Great Russian Imperial Stout clone. Boiled down in a saucepan, no hops.
Started with an expired smack pack from brewers coop, it was already puffed up, however the nutrients back was still whole, so added that with the contents. It was a slow start, however active then next day. Added 200ml or so of hopped wort from Ben’s second running batch.
Bottled 6 April
Single 750ml bottle with 2ml invert sugar. Tastes great.
Spicy on the nose, strong malt body, rich mouth feel, very nice drop. 8.5%
Sam’s stout needed carbonation for next Wednesday.
Chilled on freezer, then increased co2 until it holds at 20psi, 16• surface temp
modified pump bottle lid used to force co2
Pizza oven turducken
Faint raspberry on the nose, fully berry taste, however finish a bit half
Poured with with a white creamy head, subtle fresh yeast note, malt
Licks inks and back palette.
The Bach we stayed at had apple trees the owner said we’re fair game.
18 march
Juiced apples, filtered with colander, and added 3 crushed Camden tablets to approx 14.5L juice
19 march
Half packet of brew craft coder yeast added to starter, 10:30pm. We’ll see of sulphites kill the yeast by the morning.
Bottled 6 Apr 2013
27 Grolche 455ml bottles
998 fg – what was og?
Very dry.
300g crystal
300g dark Crystal
6 kg NZ pils
Mashed at 66c
60 min 30g
42 min 30g no hoppy taste yet
32 min 30g
23 min 30g
12 min 30g
4 min 30g
0 min 30g
1040 at 26c
Too dark for a pale ale
22.5l main fermenter
Pitched light and low, NZ dark yeasts after activating in wort s-05 2nd gen
Aerated with ken wood triblade.
Fermenting at 19c
Conical fermenter 1.5L
Pitched 3rd esb yeast
Round fermenter 1L
Pitched onto fruit beer yeast including fruit.
29 march Bottling
Green hop
1004 fg – 4.8 %
Keg 15l approx
6 500ml 2g
3 750 3g
Conical green hop raspberry
750
Fg 1036!
Has not started!
Green hop flask
1002 fg 5.1 %
Separating batches so I have predominantly green hops, for batch for a pale ale tomorrow.
There appears to be two varieties. Made a hop tea. Herbal and citrus on the nose, grassy bitter finish.
Smaller variety is more floral.
Made a hop
Citrus on the nose, full mouth feel, big hops mid palate, finishes not too bitter, great drop
