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Been neglecting my brewday posts, sorry!

On Friday night I brewed a batch of Equinox IPA (24 litres) and yesterday I dry hopped my latest Mosaic/Simcoe IPA.

I’ve been thinking about how to cool my kegs and several people asking for advice have made me decide to come up with something that’s effective, convenient, and inexpensive - so no mean feat! I think I’ve come up with something but let me work it through got a day or two and then I’ll put something together.

Speaking of putting something together I have also been drafting some info on pressure barrels - discovered I will never be able to make a living as a journalist because it takes me far too long to write a few words 🤷‍♂️
 
At the weekend I kegged the Mosaic ale and dry hopped the Equinox ale.

Even managed to build that experimental keg cooling jacket. The build for it is in the “How to” section of the forum. The finished result looks like this and I’m now giving it a run to see how it performs.

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SAISON! Sounds great!
Could you share the recipe please? As it happens I have lots of coriander and cardomom...

It’s based on a recipe by @Keats but adjusted to what I have available. I don’t think the recipe is that critical to be honest except the cardamom pods 3 is all you need.

Cardamom Saison!
5.2 Kg Pilsner malt
200g Torrified wheat
Mash for 75 mins at 150F
12g Magnum hops AA=15.3% 60 mins
1/2 Protofloc table at 15 mins
32g Saaz hops at 5 mins
3 crushed cardamom pods at 5 mins
1 tsp ground coriander at 5 mins
24 litres in FV, OG=1042
1 pk MJ M29 Saison yeast
Pitched at 26C
 
Bitter is brewed and in the fermenter. Shooting for 25-30 EBC, IBU’s around 35, ABV around 4.3%. Recipe for anyone with an interest...

Hazelwood Best
2.5Kg Maris Otter
2Kg Pilsner malt
200g Flaked barley
150g Crystal 225
100g Torrified wheat
30g Roasted barley
75 min mash at 150F
18g Magnum leaf AA=15.3% for 60 mins
1/2 Protofloc tablet at 15 mins
30g Fuggle leaf AA=4.5% at 15 mins
24 litres in FV, OG=1042
1 pack S-04
 
I have a feint interest in that....
Edit...had to check the brew box...my interest is now elevated..
I plan to...
Sub all base malt with pale,add a smidgen of black as I only have crystal 60..I think..to get the colour..not that it matters I suppose,pellet fuggles as that's all I have in the way of fuggles! Notty yeast... otherwise, exactly the same!
 
I have a feint interest in that....
Edit...had to check the brew box...my interest is now elevated..
I plan to...
Sub all base malt with pale,add a smidgen of black as I only have crystal 60..I think..to get the colour..not that it matters I suppose,pellet fuggles as that's all I have in the way of fuggles! Notty yeast... otherwise, exactly the same!

Sounds good, maybe even get a bottle into this months English Bitters comp!
 
Also now kegged the best bitter. Came out at over 4.5% so a little stronger than I planned, maybe a consequence of the temperatures we’ve been seeing.

I expect the temperature has affected flavour too but I had a taste and it isn’t nasty so I’m hoping it will condition out OK.
 
Started last night, finished this morning, another batch of brown ale. As always I’ve updated the recipe:

Brown ale 4.7%
2.5Kg Vienna Malt 49%
1.8Kg Pilsner Malt 36%
250g Melanoidin Malt 5%
200g Brown malt EBC 140 4%
150g Chocolate Malt 900 EBC 3%
150g Torrified Wheat 3%
75 min mash at 150F
13g Magnum (60 min)
30g Simcoe (15 min)
30g Mosaic (15 min)
30g Vic Secret (15 min)
1 Protofloc tablet at 15 mins
24 litres in FV, OG =1046
1pk MJ M15 Empire ale yeast
Keg on day 12, FG=1010
 
Just finished another brew, a saison flavoured with lots of Ahtanum. I think this could be nice, we’ll see. This is the recipe:

New Saison 4.7%
3.6Kg Pilsner malt
1Kg Malted wheat
400g Vienna malt
Mash at 150F for 75 mins
12g Magnum leaf AA=15.3% 60 mins
1/2 Protofloc tablet at 15 mins
50g Ahtanum pellet AA=3.8% 15 mins
24 litres in FV, OG=1040
1 pack MJ M29 Saison yeast, 26C
Keg after 12 days, FG=1004
 

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