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  1. alsch890

    Trying a Kveik

    I got a packet of Lallemand Voss kveik yeast and I have no idea what to do with it, nor if I can even push up my fermentation temp that high.... But if I do I was planning something like this: 20l boil / 16l batch Pilsner 3.25kg approx 70% Oats 500g 10% Wheat 500g 10% Flaked barley 250% 5%...
  2. alsch890

    New saison recipe

    Hi there, I have a couple of packets of Belle Saison yeast to use up so was going to use one on a new saison recipe. My typical saison grain bill is Pilsner (70%ish), Munich (15%), Wheat (10%), caramunich II (5%) and hopped with Sladek or Saaz at 60 and 15mins. However I have some other...
  3. alsch890

    Sanitation and setup crisis

    Hi there, After about 60 brews over 6 years or so I am starting to have a crisis of confidence. In my first 55 brews I had like 3 which didn't come out well, and one of them I am sure was due to poor storage of the yeast during the height of summer. However in the past 5 or 6 brews I have...
  4. alsch890

    All-In-One Royal Catering system first go

    Hi there, Yesterday I brewed with my new 30l Royal Catering AIO for the first time. It looks identical to the Klarstein system and some others re-badged. Just for some background - I had a previous setup of a Klarstein boiler and homemade cooler box mash tun which served me well for around 50...
  5. alsch890

    Advice on NEIPA colour

    Hi there, I brewed a NEIPA recently that I was really happy with from brewing to fermenting to bottling. I used my usual water adjustments, more or less typical neipa grain bill. Generous hopping of Strata, Sabro and Talus and for the first time used lactose late in the boil. I also used MJ...
  6. alsch890

    AIO system

    Hi there, I know I've asked this before but I still don't fully understand and my boiler has taken a further turn for the worse today. I currently have a klarstein boiler and a cooler box mash tun. I heat the mashing water, do the mash then heat the sparge water and sparge into a bucket before...
  7. alsch890

    Belgian Dubbel recipe

    Hi there, I am planning on brewing a version of the Greg Hughes Belgian Dubbel recipe. His recipe has Pilsner, Special B and Caramunich I malt and light candi. Looking at what I have available and what I can get I was thinking about dropping the Special B and subbing Caramunich II and dark...
  8. alsch890

    IPL type pilsner

    Had a delicious "Bohemian" pilsner last year in Greece and am trying to put a tribute recipe together. I think that beer used Citra but I have Ekuanot that I want to use. I've got this so far: I plan a 19L boil to end up with a 14L batch. aiming for 1.048 OG, 4.3%. 56ibu (little high I...
  9. alsch890

    W34/70 stuck fermentation?

    Hi there, I don't know if I am playing tricks on myself or worrying over nothing. I brewed my annual Czech pilsner last Saturday and pitched 2 packets of W34/70 into 14-15 litres as usual, pitched at 14 degrees. I stuck it on the heat pad set to 13 degrees wrapped in an old sleeping bag as...
  10. alsch890

    "Extra Bitter" Pilsner

    Hi, A relatively recent trend over here in Czech Republic is for breweries to do an Extra Bitter pilsner. I'm thinking of trying to do one too but obviously don't want to just like double the hops at each addition, thinking that it might need a slight adjustment to the grain bill to give it...
  11. alsch890

    All in one question

    I'm in the middle of a brew and my boiler (a basic Karlstein)is playing up. The thermostat won't respond. So I'm starting to think of the next step. At the moment I have a boiler and a cooler box mash tun. But thinking about an all-in-one. The question I've had for ages though is how do you...
  12. alsch890

    IPL recipe

    Hi there, At some point early in the new year during "pilsner brewing season" I would like to try to brew an IPL. I had a beer on Mykonos last year which blew me away. It was called a Bohemian Pilsner but being a resident of Bohemia I can categorically say it certainly wasn't that, but it was...
  13. alsch890

    Biere de Garde recipe

    Hi there, I guess its the time of year to brew a Biere de Garde. I am planning to do one next weekend and just putting the recipe together. I have based it on the GH recipe but due to the unavailability of Aromatic malt and the need to use up some hops I have made some adjustments: Aiming...
  14. alsch890

    NEIPA grain bill

    Hi there, Just a QQ for anyone on here. I'm planning to brew my second NEIPA this weekend. First one I did was a bit of a bust - it had tonnes of amarillo, galaxy, mosaic and citra but the hop flavour didn't last long and I put a touch of melanoidin on the grain bill which didn't play well...
  15. alsch890

    Rauchbier idea

    Hi there, I am about to order the ingredients to brew a Rauchbier marzen, something in the style of Spezial or Schlenkerla from Bamberg. I've looked around a bit online and taken some ideas and then modified and ended up with this: Boil vol: 19l | batch vol: 15l target OG: 1.056 | target FG...
  16. alsch890

    Rauchbier/Smoked marzen idea

    Hi there, My stock of Bamberg beers is running low so I started to plan a home-brewed Smoked Marzen. I am loosely looking at something around the Spezial/Schlenkerla marzen style. So far I have this: 87.5% Weyermann Smoked 5% Melanoidin 5% carapils 2.5% Carafa II ---- Sladek @60 for 28 ibu...
  17. alsch890

    Apollo, Cascade, Wai-iti

    I am planning a "leftovers" brew soon and have open packets of these three hops to use up. I wondered if anyone has combined Wai-iti with either Cascade or Apollo before and whether it would play nice?
  18. alsch890

    Brewing app

    Hi there, Not sure which forum this should be in so starting here. My phone is about to give up the ghost and I have been using BrewShop which inexplicably doesn't seem to sync to any cloud storage. Therefore I am about to lose an inventory of about 35 brews. I am looking for a way to extract...
  19. alsch890

    First NEIPA attempt

    In recent brews I have been expanding my knowledge by using adjucts (vanilla, maple syrup, cocoa, candi sugar etc) and now I want to have a go at a brew with water adjustments. I want to try a NEIPA and have read a couple of really helpful posts on how to adjust for water and how the grain...
  20. alsch890

    Oaty Maply Smoky Coffee Stout thingy

    Hi there, This weekend I plan to use several "adjuncts" in a brew for the first time. The furthest away from barley, hops and water I've ever gone before is adding oats, wheat or candied sugar.... :laugh8: Using my Oatmeal stout recipe as a base here is what I have so far: Target boil vol...
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