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[Gothan]

Looks awesome

 

[Gothan]

Hi guys, anyone know of a more "neutral" beer style that I can try. Let me explain my madness, I want to play a bit more with flavours and aromas (other than just different types of hops). So I am looking for something that is just slightly bitter and that's it ( maybe I should look at pumpkin ale, hop and grain bill or classic English ale). My knowledge of beer styles are very limited and usually more in the overly hopped styles (my wife is not a huge fan of very bitter beer, and want to experiment to brew and nice beer for her)

 

[SukkaFoo]

Hi guys, anyone know of a more "neutral" beer style that I can try. Let me explain my madness, I want to play a bit more with flavours and aromas (other than just different types of hops). So I am looking for something that is just slightly bitter and that's it ( maybe I should look at pumpkin ale, hop and grain bill or classic English ale). My knowledge of beer styles are very limited and usually more in the overly hopped styles (my wife is not a huge fan of very bitter beer, and want to experiment to brew and nice beer for her)

Do you have the ability to control fermentation temps? If so look at a cream ale or a kolsch maybe. Pretty much anything in the light hybrid group will be light and easy drinking. Otherwise look at doing a bitter or something in the pale English group.

 

[Gothan]

Yip can control the fermentation temp. Thanks for the suggestions

 

[Beachless]

Hi guys, anyone know of a more "neutral" beer style that I can try.

Why not make a pale ale that's what most people drink of my beer the stouts and English ales tend to be too much for most non home brewers. Its also a nice base to experiment with.
Ginger beer is also a big favorite.

 

[Beachless]

Finished off my burner stand yesterday .....

Nicely done.

 

[Gothan]

Why not make a pale ale that's what most people drink of my beer the stouts and English ales tend to be too much for most non home brewers. Its also a nice base to experiment with.
Ginger beer is also a big favorite.

Thinking of perhaps a pale ale or maybe a cream as mentioned above

 

[Dimpie (COMPUTEK)]

My wife enjoys just a plain SMaSH [base malt + ±60g hops (20g @ 60, 20g @ 20 & 20g @ flame-out)]
Sometimes she will sweeten it a bit with lemonade (like a shandy)

I usually use Maris Otter as my base, but I'm planning on making one with just Vienna malt very soon.

 

[Necropolis]

I'm keen to give roasting my own malt a try

 

[Beachless]

I'm keen to give roasting my own malt a try

Me too it looks like fun to experiment with different roasts and methods.

 

[MongooseMan]

I've found someone selling a bunch of 45L Addis cooler boxes, for what amounts to R150 each.
These will make great medium/large size mash tuns.

Anyone keen to club together to buy them? (They're in the Cape Town area).

 

[Shnorkiller]

I've found someone selling a bunch of 45L Addis cooler boxes, for what amounts to R150 each.
These will make great medium/large size mash tuns.

Anyone keen to club together to buy them? (They're in the Cape Town area).

If i was down in CT i would be all over this!!

 

[MongooseMan]

If i was down in CT i would be all over this!!

Yeah, it's a great deal. Just need to "sell" 11 more and the deal is on.

 

[MongooseMan]

OK, just 3 left, anyone want?

 

[EchoZA]

This weekends potential recipe, 1 x can Irish Stout + 1 x can Wheat Malt extract. Question is... do I need to add any sugars to this? I will also be adding vanilla to this towards the end of the fermentation process, I have fresh quality vanilla pods, how many and do I split and steep them before adding or split and scape into the brew? Any suggestions welcome.

 

[SukkaFoo]

This weekends potential recipe, 1 x can Irish Stout + 1 x can Wheat Malt extract. Question is... do I need to add any sugars to this? I will also be adding vanilla to this towards the end of the fermentation process, I have fresh quality vanilla pods, how many and do I split and steep them before adding or split and scape into the brew? Any suggestions welcome.

Are you mixing them together?

 

[Dimpie (COMPUTEK)]

Those 2x cans should be enough, so no extra sugars needed.

From what I've read & watched on youtube, the vanilla should be cut in half lengthwise & then you may even cut it into smaller 2CM pieces (some even scrape out the inside for better flavour extraction)....
toss the whole lot in 2-3 tots of vodka and let it sit for about a week while the beer ferments in primary ... when you rack to secondary, then add the vodka/vanilla mixture

Vanilla goes a long way and they reckon a 8CM long pod is more than enough for a 23Lt batch

PS: the Cooper Irish stout kits was always one of my favourites

 

[EchoZA]

Are you mixing them together?

Yes, adding them together, for a more malty feel to the stout.

 

[EchoZA]

@COMPUTEK, I have a bottle of my home-made vanilla rum, that could possibly do the trick as well

 

[Necropolis]

I made a chocolate stout last year that sat on vanilla pods in the secondary.

I split 1.5 pods in half length ways and racked on top of them.

The vanilla flavour faded almost completely after about a month in bottles though.