Who is brewing, right now?

[mike____]

Brewing a "funky" Pale Ale.
Extract Pilsner and Gold (from Northern Brewer), Nelson Sauvin and Meridian hops (from NikoBrew), Omega Yeast Bring On Da Funk.
2 days into fermentation. Lots of tropical/pineapple flavor.
First brew since November.

[brewinhard]

A IIPA with some Equinox and Mosaic (among others) in the mix. That is all...

[brewinhard]

So I poured a glass of that bitter, and the difference using the Double Roast Crystal is quite apparent. I would say that it's flavor intensity is probably 2x that of the C120 I was using before (simpsons I think). My first impressions of it are "This is like drinking liquid bread crust". It reminds me a lot of the Scottish 60 I made a few times based on Nate Smith's Loose Change recipe. That had 5% C40, 5% C120, and 2% pale chocolate.

The Super Styria (Aurora) hops are also apparent in the beer. I have used it 3 times now (pils, saison, bitter) and keep being surprised by the intensity of hop flavor that I get for very modest additions of that hop. For this beer, I did:

1oz SS Aurora @ 30min
0.5oz SS Aurora @ 5min
1oz EKG @ 1min

and the EKG is largely overpowered by the SS Aurora character. I think if I was going to use it again, I would leave out the 0.5oz @ 5min. It isn't offensive at all, but I think I like it a little less bold in this beer. In the pilsner I had the same experience, only doing 1oz @ 40 and 1oz at flameout and it was very hoppy. Good bang for the buck if you want that kind of character.

I have not yet brewed with Super Styrians before. Can you describe their character for me?

[NateBrews]

Think styrian golding and saaz with a touch of citrus.

[brewinhard]

Think styrian golding and saaz with a touch of citrus.

Sounds awesome for a bitter. Gotta try those out. Thanks!

[NateBrews]

Pale Ale for today. Using Mandarina Bavaria hops with Cascade.

OG: 1.048
FG: 1.012

4lb MO
4lb pils
0.75lb wheat malt
0.5lb C40 (simpsons)

1oz Columbus @ 30min
1oz Cascade @ 1min
1oz Mandarina Bavaria @ 0min (whirlpool for 10 minutes or something)
1oz Mandarina Bavaria @ dry hop
1oz Cascade @ dry hop
1oz Galaxy @ dry hop (maybe, I'll see what I think when I get there).

Wyeast 1968 on the cooler side.

[brewinhard]

Your dry hop blend looks good. You will want the galaxy in there. Love that hop and it plays well with cascade.

[NateBrews]

I do enjoy Galaxy. I have yet to use it and not like it. I have had an oz of it sitting in the freezer (BSG foil pack) for a while waiting for the right thing to use it in. I'll toss it in there.

The brew day went well. The wort is a bit cloudy, which isn't terribly odd. It was very clear running out the mash, so it is probably just fine particles from the hops and break that will drop out after ferment.

I almost ran out of oxygen, just as I counted to 60 (0.5L/min for 1min) it pooped out. Looking back at my brew logs, I got 16 brews from 1 red bottle (10 ales @ 0.5L and 6 lagers @ 1L-1.5L).