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Brewed this beer twice (third time coming soon) - first time I layered for 3 weeks, second time I layered for just 1 week. I couldn't say one was better than the other - both were delicious.It's a good beer to play around with the hops on - different varieties and the timing of each addition...

Briess Pilsen malt is made from 2 row barley. 2 row or 6 row indicates how many rows of grain on each stalk of barley. So yes, that malt will be perfect for this beer.

I know what you mean about the flocculation - it's one of those yeasts that doesn't pack down hard but instead keeps about an inch of haze at the bottom of the bottle. My beer came out pretty clear save for that bit at the bottom but I don't mind adding that bit to my glass though because I...

I brewed this recently with Pacifica hops and K-97 yeast. It lagered for 2 weeks and then had another 3 weeks in the bottle. It came out beautifully. Pale yellow with a sweet citrus nose. The taste is citrus, sherbet and wheat. It will be an awesome summer beer. I'd love to try this yeast in...

I brewed this again today. Everything went well except I kind of forgot it was a 90min boil. I added the hops thinking it was a 60min boil and then realised part way through my mistake. So I removed the hops after 60mins and then let it boil for another 30mins. Will this have any effect on the...

Oh ok, I thought when you said it was carbonated naturally that you were transferring it to keg when it was almost done fermenting, but not quite, resulting in the remaining sugars fermenting in the keg and carbonating the beer (spending). Didn't realise you were referring to carbing with sugar.

Looks awesome. Naturally carbing is also called "Spunding" right? What was the gravity reading when you transferred it to the keg and then what did it finish out at? And can you do this if you're bottling?

I`ve never used Grains of Paradise but Star Anise obviously gives an anise/licorice flavour. That being said, I couldn`t detect any defined flavours from any of the spices because they are used in restraint. I think they are there to add a bit more complexity rather than contribute any prominent...

Really, K-97? What did it attenuate down to? Any interesting flavours from the yeast? I just brewed a Kolsch with this yeast but haven`t tried it yet. I was thinking of trying it in something hoppy. Apparently it leaves a little bit of haze and gives a fluffy head.

I brewed this back in April, leaving out half of the Maltodextrin (just because that much white powder in a beer scared me a bit). I left it in the fermentor for 3 weeks and then in the bottle for 3 weeks before trying it. It came out really nice. It was initially a little bit sweet, not quite...

I brewed this recently using same quantities but subbed with: Gladfield Pilsner malt Gladfield Gladiator malt Gladfield Light crystal Glad field Vienna malt Taiheke 7%AA for all the hop additions All the numbers came in on point. I bottle and the carbonation was a bit low after 2 weeks but...

Hey guys I`d like to brew my first Kolsch based on this recipe. I`m in NZ so I try to use hops from here as much as possible as they are cheaper and fresher so my hop bill will look like this: 30g Pacifica (FKA Pacific Hallertau) 5%AA @ 60mins 10g Pacifica 5%AA @ 30mins 10g Taiheke (FKA NZ...

I brewed this back in February and have been drinking it for a few weeks now. With all my beers, I try to use NZ ingredients (because they are usually fresher and cheaper than imported) so I have substituted the malts and hops here. I researched the malt alternatives which have the most similar...

I brewed this about 6 weeks ago. I tweaked the recipe so much that my beer was pretty much completely different to the original- but I think it was still similar in concept. My recipe for a 20L batch is as follows: OG:1.048 FG:1.007 IBU:22 ABV:5.38% 2080g Gladfield Pilsner 1245g Gladfield...

I brewed this a 2 months ago as I was looking for a go-to pale ale recipe. I generally try to use NZ hops in my brews seeing as they are grown just up the road from me, but I stuck to the Simcoe for this one. I`m also interested to see how Mosaic would go here. Anyways, the beer turned out...