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Another high FG. Mashed at 67, fermented as per the maltmiller guidelines (pretty much the same malt bill minus the yeast nutrient), 1 pack for 23L. Currently sitting at 1.018 after 7 days and the yeast is dropping. Was thinking of dry hopping now at 22C to try and encourage some hop creep but...

Another data point for Ekuanot in a pilsner! It certainly does have a pepper note but it works very well. My wife reckons its kind of like the way rocket/arugula is peppery which lines up perfectly with what you said you don't like!

I'm pretty sure Galaxy was first grown in Tasmania and therefore those lots would be the more mature hops but I could have that the wrong way around.. I wonder if the bush fires have had an effect on the quality of the hops. Tassie had some bad fires in 2018/2019 summer and obviously Vic did...

Speaking of sour IPA, I recently brewed a Limoncello IPA taking my inspiration from Hill Farmstead & Siren. Fairly standard hazy grain bill and hopping rate but I kettle soured it for 24 hours with 5 IBS tablets. Brought the pre-kettle sour PH down with lemon juice and used the zest in the...

Any thoughts on the what the water profile contributed? I've been tempted to do something similar to the Verdant profile posted a while back where the sulfate was base numbers and the chloride somewhere in the 200s from memory. That hop combo sounds amazing.

Yeah i've seen a few people be caught out, not sure on specific malt or program but for reference I use Brewfather and my Gladfield Malted Oats have a potential of 1.027. In terms of cryo I just think you will get better bang for your buck in the fermenter. Less hop material, better flavour &...

I would keep your cryo for the dry hop. Be mindful of your calculated efficiencies with all the malted oats too.

I would stick with Strata & Nelson. I've tried a commercial beer that used that combo and it was excellent.

Watching this now. Really interesting to hear the honest answers around whether they are using kveik. In essence they have infighting where they are either a brewery that is on the cutting edge with yeast and hops etc. or one which chases the tap contracts and does not have any variation in...

Haven't brewed with it yet but have tried two delicious beers that have been brewed with it. One with Nelson, the other with Idaho 7.

Not sure on the yeast, I know they've used gy054 before but weren't fussed on it. If whitelabs, I would hazard a guess at London Fog. Ive seen gladfield lager light and malted oats in there before. Cake Eater series uses 4% lactose. They are really generous with sharing info so if you emailed...

Well now you know!

Any thoughts on how a potential lactose additon would play with that grain bill? A local brewery here in Melbourne that does excellent Oatcream IPAs told me they use 4% lactose in an 8% beer.

I have the cannular (kegland are actually my local HBS) and can say it does exactly what it needs to. Can't compare to the SL1 as I've never used one but I'm not sure what extra functionality you would get over the cannular. You might be required to adjust the chuck/rollers to get a perfect...

Interesting section on the low mash ph = greater haze stability too.

Darker malts certainly look pretty average in these beers. My darkest malt was carapils at 10 ebc. Dropped the yeast before dry hop too. I'll try and get a photo but its strange. All roads point towards oxidation but its fermented in a unitank & spunded towards the end. Dry hop through a dropper...

My last beer developed a grey tint to it similar to this. I'm fairly convinced its not oxidised but can't be 100% certain of course. Big dry hop, pale, malted oats & carapils...

Hop Creep?

Haha yeah his handwriting is average! He often throws in freebies and all sorts though. Just nailed the customer service part. Last time I picked up an order he threw in 100g of strata because I mentioned i hadn't used it yet!

Cant speak highly enough of Dermott & Beerco, they are my go to for hops - especially the NZ & US stuff. Not sure if they ship to the US or not but have a look at Ellerslie Hops who also grow their own hop varieties. They have a minimum qty of 1kg but they are a great bunch too. I (in theory)...