New Zealand Brewers

[craggy]

Hi everyone,

I'm new to the forum and to homebrewing. I took it up over christmas this year, and have jumped in boots and all - my seventh brew is in primary now, and I have also built a keezer.

I'm in Wellington and using The Brewhouse in Newtown as my LHBS.

Looking forward to making my way through the info on these forums.

Cheers!

Craig

 

[crusader1612]

Hi everyone,

I'm new to the forum and to homebrewing. I took it up over christmas this year, and have jumped in boots and all - my seventh brew is in primary now, and I have also built a keezer.

I'm in Wellington and using The Brewhouse in Newtown as my LHBS.

Looking forward to making my way through the info on these forums.

Cheers!

Craig

Welcome Craig
There's a wealth if information out there. Try forum.realbeer.co.nz as well
You doing all grain I assume?

 

[NZLunchie]

Hi everyone,

I'm new to the forum and to homebrewing. I took it up over christmas this year, and have jumped in boots and all - my seventh brew is in primary now, and I have also built a keezer.

I'm in Wellington and using The Brewhouse in Newtown as my LHBS.

Looking forward to making my way through the info on these forums.

Cheers!

Craig

Welcome to the madness dude

 

[Pkrd]

I'm heading to the US next month, whats my chances of getting some honey malt back through customs?

 

[crusader1612]

I'm heading to the US next month, whats my chances of getting some honey malt back through customs?

Oooooh good question, if you do I'll take some off your hands. no idea though.

if your headed overthere pick up some brews where u headed?

 

[kiwirevo]

I'm heading to the US next month, whats my chances of getting some honey malt back through customs?

http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/imports/plants/standards/bnz-npp-human.htm

Website says "Malted barley for brewing purposes : no certification or inspection requirements.

I think that means you can bring it in and declare it, they'll check it for bugs etc and then you'll be fine. You may have to have it sent off and checked, normally $20ish and a few days.

 

[Pkrd]

Thats great! Will definitely grab a few kgs.
Two weeks in Colorado, should find a few decent brews

 

[NZLunchie]

Thats great! Will definitely grab a few kgs.
Two weeks in Colorado, should find a few decent brews

Send your luggage home FedEx styles and use the kg of whatever it is per person for the malt

 

[crusader1612]

Send your luggage home FedEx styles and use the kg of whatever it is per person for the malt

Did u get my package mate?

 

[NZLunchie]

Did u get my package mate?

Not yet dude.
When did you send it?

 

[crusader1612]

Not yet dude.
When did you send it?

Last Tuesday. Hopefully you'll get it soon. Let me know if u don't get by next week

 

[NZLunchie]

Last Tuesday. Hopefully you'll get it soon. Let me know if u don't get by next week

Hopefully it turns up next week!!
I'll send a WCIPA to you Wednesday

 

[glugglug]

Thats great! Will definitely grab a few kgs.
Two weeks in Colorado, should find a few decent brews

Plenty of GREAT breweries in Colorado, a state I'm proud to call home. Summer is the prettiest time to visit.

 

[craggy]

Welcome Craig
There's a wealth if information out there. Try forum.realbeer.co.nz as well
You doing all grain I assume?

Hi crusader,

So far, I have been doing some partial mashes and some kits with additional specialty grains. No all-grain so far, but it is on the horizon. I have bottled 4 batches and kegged 4. My first go at an IPA went into the fermenter today. Lots of citra hops!

 

[NZLunchie]

...Lots of citra hops!

Mmmmmmmmm Citra!!

 

[kiwirevo]

This weekend I've brewed my super beer starter brew now named Ignition since its the brew tts actually just growing my eau de vie yeast that will be the 2nd yeast for my Super Beer which I'm brewing right now that will have an OG of 1.17 and hopefully ferment to 20+%
I'm onto the 2nd mash for super beer, I have to mash a total of 14kg and then boil it down to about 15Litres so I think it's gonna be a long one.

 

[crusader1612]

This weekend I've brewed my super beer starter brew now named Ignition since its the brew tts actually just growing my eau de vie yeast that will be the 2nd yeast for my Super Beer which I'm brewing right now that will have an OG of 1.17 and hopefully ferment to 20+%
I'm onto the 2nd mash for super beer, I have to mash a total of 14kg and then boil it down to about 15Litres so I think it's gonna be a long one.

Nice long mash? Wow 20+% impressive. Good luck buddy.

 

[kiwirevo]

The mash was long but I didn't think about this. Boiling 50Litres down to 15 is going to take like 10 hours :-( probably going to have split it over 2 nights

 

[NZLunchie]

Last Tuesday. Hopefully you'll get it soon. Let me know if u don't get by next week

Delivered this morning

 

[NZLunchie]

The mash was long but I didn't think about this. Boiling 50Litres down to 15 is going to take like 10 hours :-( probably going to have split it over 2 nights

Split the boil between 2 pots, then you only need to boil off 7.5L per pot?

 

[kiwirevo]

Well it took 10.5 hours to boil down and I got to bed at 5AM (less than 2 hrs sleep before getting up for work) still a lot of cleaning to do tonight but its in the fermenter, got 16L at the OG I needed of 1.173. Syphoning was pointless, this stuff is like really thick hot chocolate (colour & consistency) aerated and rehydrated 2 packs of Nottingham in GoFerm Protect, aerated again when I woke up.
Total brew time from milling to pitching was 18hours. Don't think I'll do this again soon

 

[NZLunchie]

Well it took 10.5 hours to boil down and I got to bed at 5AM (less than 2 hrs sleep before getting up for work) still a lot of cleaning to do tonight but its in the fermenter, got 16L at the OG I needed of 1.173. Syphoning was pointless, this stuff is like really thick hot chocolate (colour & consistency) aerated and rehydrated 2 packs of Nottingham in GoFerm Protect, aerated again when I woke up.
Total brew time from milling to pitching was 18hours. Don't think I'll do this again soon

Jesus thats a long brewday!!!!

 

[kiwirevo]

It was a bit crazy, especially considering I have like a 50% chance of it fermenting out properly and even then I have no idea how I'm going to carb it

 

[crusader1612]

It was a bit crazy, especially considering I have like a 50% chance of it fermenting out properly and even then I have no idea how I'm going to carb it

Jesus Christ! That's crazy. But. I love it! Well done bro.

Lunchtime glad you received, enjoy
IPA is cascade and motueka
And you know the other one.

 

[NZLunchie]

It was a bit crazy, especially considering I have like a 50% chance of it fermenting out properly and even then I have no idea how I'm going to carb it

LOTS of sugar

Jesus Christ! That's crazy. But. I love it! Well done bro.

Lunchtime glad you received, enjoy
IPA is cascade and motueka
And you know the other one.

Cheers dude. WCIPA will be jetting to you tomorrow, I'll flick you a PM with a Trak n Trace #

 

[crusader1612]

LOTS of sugar

Cheers dude. WCIPA will be jetting to you tomorrow, I'll flick you a PM with a Trak n Trace #

Awesome looking forward to it. Any judging sheets back yet or any scores offered?

 

[NZLunchie]

Awesome looking forward to it. Any judging sheets back yet or any scores offered?

Yep, they've said they'll be scanning and sending score sheets this week. Be good to see what they say

 

[NZLunchie]

Awesome looking forward to it. Any judging sheets back yet or any scores offered?

Want the recipe as well?

 

[crusader1612]

Want the recipe as well?

Yeah man for sure.

 

[NZLunchie]

Yeah man for sure.

Cool, I'll PM you the details.
I've planned V2 of it already after some feedback