Sunday, June 14, 2009

FINALLY, a new Redbox brew

Well on the brewing front have been very slack and need to thank Pinko and Jen for keeping at me to put on a new brew especially after the puchase of 10kg of malt. So on Sunday, Pinko and Roberts dropped by to give encouragement and a hand in starting of a new brew. Thanks to Pinko for loan of the pot and grain bag.

The aim was loosely based around a pale ale recipe and after filling the house with great smell of malt and hops looking forward to the finished product. The recipe for this brew was fairly basic, will comment on the taste when trialled in about 4-5weeks. The specific gravity started at around 1.042, so should finish with a beer with around 4.4-4.5% alcohol.

June Pale ale

3kg malt
180g Cascade hops (60 added at start, 60 at 30mins and 60 for final few minutes)
150-200g cracked grain
S-05 Safale yeast (american style ale yeast)

10 comments:

McMaster said...

1.029 as of the 16th June, so going along nicely at this early stage

Alcifer said...

Sounds good, Scacey.

McMaster said...

1.019 as of 18th, looking and smelling good. Already want to drink it!

Alcifer said...

Getting there, Mixy. I bet that it'll be awesome!

Orbie said...

Can't wait!

McMaster said...

Washing bottles today/tomorrow and bottling, as brew has seemed to have stopped at 1.010 from 1.042 so guess that is about 3.36% alcohol by weight and 4.2% by volume, smell pretty good and hoppy, taste pretty good much more like a Fat Yak/Golden Ale than pale ale

Alcifer said...

Excellent, Mixy! Bottle that sucker.

Alcifer said...

Mix, what does "redbox" mean?

McMaster said...

Bottled on the 24th June at 1.010, 26 longnecks made so thats around 19L give or take so looking forward pouring into a glass in around 3-4 weeks. Smells very hoppy, nice clear red colour, see how it carbonates.

Redbox is name we had for Bruce place and decided that not a bad name to keep for my brews though doesnt compete with the Fox

Alcifer said...

It may have taken months to get that brew on, Scacey, but you're no slouch when it comes to bottling time. I eagerly anticipate sampling your brew in a fortnight or so!