Febrewery ? – Feb 2018 ☀– BeerCo Brewing News

Febrewery ? – Feb 2018 ☀– BeerCo Brewing News

Dermott Dowling
  Hop you had a fantastic festive season with family and friends and made a whopping dent in your beer cellar and enjoyed some quality food and beer and conversation with family and friends.  One of the many stand out styles if you could call it that from 2017 was the "New England" or "North East" or East Coast or Vermont IPA!  The Craze for Haze certainly has crossed the Pacific Ocean from the United States of Craft Beer to Australia and we have seen many excellent local examples of the hazy beer styles in our "fresh, local, craft" scene. Some cracker local craft examples of the style we enjoyed drinking in 2017 along with a lot of other craft beer drinkers are below: We are all set to serve you our customers better than ever before in 2018 and we look forward to bringing you more excellent brewing materials and equipment to help you brew like a pro and show off your marvellous creations to great mates. That's enough from me...on with the real brewing news...read, listen, watch and most importantly brew and enjoy responsibly with friends and family your better quality beers in 2018! Hoppy New Beer Brewers! cheers #brewhappy
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Dermott Dowling Managing Director, BeerCo Pty Ltd
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Malt of the Month: Gladfield Munich Malt

"Gladfield Munich is a great addition to the APAs and IPAs that I regularly brew. The 5kg bags are fantastic as they are great value and the perfect size so that I can maintain a good turnover of base malt and specialty malts and brew with fresh premium Gladfield malts"  julian.w.chan October 25, 2017 We wholeheartedly agree with Julian and his 5* review on Gladfield Munich Malt.  Munich is widely considered a malt that can substitute for traditional pale malt. Professional brewers, however, would advise its use in moderation, as its enzymatic power is low (170 vs 210 for Vienna or 250 for Pilsner).  Munich works well for bringing a deep orange color and a malty, grainy flavor to your brew. Gladfield Munich Malt is produced using higher kilning temperatures. This results in malt that has a higher color rating, increased aromatic quality and rich body enhancers.   Munich is typically the flavour that comes to mind when drinkers think of maltiness.  Matt Brynildson of Firestone Walkeris a huge fan of a small Munich malt addition in virtually all pale ale recipes. Whilst, there are not hard and fast rules around addition rates for Munich Malt to your grist each brewer will make judgments based on his or her own tastes, I find that 10-15% Munich malt contributes plenty of character to most ales. Lagers, on the other hand, may require much larger percentages, especially if the intent is to brew characterful Bavarian Dunkels or Bocks. Several authors have proposed using Munich malt as the majority of the grist for Bocks and particularly Doppelbocks.

Complementary Malts:

Specification:

  • Moisture (%) Max 5  Typical Analysis 3
  • Extract (fine dry) min% 79  Typical Analysis  81.0
  • Saccharification time 10
  • Wort Colour (EBC) 14-17  Typical Analysis 14.5
  • Total Nitrogen (%) 1.6-1.8
  • Kolbach Index 37-43  Typical Analysis  40
  • pH 5.6-5.9  Typical Analysis  5.9
  • Diastatic Power (WK) min. 160  Typical Analysis  170
  • FAN (mg/l) min 120  Typical Analysis 125
  • Friability (min) % 85  Typical Analysis  88

Typical Uses & Styles:

  • Bavarian Lager
  • Bavarian Dunkel
  • Doppelbock
  • Marzenbier
  • Pale Ale
  • IPA

Usage Rate Guidance:

  • Up to 100% of the Grist, use your brewers discretion 10-15% in a Pale Ale or IPA is great but you can go as high as 30% in a Marzenbier and higher again in Dunkels and Bocks where the intent is to create more malt character in your beer

Package, Price and Availability Options:

  • 5 Kg Bag for $16.95 incl. GST
  • 25 Kg Sack for $64.94 incl. GST (Save 23% on 5 Kg Price)

  • Or Hop into one of our growing list of valued Retail Partners and ask for Gladfield Munich Malt by name!

BeerCo Brewing Recipe Kits featuring Gladfield Munich Malt:

Sauces of Brewspiration:

  1. Jim Busch (2015) The Magic of Munich Malt 26 August originally published in Brewing Techniques (Volume 4, Number 5)  https://www.morebeer.com/articles/using_munich_malt
  2. John Mallett (2014) Malt - A Practical Guide from Field to Brewhouse, Brewers Publications, Boulder, Colorado, USA
  3. Thomas J. Miller Using Munich & Vienna malts: Tips from the Pros https://byo.com/article/using-munich-vienna-malts-tips-from-the-pros/
Buy Your Gladfield Munich Malt Now! From $16.95 incl. GST for 5 Kg

Hops of the Month:

Eureka!™

Hopsteiner Experimental Hop #05256 – US Hops

Complex in nature, Eureka!™ is dank and resinous with fruity notes ranging all the way from tropical-citrus to dark stone fruit. Eureka rounds out blends and truly shines as a late hop addition. A variety for the “classic hop head,” Eureka is one you won’t want to miss!

Pedigree:

  • Apollo
  • Merkur

Brewing Usage

  • Dual Purpose

Aroma

  • Blackcurrant
  • Dark fruits
  • Strong herbal notes
  • Pine tree

Typical Beer Styles

  • American Pale Ale
  • English Ales
  • Golden Ale
  • Pale Ale

Typical Brewing Specification

BITTER COMPONENTS

  • Alpha-Acid %  17.0 – 19.9
  • Beta-Acid %  4.6 – 6.0
  • Co-Humulone % rel. 28 – 30

POLYPHENOLES

  • Xanthohumol (EBC 7.7)  0.5 – 0.6

AROMA COMPONENTS

  • Total Oils (ml/100g)  2.5 – 4.4
  • Farnesene % of total Oil  0.10 – 0.30
  • Linalool % of total Oil  0.2 – 0.5

General Trade Perception

  • Craft brewers treat Palisade as a good “blending hop,” a character actor that supports other hops in leading roles.

Craft Beer Examples

Pack & Price

  • Eureka!™ T90 US HOP PELLETS 100GM $9.94 Incl. GST
  • Eureka!™ T90 US HOP PELLETS 250GM (SAVE 10% ON 100GM PRICE) $21.95 Incl. GST
  • Eureka!™ T90 US HOP PELLETS 500GM (SAVE 15% ON 100GM PRICE) $41.95 Incl. GST
  • Eureka!™ T90 US HOP PELLETS 1KG (SAVE 20% ON 100GM PRICE) $79.95 Incl. GST

Hops of the Month:

Palisade® – Brand YCR 4 – US Hops

Developed by Select Botanicals Group, Palisade® Brand YCR 4 is known for its high yield and unique aroma profile.  Palisade shows a range of tropical fruit aromatics and is sometimes reminiscent of mango, with notes of apricot and freshly cut grass.  Many American craft brewers treat Palisade as a good “blending hop,” a character actor that supports other hops in leading roles. It blends particularly well with Amarillo and Cascade and has found its way into many American West Coast pale ales and India pale ales.

Pedigree:

Palisade® Brand YCR 4 cv. was bred by by Chuck Zimmerman, at Yakima Chief Ranches who recorded it as an open-pollination product of Tettnanger  It was developed as a dual purpose hop with moderate bittering potential and unique aromas.

Brewing Usage

  • An Aroma Hop

Aroma

  • Earthy
  • Floral
  • Fruity

Aroma & Flavour Characteristics

Specific aroma descriptors include notes of mango, apricot, and freshly cut grass alongside clean floral characteristics.

Possible Substitutions

Complementary Hops:

Typical Beer Styles

  • American Pale Ale
  • English Ales
  • Golden Ale
  • Pale Ale

Typical Brewing Specification

  • Alpha Acid  6.5 – 10%
  • Beta Acid  5.5 – 8%
  • Co-humulone  26 – 28%
  • Total Oil  0.8 – 2 mL/100g
  • B-Pinene  0.6 – 0.8% of total oil
  • Myrcene  45 – 52% of total oil
  • Linalool  0.4 – 0.6% of total oil
  • Caryophyllene  8 – 16% of total oil
  • Farnesene  < 1.0% of total oil
  • Humulene  10 – 20% of total oil
  • Geraniol  0.1 – 0.5% of total oil

General Trade Perception

  • Craft brewers treat Palisade as a good “blending hop,” a character actor that supports other hops in leading roles.

Craft Beer Examples

Pack & Price

  • Palisade® T90 US HOP PELLETS 100GM $9.94 Incl. GST
  • Palisade® T90 US HOP PELLETS 250GM (SAVE 10% ON 100GM PRICE) $21.95 Incl. GST
  • Palisade® T90 US HOP PELLETS 500GM (SAVE 15% ON 100GM PRICE) $41.95 Incl. GST
  • Palisade® T90 US HOP PELLETS 1KG (SAVE 20% ON 100GM PRICE) $79.95 Incl. GST
Buy Now - Palisade® – Brand YCR 4 – US Hops $9.94 – $79.95 Incl. GST 100g - 1Kg Foils

Yeast of the Month: GY005 Golden Gate Lager GigaYeast

GY005 Golden Gate GigaYeast is a versatile Lager yeast used to create the California Common style. GY005 ferments warm and still retains a lager character. GY005 ferments unusually high for a lager strain and still retains a lager sensibility (up to 20˚C (68˚F)). GY005 GigaYeast leaves a slightly sweeter beer than our other lager yeast— perfect for creating a subtle, malty undertone against a clean lager background. Golden Gate Lager GigaYeast GY005 creates a moderate amount of sulfide under some conditions that will dissipate with a short rest.  Fermentations at traditional lager temperatures may be slow.  Recommended fermentation temperature 13˚- 20˚C  (55˚- 68˚F).

Attenuation Medium Gravity*

  • 79% – 83%

Attenuation High Gravity*

  • 57% – 60% (7.5% – 8.1% ABV)

Temperature Range†:

  • 13˚C – 21˚C  (55˚F – 70˚F)

Flocculation:

  • Medium

Representative Styles:

  • California Common
  • Cream Ale
  • Stout

Availability:

  • Available in Gold Pitches for 25 L Homebrews RRP $14.95 Incl. GST Special Price $9.95 incl GST save 33%
  • Also available in Pro-Pitches for the Professional Brewer drop shipped from GigaYeast Laboratory to your Brewery Lab to Brewery Door in 6-8 days using DHL Global Express tracked all the way
SALE!

GY005 Golden Gate Lager GigaYeast $14.95 $8.95 Incl. GST
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Equipment of the Month:

Bottle Filler Beer Gun

$74.95 Incl. GST

Do you want to fill a couple of growlers of your favourite brew to take over to a friends house or to a party to impress everyone? Well this is the essential piece of equipment you need in your brewery or bar! Need to bottle some of your finest homebrew to enter a competition?  Again you need the Bottle Filler Beer Gun! Bottle Filler Beer Gun fills bottles quickly, easily, without the risk of oxygenation and without complicated counter pressure filling equipment. This easy to use Bottle Filler Beer Gun works with almost any bottle size and shape. All components in contact with beer are made from stainless steel or silicone.  The Bottle Filler Beer Gun includes beer line, 2 stainless clamps and the gun itself. Don't forget to stock up on a couple of

Bottle Filler Beer Gun – Replacement Tip

$1.99 Incl. GST
Bottle Filler Beer Gun – Replacement Tip is the replacement silicon tip for the Bottle Filler Beer Gun. PS - Fermentasaurus Starter Kits are back in stock! Get in quickly as they are flying out the door!

Oxebar – Fermentasaurus – 35 Litre – Uni Tanks

$129.95 Incl. GST Oxebar Fermentasaurus is the world’s first conical PET fermenter that is pressurisable up to 2.4 Bar working pressure.  This new model of fermenter has only been possible to manufacture using a highly specialized PET grade and a new type of PET injection/blow moulding machine that has been commissioned in Springvale, Victoria, Australia.  Australian made right here in Melbourne, this product will truly change the way home brew is made and greatly simplify brewing at home from fermentation to carbonation.
Buy Now - Bottle Filler Beer Gun $74.95 Incl. GST
Video on what is a Bottle Filler Beer Gun and How to Use one

Recipe of the Month:

Hazy Trucker – NEIPA – BeerCo Recipe Kit

$69.95 – $77.50 Incl. GST | Milled or Unmilled | Dry or Liquid Yeast - you take your pick! Pull over! Stop the Truck! This Hazy Trucker NEIPA or Double IPA is a velvet sledgehammer. Soft bitterness and tropical Juicy Hops including El Dorado, Equanot and Galaxy fermented down low by GY054 Vermont IPA GigaYeast resting on soft pillow of Gladfield Ale Munich and Wheat Malt and Harraways Rolled Oats…hmmm?  Sounds like a meal in a glass! Feeling like it’s time to park up the semi-trailer for the night and grab a goblet of Hazy Trucker?  Well, what are you waiting for? Get your brewing on!  cheers #brewhappy #drinkhappier #enjoyresponsibly

Product Description

Driving a semi all night you can start to feel a little Hazy!  Time to pull over, find a truck stop, or a place to rest your head and fill you belly with some grub and maybe wash it down with something that is going to not only taste great but help you sleep like a baby.  Hazy Trucker – NEIPA or Double IPA is here to do just that and won’t let you down.  It has so many tropical hops in it you will think its a fruit bomb and it hides its alcohol oh so well behind a full malty body and a well-balanced soft bitterness. Feeling like it’s time to park up the semi-trailer and get hit by a Hazy Trucker?  Well, what are you waiting for? Get your brewing on with this bad boy!

Vital Stats:

Batch & Boil
  • Batch Size: 19 Litres
  • Boil Time: 90 mins

Properties

  • OG 1.078
  • FG 1.012
  • IBU 80
  • ABV 8.7%
  • Colour  14.4 EBC
  • Balance – 1.032 IBU/SG Bitterness Ratio

Gladfield Malt:

Amt       Name                        Colour                  % Grist

4.25 kg      Gladfield Ale Malt           (6.0 EBC)                      65% 1.00 kg      Gladfield Munich Malt   (15.5 EBC)                     15 % 0.65 kg      Gladfield Wheat Malt     (4.2 EBC)                      10 % 0.65 kg      Harraways Rolled Oats  (2.8 EBC)                      10% 6.55 Kg      TOTAL                           14.4 EBC                       100%

Hops:

Amt Name   Alpha Acids                   When   Time                   IBU

20 g Topaz             [17.20 %]                             First Wort   20 mins                   27 IBUs 20 g El Dorado      [13.90 %]                 Steep/Whirlpool   20 mins                   10 IBUs 20 g Equanot         [14.70 %]                 Steep/Whirlpool   20 mins                   10 IBUs 20 g Galaxy            [16.10 %]                  Steep/Whirlpool   20 mins                   11 IBUs 10 g El Dorado      [13.90 %]                 Steep/Whirlpool   40 mins                       7 IBUs 10 g Equanot         [14.70 %]                 Steep/Whirlpool   40 mins                       8 IBUs 10 g Galaxy            [16.10 %]                  Steep/Whirlpool   40 mins                       8 IBUs 35 g El Dorado      [13.90 %]                First Dry Hop          5 Days                         0 IBUs 35 g Equanot         [14.70 %]                First Dry Hop          5 Days                          0 IBUs 35 g Galaxy            [16.10 %]                 First Dry Hop          5 Days                          0 IBUs 35 g El Dorado      [13.90 %]                Second Dry Hop     5 Days                          0 IBUs 35 g  Equanot        [14.70 %]                Second Dry Hop      5 Days                          0 IBUs 35 g Galaxy            [16.10 %]                 Second Dry Hop     5 Days                          0 IBUs

Yeast

Liquid | GigaYeast

Dry | Mangrove Jack’s

Method:

  1. Mill the grains and dough-in targeting a mash of around 3 Litres of water to 1 Kg of grain (a liquor-to-grist ratio of about 3:1 by weight) and a temperature of  67 °C (152 °F).
  2. Hold the mash at 67 °C ( 152 °F ) until enzymatic conversion is complete.
  3. Add first wort hop addition.
  4. Infuse the mash with near boiling water while stirring or with a recirculating mash system raise the temperature to mash out at 76 °C (168 °F).  Mash out for 10 minutes.
  5. Fly sparge slowly with 12 Litres of 77 °C (170 °F ) water, collecting wort until the pre-boil kettle volume is around 28.5 L (6.5 gallons).
  6. The total boil time will be 60-90 minutes.  Do not add Deltafloc or Irish Moss.
  7. At flameout, wait until wort cools to 82°C (180 °F ) to avoid volatizing hop oils.  Set time for 40 mins and add first hop stand addition.
  8. After 20 mins add the second hop stand additions.
  9. After the total hop stand of 40 minutes, chill wort to 19°C (67 °F ), decant starter or open Gold Pitch and pitch Yeast and aerate.
  10. Over the course of the two-week fermentation, ramp the temperature up to 23°C (73 °F ) to ensure full attenuation.
  11. On approximately Day 5 of fermentation when attenuation has reached about 80 percent, add the first dry hop addition.
  12. Wait 5 days, then remove the first dry hop addition and add the second addition of dry hops and dry hop for another 5 days.
  13. Chill the wort rapidly to 18 °C (65 °F ), let the break material settle, rack to the fermenter, pitch the yeast and aerate thoroughly.
  14. When finished, carbonate the beer to approximately 2.5 volumes (5 g/L) of CO2 (or add 125g of table sugar or 180g of Light Dried Malt Extract if bottling) and drink fresh. Prost!

Sauces of brewspiration:
Buy Now - Hazy Trucker – NEIPA – BeerCo Recipe Kit $69.95 – $77.50 Incl. GST

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