19 August 2009

Batch #010: Brewcraft Czech Pilsener

This is a Brewcraft premium imported kit, but when you read the fine print, the malt is made by Muntons. I prepared the boiled water on Saturday 8 August 2009, and let it cool overnight. Then I prepared the wort on Sunday evening using the kit and 1kg of Beer Enhancer #62

OG = 1.034
SG = 1.012

I'm bottling this after 10 days of fermentation. It smells delicious! (a bit like Hineken or Stella Artois)

30/08/2009: I tasted my first bottle of this batch tonight. It's really nice. This tastes pure. It is the best batch I have brewed to date. The yeast has settled leaving a very clear beer with good secondary fermentation. I think the trick is using the enhancer.

Brew #009: Export Stout

I enjoyed the first batch of export stout so much I decided that I should brew some more and get it ageing as soon as possible. So on 19 July 2009, I prepared another 23 litres using a Munton's kit and Brewcraft's 1kg Irish Stout #74 Brew Enhancer.

OG = 1.036 Sunday 19/07/2009
SG = 1.014 Sunday 26/07/2009
which makes it about 3.5% which doesn't seem right.

I've tasted a few bottles last week after only 2.5 weeks and it tastes nice, but a bit young.
At least I've still got plenty of Wheat Beer to enjoy, which is now 10 weeks old.

02 June 2009

Brew #008: Munton's Wheat Beer

I've run out of lager style beer to drink, so I decided to brew another batch of Wheat Beer. This time I used Brew Blend No15 which is a mixture of dry malt extract and dextrose. This is supposed to improve the mouthfeel and head retention of the beer.

It has been fermenting at 20C, and the bubbling slowed down after a week, but kept on going slowly, so I decided to be patient and let it stay in the fermenter longer than any other batch I've made to date.

I finally bottled it on Sunday 31 May, 19 days from pitching day. It's OG=1.038 and the SG=1.012 which makes the alc% =4.1%

Brew #007: Munton's Export Stout

I am really pleased I decided to try brewing a dark beer.

The photo on the pack looks delicious and I think this is my best tasting result so far.

I got a special Brewcraft 1kg pack of No38 blend which is a combination of dry malt extract, dextrose and corn sugar. You steep it in boiling water for 10 minutes and add it to the wort to make it taste like Guiness.