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Pale Ale would be my vote, keep the grain bill really basic use some Maris Otter or Golden Promise with 5-10% medium crystal. :-)

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Forum: BIAB Recipes
Topic: Base for Motueka hopped beer
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I have regular brews of Ordinary Bitter, Porter & IPA, dabbling in any other ale style in-between. so EKG, Challenger, Galaxy, Magnum and Cascade are my core hops. I'm auditioning a couple of others for inclusion in my IPA : Ella, Moteuka, Nelson Sauvin and Mosaic. So one of these will step up... I ...

Forum: Intermediate Brewing
Topic: What 5 hops should be on hand?
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Bottle verses Keg conditioning - head retention

Another thing that I just noticed, maybe I'm reading it wrong, but isnt the OP is doing parti-gyle? Carbonation shouldn't be different, but head retention qualities might be very different between 1st & 2nd runnings? Also if I have read the parti-gyle right, it it always the same bottle/keg strategy...

Forum: Intermediate Brewing
Topic: Bottle verses Keg conditioning - head retention
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Bottle verses Keg conditioning - head retention

Force carbonated head is generally not as fine and creamy as yeast carbonation but that should stop head retention too much. Cleaning process/chemicals (like dish liquid) are usually biggest culprits for head loss. 5-10% wheat in your grist will do a lot more for head than Carapils in my experience,...

Forum: Intermediate Brewing
Topic: Bottle verses Keg conditioning - head retention
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Anyone know a good Scottish ale Recipe ?

According to JZ in Brewing Classic Styles: UK pale ale malt, Munich, crystal 40 & 120, pale choc & honey malt - I've never used honey malt hard to get in Aus, I just put more crystal in. Kent Goldings 60 min addition only 15 ibu (rager). I certainly love smoked beers but using peat smoked or rauch i...

Forum: Creating Your Own Recipes
Topic: Anyone know a good Scottish ale Recipe ?
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Hi, Just introducing myself, living in Hunter region NSW Australia, been brewing for a few years, AG BIAB for the last 2 years, love it. Came acre this site from the beersmith podcast and ahb.i stay home looking after my kids so have lots of time to daydream about brewing if I'm not actually brewing...

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Bottle verses Keg conditioning - head retention

Bottle verses Keg conditioning - head retention

Anyone know a good Scottish ale Recipe ?