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Carmel Brewhouse

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25.01.2022 Transferring a smoked chocolate rye stout into the barrel recently vacated by a @8wiredbrewing Tall Poppy clone.... @ Carmel, Western Australia, Australia

25.01.2022 Big brother / Little brother.... I regularly make a starter for my beers having found that allowing a larger healthier yeast crop to grow leads to quicker and cleaner fermentation. This time around its for a Barleywine, a beer notorious for stalled fermentation and attenuation challenges. To ensure a vigorous, and complete, ferment Im preparing not one but TWO starters.... First starter is larger, and after 24 hours went swimming in a pool of tasty wort at 1.105 OG. Second will come visit in a couple of days to help kick things along....

25.01.2022 Heres my #2018bestnine and heres to all the brewing excitement that 2019 will bring!

23.01.2022 I love a quick fermentation, and tracking in an app like @brewfatherapp let’s you see what’s happening. Here is the plot for my latest NEIPA, showing the benefit of a large London Ale III starter from @wyeastlab Vigorous fermentation, high attenuation and good flocculation. The Holy Trinity of beer yeast ... What’s your go-to yeast, and do you make a starter or just pitch and pray?

22.01.2022 Barrel day! First time using this lovely 28L French Oak barrel. Swelled and leak tested with warm water before cooling and filling with a Red IPA.... @ Carmel, Western Australia, Australia

21.01.2022 Friday afternoon calls for taste testing my Smoked NZ Pale Lager in the spa...

20.01.2022 Taste testing my @8wiredbrewing Tall Poppy clone from the barrel. Two weeks on new French oak makes a LOT of difference

20.01.2022 Putting away some homegrown hops today. I made an effort and secured another two varieties for this season. A Cluster-Golding hybrid from Pemberton, and some Kracanup from Albany, to go with my existing Victoria. Prepared a special patch for them, deep, well drained and aerated with the correct ph. Planted and sat back to wait. Initial shoots appeared in August, but I cut these back and watched for the real action to begin in late September. Proper vigorous shoots from all ...three varieties. Since then Ive learnt the three Ws of growing hops; Water, Water, Water I made sure to fertilise regularly and eventually was rewarded with hops! Its amazing how much they compact down in a vacuum sealer, a 9L bucket down to almost nothing... 70g total Have you tried growing your own? Got varieties and wanna swap?? (assuming youre in Australia)

20.01.2022 Saison dupont, THE quintessential saison... #research

20.01.2022 Brewclub... second Tuesday of the month is my local Brewclub. A chance to catch up with mates, taste beer, talk beer and discuss everything from techniques to ingredients. Are you a member of YOUR local club? Whereabouts do you meet and what competitions does your club run each year??... My club is in Perth, Western Australia. We run 4 comps per year and the next one is Session or Saison; beers under 3.5% OR any type of Saison.... Im entering a saison

20.01.2022 Christmas Eve brings @localbrewingau and their Gingerbread Brown Ale Thanks again @empre55 and @boozebud #beervent2020 #thebloodofagingerbreadman

19.01.2022 Draining the barrel aged @8wiredbrewing Tall Poppy clone into a keg and inspecting the barrel... @ Carmel, Western Australia, Australia

19.01.2022 Quiet brewday today, I needed to sneak in a few brews to prepare for some upcoming competitions. This one is a single hop Simcoe IPA, one of my go-to recipes and a great quaffing beer. Whats your go-to for an easy drinking homebrew??

19.01.2022 I love a quick fermentation, and tracking in an app like @brewfatherapp lets you see whats happening. Here is the plot for my latest NEIPA, showing the benefit of a large London Ale III starter from @wyeastlab Vigorous fermentation, high attenuation and good flocculation. The Holy Trinity of beer yeast ... Whats your go-to yeast, and do you make a starter or just pitch and pray?

19.01.2022 Theres something about growing your own hops. Dont get me wrong, Im not turning my property over to growing barley and hops despite wanting to support local business. I figure that Australian malt is just local enough, and a few nice hop varieties grown right here at the Brewhouse work perfectly in a wet hop beer to showcase our local ingredient.

19.01.2022 Delicious, chocolatey rye goodness fermenting away. Dosed with liberal amounts of Citra and Denali today...

18.01.2022 Taste testing my first Saison.... its taken a few pints, and may take a few more!

17.01.2022 NEIPA, 7 days grain to glass (which is a record for me!) As I mentioned previously, I love this style but have kinda avoided brewing one as there are SO many great examples already out there. Anyway, here it is; v1.0 and its pretty good. I used Riwaka, Azacca and Brooklyn hops for this one, all post-boil. Maybe next time Ill mix it up, but Im happy for my first effort. ... Have you brewed a NEIPA?? What is your go-to hop combination and schedule??

17.01.2022 Brewday Saturday!! Loving this new Red IPA recipe. Aiming for something approaching @8wiredbrewing Tall Poppy @ Carmel, Western Australia, Australia

17.01.2022 if you want it, here it is, come and get it... Probably the best burgers in Perth, and certainly the best view at @travellingsnackrestaurant @ Lions Lookout Lesmurdie

16.01.2022 Peeping through the bunghole.... a barrel aged saison Ive had going for a while, pitched with extra dregs from a bottle of Saison Dupont

15.01.2022 ANZAC Day, every year on this day I brew a beer in homage to the Servicemen and Women who gave their lives for their country. This year Ive gone hyper-local with homegrown hops, as well as oats and golden syrup. Ill add coconut as a dry hop to finish out the ANZAC Biscuit experience. Do you have beers you brew to commemorate specific dates or occasions?? @ Carmel, Western Australia, Australia

15.01.2022 Oops, missed posting yesterday cos my life is so hectic Been wanting to try the Modus Operandi XPA for a while. Did not disappoint Cheers @empre55 and @boozebud #beervent2020

15.01.2022 Christmas Eve Eve with @yourmatesbrewing Larry cheers to @empre55 and @boozebud #beervent2020

14.01.2022 Had a fabulous collab brew day with Bright Tank Restaurant & Bar today. Thanks to my crew at West Coast Brewers for setting this up. I learnt a heap about process, and it was interesting seeing once again how the methods we use as homebrewers translate to a commercial scale. Have you been involved in a collaboration, or just been fortunate enough to work on a brewday with a local craft brewery?? Tag them and tell@me what you enjoyed most! @ Bright Tank Restaurant & Bar

13.01.2022 NEIPA, again..... It was only a few months ago that I brewed my first ever NEIPA, and now here we are with brew number 4. Im still working on the hop combo, but I think Ive got the timing just about perfect. Loving that orange juice vibe, as well as the huge juicy fruit flavour. This one has 5kg of local peaches added for the last couple of days in the fermenter. ... Whats your favourite fruit/beer combo?? @ Carmel, Western Australia, Australia

12.01.2022 Testing my hops for flavour and ripeness. Still not quite there...

12.01.2022 Fermentation isnt all about beer. Its about yeast and temperature! Heres a little experiment that I tried recently with some @powerade, dextrose and @lallemandbrewing yeast. I mixed the powders into 5L of water and brought it to a simmer for a few minutes to kill off anything untoward. Chilled and into a glass carboy with some yeast. 3 weeks later, after ramping the temperature, and monitoring closely, I present Blue Meanie, a 5.7% alcoholic beverage that has the added be...nefit of keeping you hydrated (this may not actually be true still) What weird and wonderful experiments have you tried?? Branches out into meads, cysers or braggots lately??

09.01.2022 Brewday! Now thats what I call a rolling boil...

09.01.2022 Pushing the limits today brewing a summer Saison. Not a lot of room for the boil, had to be vigilant

09.01.2022 Packing up a few delicious beverages to send to a colleague out East... L-R Smoked NZ Pale Lager Red IIPA Smoked Chocolate Rye Stout

08.01.2022 Throwback Thursday... take me back to the summer holidays already. Lazy days on the sofa planning brews and testing beers....

08.01.2022 Peeping through the bunghole.... a barrel aged saison I’ve had going for a while, pitched with extra dregs from a bottle of Saison Dupont

07.01.2022 First year Kracanup hop bine coming along nicely. Last year was my first year growing hops, and I had them in pots which turned out to be a mistake. This time I carefully prepared a bed and planted three different varieties to see which would do best. The Kracanup was a crown that I got from Colin and Britt in Albany and its been an absolute cracker. Cant wait to use these lovely cones in a wet hop ale...

06.01.2022 Maiden voyage of the @kegland_com_au #brewzilla with a delicious 53L of Smoked chocolate rye stout. Cant wait for fermentation to be done! @ Carmel, Western Australia, Australia

05.01.2022 Happy Monday starts with @nomadbrewingco Buddy Smuggler. Cheers @empre55 and @boozebud What a banger! #beervent2020

05.01.2022 I know, normally this is a beer account. But today is my Dads 73rd Birthday and I’m celebrating with a delicious @remymartin XO Cognac courtesy of my amazing son @mattjhking99 #cheers

04.01.2022 Fermentation isn’t all about beer. It’s about yeast and temperature! Here’s a little experiment that I tried recently with some @powerade, dextrose and @lallemandbrewing yeast. I mixed the powders into 5L of water and brought it to a simmer for a few minutes to kill off anything untoward. Chilled and into a glass carboy with some yeast. 3 weeks later, after ramping the temperature, and monitoring closely, I present Blue Meanie, a 5.7% alcoholic beverage that has the added be...nefit of keeping you hydrated (this may not actually be true still) What weird and wonderful experiments have you tried?? Branches out into meads, cysers or braggots lately??

04.01.2022 I know, normally this is a beer account. But today is my Dads 73rd Birthday and Im celebrating with a delicious @remymartin XO Cognac courtesy of my amazing son @mattjhking99 #cheers

03.01.2022 Testing, testing, testing. I used to think that brewing was all about saving a few bucks and the fact that your friends suddenly stop bringing beers over when they visit. Turns out its actually all about continuous improvement, identifying incremental changes that you can make which improve your brewing. Today Im taste testing a saison to see what I could improve on. Maybe the next batch needs a different yeast, or I could tweak the fermentation profile. Maybe I need to m...ash at a different temperature. Either way its a delicious, and vital, part of improving your craft What are some of the changes that youve made where youve seen big improvements??

02.01.2022 Transfer of my smoked chocolate rye stout into a 28L French oak barrel...

02.01.2022 It seems only fitting to taste test my latest Peach NEIPA in a @rockyridgecellar glass. These guys brew some AWESOME beer AND they share a bunch of their recipes on their website Do you have a clone brew that youre mad about???

02.01.2022 Harvesting again, Kracanup this time from a crown I purchased last year from the guys down in Albany. Pretty impressed with the cone size and volume, these will be gracing a simple pale ale as a wet hop addition in the next few days...