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[edit] Babania Breakfast
People who have seen my Ratebeer profile recently may have noticed a lot of stout ratings. I’ve been sampling with the aim of brewing a big stout but decided to start with a more modest attempt. My oatmeal stout brewed in Cape Town couldn’t dream to stand up to what I tasted here and specially the inspiration from stouts I tasted at the Carolina Brewmasters monthly meetings had to come to this, our next generation oatmeal stout. More grain and some British hops will hopefully produce a more complex but drinkable stout.
[edit] Recipe - Babania Breakfast Oatmeal Stout
9 lb Pale Malt
1 lb Oats
.75 lb Roasted Barley
.5 lb Chocolate Malt
.5 lb Crystal 120 Malt
.25 lb Black Malt
25g Amarillo Hops for 35 minutes
25g Cascade Hops for 20 minutes
25g Cascade Hops for 20 minutes
1Tsp Irish Moss
Fermentis Safale US-05 yeast started with 250ml of wort made with DME
Mash for 40min at 71degC
Mash-out 76degC for 10min
Sparge for 30min with hot liquor at 80degC
Boil for 65minutes
Cool to 20degC
Pour/Splash into fermenter ensuring maximum oxidation
Made a 300ml sarter re-using yeast from a batch of Blone Ale
Pitch yeast at 20degC
Ferment for 7days at 20degC
Secondary for 7days at room temperature
Forced CO2 carbonation
[edit] Progress
The brew
Left the sparge water running too long and lost some sugars. The mash temp started higher due to the addition of the hot oatmeal, will let it cool in future.
OG: 1.052
Fermentation
Started in about 2 hours after pitching yeast starter.
Temp held between 18 & 20 C.
Continuous bubbling for about 3 days slowing down to a bubble every 45 sec by day 5.
SG on day 5 was 1.021
[edit] Pictures of the brew
Mashing in
Pumping wort to the brew kettle
Lighting the fire
Black Boils Beautifully
Starting ...
Shake 25kg carboy vigorously... Do not try this at home!
Pitch yeast at 18deg Celcius
OG: 1.052
[edit] Babania Bling
With the first brew in the fermenter I added an electric element to the HLT and did a test run. I used a Spa Heater bent for a 2inch pipe and had some anxious moments while straitening it out to fit in the brew vessel. This element is rated at 4000W at 220V and 1350W at 110V. The test run raised the temp in 10liters by 15degC in 10 min. I was happy, bought some malt and Hops and decided to brew over the weekend.
The brewery in the Garage is a lot better. The system works well but an extra pump will prevent changing hoses during the brew. Everything went smooth and efficiency of the mash was at the expected 75%. This brew is destined to be entered in the AHA American Ale competition in March.
[edit] Recipe: Babania American Pale Ale
The Babania American Amber Ale Recipe is here
10lb Pale Malt
1 lb Munich Malt
1 lb Crystal 40 Malt
15g Southern Promise Hops for 60 minutes
28g Centennial Hops for 10 minutes
28g Centennial Hops for 5 minutes
28g Centennial Hops for 0 minutes
[edit] Pictures of the brew day
The slotted lid on the HLT holds everything in place
The girls enhancing the brewery setup
This is All Grain brewing the mash deserves the focus and all the help it can get
Now we're cooking with gas!
Hops for Aroma and taste
Sweet wort sample for OG measurement
Peacefully bubbling next to the Blonde
[edit] Babania Amber Ember
Category winner in Carolina Brewmasters US Open 2010
The previous Amber turned out pale and hoppy. A really nice APA in the end. Here's the next version:
This was a solo brew so photos were neglected. It's my first brew with no SAB hops so I'm really curious to taste the result.
[edit] Recipe – American Amber Ale
10 lb Pale Malt
1 lb Crystal 60 Malt
.5 lb Crystal 120 Malt
30g Amarillo Hops for 30 minutes
25g Cascade Hops for 10 minutes
25g Cascade Hops for 0 minutes
1Tsp Irish Moss
.3TSP Yest Nutrients
Fermentis Safale US-05 yeast
Mash for 60min at 68degC
Mash-out 76degC for 10min
Sparge for 30min with hot liquor at 80degC
Boil for 60minutes
Cool to 18degC
Pour/Splash into fermenter ensuring maximum oxidation
Made a 600ml sarter re-using yeast from a batch of Blone Ale
Pitch yeast at 18degC
Ferment for 7days at 18degC
Secondary for 2days at room temperature
Forced CO2 carbonation
[edit] Pictures of the brew
Video of The AAA fermenting
Exceeded the expected OG of 1.058 - this looks like 1.062 to me.
Fermenting in the broom closet, temp holding at a consistent 64degF.
16 March 2010
The broom closet got too hot and when the tem reached 69F I moved the fermenter to the basement. It's consistent at 62F which may be a bit cold but let's hope!
After 10 days primary fermentation the beer was racked to the secondary fermenter. Gravity at this stage at 1.021 and tastes exceptional before carbonation. Can't wait!
[edit] The First USA Brew - Blonde Ale
With the brewery reasonable complete the time has come for the first brew in the USA. I decided to keep it simple and brew the old favorite blonde ale. So with enough SA hops and Yeast in the freezer it was off to the brewshop for malt. The selection is overwhelming for a Capetonian and I had to hold myself back to keep the blonde simple. As usual I left with much more than the malt and $100+ poorer.
Ready for the brew the setup was going to have to be in the kitchen as I am heating my hot liquor on the stove. This proved to be a huge challenge. I really missed my electric HLT and thermostat. I ended up transferring hot liquor to the kettle and heating it up on the gas for mash out and sparge.
Dial thermometers on the brew vessels and a sight glass on the HLT will also lower the workload during the brew.
[edit] Below are some pictures of the brew day
The setup in the kitchen with the Hot Liquor Tank on the stove and MashTun in the background
Francois is a great help checking temps & pressures :)
180 BTU's brings 20l to the boil in no time at all
During the boil there's even time for the brewer to smile
OG: 1072 Looks like it's going to be an Imperial Blonde Ale or BarleyBlonde :)added some water to the wort to lower the OG for the final result
The temporary fermentation chamber
A bubble!!!!!
[edit] Links
Babania Homepage
Babania's first Year of Brewing in South Africa
The second brewery we built
