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BeerCo Craft Malt + Hops + Yeast = Quality

BeerDermott Dowling – @BeerCoAU

Hobart BrewersAug 2016

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Thanks

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Why? Malt Why Gladfield Malt? Malt Tests/Teas Hops Yeast Q&A Time for a beer

Agenda

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Why are we

here?“Our mission is to alleviate the world of beer poverty by giving you the brewer the opportunity to brew your best beer ever from the finest malt, hops & yeast”

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No brewing iQ

Started home brewing in 1985

Craft Beer epiphany in 1994Passion for Homebrewing re-

ignited @anch3 in 2012Craft Beer Geek BN / RBN / Inebriation Nation

podcast tragic!Westgate Home Brew ClubShare all our recipes

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Gladfield Malt

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5 signs of Awesome

Craft MaltHow do you spot great craft malt from not so great malt?

I. FreshII. FriableIII. ConsistentIV. CleanV. Plump

https://www.beerco.com.au/blog/how-to-spot-good-malt-from-bad-malt/

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Where does your Barley coming

from?

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How to spot great malting

barley? The correct variety 99-100% germination Protein level Plump

Milling Extract / Efficiency

Clean No off flavours in

your beer

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𝐺𝑙𝑎𝑑𝑓𝑖𝑒𝑙𝑑 𝐹𝑎𝑟𝑚 ,𝐶𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑏𝑢𝑟𝑦 𝑃𝑙𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠 ,𝑁𝑒𝑤 𝑍𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑑

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How to spot great malt

Fat & even sized Clean and bright not

bleached or mouldy looking

Free from dust and chaff

Smell sweet and fresh Nice and friable (easily

milled) Tastes great!

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Why?

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5th generation

malting barley growers

State of the art technology Ravoz Roaster Full Laboratory &

QA Relentless pursuit of

Quality Craft Malt Passionate about

Malt Family owned

business

Why Gladfield Malt?

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Brewers List

http://www.gladfieldmalt.co.nz/beer-lover/brewers-list/

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• Caleb DeFrees – GladfieldMalt Production & QA Manager uses 400ml of water to 50g of ground malt, typically run through a coffee grinder so a bit finer than if using a mill.

• Or about 2 1/2 heaping tablespoons to a cup of water, then filtered through a coffee filter.

• Pour over the water @70C• Check for colour and sip for some Flavour indication

Let’s make some Malt Tea

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Gladfield American Ale malt starts as do all other Gladfield base malts with a traditional long cool germination period.

What differentiates Gladfield American Ale Malt from the Gladfield Ale Malt is a newly developed kilning regime that favours colour formation typical of an Ale malt but with a clean malt profile and without the extra toasted flavour.

This malt is a favourite for producing the ever popular hop forward American style Ales and IPAs after which it was named.

Moisture (%) Max 5Extract (fine dry) min% 79Sacharification time 10Colour (wort) 4.5-5.5Total Nitrogen (%) 1.45-1.75Kolbach Index 35.0-41.0pH 5.7-6.0Diastatic Power (WK) min. 160FAN (mg/l) min 120Friability (min) % 85

American Ale Malt

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For the IPA recipe Caleb @GladfieldMalt would use the following grist percentage 6.5kg GLADFIELD American Ale malt (86%) 0.6kg GLADFIELD Wheat Malt (8%) 0.3kg GLADFIELD Toffee malt (4%) 0.15kg GLADFIELD Sour Grapes (2%)This for a 25L brew at 16.2P. This will give a strong base to an IPA that can be hopped to the high heavens.More IPA recipes with Gladfield Malt are up on our blog at www.beerco.com.au/blog

IPA grain bill

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APA Caleb would go very similar but with some darker

crystal malts for a bit more sweetness and malt for a better hop/malt balance.

5.0kg GLADFIELD American Ale malt (84%) 0.42kg GLADFIELD Medium Crystal malt (7%) 0.42kg GLADFIELD Wheat malt (7%) 0.12kg GLADFIELD Sour Grapes malt (2%) Again for a 25L brew targeting 13P. The Sour grapes is at a rate I would use here to hit

mash pH of 5.4 with our water, depending on the water profiles it may or may not need to be adjusted.

APA Grain Bill

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Gladfield RYE Malt

2016 Harvest – Special Release Watch your Mill! When included in a brew, rye

lends many iconic characteristics that can contribute to brewing a memorable beer.

Flavours such as grainy, spicy, earthy and dry, are prominent when a rye component is added. Rye also adds colour to the beer ranging from straw, through copper to dark brown.

A rye addition also adds body and mouth feel to your beer.

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4.25kg American Ale Malt (60%) 0.71kg Aurora malt (10%) 0.71kg Gladiator Malt (10%) 0.71kg Rye Malt (10%) 0.35kg Dark Crystal (5%) 0.35% Shepherds Delight (5%)Targeting 15.5 Plato Original GravityShould end up around 6.5% abv with a colour around 36 EBC (32-38) is the range I shoot for to get that brilliant RED colouring.Hop to your liking!

Gladfield RRIPA

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Where to buy?

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1. Warm sample to room temperature

This will allow aroma to be released.  If your sample is too cold, the aroma is locked in, just like in a beer!

2. Examine appearance. The pellets should be green in colour, but will vary depending on the hop variety.  Dark

olive and brown pellets indicate the possibility of oxidation.  Keep in mind that the incoming hop colour will affect the colour of the pellet.  A glassy appearance is a sign of excess heat during processing.

3. Finger smash Rub the pellet between your fingers; with a little effort the pellet should be able to be

broken down with your fingers. 4. Evaluate the aroma

The pellet should have a fresh hop aroma.  Check for cheesy aromas and other signs of oxidation.  Evaluate with a hop tea if you like doing hop teas (more coming on that in a future blog…).

5.  Check where the hops came from and their brewing values Where are the hops from? How were they stored? What condition did they arrive in at

your brewery?  What are their brewing values? % Alpha and Beta Acids, HSI, Lot #s.

Hops

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We are still learning… Have partnered with

GigaYeast Inc The Gold pitch is the first

homebrew yeast  with a true 5 gal pitch rate for consistent fermentations without the need for a starter (> 200 billion yeast).  Each one is made with care in the GigaYeast laboratory using hand picked yeast varieties.  

Yeast

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GigaYeast

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Attenuation

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BeerCo Blog

BeerCo YouTube Channel

We are social @BeerCoAU find us on your favourite social media channel

@GladfieldMalt – reach out and chat with Gabi & the team @GladfieldMalt – they love to hear from homebrewers!

Additional Learning Resources

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Australian National Homebrewing Confer

ence Melbourne Brewers Grafton Homebrewing Competition Westgate Brewers – Stout Extravaganza Worthogs – Pale Ale Mania Tasmanian State Home Brewers Competit

ion Victorian Amateur Brewing Championship

s 2016 The Righteous Homebrewers of Townsvill

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Cheers! Any Qs

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