We were privileged to enjoy the wonderful hospitality of the Hobart Brewers Club in August 2016 where we shared a little info into who we are what we do why we do it and the wonderful supply partners we work with like Gladfield Malt bringing premium quality independent craft brewing supplies to brewers - home and pro across this great land.
Our Search is Your Satisfaction and we will not rest until we rid this world of beer poverty one good brew at a time.
To brew truly amazing beer you need to start with the finest Malt + Hops + Yeast + Water available.
Here is a few short slides on how to spot great craft malt from not so great malt, how to rub hop pellets and what to look for in your Yeast when you brew your next beer! cheers dermott@beerco.com.au
PS We love any question no matter how trivial it may seem and we love feedback so feel free to engage with us and ping us an email or find + follow + connect with us on your favourite social media platform @beercoau
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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 1994
Passion for Homebrewing re-
ignited @anch3 in 2012
Craft Beer Geek
BN / RBN / Inebriation Nation
podcast tragic!
Westgate Home Brew Club
Share all our recipes
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5 signs of Awesome
Craft Malt
How do you spot
great craft malt from
not so great malt?
I. Fresh
II. Friable
III. Consistent
IV. Clean
V. Plump
https://www.beerco.com.au/blog/how-to-spot-
good-malt-from-bad-malt/
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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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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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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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• 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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17. 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 5
Extract (fine dry) min% 79
Sacharification time 10
Colour (wort) 4.5-5.5
Total Nitrogen (%) 1.45-1.75
Kolbach Index 35.0-41.0
pH 5.7-6.0
Diastatic Power (WK) min. 160
FAN (mg/l) min 120
Friability (min) % 85
American Ale Malt
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18. 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
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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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20.
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 Gravity
Should 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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23. 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.
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Hops
24.
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.
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Yeast
27.
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 Conference
Melbourne Brewers
Grafton Homebrewing Competition
Westgate Brewers – Stout Extravaganza
Worthogs – Pale Ale Mania
Tasmanian State Home Brewers Competition
Victorian Amateur Brewing Championships 2016
The Righteous Homebrewers of Townsville
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First and foremost at Gladfield we are farmers and that has been the secret to our success in the malting and brewing industry. The key thing behind that I think is the philosophy of farmers.
首先在Gladfield我们是种植者,并且这就是我们在麦芽制造和啤酒酿造工业中的成功秘诀。我认为这背后的关键就是种植者的理念。
This statement is so true yet so many brewers have no idea or understanding of how malting barley is grown and malted and how important the process is to the final quality of their beer.
这句话是如此的真实,然而有如此多的啤酒酿造者不知道或不理解啤酒大麦是如何种植出的,如何制成麦芽的,以及这些过程对最终的啤酒质量是如何的重要。
Everything about the way the barley plant is grown will have an effect on the way your beer will taste.
大麦种植方式的每件事情都会影响你的啤酒味道。
To keep it simple the most important thing to look for in malting barley is
简单一点,寻求啤酒大麦最为重要的事情就是
The correct variety so it will produce the right malting characteristics and ultimately brew well and I will talk about this later.
正确的品种,这样就会产生恰当的麦芽特征并最终充分酿造,我稍后会再谈论这一点。
99-100% germination so it will malt evenly
99 - 100%萌发,这样它会均匀地变成麦芽。
Be of the correct protein level so as it will give sufficient enzyme potential without causing protein hazes
正确的蛋白质含量,这样它会产生足够的酶潜力,而且不会导致蛋白质混浊。
Be fat to ensure good extract and ease of milling
饱满,确保良好的提取和轻松粉碎。
Be clean so as not to create off flavours in the finished beer.
干净,以便成品啤酒中不会产生异味。
Farmers are at one with nature and they understand that good things take time and the harder you work the luckier you get. It’s about only taking what you need and always looking after the environment and each other.
种植者与自然同在,他们明白好事多磨,你越努力,就越幸运。就是只获取你所需要的,并始终照顾环境和彼此。
But the most important thing a craft brewer needs to understand is that a good beer starts in the field and not the mash tun
一位手工啤酒酿造者需要理解的最为重要的一点是,好的啤酒开始于田野中,而不是糖化锅。
How to recognise good malt
如何识别好的麦芽
First of all it should be fat and even sized
首先,它应该是饱满且大小均匀
It should be clean and bright not bleached or mouldy looking
它应该干净光滑,而不是漂白过或发霉的样子
It should be free of dust and chaff
它应该是无尘和无壳的
It should smell sweat and fresh
它应该闻起来要新鲜
It should be nice and friable (easily milled)
它应该是好且易碎的(容易粉碎)
It should taste good
它应该尝起来好吃
Any thing less and it you should not be using it.
任何一项不满足,您就不应使用它。
A good trick is to put some malt in to a glass of water the majority should float.
有一个好办法就是把一些麦芽放入一杯水中,绝大多数应该是漂浮的。