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1 Newsletter from the inventors of New Zealand s original home distilling system. Hauraki Brewing Company Limited 8 View Road, Henderson, Auckland Box , Hobsonville, Auckland 0664 Phone: Fax: spirits.hbcl@xtra.co.nz JULY 2016 Issue Number 79 Editorial Editorial We welcome two new retailers Welcome this month to winter, and our man a time Philip to has put already down some great lagers and pils and time to really enjoy those stouts made during summer. Every month we land new products or more often produce new ingredients, so this issue includes many of the new products of Prices are sharper too, but remember retailers can have extra costs so the printed prices here are around this. The company has always supported retailers with stores as brewing is a special thing that needs comments and advice, best done personally rather than from a computer screen so online resellers are not our preferred method. Sure it s handy to buy online and many of the stores offer this service but back it with plenty of stock, good variety and experienced advice. The best of both worlds. New Stores for Bin Inn Binn Inn Onehunga 132 Onehunga Mall Road, Auckland Binn Inn Glenfield Shop 209 Glenfield Mall, North Shore Binn Inn Ashburton 130 Moore Street, Ashburton Welcome to the latest stockists of brewing supplies. The new stores bring the total to 40 Binn Inns nationwide. Spirits Unlimited have been partners with Binn Inn since the beginning and Stillmaster is their preferred brand. And your support of Hauraki Brewing Company Limited and its products has enabled us to donate to: Autism NZ, NZ Foster Kids, Heart Kids, Give a Little, Family Day Fun and The City Mission. In this Issue Editorial New Stores for Bin Inn Special Children s Christmas Party Stillmaster 2016 Fault Finding and Problem Solving Bremaster Tips for Craft Beers What s New for Distillers What s New for Brewers Just What you Need TS&bn 1

2 Stillmaster Competition 2016 It s that time again so set aside your finest spirit, flavoured and aged with care and send us your best. Please name, address, class on every bottle. A 50ml sample is adequate. ONLY ONE ENTRY / CLASS The classes this year are: Stillmaster 2016 Malt Whisky, Bourbon Whiskey, Dark Rum, Vodka, Gin, Fruit Vodka, Spiced Rum, Liqueur (non cream). All Best in Class winners will receive a product pack ($200). The Stillmaster 2016 will be presented with a engraved silver cup and voucher ($500). All awards and judging sheets will be returned to entrants. Results will be published in the December issue of Tall Spirits. Entries close 30th September. Our judges are drawn from professional distillers and brewers, plus a general tasting panel who assists with rejudging all Best in Class to select the overall Stillmaster. For safeties sake, any entry with an off aroma will not be forwarded to the judges. The entries are judged against a sample of known brand leader commercial product and rated as a silver grade. The flavour wheel below is used by the judges to descrbe any faults found in the competition samples. TS&bn 2

3 Fault Finding and Problem Solving - Part 2 Distilling FAULT REASON CAUSE CORRECTION Wash Foams Wash reacting to heat Yeast nutrients with Use balanced nutrient eg. high nitrogen Alcotec or Superbrew or add 10ml of cooking oil to flatten foam Spirit Smells - Ammonia High residual nitrogen Sugar/nutrient nitrogen Add 1g citric acid/litre of spirit and imbalances nutrient re-distil. Reduce nutrient next time - Oily High distilling temperature Fusil oil contamination Reduce distilling temperatures increase tower water in reflux stills. Don t recycle tails. Add Turbo Ultra to the wash, eliminates odour - Vinegar Acetic Acid Contaminated wash Acetobacter See fermentation above. - Burnt Wash sediment Heating too strong Reduce temperatures below 90 C or sediment level allow wash to clear before distilling Cloudy Spirit Wash boil-over Hot overflow through Use only Alcotec or condenser Superbrew Nutrient imbalance Hygiene Distillation of other Check % alcohol If over 30% dilute 1:1 with organics from poor water, re-distil fermentation Contamination Residues in collection If in doubt, throw out or re-distil jugs and bottles 1:1 diluted spirit as above Recycled tails Do not use tails producing high fusil oil levels Taste Acid Acetic acid See smells Remove tube extensions Oily Fusil oil See smells drip into open jug Burning Ether Condensation of ethers from extended tube condensers Condenser faults Condenser/coil too long Reduce condenser size Cooling water Increase water supply Yield Too little alcohol Limited amount of Fermentation Ferment to 985 SG alcohol available incomplete or lower Limited Sugar 52% yield is the maximum normally expected. 625ml pure alcohol / kg of sugar or 1 to 1.5 litres 40% / kg sugar System leaks Invisible alcohol vapour Look for condensation. leaking through joints Smell and seals. Condenser inefficiency Vapour trap missing Use a fine wire gauze to trap vapour in the condenser tube Reflux column Water volume out Reduce water flow of balance to the tower Strength Alcohol strength low Below 90% reflux stills Insufficient refluxing Add more packing to the tower. 10% more packing can equal another 5% strength in spirit Below 40% pot stills Distilling time too long Refer to yield Distilling temperature Boiling wash will too high pass too much water vapour Alcohol strength Hydrometer test % alcohol too high Dilute according to table seems high % alcohol correct Refer burning taste TS&bn 3

4 BREWMASTER TIPS FOR CRAFT BEERS GOLDEN SAAZ PILSENER Add a Saaz Hop Sachet and 1Kg BREWMASTER Premium Brewing Sugar BLUE MOUNTAIN LAGER Add a MORGANS Hallertau Hop Sachet and 1Kg BREWMASTER Brewblend 10 STOCKMANS DRAUGHT Add one BREWMASTER Medium Hop Extract and 1 Kg Brewblend 20 IRONBARK DARK ALE Add a MORGANS Fuggles Hop Sachet and 1Kg BREWMASTER Brewblend 20 ROYAL OAK AMBER ALE Add a MORGANS Galaxy Hop Sachet and 1Kg BREWMASTER Brewblend 20 CORTEZ CERVEZA Add a MORGANS Citra Hop Sachet and 1Kg BREWMASTER Premium Brewing Sugar DOCKSIDE STOUT GOLDEN SHEAF WHEAT AUSTRALIAN BLONDE Add a MORGANS Fuggles Hop Sachet, 1.8Kg Amber Malt, 1Kg BREWMASTER Brewblend 50 and 50ml BREWMASTER Stout Enhancer Add a MORGANS Hallertau Hop Sachet And 1Kg Premium Brewing Sugar and Brewmaster Head Enhancer Low carb beer so only add 1Kg BREWMASTER Premium Brewing Sugar CANADIAN IPA Add a MORGANS Cascade Hop Sachet and BREWMASTER Brewblend 10 Morgans Commercial Comparison COMMERCIAL NAME AND STYLE MORGANS KIT MORGANS FINISHING HOP SACHET BREWMASTER ENHANCER HOPPY IPA MONTEITHS DOUBLE HOPPED Canadian IPA 2 X Cascade Brewblend 20 JAMES SQUIRE Canadian IPA Fuggles Muntons Light Malt plus Brewblend 50 SPEIGHTS TRIPLE HOP Golden Saaz Pilsener Mosaic Brewblend 20 Refer to the Brewmaster Catalogue for full details Hop Extracts to Improve your Beer BREWMASTER LIGHT BREWMASTER MEDIUM BREWMASTER HEAVY ISO HOPS STOUT ENHANCER RADLERS SUMMER ALES For Aroma (Whakatu Hop) For Aroma and some Bitterness (Pacifica Hops) For Aroma and extra Bitterness (Green Bullet Hops) To add Bitterness only Stout Enhancer (Chocolate/Licorice) Lemon/Citrus Enhancer Lime Citrus/Spice Base Enhancer TS&bn4

5 COMMERCIAL NAME AND STYLE MORGANS KIT BREWMASTER/MORGANS BREWMASTER FINISHING HOP SACHET ENHANCER PALE ALE LITTLE CREATURES Royal Oak Amber Two Cascade Muntons Light Malt and Brewblend 50 NW PALE ALE Canadian IPA Cascade & Centennial Brewblend 20 US PALE ALE Canadian IPA Galaxy & Citra Brewblend 10 MACS GOLD Amber Ale Galaxy Brewblend 20 KILKENNY Ironbark Dark 1 X Fuggles Brewblend 20 and 1 X Goldings Heading Compound Make to 15 Litres CLASSIC PILS STELLA ARTOIS Golden Saaz Pils Saaz Brewblend 10 plus Heading Compound EMMERSONS PILS Golden Saaz Pils 2 X Saaz plus Motueka Brewblend 10 LAGER STYLES CORONA Cerveza Dr Rudi Premium Brewing Sugar STEINLAGER Blue Mountain Lager Green Bullet Brewblend 10 HEINEKEN Blue Mountain Lager Hallertau Brewblend 10 BECKS Saaz Pilsener Hallertau Brewblend 10 STOUTS MACS BLACK Dockside Stout Morgans Fuggles Brewblend 50 GUINNESS Dockside Stout Morgans Fuggles Brewblend 20 Stout Enhancer Heading Compound COMMERCIAL NAME AND STYLE MORGANS KIT BREWMASTER FINISHING BREWMASTER HOP SACHET OR ENHANCER BREWMASTER EXTRACT NZ BEERS LION RED Draught Brewblend 20 LION BROWN Draught Light Hop Extract DB DRAUGHT Blue Mountain Lager Light Hop Extract Brewblend 20 WAIKATO Draught Green Bullet Brewblend 20 Ferment 25 C SPEIGHTS ALE Royal Oak Motueka Brewblend 20 TUI PALE ALE Amber Ale Light Hop Extract Brewblend 10 STEINLAGER Blue Mountain Green Bullet Premium Brewing Sugar TS&bn 5

6 What s New for Distillers New Yeasts Turbo special varietal yeasts developed specifically for Rum and Whisky production. H 256 Turbo Rum Yeast Contains Turbo Yeast plus amylase enzymes for complete conversion of a molasses / sugar base. For best results process through a pot still (or a reflux with an empty column). Finish your spirit on Plantation Rum Chips before balancing with a collection H 257 Turbo Whisky Yeast Contains Turbo yeast plus amylase enzymes for complete conversion of a malt / sugar base. We recommend using a pot still to maximise flavours. Age on Southerner Whisky Chips before adding one of the special collection flavours. Spirits Unlimited customers have been asking for a production kit, so we ve made two. Both feature the new generation Turbo Alcotec 200. This has been tested in our lab under New Zealand conditions and it runs down to 995 on 6kg sugar in under four days and to 990 on 7kg sugar in under six days. It clears rapidly and produces fine spirit. Premium Pack Alcotec 200 Turbo Yeast Twin Pack Turbo clear Reactive Carbon Pack FREE Turbo Ultra H255 RRP $13.00 Standard Pack Alcotec 200 Turbo Yeast Twin Pack Turbo Clear H254 RRP $8.00 TS&bn 6

7 What s New for Brewers In the 1990 s SUPERBREW was the original distillers yeast and retained a loyal following. We have updated the blend with a modern yeast which gives the same reliable fermentation for 6kg sugar. It accepts temperature variations down to 12*C (it just slows down). H228 RRP $6.00 Refractometer H197 RRP $80.00 A refractometer looks like a little telescope. You lift a window and place a drop of fluid inside, wait 30 seconds to allow the refractometer to become thermally stable (also letting the sample spread across the plate uniformly) then read the result in Brix (% sugar). Brix can be approximately converted to specific gravity (SG) by a simple equation: SG = 1 +(0.004 x Brix) Most people just remember the multiply by four rule. Take the Brix reading, multiply by 4 and this will give you specific gravity in gravity points. For example, if you read 11 Brix, multiplying that by 4 yields 44, which corresponds to a specific gravity of Brewmaster Malts Great value, great product Digital Thermometer Batteries included H311 RRP $7.20 BM140 Light 1.8Kg...RRP $15.50 BM141 Amber 1.8Kg...RRP $15.50 BM142 Dark 1.8Kg...RRP $15.50 Complete Starter Kit Everything you need to start brewing beer except the bottles H850 $85.00 Heat Pad Essential for Winter Brewing H172 Heat Pad New Zealand made RRP $50.00 High density poly carbonate 5 year warranty heats fermenters in cool conditions. Included in the kit: 1 x Morgans Pilsener 1 x 30 Fermenter 1 x Tap 1 x Airlock & Grommet 1 x Sediment Reducer 1 x Hydrometer 1 x Finings 1 x Bottling Valve 1 x Stick on Thermometer 1 x Carbonation Drops TS&bn 7

8 With the release of our new Price Book to retailers it s been an opportunity to look at the hundreds and hundreds of brewery products we manufacture or distribute across every aspect of home and craft brewing. Here s a summary and it s not all! Fermenting 30 and 60 litre barrels, Fast Ferment Conical, 5, 9 and 21 litre demijohns. Wash, beer, wine and spirit hydrometers. Yeasts Alcotec Turbo (6 varieties), Superbrew, Mauri, Lalvin, special cider and Nottingham plus six specific Morgans Beer yeasts. Stills The original bench top Vodkamaker, 30 and 60L Euro Reflux stills, New Zealand made. Ceramic Raschid rings, copper mesh and glass domes. Carbons All technically proven distillers carbons. Detergents (MPI approved) brushes, trial jars, measures, jugs. Bottles and packs from 350ml stubbies to corney keg systems. Beer Kits Complete Coopers, Morgans and Muntons ranges plus Brewferm all grain wort kits (20) Morgans hop bags, hop extracts, Brewmaster malts and sugars. Muntons liquid malt. Beer additives for lagers, ales and stouts. Wine Kits All the favourites in the Cantina range plus. Cider and Mead KIts From Muntons, Brigalow and Brewmaster. Over 100 spirit flavours from fruit vodkas to reserve single malts in the Gold Medal, Heritage, Stillmaster and Spirits Unlimited ranges. All New Zealand made. Liqueurs and RTD, the best range plus syrups, creamers and smoothers. TS&bn 8