Beerlust Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 Have enjoyed a few glasses of some lesser hopped brews recently (mainly commercial), in an effort to leave my current kegged Pale Ale alone to age a little further knowing it will improve. My problem for quite sometime has been that I love drinking fresh, lively hopped beers. So much so, that in many respects, the beer I keg & begin drinking (as a whole), is technically still very "green". There are pro's & con's to this approach. It's interesting when you only drink one style of beer for a decent period & then switch to a very different style & flavour etc. how your palate almost goes into a form of shock at what it is tasting when switching between the variants. Poured a couple of my current Fortnight/Mandarina Bavaria/El Dorado Pale Ales from the keg tonight, & given the palate switch back to a more hoppier beer + a little more aging time, I'd say this beer is continuing to taste better & better. The latest batch of my Mosaic Amber Ale recipe will go into a keg this coming Sunday, & that might give me some hope of leaving the remainder of this current brew alone long enough to age a little further & meld the malt & hop flavours to an even more enjoyable level. Some badass IPA/DIPA that might rival a Ben 10 brew is next on the cards. Something between 7 & 8% ABV will be the aim, so that gives a lot of 'wriggle room' for an interesting malt bill if I feel like getting creative. Good times ahead. Cheers, Lusty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 2011 Homebrewed ESVA. Mine used Nelson Sauvin, no presence, and 250g of Dark Crystal (270 EBC). It's smoother and has caramel notes, taste and aroma. Still bitter, not a tipper though so I'm pretty happy with something that's been in the bottle for 5 1/2 years. Not going to win a gold medal though. I'm drinking it this time, but it is my first beer this week and my head is spinning just a bit. Cheers & Beers Scottie Valley Brew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted July 8, 2017 Author Share Posted July 8, 2017 Some badass IPA/DIPA that might rival a Ben 10 brew is next on the cards. Lol! Drinking an Amber ATM... rather nice actually Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSands Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 An American brown. It's taken a month or so, but this one has really come into its own now. The feature specialty malts are Gladfield brown and supernova, with some roasted barley for colour. Used taiheke hops in this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerlust Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 Mosaic Amber Ale. Amber heaven. Cheers, Lusty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted July 20, 2017 Author Share Posted July 20, 2017 Amber heaven. Looks lovely. I am drinking the first taste of a Blonde Ale I made. Lovely, light and easy drinking. No hops boiled. A steep of Amarillo, Cascade, Hull Melon, EKG and Fortnight for 20 minutes, then the same with the temp at 85°c. Pale malt with 22% Munich II for a light malty background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted July 20, 2017 Author Share Posted July 20, 2017 Smoked Porter now. I smoked 1 kg of pale malt with hickory. The malt was very smelly and I left it for about two weeks until I had a brew day. Really nice mellow smokey flavour. I like it a lot and will have to try home smoked malt more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenon Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 Here's what i'm drinking at the moment. On the left is my Oatmeal stout , a nice sessionable example of the style at a quaffable 4.7% ABV , whilst on the right is my first crack at an NEIPA , brewed with Mosaic , Azacca and Citra and weighing in at a more respectable 6.5%. The stout is pretty good , but the IPA is a real standout. It's such a juice bomb , with citrus flavours for days , and the bitterness is just about perfect at around 60 IBU's. (probably) Loving this homebrewing lark right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 ..... the IPA is a real standout. It's such a juice bomb ' date=' with citrus flavours for days , and the bitterness is just about perfect at around 60 IBU's. (probably[img']biggrin[/img]) Loving this homebrewing lark right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porschemad911 Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 My in-laws are coming for a visit this week - arriving Wednesday (free bottling labour for my Centennial pils woohoo!). So in order to make sure they have plenty to drink, I have been chilling down a couple of Tap-a-draft bottles in the fridge over the weekend, and tonight I tapped them. One is my TC 86 Days pils with Summer hops and the other is my Centennial Imperial Amber. I made the mistake of sampling the Imperial Amber first, and my goodness it is fantastic. Absolutely saturated with deliciously intense Centennial flavour and aroma, balanced really nicely with the body from the alcohol and malt. Unfortunately I couldn't really taste the Summer pils at all after that. I suspect that over the next week or so it will be my brother-in-law and I enjoying the Imperial Amber and my parents-in-law enjoying the Summer pils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowbrew Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Just polished off a few Citra SMaSHs, a Summer ale and a Saison. Just sitting down for dinner and then later i will try my Toucan Stout. Its only 2 weeks in the bottle so im not expecting much. Will report back later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowbrew Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Yeah, ok. Wow. Pretty damn good actually! Its roasty, well balanced between the bitterness and sweet finish. Quite happy actually. Cant wait to try one when its aged properly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerlust Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Enjoying a few glasses of a recent IPA brew I kegged. I liked the old Coopers IPA kit, & can now say I also like the revised IPA kit as well. I have no quarms about using a reasonable amount of dextrose with full flavoured kits like these as there is so much forward malt presence, the thinning & drying nature of simple sugars isn't noticeable in any negative way at all. I threw a good whack of hops on top of the kit (mainly for aromatics) that have complimented it well. About 6.3% ABV, flavoursome, bitter, nice aromatics, beautiful head formation, glass lacing, & not a hint of alcohol on those nose. Most enjoyable. Good stuff Coopers. Cheers, Lusty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Trying to empty this porter keg before Friday, I've had 3 schooners today since about 1.30pm (I finished work at 9am), just nearing the end of the 3rd and last one of the day. I can already see this is gonna be one of those times when you really want the keg emptied but it just seems bottomless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerlust Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 I can already see this is gonna be one of those times when you really want the keg emptied but it just seems bottomless Haha! I'm hearin' ya! It doesn't happen that often to me' date=' but yes it has happened. [img']innocent[/img] Glug...glug... P.S. It's why I don't keg "darks". Cheers, Lusty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 It doesn't happen often to me either, usually I want them to last longer than they do. I just would prefer it emptied in time for the moving on Saturday. If it's not then it will just be removed and I'll use the mini keg to clean the line and tap, but yeah it'd be easier if it was. I've upped my consumption to 2 beers a night to try to empty it, other than today's three. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazy Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 Ahhh just cracked a 86 days pils,ice cold and very morish.Cheers Hazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted August 1, 2017 Author Share Posted August 1, 2017 Imperial Amber. 6%, 58 IBU. Hopped with Fortnight and Hull Melon. YUM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted August 1, 2017 Author Share Posted August 1, 2017 SimBus Pale 56 IBU and around 6% Simcoe and Columbus. Noice Kimmy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazy Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 Standard bewitched amber ale,not to shabby, cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted August 1, 2017 Author Share Posted August 1, 2017 I have not tried the new Coopers kits but they seem to be a step up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazy Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 I have not tried the new Coopers kits but they seem to be a step up?I'm only new to brewing but yeah this one is ok.Cheers Hazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Autumn Session IPA Nice malt background Maris otter finishing at 1.013 SG. Nice skunk from Cascade and Simcoe and a lovely bitter hit of 42 IBU from the Magnum Chinook combo. Cheers & Beers Scottie Valley Brew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted August 6, 2017 Author Share Posted August 6, 2017 Blonde Ale hopped with Fortnight and Hull (Huell?) Melon. Fuggin tops, I love the Hull Melon, strawberries all the way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 This one is 127 weeks in the bottle and started life out as an American Amber Ale in March 2015, my second use of the new hop Mosaic. Its now drinking as an English Best Bitter have lost all the hop aroma from the Mosaic. This is another bottled brew that I used Nottingham in and right on queue it foamed up as soon as I popped the top. Malty and drinking OK, not a great brew but OK for 2 years plus. Cheers & Beers Scottie Valley Brew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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