ben 10 Posted September 25, 2017 Author Share Posted September 25, 2017 Sneaky early taste of the Ruby Grapefruit Saison. Tastes like a saison with ruby grapefruit juice in it. Nice. IPA now. yum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris! Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 I am drinking the house favorite, can of mex cerveza with a 10 min boil of 25g of galaxy and citra and dry hopped with the same amount. 1 1/2 months in the keg and it is clear, fruity and refreshing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSands Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 Taiheke Gold - partial mash. A British golden ale style-wise but made with a Coopers OS lager can and NZ ingredients: Gladfield ale malt, toffee malt and aurora malt, and of course Taiheke (NZ cascade) hops. It's the 2nd of a series of golden ales I intend to brew using the same malt base, but showcasing a different 'feature' hop. The first was Nelson Gold, and the next ones will be Kohatu Gold and Motueka Gold: This one though is definitely a keeper! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris! Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 Mmmmm! That looks and sounds like a nice drop Blacksands. Have you used wakatu hops and if so what did you think flavour and aroma wise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 I went out of sequence/schedule last week and threw the keg of Bo Pils into the kegerator and carbed it up, so I could have at least one beer on tap for my birthday weekend. I'll leave it alone now though until the next two kegs are filled and on tap, so at least it will get some lagering time before I have another glass. It is rather cloudy with haze though, most likely a result of not using any Brewbrite on brew day as I'd forgotten to take it from the olds fridge in time . It does still taste pretty good, but the haze detracts from it a bit. It doesn't seem as crisp as it usually is. I have the Brewbrite here now as well as isinglass, so the next batch of it should be back to normal. Cheers Kelsey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSands Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Mmmmm! That looks and sounds like a nice drop Blacksands. Have you used wakatu hops and if so what did you think flavour and aroma wise? I have used Wakatu a couple of times - mostly because they're very cheap where I am... last time I bought 100g it was $4.50. Generally I found them to be rather understated though - certainly compared to the likes of nelson! But as they were also mixed with other hops I can't be totally sure of their flavour and aroma contribution. Perhaps I need to brew a Wakatu Gold also! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris! Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 That is a great price I think the 100g I picked up here in Wodonga was either 6 or 7.65. I wanted to make an all NZ pale ale or something but I thought Azacca hops were from NZ...my googlefu was a little off. I might just try the NZ hops alone and see how they go maybe 25g at 5min boil snd then another 5 at flameout and 50g dry hopped..yeah that shouldn't be bad or do you think it is better to add another hop to compliment it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSands Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 That is a great price I think the 100g I picked up here in Wodonga was either 6 or 7.65. I wanted to make an all NZ pale ale or something but I thought Azacca hops were from NZ...my googlefu was a little off. I might just try the NZ hops alone and see how they go maybe 25g at 5min boil snd then another 5 at flameout and 50g dry hopped..yeah that shouldn't be bad or do you think it is better to add another hop to compliment it? I think most hops work well' date=' and in fact often better when paired up. However for the purposes of my own education I've just started doing these 'feature hop' golden ales so that I can get more familiar with the individual hops themselves. So far the difference between nelson and taiheke is striking as one might expect. Apart from bittering considerations, for these ales I've just been adding a 25g FO addition (at sub-80ºC). This steep while my wort cools which typically takes 45mins. And then near the end of fermentaion I throw in a 25g dry-hop for a few days. I did make an NZ Pale Ale a while back following a similar approach showcasing nelson - 25g @5min, 25g FO steep and 25g dry-hop. Nelson is a pretty potent hop so 75g resulted in a real 'in-yer-face' beer! I liked it but I know many who would not be not so keen on that much nelson on it's own. [img']w00t[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris! Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 The nelson sauvin recipe sounds good. I think I will try it with a mex cerveza and see how it goes another added to the to do list. Have you posted your golden ale recipe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSands Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 Have you posted your golden ale recipe?I think it's in the "What's in your fermenter thread" but basically...it's a partial mash brew made up of the following: 1.50 kg Gladfield American Ale Malt 0.20 kg Gladfield Aurora Malt 0.30 kg Gladfield Toffee Malt 1.70 kg Coopers (OS) Lager 100g sugar 10g Waimea - Boil 15.0 min then... 25g 'feature hop' flame-out (sub 80ºC steep) 25g 'feature hop' - Dry Hop 3 Days Nottingham Yeast (ABV=4.5%) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris! Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 Cheers Blacksands! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted October 8, 2017 Author Share Posted October 8, 2017 Pacific Ale Cloudy, 50% wheat, 50% pale. Flameout galaxy and dry hop. Melbourne Ale yeast. Nice bitterness, typical Galaxy flavour, passionfruit on the nose and a touch of orange. Yum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerlust Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 Pacific Ale... ...Cloudy' date=' 50% wheat, 50% pale. Flameout galaxy and dry hop. Melbourne Ale yeast. Nice bitterness, typical Galaxy flavour, passionfruit on the nose and a touch of orange. Yum.[/quote'] Looks & sounds just like it should Ben. Congrats! Any thoughts on the Melbourne Ale yeast? Cheers, Lusty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted October 8, 2017 Author Share Posted October 8, 2017 Any thoughts on the Melbourne Ale yeast? Yes. I like it. I brewed a Tooth's Pale with a fair amount of sugar and it is very nice. No cidery flavours at all. The yeast attenuates very well, and having used it in the Pacific Ale and an IPA it does not appear to strip any hop flavour at all. Most beers brewed with it have dropped below 1010 which is something I like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerlust Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Day off work today. Six Hop Pale Ale. Nice balance between malt & hops. Any thoughts on the Melbourne Ale yeast? Yes. I like it. I brewed a Tooth's Pale with a fair amount of sugar and it is very nice. No cidery flavours at all. The yeast attenuates very well' date=' and having used it in the Pacific Ale and an IPA it does not appear to strip any hop flavour at all. Most beers brewed with it have dropped below 1010 which is something I like.[/quote'] Thanks mate. Lusty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSands Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Today it's Back to Basics with my Best Best Bitter.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerlust Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Today it's Back to Basics with my Best Best Bitter.... All those "B's" reminded me of a scene from the the movie "Look Who's Talking"... Linky Nice looking EB btw. Lusty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSands Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Today it's Back to Basics with my Best Best Bitter.... All those "B's" reminded me of a scene from the the movie "Look Who's Talking"... Linky Glad you find my alluring' date=' [b']a[/b]ttention attracting alliteration agreeable Nice looking EB btw. Tastes pretty good too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted October 11, 2017 Author Share Posted October 11, 2017 Really nice, zesty beer. The Nelson sets off the other hops really nicely. Recipe: Aussie IPA-------------------------- Batch Size (fermenter): 23.00 l Estimated OG: 1.066 SG Estimated Color: 9.3 EBC Estimated IBU: 64.1 IBUs Ingredients: ------------ Amt Name Type # %/IBU 5.00 kg Pale Malt, Traditional Ale (Joe White) ( Grain 1 80.0 % 1.00 kg Wheat Malt, Malt Craft (Joe White) (3.5 Grain 2 16.0 % 0.25 kg Corn Sugar (Dextrose) (0.0 EBC) Sugar 3 4.0 % 25.00 g Pride of Ringwood [9.10 %] - Boil 60.0 m Hop 4 20.5 IBUs 50.00 g Cascade [5.50 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 20.0 Hop 5 7.5 IBUs 50.00 g Galaxy [14.90 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 20.0 Hop 6 20.4 IBUs 50.00 g Nelson Sauvin [11.50 %] - Steep/Whirlpoo Hop 7 15.7 IBUs 40.00 g Cascade [5.50 %] - Dry Hop 0.0 Days Hop 8 0.0 IBUs 1 Vial WLP059 Melbourne Ale ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fergy1987 Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Drinking my first ever brew - A basic Lager! Nothing to write home about, but still prefer it to a XXXX and I think the fact that I brewed it myself makes it more enjoyable. This is it 4 weeks in a bottle. Pretty chuffed with my efforts. Cant wait to try my Amber Ale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSands Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Liquid Gold! Enjoying a TGIF glass (or three) of my Taiheke Golden Ale: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSands Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 I can't think of a better way to offset any possible positive benefits of the 7km run I just completed than by knocking back a delicious glass or two of my recently brewed amber ale. Made with NZ Gladfield malts, a Coopers can and taiheke hops: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerlust Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 I have a couple of beers on the pour atm. I did a solid Rakau hopped pale ale & like most reviews of this hop, I'm a little disappointed in it. The beer itself is fine & drinks well, but the Rakau is a bit low in bitterness. The descriptors for the hop are there, but they are definitely on the light side. If you're into making pleasant beers, add this one to your list. If you like making beers with some balls, perhaps look elsewhere. The second & most recently kegged beer using some El Dorado, Centennial, & Mosaic hops is a much more enjoyable beer. Again during this year I've done my share of experimenting with quite a number of newly released hop varieties. Now that the warmer weather has arrived, it's time to stop experimenting as much, & start pumping out beers I know I will thoroughly enjoy. Cheers, Lusty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSands Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 I have a couple of beers on the pour atm. I did a solid Rakau hopped pale ale & like most reviews of this hop' date=' I'm a little disappointed in it. The beer itself is fine & drinks well, but the Rakau is a bit "limp wristed" (for a better term). The descriptors for the hop are there, but they are definitely on the light side.[/quote']I've reading the same thing. I just brewed an APA myself and paired the rakau I had on hand up with some kohatu. Kohatu too is quite delicately flavoured, but at the same time extremely delicious IMO. I hope the combination works well enough. I was going to do a single-hop golden, as has been my habit of late, steadily working through individual NZ hops, but I'm thinking now I might not bother with rakau, based on the recurring feedback that's out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 Those beers look great Blacksands! I'll have all three taps back online on the weekend so will have a few samples too no doubt. Have had a pilsner on tap for a month but it's cloudy because I had no kettle finings when I brewed it. Even Polyclar couldn't help it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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