ben 10 Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 4 hours ago, Norris! said: Great saison Ben Saisons are funny, people call any beer brewed with a saison yeast a saison. The beer you had is a cube soured passionfruit saison. You may need to level up before you can brew that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenyinthewestofsydney Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 IMO SNPA is still a benchmark of what an american pale ale should be. For whatever reason brewers these days hop them to the bejesus and they are not meant to be like that. The balance between hops and bitterness has skewed so much to hops its ridiculous. I still do a clone SNPA because its a great tasty beer. Ive lost count of the "pale ales" that i have tasted that I thought could have done with about 2% more ABV and 20 or so more IBU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Captain!! Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 22 minutes ago, Ben 10 said: The beer you had is a cube soured passionfruit saison. You may need to level up before you can brew that. Just so anyone understands what Ben is on about, Ben made up a process to sour a beer. Albeit that it’s usually kettle soured, Ben still found a way to do this with his set up that didn’t involve leaving a kettle for 24/48 hours, so he’s done this in a cube. Genius! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Captain!! Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Sorry also, he guessed the sourness brought on by infection in the cube. Ive got to tip my hat to you Ben. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Bottled in glass. Drinking it 30 minute freezer chilled, it's good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silmaril Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 My 2nd attempt at brewing, this is my Pale Ale that had a Citra dry hop. Bottled on the 4th October, it's cleared up significantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lab Cat Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 Another Pale (Black Rock brand), dry hopped with 100g Citra and Mosaic. Luckily I didn't leave much room in the bag, so it didn't expand and steep fully. Bottled 21st Oct, so still not really ready. Happy with this one. Good carbing and head, hoppy tropical aroma and flavours of melon, passionfruit, without being beer fruit juice. Cloudy, but I can't CC my beers, not too fussed about that. Only got 3.5% out of this, but that makes it a good summer beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 Apparently I am thirsty. Kolsch, Irish Red, Not Dale's Pale, Hop Phucker IPA, Big RED and some water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenyinthewestofsydney Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 Nice line up there Ben. Im having a belgian night. My line up has been belgian dark strong and belgian blond. Now pouring a saison to finish off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 Thanks, maybe a hazelnut porter now.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenyinthewestofsydney Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 Lol. Your not workingin the morning? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silmaril Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 13 hours ago, Lab Rat said: Cloudy, but I can't CC my beers, not too fussed about that. My Pale Ale was very cloudy initially too, but after 4 weeks in the bottle is much clearer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris! Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 You guys can use gelatin to fine the beer even without a fridge to cold crash. The gelatin works better at cold temps but I found it still works at ambient temperatures. Just a thought for you all wanting clearer beers. Norris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silmaril Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 7 hours ago, Norris! said: You guys can use gelatin to fine the beer even without a fridge to cold crash. The gelatin works better at cold temps but I found it still works at ambient temperatures. Just a thought for you all wanting clearer beers. Norris Thanks. I'm not too fussed about the looks if it tastes good! I do have the brew fridge, and could cold crash, but too keen to get another brew in there and build my supplies up. Especially given how much better the beers seem to get with some decent time in the bottle. Even my 1st Lager brew is now drinkable after 5+ weeks in the bottle, and that was one I was quite prepared to tip down the sink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris! Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 Had a sneaky taste of the lager I made. Well it is a lager, I wasnt expecting a ton from this beer just testing my lagering process really( let it sit cold...got it), partial mash with golden promise and a Mexican cerveza kit with falconer flight at 15min 10g, 30g of FF and 15g of motueka at 5min and a 40g dry hop of falconers flight. Not really picking up too much of the hops but it is clean and well balanced. If I was going to improve it I would increase the bitterness slightly, not a lot just a bit so that it sits on your tongue after the drink. This is like a Budweiser but cleaner. No diacetyl or sweetness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris! Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 That picture doesn't do it justice, it is clear as a bell. Half way down the glass I am picking up some slight citrus and pine aroma. This is better than a great northern, because I made it, but very happy with how clean it is. No faults except I miss the hallertau, noble hop, type aroma and flavour you kind of expect with a lager, well what I expect. I didn't think I would crave that but for my tastes I kind of expect that from this type of beer. It is a lawn mower drink...very easy to drink. I am happy with this. I always appreciate lagers because if you mess up somewhere it will show through, there is nothing to hide behind. Now to finish this ginger beer and get a tropical ale type thing going...or the munich madness by jamil( I have all the ingredients). Good brewing Norris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silmaril Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 8 minutes ago, Norris! said: Now to finish this ginger beer What recipe are you using? I did a Brigalow GB that was meh, pondering trying one from scratch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris! Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 I used the last fresh wort kit my lhbs had, cheeky peaks. They were selling it commercial and then stopped and also stopped making the fwk!?! I have tried MJ ginger beer...blah. I have not really seen anyone say a ginger beer kit was good except for coopers, which is discontinued. The recipes I have seen have been SO complicated I always passed on them. I can make everything I want to drink with a kit or with extract/ partial mash except a ginger beer. So I am savoring this batch. Norris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silmaril Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 I've acquired a food processor with the aim of grating 1.5kg of Ginger! I need to find some yeast nutrient also before I attempt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris! Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Captain!! Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 45 minutes ago, Silmaril said: I've acquired a food processor with the aim of grating 1.5kg of Ginger! That’ll only cost you about $60 for the ginger............... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silmaril Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 57 minutes ago, The Captain1525230099 said: That’ll only cost you about $60 for the ginger............... $39 from Coles Online at $25 per kg, but will see if my local green grocer has it cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Captain!! Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 28 minutes ago, Silmaril said: $39 from Coles Online at $25 per kg, but will see if my local green grocer has it cheaper. Nice!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 47 minutes ago, Silmaril said: but will see if my local green grocer has it cheaper. I fyou were near me you could come and dig some up for free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 @Beerlust and his blue berry Porter. twas a bit murky as it degassed itself in the bottle but oh my what a beer, tasted like a blue berry liqueur almost, boozy- in a good way - mellow fruit, but prominent. nice dark beer flavours. tops stuff mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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