Koo wee brew Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 17 minutes ago, Ben 10 said: I like a tart. So did I some time ago.... I'm happy with what I've got now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Captain!! Posted August 6, 2018 Author Share Posted August 6, 2018 1 minute ago, Koo wee brew said: So did I some time ago.... I'm happy with what I've got now. You talking about beer or women? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris! Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 How is the fermenter smelling? Is that a weird question? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Captain!! Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 55 minutes ago, Norris! said: How is the fermenter smelling? Is that a weird question? I’m at work Norris so I have no idea. I fly back Tuesday night and hope it is finished but maybe not. Who knows. I’d ask my wife but she’d just say “yeah, it smells”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris! Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 Ah the helpful wife's critiques. Mine has become a lot better with her descriptions...I just keep hounding her until she yells citrus! It smells like citrus! That usually gets me off her back...unless I used some hop like northern brewer and then I know she is just bsing me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealthing691 Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 2 hours ago, The Captain1525230099 said: I’m at work Norris so I have no idea. I fly back Tuesday night and hope it is finished but maybe not. Who knows. I’d ask my wife but she’d just say “yeah, it smells”. sounds similar hahahahhaa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joolbag Posted August 14, 2018 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Hey guys I chanced across Sauce's You Bruty! Brut IPA on Saturday night. I was at the Bank Hotel, Newtown and they had it on tap in the beer garden. Just had to have a 1/2 pint of it (Only half because I had been at the Young Henry's brewery tour all afternoon and with that tour I got 8 midis). It was not what i expected. I expected a very dry, champagne-like beer. Well the texture and mouthfeel was bang on, but Sauce had overloaded it with so much hops (as they do!) that it just tasted like a really hoppy, not so bitter IPA with a dry finish. Interesting, glad I had one. Would I brew 22.5L of it... never say never, but it's not on my TO BREW list for the next 6 months at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Captain!! Posted August 14, 2018 Author Share Posted August 14, 2018 Nice one Joolbag. i look forward to seeing one commercially so I can try one but I’m really not sure I will anytime soon. So, I’ve got back from work and it looks like it’s had a massive krausen. Plus looks fermented out, turned up the temp a few degrees and will test in the morning before a dry hop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joolbag Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 I can't keep track, have you added the enzyme yet? What's the SG? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Captain!! Posted August 15, 2018 Author Share Posted August 15, 2018 I added the enzyme when I pitched the yeast. But it looks like it has stalled at 1.011 Well that’s probably where it would have got without the enzyme. So not sure what’s going on there. I may have to add some more yeast. The sample still tasted sweet. Captain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joolbag Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 How bizarre. Did you read @Beerlust thread or post on his beer with dry enzyme? From memory it got low, very low. Sounds like a DRY IPA to me rather than a Brut one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Captain!! Posted August 15, 2018 Author Share Posted August 15, 2018 Yeah I did read it. I remember it getting really low too. I haven’t finished with it yet, hopefully I’ll get it lower than it is now. I think I may have not pitched enough yeast to start. I’ll think it over over the next few hours as to what I’m going to do with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Captain!! Posted August 15, 2018 Author Share Posted August 15, 2018 The other beer that’s in the freezer has gotten very low. 1.006, hopefully I put the enzyme in the right beer ha ha ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Captain!! Posted August 15, 2018 Author Share Posted August 15, 2018 I’m not sure why @Beerlust and @Norris!are laughing. This could be disappointing to say the least. ? Annnnnnnnnd now @Beer Baron sadists the lot of ya! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris! Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 Laughing in a "I hope you didn't" way. I should of just said I hope it goes well. At least your mistakes, possible mistake, make some sense, some of mine are like "what the f$"* was I thinking?!" type of mistakes. I wont even bring up ruining a batch of beer because I wanted to reuse a .25 hop sack over and over. Or the....well to get it. I am sure you didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Captain!! Posted August 15, 2018 Author Share Posted August 15, 2018 I’m only taking the piss Norris. If I stuffed it I stuffed it. I believe the other beer got so low because of the yeast I pitched. Using Kelsey’s reusing method. It was a massive starter with good healthy yeast I would have expected it to get a little lower than normal just not that low. There’s still a fair krausen on top of the beer so it could possibly still be fermenting. I’m sure the enzyme doesn’t break down long chain sugars that quickly so I expected it to take a little longer to ferment I just thought it would be lower than it is right now. If no change tomorrow I’m going to bash some yeast in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerlust Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 17 hours ago, The Captain1525230099 said: I’m not sure why @Beerlust and @Norris!are laughing. This could be disappointing to say the least. ? I was only laughing at the comment, not the predicament. I'd certainly give it a little more time than usual as the yeast are being asked to ferment out more sugars than they would in a standard brew. Much like fermenting a higher gravity brew in that respect, it just takes a bit longer for the primary ferment to finish. Fingers crossed it all turns out well. Cheers, Lusty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris! Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 For the record I was laughing at both the comment and the predicament. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Captain!! Posted August 16, 2018 Author Share Posted August 16, 2018 So it’s dropped about 1 point over night. I’ll let it go for a bit longer before smashing some more yeast at it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Captain!! Posted August 17, 2018 Author Share Posted August 17, 2018 Down another couple of points 1.005 now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 I presume you have no beer left after all the samples you have taken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Captain!! Posted August 17, 2018 Author Share Posted August 17, 2018 Ha ha yeah it’s running dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Looking well dry that one. Congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Captain!! Posted August 17, 2018 Author Share Posted August 17, 2018 Thanks Ben, I’m not real sure how low it will get and also what FG would be ok to bottle. The sample tastes good. Very dry and the bitterness is coming through just nice. And it’s very hoppy. Captain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 4 hours ago, The Captain1525230099 said: Ha ha yeah it’s running dry. Pun intended? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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