Marty_G Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 On 3/7/2019 at 6:22 PM, BlackSands said: Not my best best bitter... but certainly drinkable Great pic .... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerlust Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 Cascade Short First Wort Hop Pale Ale. First pour from the keg... ....barely a few minutes later... It's still a bit green, but I'm really, really happy with it. I may have even found "The Grail", or at least the method for it. Big win today. Cheers, Lusty. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Captain!! Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 11 minutes ago, Beerlust said: Cascade Short First Wort Hop Pale Ale. It's still a bit green, but I'm really, really happy with it. I may have even found "The Grail", or at least the method for it. What’s the noticeable difference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John304 Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 (edited) pacific Ale , not quite pacific Ale, not quite ready yet Edited March 17, 2019 by John304 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John304 Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 dunno why its coming out twice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerlust Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 Hiya Capt. 5 minutes ago, The Captain!! said: What’s the noticeable difference? I haven't brewed a FWH beer for quite a while now so my sensory perception is adapting to a few different things with tasting this beer atm. The beer this brew was modelled & adapted from I brewed almost 5 years ago. I have a handful of notes I made about that beer to compare with, along with some hazy memories of it. In isolation from simply tasting one glass of this beer, it has lovely hop integration with the malt profile just favouring the hops. It has a lovely smooth but noticeable bitterness. The aromatics wafting from the glass are improved over the last brewing I did of the beer when doing a full 60min boil after the FWH steep. The improved glass lacing is a feature of FWH'ing in general (I found) & the pic above certainly proves that hasn't been lost with a shorter boil. Beyond that, I need time for the beer to age some to gauge more enduring factors & how the shorter boil time may have affected those aspects of the beer as it ages. It's too early to 'beak off' about it yet, but the beer is certainly impressing me in the right areas off the bat. Cheers, Lusty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerlust Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 55 minutes ago, John304 said: ...pacific Ale, not quite ready yet You look to have nice clarity on it John. Cheers, Lusty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silmaril Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 Well I think I have a new favourite Coopers kit. Did an English Bitter with no recipe alterations. Has been in the bottle since 10th Feb. And it is very nice indeed! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus O'Sean Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 19 minutes ago, Silmaril said: Well I think I have a new favourite Coopers kit. Did an English Bitter with no recipe alterations. Has been in the bottle since 10th Feb. And it is very nice indeed! This was, and still is, my favourite kit only beer. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John304 Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 1 hour ago, Beerlust said: You look to have nice clarity on it John. Cheers, Lusty. Yeh, first in a long time Lusty, not sure what I did different, whether it’s the grain bill or the extra cold crash time, anyway I’m pleased Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John304 Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 37 minutes ago, Shamus O'Sean said: This was, and still is, my favourite kit only beer. I have a coopers bitter can I have to use, think I will do the extra smooth bitter with molasses 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus O'Sean Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 8 minutes ago, John304 said: I have a coopers bitter can I have to use, think I will do the extra smooth bitter with molasses I like your thoughts John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted March 17, 2019 Author Share Posted March 17, 2019 1 hour ago, Shamus O'Sean said: This was, and still is, my favourite kit only beer. And mine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_G Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 2 hours ago, Silmaril said: Well I think I have a new favourite Coopers kit. Did an English Bitter with no recipe alterations. Has been in the bottle since 10th Feb. And it is very nice indeed! Thanks I have been looking for some inspiration .... will do one ... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naughty Corner Brewing Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, Silmaril said: Well I think I have a new favourite Coopers kit. Did an English Bitter with no recipe alterations. Has been in the bottle since 10th Feb. And it is very nice indeed! I bottled the Battleship Bitter recipe based on this can yesterday. Smelt and looked great going into the bottle and the sample tasted exceptionally nice. Looking forward to trying it in a couple of weeks Edited March 17, 2019 by NewBrews 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchBastard Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Getting through my batch of the Oktoberfest lager from the recipe section. Upped the crystal to 300g instead of 250 and did a 10min boil with 30g of Saaz. Lagered for 12 days before I cracked and needed to try it. Despite the photo this bad boy is nice and clear. View of moreton bay ain’t bad either. Cheers 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris! Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 First try of the Kilowog Krush II, it is good and the wife and family loved it, so pretty happy with this one. I forgot to grab some c02 on the way home so this will have to wait until tomorrow or Thursday night to really have a little session. They kept saying it reminded them of Kaiju Krush....fair enough but I wasn't going for a clone and honestly I doubt it is one due to the hops used, but I will take the compliment. The in-laws literally said it was a beer they would buy and commented on how my beers have improved so much from when I started brewing, uh thanks, I think...hahahah. I wanted to thank the brain trust for their guidance and assistance throughout my journey...which is still going! I will let the bottles ferment for another week before I send them out for tastings. Cheers Norris PS. @Beerlust I went with a tad more wheat and carapils in this batch and the head stood up pretty well on this first couple of pours. Cheers Mate for the suggestion, it definitely seemed to help, but still very early to know for sure. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchBastard Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 My last red rattler. Will defs make again. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popo the Reprobate Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Nice work @MitchBastard. Looks awesome. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchBastard Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 13 minutes ago, Popo said: Nice work @MitchBastard. Looks awesome. Tastes as good as it looks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris! Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 @MitchBastard That beer looks good enough to drink! Hahah. Lovely looking brew. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchBastard Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Cheers @Norris! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerlust Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 4 hours ago, Norris! said: PS. @Beerlust I went with a tad more wheat and carapils in this batch and the head stood up pretty well on this first couple of pours. Cheers Mate for the suggestion, it definitely seemed to help, but still very early to know for sure. I'm glad it appears to have helped. Simplistically, wheat for head development, & a Cara grain of sorts to increase FG & keep the head there longer. A number of the lighter Cara grains work very well to improve your beers head retention without adding much in the way of extra sweetness that often some brewers believe will happen if they use these grain types in their beers. Not always true. CaraHell is another of my fav lower EBC/lower sweetness level Cara grains. It sits just above CaraPils (I think?) in terms of EBC ratings. It works very well for head retention without impacting on flavour in any major way. Your latest beer looks great Norris. Congrats! Cheers & good brewing, Lusty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#granted+brew Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Enjoying the last few tallies of what I dubbed the 'Hop sesh IPA' 1× T.Coopers Brew A ipa 1kg LME 200g Dextrose made to 23 Litres 180mls slurry (kit yeast) from previous IPA. Brewed at 18°C Dry hop commando on day 4, 30g Galaxy, 10g each Mosaic and Cascade. 45 days in the bottle now and the hops have faded off significantly but it's still a good drop. I don't think I'll be commando hopping again in a hurry, I think I prefer containing them.. Cheers, Lee 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_G Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 On 3/17/2019 at 10:11 PM, NewBrews said: I bottled the Battleship Bitter recipe based on this can yesterday. Put that one down on Monday ... will be looking forward to an update on how yours tastes ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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