BlackSands Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Riwaka Gold. The head performance on this beer is terrific. Thick and sticky - hangs around for ages and really clings to the glass on the way down. Great tasting (extract) beer too! 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Barrel aged Flanders Red Needs a little more time in the bottles as carbonation is very low but luckily it is a style that doesn’t need to be fizzy. Very, very drinkable. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popo the Reprobate Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Was that a club brew, @Hairy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 12 minutes ago, Popo said: Was that a club brew, @Hairy? Yeah. It turned out really nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popo the Reprobate Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Nice one. That would be a cool thing to do as a club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Captain!! Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 Rye pale. With Amarillo, Citra, Simcoe and Nelson. Recipe needs no adjustments just need to work on water to pop the hops and clear the beer a bit more. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenyinthewestofsydney Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 11 minutes ago, The Captain!! said: Rye pale. With Amarillo, Citra, Simcoe and Nelson. Recipe needs no adjustments just need to work on water to pop the hops and clear the beer a bit more. Hey there Captain. Any chance you can send me the recipe. Have been thinking of making a rye pale for a while. Will give it a go later on this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Captain!! Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 1 hour ago, Greeny1525229549 said: Hey there Captain. Any chance you can send me the recipe. Have been thinking of making a rye pale for a while. Will give it a go later on this week. All sent mate. Hopefully I got the right Greeny. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtman Dan Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Cashmere x golden promise smash. Weirdest beer I've ever made. I used 5kg of grain and bittered at 60 with 10g of cashmere then wacked 50g in at flameout then another 50g at 82c used us05. I get a massive hit of coconut backed up with a kaffir lime and lemon grass notes. It's strange but it's any easy drinker just bizzare for my palate. Got 150g left will most likely try to combo some other hops to compliment it. Any of you guys used this hop before and to what effect? 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSands Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Hot on the heals of that delicious Riwaka PA I exhibited a day or so ago, is this equally tasty PA - a bit young still, but already shaping up very nicely. This one features a generous dose of Gladfield Aurora malt, highlighted with Wakatu and Wai-iti hops. I'd used a largish percentage of Aurora in the past and remember liking it so thought I'd give it another shot. It certainly imparts a noteworthy presence to the beer. I'm a fan. After this one I immediately brewed an even bolder Aurora beer, just bottled recently which is 50% Aurora. I'm not however brave enough to try 100% Aurora as per Gladfield's own Aurora-based recipe 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 I currently have a beer in the fermenter with Wai-iti hops; I'm looking forward to trying it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSands Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 26 minutes ago, Hairy said: I currently have a beer in the fermenter with Wai-iti hops; I'm looking forward to trying it. I once did a single-hop Brit Gold with a decent amount of Wai-iti. All I could taste was tinned peaches! I found it to be really quite nice initially but after a while the novelty started to wear off somewhat. Still, nice enough aroma hop. Current crop here is only 1.3%AA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Mine was around 3%. Great for late hopping without adding much bitterness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSands Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Hairy said: Mine was around 3%. Great for late hopping without adding much bitterness. At 1.3%AA you'd have to boil the buggers for a century to get a decent amount of bitterness Edited May 7, 2019 by BlackSands 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joolbag Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 On 5/5/2019 at 5:16 PM, Hairy said: Barrel aged Flanders Red Needs a little more time in the bottles as carbonation is very low but luckily it is a style that doesn’t need to be fizzy. Very, very drinkable. I've been thinking about brewing one of these at home. Looking at 23L glass demijohn ($58), an oak spiral ($12) and the Roeselare blend. And patience and time, like 12 months in the demijohn under the house. Rodenbach beers are just phenomenal and I feel up for the challenge! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenyinthewestofsydney Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 10 minutes ago, joolbag said: I've been thinking about brewing one of these at home. Looking at 23L glass demijohn ($58), an oak spiral ($12) and the Roeselare blend. And patience and time, like 12 months in the demijohn under the house. Rodenbach beers are just phenomenal and I feel up for the challenge! +1 Jools. Had a work dinner just over a month ago and they had Rodenbachs on the drinks menu. Took the opportunity while i wasnt paying to scoff 3 of em down. 2 grand cru and an alexander. Awesome beers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 2 minutes ago, Greeny1525229549 said: +1 Jools. Had a work dinner just over a month ago and they had Rodenbachs on the drinks menu. Took the opportunity while i wasnt paying to scoff 3 of em down. 2 grand cru and an alexander. Awesome beers. I haven’t tried the Alexander but the Grand Cru is sensational. Even the bog standard one is great. I bought a few from Leura Cellars a few years ago. They were in cans and about $4 each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RepSpec Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Just finishing the last of my Raspberry Saison... I'm torn with this recipe...I liked it a lot, but not sure when I would brew it again...I think a lot has to do with not many people liking it. I'd say 30% of people who tried it liked it, 50% were eh about it and 20% were definitely a no. Where as almost all my other beers, the feedback has been really positive.... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenyinthewestofsydney Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 5 minutes ago, Hairy said: I haven’t tried the Alexander but the Grand Cru is sensational. Even the bog standard one is great. I bought a few from Leura Cellars a few years ago. They were in cans and about $4 each. Yeah i preferred the Grand Cru over the alexander. Both were savoured though. Thanks boss!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSands Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 36 minutes ago, RepSpec said: Just finishing the last of my Raspberry Saison... I'm torn with this recipe...I liked it a lot, but not sure when I would brew it again...I think a lot has to do with not many people liking it. I have the same issue with Saison's generally, no-one else in my household likes them. I have 15 bottles left from a batch I brewed back in the Summer which have subsequently been put to one side and largely forgotten about. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 13 hours ago, BlackSands said: At 1.3%AA you'd have to boil the buggers for a century to get a decent amount of bitterness I did a couple of pilsners a while ago with Saaz at that AA%, had to use about 350g to get the required bitterness 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Captain!! Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 3 minutes ago, Otto Von Blotto said: I did a couple of pilsners a while ago with Saaz at that AA%, had to use about 350g to get the required bitterness Almost seems counter productive at those hopping rates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 The beers turned out well but I'm glad subsequent orders of Saaz have had a more normal content around 3-4% 🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSands Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 14 hours ago, Hairy said: Mine was around 3%. Great for late hopping without adding much bitterness. Actually... had another thought about this. It was the 2016 crop that was around 3%AA which could well mean, depending on storage conditions that by now they're likely very much lower. Not sure how age effects the aromatic components in hops though? Do they fade in the same way AA's do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Captain!! Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 1 hour ago, BlackSands said: Actually... had another thought about this. It was the 2016 crop that was around 3%AA which could well mean, depending on storage conditions that by now they're likely very much lower. Not sure how age effects the aromatic components in hops though? Do they fade in the same way AA's do? Yes, they do but again if stored correctly can be ok for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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