porschemad911 Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 13 hours ago, Jamesrs59 said: What’s the brand mate? Where can I get one? Ebay, search for Cool Brewing Bag. Cheers, John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Captain!! Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 So I’ve still got a little of my first true IPA. Starting to clear so I’m thinking there can’t be much left. Ive really got to start making more of these. Such a good beer. Think I’ll have to brew another very soon. After switching to smaller batches it’s opened up more room in the kettle for higher gravity beers. I do really enjoy my 5% beers as a staple however I’ve really enjoyed some beers that have been higher in abv without the harshness of the alcohol provides. This beer is around 6.8 and doesn’t have any of that, just flavour, the slight sweetness of alcohol is offset by the calculated 63 ibus. Tastes like a 30ibu beer. Absolutely great beer. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzza Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 20 hours ago, The Captain!! said: So I’ve still got a little of my first true IPA. Starting to clear so I’m thinking there can’t be much left. Ive really got to start making more of these. Such a good beer. Think I’ll have to brew another very soon. After switching to smaller batches it’s opened up more room in the kettle for higher gravity beers. I do really enjoy my 5% beers as a staple however I’ve really enjoyed some beers that have been higher in abv without the harshness of the alcohol provides. This beer is around 6.8 and doesn’t have any of that, just flavour, the slight sweetness of alcohol is offset by the calculated 63 ibus. Tastes like a 30ibu beer. Absolutely great beer. Late Hopping Kapitano? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lab Cat Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 Taste test of my first beer for warmer weather. Appreciate any thoughts on this. Coopers pale, 1kg LDM, 250g DWM. Hops - Amarillo 10g Galaxy 10g for 10m and dry hopped with 40 of each. Kit yeast. I thought my bittering was pretty conservative. I haven't used Amarillo before, and only dry hopped with Galaxy, which was very good. The Wheat malt was a great addition. It doesn't add noticeable flavour, but the body, feel and head retention/aroma is very good - far better than trying to get the same from steeping malts IME, and I did a bit of that a while back. Early taster, it will probably fade over time, but too grapefruitey for me, is that the Amarillo? Even so, I'm realising after a summer of brewing last year, that I like subtle, but good flavoured pales. If the hops get too citrusy, I'm out. I need some other summer beer options or more subtle hops. Pilsners take too long and I don't think I can get close to an Urquell with KKs anyway. The coopers recipes are my go to. Any experiences with the following? None of these use the pale as a base, but open to suggestions for good summer beers that do. Caribbean Gold Rush Lightning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus O'Sean Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 Hi @Lab Rat I did the Gold Rush in April 2018. I think it was one of the ROTM back then. I liked the beer. The family did not like the Progress hop boil in the kitchen. I would have happily made it again but I kept reading about so many other recipes I wanted to brew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Captain!! Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 11 hours ago, Bearded Burbler said: Late Hopping Kapitano? Yeah plenty of late hops in the hot side and cold side 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 Kegging a pilsner today so that'll be carbonated and ready to go tomorrow night. Well, it may not be at its best but it's all I have in the way of home brew. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristinaS1 Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 10 hours ago, Lab Rat said: Taste test of my first beer for warmer weather. Appreciate any thoughts on this. Coopers pale, 1kg LDM, 250g DWM. Hops - Amarillo 10g Galaxy 10g for 10m and dry hopped with 40 of each. Kit yeast. I thought my bittering was pretty conservative. I haven't used Amarillo before, and only dry hopped with Galaxy, which was very good. The Wheat malt was a great addition. It doesn't add noticeable flavour, but the body, feel and head retention/aroma is very good - far better than trying to get the same from steeping malts IME, and I did a bit of that a while back. Early taster, it will probably fade over time, but too grapefruitey for me, is that the Amarillo? Even so, I'm realising after a summer of brewing last year, that I like subtle, but good flavoured pales. If the hops get too citrusy, I'm out. I need some other summer beer options or more subtle hops. Pilsners take too long and I don't think I can get close to an Urquell with KKs anyway. The coopers recipes are my go to. Any experiences with the following? None of these use the pale as a base, but open to suggestions for good summer beers that do. Caribbean Gold Rush Lightning I like subtle, fruity beers too: American Pale Ales. The 80gm of dry hops you used works out to 3.5g/L. That might be conservative for an IPA, but not in the general sense of the word. For an American Pale Ale try 1-1.5g/L in the dry hop. Personally I like 1g/L. In my most recent batch I tried 1.3g/L and I am finding it a bit much. I am actually looking forward to them fading. In these hop mad times I know few would agree with me, but I think there is a law of diminished returns with dry hopping. At a certain point, the more you use, the more one hop begins to taste like another. All that plant matter and resin drowns out the nuances. Cheers, Christina 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 I usually use about 2-2.5g/L in my pale ales although the last one was probably closer to 3.5 (85g or so in 24/25 litres), and I reckon it was better. I don't think it would need to be any more than that though for a standard pale ale, for me anyway. Everything was nicely balanced with enough hop flavour and aroma to make it interesting. Whenever I brew an IPA next I'll likely go up to 4.5-5g per litre dry hop. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lab Cat Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 I didn't think 80g of hops was a lot. I've used a lot more in the past and not got the sort of hop bombs I avoid buying. I'm thinking the Amarillo was possibly the culprit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 Yeah it's probably not a huge amount but I liked what it gave. In your case it could be the Amarillo. I've only ever used it once about 7 years ago and while I enjoyed the beer I can't really remember how potent the Amarillo was. It wasn't dry hopped however, just a couple of short boil additions, but it didn't strike me as a hop bomb of a beer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristinaS1 Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 (edited) I use Amarillo often. It is a lovely hop. It has average potency and plays nice with many American hops, including Citra, Cascade, Centennial, and Mosaic. I would be surprised if Amarillo was the problem, but maybe the combo with Galaxy doesn't work well? Are there any popular commercial ales with this combo? I have never used Galaxy myself as my LHBS doesn't carry them. Cheers, Christina. Edited October 3, 2019 by ChristinaS1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lab Cat Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 Thanks. Might be a non issue, I'm sure it will mellow after a few weeks. First pale of summer, so maybe it's a palate assault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSands Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 (edited) I use amarillo hops in a beer I call Amberillo. As the name suggests an amber ale with amerillo hops! It's a pretty rich malty beer with 100g amarillo in total, 50g being the dry hop addition. Even on that rich malt base the hops really do stand out. I can't get galaxy here but from what I gather it's fairly potent. I have a strong hunch that your 80g combo of those two particular hops is indeed the issue. I know of some tasty but very mellow NZ hops that may suit your palate better - pacifica and kohatu, but not sure how available they would be. Edited October 3, 2019 by BlackSands 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 Bramling IPA 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 IPA 67 and IPA 67 V2. Similar grain bills to 1067. Same hops BUT different schedule to 67 IBU. One my way, the other the way @Beerlust suggested would have a more "robust" bitterness. The first 35 IBU from the boil. The second 49 IBU from the boil. The first is frutier. And has better lingering bitterness. Left V1, right V2. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenyinthewestofsydney Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 Just doing a side by side with the vintage ale and the ROTM brew. Been in the bottle over a month now so decided to crack one and compare. Mine was made to the recipe except i subbed the can of wheat extract with a mash of 1kg malted wheat and 1kg pale. Colour. Mine is much darker. Not even close really. Gravity. 1012 for the vintage ale and 1010 for mine. Taste. Vintage ale tastes much drier despite it being a higher gravity. Mine is slightly sweet and the hops in the kit is quite prominent. More late hops too from the taste. Aroma. Vintage has a bit more. I would say close to double mine. Overall. The ROTM is quite different. Both are very drinkable but the ROTM taste more like an english bitter than the vintage. The hops in the kit overpowers the mosaic and cascade. It tastes like EKG or Styrian. I dare say while the vintage definitely uses mosaic and cascade. I dont think any EKG or Styrian is in it. More like a base bitter with POR with more mosaic and cascade late than the ROTM recipe. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Captain!! Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 1 hour ago, Ben 10 said: IPA 67 and IPA 67 V2. 1 hour ago, Ben 10 said: The first is frutier. And has better lingering bitterness. Left V1, right V2. So that being said, your way is better? Or should I say preferred? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Captain!! Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 Still got plenty of the dry Irish stout. A Irish mate of mine come round last night and said F yeah, that’s a great stout mate. Little higher mash temp this time has helped I reckon. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchellScott Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 Centenarillo Ale. A nice brew for the price but could definitely do with a dry hop in my opinion. Maybe also 500g LDME. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porschemad911 Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 11 hours ago, Otto Von Blotto said: I usually use about 2-2.5g/L in my pale ales although the last one was probably closer to 3.5 (85g or so in 24/25 litres), and I reckon it was better. I don't think it would need to be any more than that though for a standard pale ale, for me anyway. Everything was nicely balanced with enough hop flavour and aroma to make it interesting. Whenever I brew an IPA next I'll likely go up to 4.5-5g per litre dry hop. I think you might be a bit light on for an IPA there. I like around 4g/l at both flameout and dry in a pale ale level brew, and around 8g/l at both flameout and dry for an IPA level brew. Nothing worse than making an IPA and having to drink a whole batch wishing you'd put more hops in it! Cheers, John 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Captain!! Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 6 minutes ago, porschemad911 said: I think you might be a bit light on for an IPA there. I like around 4g/l at both flameout and dry in a pale ale level brew, and around 8g/l at both flameout and dry for an IPA level brew. Nothing worse than making an IPA and having to drink a whole batch wishing you'd put more hops in it! Cheers, John Yeah just looked at my dry hop for my IPA and it was 8g/l. And it was spot on 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchellScott Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 Jesus that's nearly 200g I've never hopped any of my brews that much. That's nearly $20 of hops just for a dry hop! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristinaS1 Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 (edited) Dry hopping rates are going up. 4g/L used to be pretty standard for IPAs, but 8g/L is pretty common now, from what I read, and even more. It is like an arms race. At a certain point the shear volume of hop matter becomes an issue, due to absorption and resinous / grassy notes. I think when you get to that point common sense ought to tell you to stop, but the commercial guys turn to hop extracts to push it further. God knows where it will end, before the pendulum swings the other way. Cheers, Christina. Edited October 3, 2019 by ChristinaS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 The last one I did wasn't too bad, it just lacked a bit of bitterness bite. However, along with that being better it probably could have used more in the dry hop. I can't remember what I used now but it wasn't anything like 200g Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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