BlackSands Posted September 11, 2020 Author Share Posted September 11, 2020 Half a batch to go and lovin' every drop! A brew modelled on an English Best Bitter but with a generous late dosing of Nelson and Taiheke hops. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris! Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Nice colour @BlackSands 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSands Posted September 11, 2020 Author Share Posted September 11, 2020 3 minutes ago, Norris! said: Nice colour @BlackSands It's very enticing but it actually turned out a lot darker than BS led me to believe it would. I used 50g Carafa III as an adjustment but I think next time, and there will be a next time for this brew, I'll use Carafa II or maybe even Carafa I. I'm not overy fussy about colur but I really was going more for a mid-amber colour for this one - I'd rather save these darker red hues for my ambers! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris! Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 2 minutes ago, BlackSands said: It's very enticing but it actually turned out a lot darker than BS led me to believe it would. I used 50g Carafa III as an adjustment but I think next time, and there will be a next time for this brew, I'll use Carafa II or maybe even Carafa I. I'm not overy fussy about colur but I really was going more for a mid-amber colour for this one - I'd rather save these darker red hues for my ambers! What about some Munich malt in place of some base malt? Could help with the lighter colour while increasing the complexity some? Just a thought. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSands Posted September 11, 2020 Author Share Posted September 11, 2020 2 minutes ago, Norris! said: What about some Munich malt in place of some base malt? Could help with the lighter colour while increasing the complexity some? Just a thought. Yup.... or, a malt I've used a few times in the past is Gladfield's Aurora.... it's like munich malt on steroids! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzza Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Here is the SSAA.... Strong Sparkling Amber Ale... Delectable... Citra and Perle at the finish... lovely spicy big bodied brew... up in there in the 8's for ABV... but you wouldn't know it... Voyager Veloria and Munich shining.... that later Citra and Perle combo is good... Wow... what a lovely drop. Glad there is about 17.5L still of it in the Keg?! ; ) Springtime it brings on the Beering ; ) (Sung to the tune of old Aussie Folk Tune 'Springtime it brings on the Shearing') 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red devil 44 Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 47 minutes ago, Bearded Burbler said: Here is the SSAA.... Strong Sparkling Amber Ale... Delectable... Citra and Perle at the finish... lovely spicy big bodied brew... up in there in the 8's for ABV... but you wouldn't know it... Voyager Veloria and Munich shining.... that later Citra and Perle combo is good... Wow... what a lovely drop. Glad there is about 17.5L still of it in the Keg?! ; ) Springtime it brings on the Beering ; ) (Sung to the tune of old Aussie Folk Tune 'Springtime it brings on the Shearing') 17.5L will only last you the weekend BB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stickers Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 just an aussie pale ale kit and kilo.. but pretty tasty nonetheless. starting to find my feet 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pale Man Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 2 hours ago, BlackSands said: Half a batch to go and lovin' every drop! A brew modelled on an English Best Bitter but with a generous late dosing of Nelson and Taiheke hops. Lovely copper colour. That's the sort of photo that makes you crave a beer.........while on the way to a nightshift. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pale Man Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 1 hour ago, Bearded Burbler said: Here is the SSAA.... Strong Sparkling Amber Ale... Delectable... Citra and Perle at the finish... lovely spicy big bodied brew... up in there in the 8's for ABV... but you wouldn't know it... Voyager Veloria and Munich shining.... that later Citra and Perle combo is good... Wow... what a lovely drop. Glad there is about 17.5L still of it in the Keg?! ; ) Springtime it brings on the Beering ; ) (Sung to the tune of old Aussie Folk Tune 'Springtime it brings on the Shearing') Drooling 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pale Man Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 8 minutes ago, Stickers said: just an aussie pale ale kit and kilo.. but pretty tasty nonetheless. starting to find my feet Nice!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stickers Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 2 minutes ago, Pale Man said: Nice!!! first batch with the 1 x carb drop, 1 x sugar cube. makes a difference 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzza Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 1 hour ago, Bearded Burbler said: Here is the SSAA.... Strong Sparkling Amber Ale... Is this some sort of convergent evolution.... or .... great minds think alike: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Lao Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 (edited) Partial No3 Coopers ESB , Maris Otter and Munich and some caramalt. 2nd last one of the keg, bloody lovely. Good dose of EKG late with a smidge of Cadcade had it tasting like a caramel , chocolate orange, bloody delish!! Cheers James Edited September 12, 2020 by James Lao 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pale Man Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 Breakfast beers after nightshift. My stout is the gift that keeps giving. Also a Juicy IPA kit beer. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malter White Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 (edited) 20 hours ago, Pale Man said: Breakfast beers after nightshift. My stout is the gift that keeps giving. Also a Juicy IPA kit beer. I now call my wife Harvey Norman - no interest for 60 months. Edited September 12, 2020 by MUZZY 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malter White Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 This isn't very exciting for the more experienced brewers but for those just starting out and intermediates who haven't ventured far into their brewing journeys if you want to make an excellent beer from a very simple recipe you should try this. One of the absolute best. Brew A IPA is my new favourite beer (this week ). Every time I try a new beer from the Thomas Cooper range it has become my new favourite. They are bloody good. 1.7kg Brew A, 1.5kg LME, 1 cup dextrose made to 25 litres, fermented at 20C for 9 days. OG 1.042, FG 1.011. Bottled 27/07/20 with 1 carb drop + 1 sugar cube per long neck. ABV around 4.6%. Drank yesterday - superb! As it was the first time I'd made this tin I didn't want to make any hop additions because I wanted to see what it had to offer as is. It doesn't need hop additions in my opinion but that's my taste and others might prefer more hoppy beers. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSands Posted September 13, 2020 Author Share Posted September 13, 2020 It's nearly a month old so time for a first tasting. I called this one Brown Kiwi - modelled on an English Brown ale but hopped more in line with American versions. Very happy with this one... and sadly another that is going to be a major waistline hazard! 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journeyman Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 My Fixation IPA clone - should cleaned the glass. 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 Hazy Pale... so very nice, oldschool (well, hoppy, not fruit basket haze stuff), bitter, resinous. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 The last of the Barely Wine... Freakin AWESOME 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 IPA, yummy Belgian Wheat, also yummy. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerlust Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 (edited) @Ben 10 Judging from the last two posts, you have far too much spare time on your hands! Time you could better be using to formulate a practical Salumi based commercial business? The talent is definitely there. Cheers, Lusty. Edited September 13, 2020 by Beerlust 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Lao Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 7 minutes ago, Ben 10 said: IPA, yummy Belgian Wheat, also yummy. Looks like your having a good Sunday afternoon mate! Cheers James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Captain!! Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Beerlust said: @Ben 10 Judging from the last two posts, you have far too much spare time on your hands! Time you could better be using to formulate a practical Salumi based commercial business? The talent is definitely there. Cheers, Lusty. The smokehouse is for sale in WA. Good business, needs some marketing and better products but yeah it’s for sale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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