Malter White Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 7 minutes ago, Shamus O'Sean said: Ended up calling this Deuce American Pale Ale (on account of the the two American Ales in the grist. Also thought it time for a photo because the keg could blow any day now. A touch of complex aromas: Citrus, pine, malty. Flavour has similar attributes. El Dorado and Mosaic combo at each stage. I am really happy with this one. 7/10 Really happy but only 7 out of 10 rating? You might be too hard a judge. It looks at least an 8 and that's without even tasting it. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus O'Sean Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 21 minutes ago, MUZZY said: Really happy but only 7 out of 10 rating? You might be too hard a judge. It looks at least an 8 and that's without even tasting it. It is pretty good. Maybe I am a bit harsh. You might have seen my posts over on the Beer Advent Calendars thread. I am comparing my brews to some of them and see that I still have a way to go. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malter White Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 3 minutes ago, Shamus O'Sean said: It is pretty good. Maybe I am a bit harsh. You might have seen my posts over on the Beer Advent Calendars thread. I am comparing my brews to some of them and see that I still have a way to go. Don't undersell yourself, great man. Beer tasting is a very subjective thing. You probably make beers as good as or even better than some that are offered for retail sale. For instance, I went out for dinner with friends last night at The Grove in NE Adelaide. Excellent food and service. Tried a number of their tap beers. One from a craft brewery called Mismatch. It was ok but I thought to myself that some of my KnKs are better than this. This isn't a slight on Mismatch, just an example of the subjectivity of someone's tastes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus O'Sean Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 8 hours ago, MUZZY said: Mismatch Thanks Muzzy. You are right, I am my own worst critic. Not every beer needs to be a hop bomb or as black as pitch to be a great beer. The beer you had yesterday, was it the Mismatch Lager by any chance? I did lunch yesterday with some work friends from years ago. I had one of the Mismatch Lagers and though it was very very pale, it was a really nice beer. Some of the boys were not happy with the craft beers there, so they went and got a slab of VB. I have not had a VB for at least a year. Anyway, after some encouragement I had one. It might be a bit cliché on here to say it, but I did not like it very much. It had virtually no aroma. The bitterness tasted, I can't describe it, acrid or harsh comes to mind. Almost as if something was added to make it bitter, rather than just being part of the recipe. Compared to the Mismatch, the VB was not a good beer. The boys loved it though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malter White Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 12 minutes ago, Shamus O'Sean said: The beer you had yesterday, was it the Mismatch Lager by any chance? No, it was their Session Ale. It was just too hoppy for my liking. I then had a Furphy which I enjoyed more but the best beer I had and I continued to keep drinking through the night was the good ol' Coopers Pale. It might sound like a bit of brown nosing on this forum but it's the truth and perhaps my palate is now just more accustomed to the Coopers styles. Carlton Draught was my go-to beer in pubs not that long ago and even though I was with a mate on Saturday who used to be a CUB rep/manager I couldn't bring myself to order one and join him in his enthusiasm for CD. I just knew I wouldn't enjoy it. Maybe if it was a balmy night I might have but it was quite cool. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzza Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 10 hours ago, MUZZY said: just an example of the subjectivity of someone's tastes Or an example of how good a well made HB can be! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSands Posted December 7, 2020 Author Share Posted December 7, 2020 Latest kveik voss brew... young. I'm not getting anywhere near the hop hit I'd expect from 100g of late additions. Could this be a downside to using kveik? 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiek86 Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 (edited) @BlackSands do you think it could be stripping the flavour worse than Nottingham because of higher temp faster ferment time? did you add hops after FG reached? Edited December 7, 2020 by jamiek86 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSands Posted December 7, 2020 Author Share Posted December 7, 2020 7 minutes ago, jamiek86 said: @BlackSands do you think it could be stripping the flavour worse than Nottingham because of higher temp faster ferment time? did you add hops after FG reached? They were all late boil/steep hop additions. I haven't personally noticed a major issue with hop flavour stripping with Nottingham, but as it happens this is actually a very similar recipe to one where the former beer actually maintained a nice level of hoppy goodness from start to finish. Actually it was one of my favourite beers. This version, I reduced the small amount roasted barley malt used - 50g instead of 100g - mostly just for colour adjustment, and because of supply problems had to sub one of the hops. While it would be reasonable to expect the flavour to be somewhat different I didn't expect the overall hop presence to be so much less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiek86 Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 so @BlackSands you have used this yeast before and it was hoppy enough? it's hard to pit finger on sometimes maby inconsistency with hops? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSands Posted December 7, 2020 Author Share Posted December 7, 2020 59 minutes ago, jamiek86 said: so @BlackSands you have used this yeast before and it was hoppy enough? it's hard to pit finger on sometimes maby inconsistency with hops? It definitely falls into the "Who Knows? camp. A prior, but quite different kveik brew was hopped to the same level (different hops) and it's still nice and hoppy many weeks later. I really have no idea why the hops are so subdued in this latest one... particularly given the hops were Neslon and Motueka. Still, there's always the very real possibility that a tasting tomorrow will yield an entirely different impression! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiek86 Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 35 minutes ago, BlackSands said: It definitely falls into the "Who Knows? camp. A prior, but quite different kveik brew was hopped to the same level (different hops) and it's still nice and hoppy many weeks later. I really have no idea why the hops are so subdued in this latest one... particularly given the hops were Neslon and Motueka. Still, there's always the very real possibility that a tasting tomorrow will yield an entirely different impression! most likely otherwise its paid for drink it anyway like me and my watery morgans golden sazz atm nice taste but like I used sugar not malt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stickers Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 coopers lager can, be2 and 1kg maris otter mash addition and cascade in the boil and dry hop stage, verdant yeast. this is a really nice beer. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussiekraut Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 47 minutes ago, Stickers said: coopers lager can, be2 and 1kg maris otter mash addition and cascade in the boil and dry hop stage, verdant yeast. this is a really nice beer. Nice looking beer with a nice head. How's the head retention? So even the not that great Coopers Lager can can make a decent beer if you pimp it up a bit Is this a Ramones mug I see there in the pic? Looks like it says "Joey"...yes, I see this sort of sh*t 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stickers Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 @Aussiekraut will be making this again 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussiekraut Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 18 minutes ago, Stickers said: @Aussiekraut will be making this again Haaaaa! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiek86 Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Stickers said: coopers lager can, be2 and 1kg maris otter mash addition and cascade in the boil and dry hop stage, verdant yeast. this is a really nice beer. what does a kg partial add to abv? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red devil 44 Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 2 hours ago, Stickers said: @Aussiekraut will be making this again Well done on the beer, looks like a nice coffee mug in the background 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Lao Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 (edited) Hi Legends, This is getting towards the end of the keg of my Partial No7 MACC IPA, (Mosaic, Amarillo, Citra and Cascade) Only had 1.1kg of grain in this one and noticed it at the glass, not as good as my other partials with 2.2kgs in the brew. Still a bloody nice beer though! Cheers James Edited December 10, 2020 by James Lao 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiek86 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 @James Lao bet it was still better than the wine in background? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tone boy Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 2 hours ago, James Lao said: Hi Legends, This is getting towards the end of the keg of my Partial No7 MACC IPA, (Mosaic, Amarillo, Citra and Cascade) Only had 1.1kg of grain in this one and noticed it at the glass, not as good as my other partials with 2.2kgs in the brew. Still a bloody nice beer though! Cheers James Must’ve been bloody good James, you got through 2/3 of the glass before the photo!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzza Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Disaster - Drought has struck at Burbler Brewing... demand has outstripped supply, despite the fact that financial investment in key areas has allowed that there are adequate facilities in place and grain and hop resources for a reasonable equilibrium to be reached... then there is the indisputable complex factor known as "life" that continues to confusticate matters and disrupt beer production forecasts and actuals... so tonight... shoulda been brewing today and blew it.... fortunately had a big ol' 1125 Canadian Swingtop with IPA lurking in the fridge - oh what AG HB nectar... woohoooo and the @Greeny1525229549 Greeny coached W3068 Starter next door in the photo hopefully will get utilised shortly in the HW : ) Hopefully if it rests at 2 deg C a little longer it should be fine? 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamiek86 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 46 minutes ago, Bearded Burbler said: Disaster - Drought has struck at Burbler Brewing... demand has outstripped supply, despite the fact that financial investment in key areas has allowed that there are adequate facilities in place and grain and hop resources for a reasonable equilibrium to be reached... then there is the indisputable complex factor known as "life" that continues to confusticate matters and disrupt beer production forecasts and actuals... so tonight... shoulda been brewing today and blew it.... fortunately had a big ol' 1125 Canadian Swingtop with IPA lurking in the fridge - oh what AG HB nectar... woohoooo and the @Greeny1525229549 Greeny coached W3068 Starter next door in the photo hopefully will get utilised shortly in the HW : ) Hopefully if it rests at 2 deg C a little longer it should be fine? what's been stopping the brewing mate? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 7 hours ago, jamiek86 said: what's been stopping the brewing mate? It's life, Jim, but not as we know it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzza Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 (edited) Back to scavenging the last drops of brew left in the Alehouse.... dear oh dear.... terror what happens when consumption outstrips supply... Here a festive old ale that was lurking in the back of a fridge - last drops of a brew that did not fit into keg obviously.... went into an Aldi Sodastream bottle hahaha!? Waste not want not! : ) Woohooo - not the best spritzig - can't beat crown cork capped Coops bottles.... or kegs hey.... but still quite drinkable haha! Believe it is an Amber Ale remnant and although not in its mightiest form still quite drinkable and way better than commercially available megaswill filth no doubt there Edited December 11, 2020 by Bearded Burbler 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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