What Are You Drinking in 2022?

[Classic Brewing Co]

I am enjoying this lovely weather outside & then one of the Neighbour's turns up, but that's OK it is all about sharing & enjoying so that's a good thing. Bring on the Summer. 

[Pints]

28 minutes ago, Classic Brewing Co said:

I am enjoying this lovely weather outside & then one of the Neighbour's turns up, but that's OK it is all about sharing & enjoying so that's a good thing. Bring on the Summer. 

Where's Annie

[ben 10]

4 hours ago, Brauhaus Fritz said:

Great beer

 

4 hours ago, Aussiekraut said:

It is a lovely beer, BL’s BW.

Thanks! Kind words from those who know the real thing.

[ben 10]

38 minutes ago, Classic Brewing Co said:

Bring on the Summer. 

Well into it here

[DavidM]

My last from this batch (well I had three but their gone now), one of my better Pale Ale's, will have to do this again.

A cracker of an afternoon sitting in the sun on the balcony, after Golf, sucking hard on a few Beer's

Life is good.

[Classic Brewing Co]

1 hour ago, Pints said:

Where's Annie

She would be down the road, 2 houses down, so That's probably a good thing. She is a good neighbour though.

[Brauhaus Fritz]

First try of my Coopers Vintage Ale 22. It is darker than the Original ( so was my Regency Park Ale), nice hoppy bitter, less floral and fresh than the original, 14 days in the bottle. My wife prefers it, I like the real thing more, it’s more complex. Let’s see later how it will taste after 15 days.

[Brauhaus Fritz]

Didn't get around to try the Vintage Ale again on day 15, but had a Smugglers Special Ale, it's ok, but by next weekend it will be better, still a bit flat.

[DavidM]

New Batch of Pale Ale:

Very Nice, Too Easy to Drink..

Dry hoped with Pride of Ringwood 

[Shamus O'Sean]

1 hour ago, DavidM said:

New Batch of Pale Ale:

Very Nice, Too Easy to Drink..

Dry hoped with Pride of Ringwood 

What do you think of the PoR dry hop, David?  What are its features?  I have never done a PoR dry hop.  It can be one of the less expensive hops.  So it might be a good way to get some cheaper aroma into a beer.

[Classic Brewing Co]

54 minutes ago, Shamus O'Sean said:

What do you think of the PoR dry hop, David?  What are its features?  I have never done a PoR dry hop.  It can be one of the less expensive hops.  So it might be a good way to get some cheaper aroma into a beer.

I use a lot of POR & I have dry hopped a few times, it really does bring something to the beer, as you know Coopers use it in the commercial version of Pale Ale.

Edited November 7, 2022 by Classic Brewing Co

[Shamus O'Sean]

9 hours ago, Classic Brewing Co said:

I use a lot of POR & I have dry hopped a few times, it really does bring something to the beer, as you know Coopers use it in the commercial version of Pale Ale.

Yes.  But I don't think they dry hop their staple beers with it though.

[DavidM]

10 hours ago, Shamus O'Sean said:

What do you think of the PoR dry hop, David?  What are its features?  I have never done a PoR dry hop.  It can be one of the less expensive hops.  So it might be a good way to get some cheaper aroma into a beer.

I'm still playing with Hops, I'm not scientific enough to give you a detailed answer

This one was dry hoped late, day 6, bottled day 8.

Awhile back I dry hoped PoR early and left it for 5 days, not so good.

My more normal use is to add PoR at Flameout and let sit for 20min. also good.

Hope that helps

[Classic Brewing Co]

22 minutes ago, DavidM said:

I'm still playing with Hops, I'm not scientific enough to give you a detailed answer

This one was dry hoped late, day 6, bottled day 8.

Awhile back I dry hoped PoR early and left it for 5 days, not so good.

My more normal use is to add PoR at Flameout and let sit for 20min. also good.

Hope that helps

David this is not meant to be criticism but I am curious why you would bottle a Pale Ale at day 8.

My personal opinion is Pale Ale is best left for 14 days as it seems to develop more flavour/body & also clear up significantly.

I realise Pale Ale is meant to be hazy, but I am finding mine has been clearing up even more in the bottle, more so with kegging.

I have found the various forms of hopping differ & also the length of time in the FV make a difference in the flavour as even with little as 24 hours some aromatics will have been released into the beer, changing its flavour profile. After 72 hours, all of the essential oils will have been released from the hops. The longer hops stay in the mixture, the more the flavour profile changes as the oils continue to diffuse into the beer. 

I found this article to be very helpful.

https://learningtohomebrew.com/how-long-should-you-dry-hop-bag-pellets-whole/

[Classic Brewing Co]

1 hour ago, Shamus O'Sean said:

Yes.  But I don't think they dry hop their staple beers with it though.

For sure, I agree.

[Tricky Micky]

14 hours ago, DavidM said:

New Batch of Pale Ale:

Very Nice, Too Easy to Drink..

Dry hoped with Pride of Ringwood 

David @DavidM, what was the quantity of POR you used? Cheers.

[Cult Of One]

On 11/1/2022 at 8:39 PM, Malter White said:

I really loved that hairstyle. Unfortunately I no longer have the assets to do it now. 

Back in those days I owned a hairdressing salon near an army base (ASR Bendigo) and I can do a flat top in my sleep as a result of doing about 30 each day before parade for the enlisted blokes. When I moved to Melbourne I got a few of the "security"  boys from the inner north many of whom made the news as flat top clients. 

[Malter White]

3 hours ago, Cult Of One said:

Back in those days I owned a hairdressing salon near an army base (ASR Bendigo) and I can do a flat top in my sleep as a result of doing about 30 each day before parade for the enlisted blokes. When I moved to Melbourne I got a few of the "security"  boys from the inner north many of whom made the news as flat top clients. 

My barber was a guy named Michael. He had very steady hands and did my flat top free hand ie. without a comb as a guide. Which I thought was rather skillful, especially when you consider he had slightly crossed eyes.
I also liked the sign in the shop window - TWO CHAIRS, NO WAITING. And of course I'd walk in and there'd be a couple of blokes getting a haircut and one or two waiting. 

[DavidM]

8 hours ago, Classic Brewing Co said:

David this is not meant to be criticism but I am curious why you would bottle a Pale Ale at day 8.

My personal opinion is Pale Ale is best left for 14 days as it seems to develop more flavour/body & also clear up significantly.

I realise Pale Ale is meant to be hazy, but I am finding mine has been clearing up even more in the bottle, more so with kegging.

I have found the various forms of hopping differ & also the length of time in the FV make a difference in the flavour as even with little as 24 hours some aromatics will have been released into the beer, changing its flavour profile. After 72 hours, all of the essential oils will have been released from the hops. The longer hops stay in the mixture, the more the flavour profile changes as the oils continue to diffuse into the beer. 

I found this article to be very helpful.

https://learningtohomebrew.com/how-long-should-you-dry-hop-bag-pellets-whole/

No Worries, I've found that most of the brews I do are finished at around day 5, I let them sit till 8 or 9 even 14.  But I find no difference.

Most of my brew are also a Mid Strength at around the 4.2-4.5 (That's a Light for some of You here)

Usually the day I bottle is the Rest day after Golf, so I brew/bottle Thursday and Sunday, depending on what else is going on, so my timing varies.

Clear beer was never my aim but as you can see this beer above is very clear (not as clear as some of the Lager's and Pilsner we see).

Still learning and with hops I'm just guessing, I've done long dry hops and short, some good some not, Flameout is easier, then short hop late. But i'm still trying different things.

I've read a lot and some of it I can follow but others I'm lost..

 

[DavidM]

7 hours ago, Mickep said:

David @DavidM, what was the quantity of POR you used? Cheers.

Hi, this one had 15g Galaxy (end of a Packet) with a 5 minute boil and 20 min rest.

Dry hoped with 30g PoR for two days at the end.

[jennyss]

2 hours ago, DavidM said:

most of the brews I do are finished at around day 5

That is interesting @DavidM, I am finding the same thing with my extract brews : several times now I have checked the SG at day 3 or 4 out of interest, and found that the brew is just about done!

[Pints]

Morgans stout with dark liquid malt and 750 wheat malt, 250g brown sugar. Rich, smooth, strong 

 

[stquinto]

Quite an old Brew A- several months old. The alcohol burn is mellowing out but it’s quite darker than the pictures in the recipe. Really nice drop.
Followed by a Duvel AG clone, but bottled with some F2 yeast. Not Duvel, too malty. I’m thinking of kegging most brews and bottling some with a pressure gun thingie. Anyway, that’s for another day

Edited November 8, 2022 by stquinto
Typo

[Tricky Micky]

15 hours ago, DavidM said:

(That's a Light for some of You here)

[Malter White]

3 hours ago, stquinto said:

Quite an old Brew A- several months old. The alcohol burn is mellowing out but it’s quite darker than the pictures in the recipe. Really nice drop.
Followed by a Duvel AG clone, but bottled with some F2 yeast. Not Duvel, too malty. I’m thinking of kegging most brews and bottling some with a pressure gun thingie. Anyway, that’s for another day

I love the Brew A but it's never lasted several months at my place. Do you think the aging improved it markedly, @stquinto?