RDT2 Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Itinerant Peasant said: Wow Yum @RDT2 and yes agree w SOS @Shamus O'Sean amazing colour! Just beautiful! What were your Malts? I used 20grams of carafa iii which was 0.4% of the grist. Sorry deleted part of your question which was what was the %of the grist Edited March 29, 2022 by RDT2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchBastard Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 Sampled my vintage ale two nights ago. No photo as it didn’t look like much in the glass. Carbonation wasn’t where it needed to be yet. I primed them low (2.2vols) so wasn’t expecting a big frothy boy but more time was certainly what’s needed. I was more so sampling for flavour more than anything. Actually really happy with how it’s turned out and it’s only 3 weeks in the bottle. Toffee/burnt caramel up front, malt at the back, few complexities that are there but will develop over their coming months. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenyinthewestofsydney Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 Duvel clone. About 8 months in the bottle. Beautiful beer and so easy to make. 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDT2 Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 6 minutes ago, Greenyinthewestofsydney said: Duvel clone. About 8 months in the bottle. Beautiful beer and so easy to make. Nice beer just needs a flake sticking out the top! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenyinthewestofsydney Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 1 minute ago, RDT2 said: Nice beer just needs a flake sticking out the top! Yeah for whatever reason these beers made with WY1388 always go the cappuccino/Mr whippy head. Every batch seems to do this. No idea why. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmar92 Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 21 minutes ago, Greenyinthewestofsydney said: Duvel clone. About 8 months in the bottle. Beautiful beer and so easy to make. Looks great, care to share the recipe? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenyinthewestofsydney Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 6 minutes ago, kmar92 said: Looks great, care to share the recipe? Sure mate. 9.5L batch so you will have to scale it. The mineral additions will obviously vary depending on your water profile. Other than that a simple beer. Pilsener and dextrose. The key is the yeast and the fermentation temps. Start low about 18c and raise to the mid 20s about a degree everyday. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDT2 Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 KB lager whilst watching the Warne service RIP Warnie, great memories 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 My last English Bitter, I wasn't sure when I first tasted it but I like it now! It will be a regular over Winter. (Last Night) 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 7 minutes ago, DavidM said: My last English Bitter, I wasn't sure when I first tasted it but I like it now! It will be a regular over Winter. (Last Night) Looks good David, my Coopers English Bitter will be ready to try in a couple of days so I am looking forward to it. Cheers. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 I'm drinking my Eisbock. Finished a 2000 word essay I started yesterday.... so I am done 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 55 minutes ago, interceptor said: I'm drinking my Eisbock. Finished a 2000 word essay I started yesterday.... so I am done Did you have to amend the Gettysburg Address ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 Just now, Classic Brewing Co said: Did you have to amend the Gettysburg Address ? Nope, I am doing a degree that gets me a 20k+ payrise at work. I hate the degree - am on subject 18 of 24 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 1 minute ago, interceptor said: Nope, I am doing a degree that gets me a 20k+ payrise at work. I hate the degree - am on subject 18 of 24 Nice, go for it, good luck. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 Well the airlock just started it's business on yesterdays first ever AG brew so I thought why not have another bottle of this delightful Real Ale. The brew is an American Pale Ale so I hope it is as good as this. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 9 minutes ago, Classic Brewing Co said: Well the airlock just started it's business on yesterdays first ever AG brew Hell YEAH!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 25 minutes ago, interceptor said: Hell YEAH!!!! It means it could be beer I made I think it could be a lower ABV as I didn't allow for water loss in the boil & had to top it up checking the levels but our good friend @Itinerant Peasanthas put me on the right track for next time. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 5 minutes ago, Classic Brewing Co said: I think it could be a lower ABV as I didn't allow for water loss in the boil Don't top up. Get less beer with more alcohol. DO a dry run with just water to check your boil off, assume @Itinerant Peasant has put you on the corrrect paaaaaath 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 2 minutes ago, interceptor said: Don't top up. Get less beer with more alcohol. DO a dry run with just water to check your boil off, assume @Itinerant Peasant has put you on the corrrect paaaaaath Yes he has & I understand now what I should have done, he has shown me the corrrect paaaaaath I do agree with you though it's better to have a full bodied beer than something a bit light on. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussiekraut Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 26 minutes ago, Classic Brewing Co said: It means it could be beer I made I think it could be a lower ABV as I didn't allow for water loss in the boil & had to top it up checking the levels but our good friend @Itinerant Peasanthas put me on the right track for next time. The thing is that the boil off rate seems to vary from brewer to brewer. I usually get about 4l boil off per hour but others using the same system get less. In the end, I don't care as I know my system and how it works for me, so I brew accordingly. You will figure things out as you go and create your own method of doing things. Congrats to the first AG brew. The beers will get better as you progress and learn. Once you figured things out, you can pump out consistent beers. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzza Posted March 31, 2022 Author Share Posted March 31, 2022 35 minutes ago, Classic Brewing Co said: put me on the right track for next time. 29 minutes ago, interceptor said: put you on the corrrect paaaaaath 8 minutes ago, Aussiekraut said: The beers will get better as you progress and learn Aaaah there are so many different paths to the Top of the Mountain on the BBJ ; ) 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 24 minutes ago, Aussiekraut said: The thing is that the boil off rate seems to vary from brewer to brewer. I usually get about 4l boil off per hour but others using the same system get less. In the end, I don't care as I know my system and how it works for me, so I brew accordingly. You will figure things out as you go and create your own method of doing things. Congrats to the first AG brew. The beers will get better as you progress and learn. Once you figured things out, you can pump out consistent beers. Cheers for that AK, I was pretty stoked about getting through it with a few minor hiccups but then we have this wonderful forum of talented, experienced & helpful brewers. This is totally a new direction for me but I can clearly see now that I will improve on techniques & find ways to conquer the whole process. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDT2 Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 (edited) I am very happy I now have nitro! Problem is I don’t have anything to serve on nitro. So I thought I’ll just break every lager enthusiasts heart. I’ve put my Munich Dunkel on nitro which has been in the keg for 3 days. It’s pretty good bit like Kilkenny. I going to brew a stout tomorrow Edited March 31, 2022 by RDT2 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iBooz2 Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, interceptor said: I'm drinking my Eisbock. Finished a 2000 word essay I started yesterday.... so I am done @interceptor you mean to say you do all your one liner's here on this forum and keep the 2000 word essays for someone else? You floozy. Edited March 31, 2022 by iBooz2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iBooz2 Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 4 hours ago, Classic Brewing Co said: Well the airlock just started it's business on yesterdays first ever AG brew so I thought why not have another bottle of this delightful Real Ale. So no longer and AG virgin huh? Well done Phil, look forward to reports and tasting notes on this one and others down the track - cheers. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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