Tricky Micky Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 15 hours ago, Tone boy said: I used to live in Rubicon. In Alexandra now though. You would be one the the few people to know about Rubicon, other than those that live up this way . It’s a hidden gem Long story, I won't bore you on how I know Rubicon and Rubicon "A" How long you been up that way? It's a beautiful part of the world. As a kid and in to my teenage years I used to stay up that way in the old SEC commission houses in Rubicon A. Used to ride the cable car up the mountain. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussiekraut Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 Mixed Berry Sour 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brauhaus Fritz Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 Opened a “Mystery Stubby” to enjoy after lunch and what an enjoyment it was. ”Old Conckerwood Black Ale” 6 month old, ABV6.1% of rich, malty, dry bitterness. Would I brew it again? Absolutely, the kit is waiting in my garage….. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 2 hours ago, Brauhaus Fritz said: Opened a “Mystery Stubby” to enjoy after lunch and what an enjoyment it was. ”Old Conckerwood Black Ale” 6 month old, ABV6.1% of rich, malty, dry bitterness. Would I brew it again? Absolutely, the kit is waiting in my garage….. Looking good bloke, if I was able to leave a batch for that long mine would be better too, my, how hard it is. This too is a Dark Ale just under 4 weeks old but developing a lovely rich flavour. I need to get some Stout going though as these cooler nights are not going anywhere soon. Cheers. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brauhaus Fritz Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 17 minutes ago, Classic Brewing Co said: Looking good bloke, if I was able to leave a batch for that long mine would be better too, my, how hard it is. This too is a Dark Ale just under 4 weeks old but developing a lovely rich flavour. I need to get some Stout going though as these cooler nights are not going anywhere soon. Cheers. Yeah, I love the dark brews. When I started brewing a year ago I got really hooked on brewing.In the end I had three fermenters going constantly to the stage that I had about 24 milk crates full of all different types of beer. As I store it in a little room under the stairs ( the famous Beer Dungeon) access is hard and some brews get forgotten in the back, so there is always a surprise lurking. Didn’t start a new brew in the last month to lower my stock. It’s hard, cause I am always sooo curious to taste the result. And the forgotten bottles as well, ha, ha 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 (edited) 33 minutes ago, Brauhaus Fritz said: Yeah, I love the dark brews. When I started brewing a year ago I got really hooked on brewing.In the end I had three fermenters going constantly to the stage that I had about 24 milk crates full of all different types of beer. As I store it in a little room under the stairs ( the famous Beer Dungeon) access is hard and some brews get forgotten in the back, so there is always a surprise lurking. Didn’t start a new brew in the last month to lower my stock. It’s hard, cause I am always sooo curious to taste the result. And the forgotten bottles as well, ha, ha So do I, I agree they do build up as much as I try to reduce them however I kept adding fermenters & ended up with 6 & scored a couple more from deceased & no more interested brewers. It starts to get ridiculous as I have 2 x bottle trees, 3 x bench cappers & boxes of asst gear, I suppose I could have said no but then why would I ? Edited April 18, 2022 by Classic Brewing Co 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graculus Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Brauhaus Fritz said: Yeah, I love the dark brews. When I started brewing a year ago I got really hooked on brewing.In the end I had three fermenters going constantly to the stage that I had about 24 milk crates full of all different types of beer. As I store it in a little room under the stairs ( the famous Beer Dungeon) access is hard and some brews get forgotten in the back, so there is always a surprise lurking. Didn’t start a new brew in the last month to lower my stock. It’s hard, cause I am always sooo curious to taste the result. And the forgotten bottles as well, ha, ha I have The Beer Cupboard in my garage. The odd bottle gets left behind sometimes and is found months or years later. I generally bottle 1 or 2 long necks with each brew and they go on the bottom shelf. And let's face it who's going to bend down that far to get a beer? What am I drinking? A Mangrove Jacks Grapefruit IPA. One of those pouchy ones Sorry Coopers, it's lovely. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 My beer cupboard is such that I can't loose any but have decided to put a few away each brew to sample at a later time, now that I have caught up again! Tonight: Coopers Draught, Beautiful 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brauhaus Fritz Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 7 minutes ago, Graculus said: I have The Beer Cupboard in my garage. The odd bottle gets left behind sometimes and is found months or years later. I generally bottle 1 or 2 long necks with each brew and they go on the bottom shelf. And let's face it who's going to bend down that far to get a beer? What am I drinking? A Mangrove Jacks Grapefruit IPA. One of those pouchy ones Sorry Coopers, it's lovely. I had one of those yesterday. I am not a big IPA fan but I like grapefruit? So it looked really intriguing. Mine turned out with an ABV of 6.7%. It’s really thick, heavy and strong. Very nice brew. I stack my brews in milk crates and as I drink and empty the crates I fill some up as mixed crates and put them in the back.Normally I label the bottles or pretend that I remember what it is. That’s how after weeks and months I get the mystery bottle Some brews just age so well 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchBastard Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 New Saison on the pour at home. Had to keg this one as I’m out of bottles. This is the first iteration of this recipe. Pretty basic but trying to find some new or different flavours to build on. 100% pils Styrian Golding at 60 & 30 to 25IBU Belle saison fermented at 18 500g of apricot purée and 1000g of peach purée dosed in towards the end of fermentation. Super dry with the peach and apricot building with each mouthful. 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brauhaus Fritz Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 On 4/18/2022 at 5:49 PM, Graculus said: I have The Beer Cupboard in my garage. The odd bottle gets left behind sometimes and is found months or years later. I generally bottle 1 or 2 long necks with each brew and they go on the bottom shelf. And let's face it who's going to bend down that far to get a beer? What am I drinking? A Mangrove Jacks Grapefruit IPA. One of those pouchy ones Sorry Coopers, it's lovely. Did you try their Mango Pale Ale? It’s nearly as bitter as the IPA , fruity and high ABV, I like it a lot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brauhaus Fritz Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 Sometimes I am amazed how clear some of my brews are without cold crushing (don’t have a fridge yet) This one is a Fritz’ New Hop(e). Brigalow New with NZH-107 dry hopped 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky Micky Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 (edited) Kegged 7 days ago. FWK AG Hop Nation XPA. Still very young and needs a bit more time to mellow I'd say. Big aroma to. Edited April 21, 2022 by Mickep 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 8 minutes ago, Mickep said: Kegged 7 days ago. FWK AG Hop Nation XPA. Still very young and needs a bit more time to mellow I'd say. Big aroma to. Looks beautiful Mick. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graculus Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 22 hours ago, Brauhaus Fritz said: Did you try their Mango Pale Ale? It’s nearly as bitter as the IPA , fruity and high ABV, I like it a lot No, I haven't, but a couple of blokes at work were raving about a Mango beer they'd had in WA and wanted me to make some. Confession time. I have never eaten a mango. 1 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus O'Sean Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 6 hours ago, Mickep said: Kegged 7 days ago. FWK AG Hop Nation XPA. Still very young and needs a bit more time to mellow I'd say. Big aroma to. Did you dry hop that one Mick, or just do it neat? I was eying off that FWK today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky Micky Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 (edited) 9 hours ago, Shamus O'Sean said: Did you dry hop that one Mick, or just do it neat? I was eying off that FWK today. Yes I did Shamus. It comes with packets of Ella and Galaxy hop pellets. The Ella went in as instructed at high Kruasen and the Galaxy went in about 3 days from CCing. It did not specify the duration in the wort so I chose 3 days for each. I note that at around 7 days in the keg this one has a pronounced bitterness in the after taste...it's really pleasant at first though - so I'm hoping that'll smooth out. I am slowly starting to suspect Galaxy hops in a dry hop can lead to some bitterness - I've been noting this with some of the Galaxy additions in other brews....quantity and duration seem to be a factor at least to my taste. Edited April 21, 2022 by Mickep 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tone boy Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 2 hours ago, Mickep said: Yes I did Shamus. It comes with packets of Ella and Galaxy hop pellets. The Ella went in as instructed at high Kruasen and the Galaxy went in about 3 days from CCing. It did not specify the duration in the wort so I chose 3 days for each. I note that at around 7 days in the keg this one has a pronounced bitterness in the after taste...it's really pleasant at first though - so I'm hoping that'll smooth out. I am slowly starting to suspect Galaxy hops in a dry hop can lead to some bitterness - I've been noting this with some of the Galaxy additions in other brews....quantity and duration seem to be a factor at least to my taste. Try it for 24 hours at low temp during CC Mick. I have read some interesting research that suggests that is long enough to extract all the hop flavour without the bitterness. I haven’t done it yet but am keen to see the results. Probably needs a split batch for a side by side comparison though… 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky Micky Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 43 minutes ago, Tone boy said: Try it for 24 hours at low temp during CC Mick. I have read some interesting research that suggests that is long enough to extract all the hop flavour without the bitterness. I haven’t done it yet but am keen to see the results. Probably needs a split batch for a side by side comparison though… Yeah I'll give that a go at CC. I think you're right about the duration though - 3 days might be too long. Galaxy is a wonderful hop (At least in my opinion) but it can impart bitterness even in a dry hop - I think the culprit could be the duration and possibly even the wort temp. As you say I'd need to do a side by side to get an idea. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozdevil Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 14 hours ago, Shamus O'Sean said: Did you dry hop that one Mick, or just do it neat? I was eying off that FWK today. your best dry hopping that fwk its a ripper tasting fwk from grain and grape , i'm seriously thinking of doing this one again 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tone boy Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 4 hours ago, Mickep said: Yeah I'll give that a go at CC. I think you're right about the duration though - 3 days might be too long. Galaxy is a wonderful hop (At least in my opinion) but it can impart bitterness even in a dry hop - I think the culprit could be the duration and possibly even the wort temp From the study it appears to be both wort temp and time: Looking at sensory results rather than just measured hop compounds, the non-stirred pellet hops at just six hours had essentially the same aroma intensity scores compared to day four, again suggesting a short contact time with dry hopping may be enough to get extraction, but perhaps with less polyphenol bitterness. http://scottjanish.com/a-case-for-short-and-cool-dry-hopping/ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky Micky Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 24 minutes ago, Tone boy said: From the study it appears to be both wort temp and time: Looking at sensory results rather than just measured hop compounds, the non-stirred pellet hops at just six hours had essentially the same aroma intensity scores compared to day four, again suggesting a short contact time with dry hopping may be enough to get extraction, but perhaps with less polyphenol bitterness. http://scottjanish.com/a-case-for-short-and-cool-dry-hopping/ I've been reading about this a lot Toner, it's really interesting. I'd love to study up about hop fade as well. I'm wondering too if a hop steep in cooler temps for shorter durations and added to the wort when CC'ing would or could be applied here. I've read before now that the yeast plays some part in the way the hops are extracted / imparted into the wort - so I'm wondering if that has a bearing on how a late cooler hop steep reacts to the wort as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tone boy Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 4 minutes ago, Mickep said: I've been reading about this a lot Toner, it's really interesting. I'd love to study up about hop fade as well. I'm wondering too if a hop steep in cooler temps for shorter durations and added to the wort when CC'ing would or could be applied here. I've read before now that the yeast plays some part in the way the hops are extracted / imparted into the wort - so I'm wondering if that has a bearing on how a late cooler hop steep reacts to the wort as well. I am certainly no expert on this subject, but my hunch is that any hops added during CC will not undergo bio transformation to the same level as hops added while the yeasts is still active. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky Micky Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 42 minutes ago, Tone boy said: I am certainly no expert on this subject, but my hunch is that any hops added during CC will not undergo bio transformation to the same level as hops added while the yeasts is still active. yes and that's why I'm looking at a cooler temperature steep in a coffee plunger or some such and adding that late, as late as just prior to packaging or indeed at the same time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzza Posted April 23, 2022 Author Share Posted April 23, 2022 On 4/14/2022 at 5:45 PM, Hilltop hops said: Real happy with this one. Secret to be shared on the clarity - is v good HH well done mate @Hilltop hops ! Did you use any finings at all? Time in the keg? Floating dip-tubes? Filter? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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