Classic Brewing Co Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 24 minutes ago, Classic Brewing Co said: Update on the doomed AG brew - American Pale Ale, this is the one that I had dramas with on brew day & 14 days later I thought it was a tipper or even worse infected. I am happy to report after 6 days in the keg at 10psi it is not full carbonated but actually tastes really nice, it remains to be seen if it will stay that way given the treatment it was given due to my faux pas. There are no off flavors or anything bad about it. I may have dodged a bullet here. I am hoping it will improve until I start my next All Grain Brew. 3rd pour is telling me this is a nice beer. AG is the best - just get it right. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pale Man Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 16 minutes ago, Classic Brewing Co said: 3rd pour is telling me this is a nice beer. AG is the best - just get it right. Once you really get it right, you wont know whats hit you 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmar92 Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 23 minutes ago, Classic Brewing Co said: 3rd pour is telling me this is a nice beer. AG is the best - just get it right. And to think that you contemplated chucking it - twice!! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 11 minutes ago, kmar92 said: And to think that you contemplated chucking it - twice!! I know but if it wasn't for yourself, Hoppy & Shamus guiding me through this AG adventure I may well could have. So, thanks guys it just goes to show what a tight knit friendly community we have here. Cheers Phil 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 23 minutes ago, Pale Man said: Once you really get it right, you wont know whats hit you Thanks @Pale Man you have always been a great caring helpful sorta guy & I appreciate it. Cheers. BTW, get your apostrophes in order bloke. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSands Posted May 5, 2023 Share Posted May 5, 2023 As is so often the case, nicely presented in a "beer-clean" glass. To be fair though, I think the bubbles clinging to the side of the glass are quite photogenic. I'm down to the last few bottles of this Wakatu Golden ale... a nice Summer brew that never actually go drunk in anything remotely resembling a Summer. It's barely stopped raining here since before Xmas! 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pale Man Posted May 5, 2023 Share Posted May 5, 2023 3 hours ago, BlackSands said: As is so often the case, nicely presented in a "beer-clean" glass. To be fair though, I think the bubbles clinging to the side of the glass are quite photogenic. I'm down to the last few bottles of this Wakatu Golden ale... a nice Summer brew that never actually go drunk in anything remotely resembling a Summer. It's barely stopped raining here since before Xmas! Looks a lovely beer Sands, yes the bubbles are sticking but with a pale coloured and clear beer makes it look good. That head is a tell-tale, nice and fluffy. Nice work, have a few hours off!!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheap Charlie Posted May 6, 2023 Share Posted May 6, 2023 High Flying Sabro American Pale Ale - FWK from Beermonster Brewery (LHBS). 5.8%, after 3 months in the bottle it's a different beer, hard to describe as I haven't had a beer like this before. Very light on the malt taste, but very full bodied. The hops shine on this one, giving a woodsy sort of taste with not too much bittering on the backend. The brew is not crystal clear, but there is no yeast in there after 3 months which leads me to believe it was made with some wheat. A very different brew, I can't compare it to any commercial beer on the market. I like this brew! 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted May 6, 2023 Share Posted May 6, 2023 36 minutes ago, Cheap Charlie said: High Flying Sabro American Pale Ale Looks pretty good, nice to find something different now & again. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted May 6, 2023 Share Posted May 6, 2023 Coopers Pale Ale Last of the batch and it's as good as it Looks! Happy Birthday Pints @Pints Cheers 12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pints Posted May 6, 2023 Share Posted May 6, 2023 19 minutes ago, DavidM said: Coopers Pale Ale Last of the batch and it's as good as it Looks! Happy Birthday Pints @Pints Cheers Thanks Davo smashing pint as always cheers 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmar92 Posted May 6, 2023 Share Posted May 6, 2023 2 hours ago, DavidM said: Coopers Pale Ale Last of the batch and it's as good as it Looks! Happy Birthday Pints @Pints Cheers Looks great @DavidM 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 I am having a beer out of the keg with a mate, this is the one that I thought I had messed up - AG APA. It is getting nicer each day, so the AG XPA is on for tomorrow. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBillett09 Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 First try of the Eclipse Galaxy Aus Pale Ale after 16 days in the bottle. Pretty full on being quite new, the pine from the eclipse is noticeable but the Galaxy has the center stage I think. Hopefully with a couple more weeks it’ll mature better and even out. A tad more bitter than I planned due to accidentally boiling the hops I meant to steep haha but overall great mouthfeel and carbonation, nice PA colour and will clear a bit as it’s stored longer and in the fridge. Definitely one to try again and improve the technique again. Keen to hear how @Shamus O'Seans version comes out too! 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennyss Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 (edited) I'm currently enjoying my brew of Coopers Brew A IPA. Despite lack of head it still has OK carbonation and a yummy quite 'rich', but still dry and a bit hoppy taste. I am trying the Coopers XP as my 'supplementary' beer. It is not as strong as I expected, but I won't say anything else, as I criticized the James Squire Hop Thief which I now like a lot! My husband opened the first bottle of his latest brew last night - a WW draught with dextrose.....and a 12g bag of Galaxy steeped and added at mixing time. He liked it a lot. Next he's going to try BE2 instead of dextrose! His supplementary beers are cans of Tooheys New. We are enjoying our brewing adventure. Brew No. 22 will be in the fermenter very soon. Edited May 8, 2023 by jennyss 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pale Man Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 10 hours ago, jennyss said: I'm currently enjoying my brew of Coopers Brew A IPA. Despite lack of head it still has OK carbonation and a yummy quite 'rich', but still dry and a bit hoppy taste. I am trying the Coopers XP as my 'supplementary' beer. It is not as strong as I expected, but I won't say anything else, as I criticized the James Squire Hop Thief which I now like a lot! My husband opened the first bottle of his latest brew last night - a WW draught with dextrose.....and a 12g bag of Galaxy steeped and added at mixing time. He liked it a lot. Next he's going to try BE2 instead of dextrose! His supplementary beers are cans of Tooheys New. We are enjoying our brewing adventure. Brew No. 22 will be in the fermenter very soon. Looks very tasty @jennyss , nothing wrong with the head on that. Looks like it will last the distance of the beer. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stickers Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 ostensibly the exact same fwk and nottingham yeast as my last beer but this time i dry hopped with 70g of amarillo and the flavour is different to when i used the zamba hop i've used amarillo a bit but struggle to describe it, doesn't have a tropical twang like the zamba or a citrus quenchy like cascade but i do like it a lot 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kegory Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 6 minutes ago, Stickers said: ostensibly the exact same fwk and nottingham yeast as my last beer but this time i dry hopped with 70g of amarillo and the flavour is different to when i used the zamba hop i've used amarillo a bit but struggle to describe it, doesn't have a tropical twang like the zamba or a citrus quenchy like cascade but i do like it a lot Are you doing FLASHes? Fwk pLus A Single dry Hop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stickers Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 Just now, Kegory said: Are you doing FLASHes? Fwk pLus A Single dry Hop. not intentionally but it is helping narrow down the flavours a bit just using the one. i stockpiled on hops earlier in the year and have some overhang from last year so it's more an 'aha what's in the stockpile' decision when using an FWK and saves me using the scales too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 The AG brew from a week ago is really nice now so I have to get the next one on ASAP, such a nice clean taste, better than any k & k I have done in the past. Not having to worry about sugar or carb drops & bottling, then waiting for 2-4 weeks to try it is a real bonus. Make it, cube it, ferment it & keg it - then drink it without all of the waiting, works for me. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 After a few Pales, it was time to try a Dark My version of Coopers SMOTY Ale Tried one about a month ago, but it needed more time, it's better, will leave it longer. Very smooth to drink, I think this will be good by winter. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brauhaus Fritz Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 21 minutes ago, DavidM said: After a few Pales, it was time to try a Dark My version of Coopers SMOTY Ale Tried one about a month ago, but it needed more time, it's better, will leave it longer. Very smooth to drink, I think this will be good by winter. Yeah, did one of those before, it was really nice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stquinto Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 Coopers Vintage 22. My oh my! About 8 months in the bottle… Wow! 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kegory Posted May 10, 2023 Share Posted May 10, 2023 1 hour ago, stquinto said: Coopers Vintage 22. My oh my! About 8 months in the bottle… Wow! Wow, alright. I've never actually tasted a Coopers Vintage. Up until very recently when I started browsing through the Recipes section I didn't know that it was a different beer every year. All those beers I've missed out on I guess I'll just have to brew some for myself now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iBooz2 Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 Happy belated Birthday @Pints , I just caught up with this thread, so hope it was a good one bloke. - Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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