weggl Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Scott, how was te EB with the Molasses? I've just made one with golden syrup, hope it turns out ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossm Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 ....what's a "mollydooka?'....They still do Paul but Col doesn't run the show anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trusty1 Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 ....what's a "mollydooka?'....They still do Paul but Col doesn't run the show anymore. a lefty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossm Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 LEFTY!...No way mate, if I was any further to the right I would be Tony Abbotts' right hand man!....[lol] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trusty1 Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 LEFTY!...No way mate' date=' if I was any further to the right I would be Tony Abbotts' right hand man!....[lol'] I picked that from another post, you want to get rid of that left handed putter then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossm Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 Ah Trusty, you're mixing me up with Greg! I don't know how to post a photo!....much less use a putter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregT5 Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 Trusty, sorry, I'm the guilty mollydooka[lol] I was attempting to educate Weggl about the difference between a pewter mug & a putter, which Ross had attempted (unsuccessfully) By the way there is nothing wrong with playing golf left-handed...if you look at it we are the ones who stand on the "right" side of the ball[cool] Weggl, I didn't understand your post. The only glass in the photo is the windows of the car in the background[roll] Having said that this thread has veered seriously off track. Lets get back to the topic[biggrin] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weggl Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 Greg, which glass do you think i was speaking about. PLASTIC CUPS don't break windows or hurt referees. Get it?[roll] What was the topic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregT5 Posted April 3, 2011 Share Posted April 3, 2011 Couldn't wait any longer. Had to try my first stout made to Pauls toucan recipe. It's only been in the bottle 4 weeks. If it improves from this it will be absolutely brilliant in winter. Thanks Paul for the recipe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty A Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Greg, It improves remarkably. I couldnt believe that it could get any better but I had alot of people having ago at the homebrew until they tried it. We ended up traveling back to my joint to drink the rest that was in the fridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott1525228380 Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Scott' date=' how was te EB with the Molasses? I've just made one with golden syrup, hope it turns out ok. [/quote'] I think it would rate as one of my fav brews [love] . I was hoping to lay some down but for a few months - but I drank them all. [devil] That said I have another batch in the FV now so... maybe this time. [biggrin] Nice rich dark colour, lots of flavour very smooth. I'm struggling to define the taste - If you have every tried (an english beer) Theakstons 'Old Peculiar', reminds me of that. Golden syrup - thats interesting, I imagine that is going to be quite sweet (?) Gold luck, would be interested to hear how it turns out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Scott, yeast usually ferments golden syrup completely, leaving no residual sugar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Eh!L Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 scott, you really have to brew more beer.[devil] i'll tell you, i was a "brew one drink one" kinda' guy for the past 7 years of brewing until i got serious (went crazy[crying] ) about it this winter (14 brews since new year[smile] [sideways]) . the beer really needs some time. it's hard to keep ahead of myself.[biggrin] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty A Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Yep, definately need a pipeline of beer going. Speaking of which I have 2 fermenters running full steam ahead to fill my latest bottle collection from a fellow homebrewer who has given up (15 milkcrates full of longnecks). The only issue is all of them have old labels on them that I have to scrub off. Should be nice and happy when all the bottles are full. I also have left myself a treat from 6 months ago, I brewed my second coopers beer (A Sparkling Ale) which was brilliant after 2 months and quickly disappeared, but I was clever enough to save one of them which I had conveniently placed in a 1.5 L Grolsch bottle which will be gone soon. I decided to save it for my daughters first birthday and I guess I will enjoy it with her company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Eh!L Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 matty, good score on the bottles. make sure the insides are clean don't worry about scrubbing the outsides. the labels will come off eventually[bandit] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Waters Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 I've given up cleaning off labels but my old method was pretty easy. Just fill a plastic 60L garbage bin with bottles, some bleach and water and just leave them (days or weeks). Then just sit down with a scouring pad and give them a quick scrub and a rinse - then leave them to dry. Whatever residual glue that is left after the soaking phase will come of easily with the scourer (even a cloth will do). It'll take less than 30 mins (not including soaking of course). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Here is a pic of my Unreal Ale. Bottled 10 Feb so it is still a bit young. Schooner glass nicked from a pub in Byron Bay. I think my next Unreal Ale will have a hop addition, maybe Fuggles or EK Golding to keep within an English style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty A Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 I've given up cleaning off labels but my old method was pretty easy. Just fill a plastic 60L garbage bin with bottles' date=' some bleach and water and just leave them (days or weeks). Then just sit down with a scouring pad and give them a quick scrub and a rinse - then leave them to dry. Whatever residual glue that is left after the soaking phase will come of easily with the scourer (even a cloth will do). It'll take less than 30 mins (not including soaking of course).[/quote'] Same way as I do it. I have also done 3/4 of the bottles so I am most of the way there but yes I will be very busy brewing the pipeline, that makes 32 milkcrates all up, so I will have a decent pipeline[biggrin] I like the bottles Robbo. I purchased a couple of cases worth of them and have had trouble with them actually. My main problem is that some of them (1 or 2 out of every batch) doesn't seal properly. Hopefully they just needed to be broken in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Matty, I like the flip-top bottles too... and have had the same problem with the seals. I bottle into flip-tops and PET. I have found that storing them upside down when carbonating helps. On my bottles, the air appears to escape through the top between the red silicone seal and the white stopper (not between the seal and the glass. My theory is that once that pressure has built up the seal does its job. I have persisted with the flip-tops as I love the champagne style pop when opening. And they look more impressive than PET when taking brews around to a mates place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty A Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 I would be thinking that having them upside down would make the yeast stick to the top of the bottle. Maybe I should just experiment with a few but I was hoping that it was that the o-ring wasnt in the correct shape yet and after the first run they might be ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossm Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 ..just a point of interest, when I go south to where I can buy longnecks, I usually get a box of Coopers stout longnecks, mainly for the bottles but it is good fun emptying them as well! I use one of the brew cans, stand the bottle in it and fill the bottle and tin with water to soak the label off, uses much less water and space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Yeast does stick to the top of the bottle, that is why there is a cloudy appearance to my beer (well that's the story I'm sticking with!!!). I reckon you could give each one a swirl and then store them right way up so the yeast will settle... I have been meaning to try that actually to increase the clarity of my brews. I actually don't mind cloudy beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty A Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 matty, good score on the bottles. make sure the insides are clean don't worry about scrubbing the outsides. the labels will come off eventually[bandit] I have to bottle scrubber out on every bottle. They are fairly old (I think some are over 10 years old) but they still look fairly reasonable. Will be bottling my next Vintage Ale using Cascade hops into these bad boys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty A Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Yeast does stick to the top of the bottle, that is why there is a cloudy appearance to my beer (well that's the story I'm sticking with!!!). I reckon you could give each one a swirl and then store them right way up so the yeast will settle... I have been meaning to try that actually to increase the clarity of my brews. I actually don't mind cloudy beer. I will have to give it a look at with my next batch. I don't mind cloudy beers either, most people normally pour the last cm of beer down the sink when they pour. All of my beer goes into the glass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Waters Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 I often use grolsch bottles and have the same problem of the odd one being flat. Robbo - Instead of storing them upside down and having sediment at the top you could just put something heavy on top of them (bricks?) until they carbonate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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