stquinto Posted July 27 Share Posted July 27 This is my second batch of the Botanical. I used an Original Pale Ale tin as the base, and threw in 48g of Centennial in with the juniper berries. It was kegged on 5/7. My oh my, what a beautiful drop! This will be on the recurring list, that’s for sure 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 7 hours ago, stquinto said: This is my second batch of the Botanical. I used an Original Pale Ale tin as the base, and threw in 48g of Centennial in with the juniper berries. It was kegged on 5/7. My oh my, what a beautiful drop! This will be on the recurring list, that’s for sure What a beauty Stquinta, lovely colour, nice head. You know the drill. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stquinto Posted July 28 Share Posted July 28 Pezzza’s Pilly Larger, been a few months in the keg. Lovely drop! Beautiful clarity too, the polyclar works a treat. Since I left ot so long I could probably done without it. I am more than aware that plassie powder in foodstuff can’t be good but to hell with it, the ship’s long sailed on healthy consumption for me 8 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tilpants Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 My attempt at the BlackBeard Schwarzbier Coopers Recipe, came out heavier than I expected, tastes a bit boozy but pretty good after only a couple of weeks at crash temp. Plan is to get a keg, and transfer it and let it age a bit (to hopefully mellow it out) so I can get the next brew under way. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herbal Alchemy. Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 (edited) Ginger Ninja!! Cinnamon & clove Spiced Ginger beer, does pair well with Thai & Mexican food. Edited July 30 by Herbal Alchemy. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple B Brewing Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 3 hours ago, Herbal Alchemy. said: Ginger Ninja!! Cinnamon & clove Spiced Ginger beer, does pair well with Thai & Mexican food. WooHOO that looks the goods Do you have a recipe to share @Herbal Alchemy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDT2 Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 West Coast IPA good beer nice bitter bite! 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted July 30 Share Posted July 30 22 minutes ago, RDT2 said: West Coast IPA good beer nice bitter bite! Yum. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 On 7/28/2024 at 2:48 AM, stquinto said: This is my second batch of the Botanical. Looks amazing 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 Pale with Cryo Pop hops..... WOW 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple B Brewing Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 2 hours ago, ben 10 said: Pale with Cryo Pop hops..... WOW YUM !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herbal Alchemy. Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 (edited) @Triple B Brewing Hey mate it's a working progress but this what I've used for most recent batch. 20 litre batch / abv 4.9% ●Morgans ginger beer. 1 kg of CSR raw sugar. .500g of dextrose. (Have used dme, in past but I personally don't like a gb to malty) ●Steeped. .250gs of light crystal @ 65° for 30 minutes. * (I generally grab whatever crystal grain I have available at the time, I've used light,medium & dark crystal even carared. I use it for body & head retention more then colour or sweetness, although it no doubt adds a bit of both). ●Crush, grind & Boil. 5 cinnamon sticks 15gs of cloves (yeah it's a lot but I love the flavour!) Star anise 1 table spoon of ginger root extract Yeast nutrient Nottingham yeast. This is the recipe I used from 6 weeks ago when brewed, but I mix up ingredients depending on availability. Edited July 31 by Herbal Alchemy. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triple B Brewing Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 3 hours ago, Herbal Alchemy. said: @Triple B Brewing Hey mate it's a working progress but this what I've used for most recent batch. 20 litre batch / abv 4.9% ●Morgans ginger beer. 1 kg of CSR raw sugar. .500g of dextrose. (Have used dme, in past but I personally don't like a gb to malty) ●Steeped. .250gs of light crystal @ 65° for 30 minutes. * (I generally grab whatever crystal grain I have available at the time, I've used light,medium & dark crystal even carared. I use it for body & head retention more then colour or sweetness, although it no doubt adds a bit of both). ●Crush, grind & Boil. 5 cinnamon sticks 15gs of cloves (yeah it's a lot but I love the flavour!) Star anise 1 table spoon of ginger root extract Yeast nutrient Nottingham yeast. This is the recipe I used from 6 weeks ago when brewed, but I mix up ingredients depending on availability. Hey @Herbal Alchemy., thanks for that. Last summer, after making a successful non alcoholic version of an old recipe created from a GB plant for the grand kids for Christmas, I thought I'd try makin a alcoholic version using the same recipe and adding yeast (and a few grown up spices) to brew out all those (wasted) sugars. Here's what I added and mixed into the home made ginger beer plant (as per the GB plant recipe attached below); Ginger Beer.pdf Ingredients: • 4 cups sugar • 4 cups boiling water • All the liquid from Ginger Plant • 3 X tablespoons (25g) Powdered Ginger • Juice of 4 lemons (medium sized) • 1 X star anise, • 1 X teaspoon nutmeg, • 1 X teaspoon of cardamom powder • 1 X teaspoon of cinnamon • 1 X chilli cut in half (lengthways - seeds left in) • 28 cups cold water (7 litres) • 800 grams of white table sugar 1 X SafCider AB-1 Fermentation Notes: OG 1.04 Pitched yeast at 22 degrees. Brewed for 5 days at 20 degrees. SG was 1.03 after 5 days. Raised to 24 degrees on the 5th day. SG was 1.02 after 7 days. Raised temp to 25.5 on the 7th day. SG was 1.002 on the 9th day. FG 1.002 ABV 5% Secondary Fermentation Used 2 teaspoons of white sugar in 1.25 litre PET bottles - Resulted in extremely good carbonation. Poor to nil head retention Unfortunately, it was not well received, it was lacking in ginger flavour and extremely dry. I still have a couple of bottles "maturing", so I'll see what old man time has done to those this summer (if its anything like he's done to me, it's bound to be a catastrophe ). I quite like the idea of adding some steeped crystal malt, that would definitely help with producing and retaining a good head on the dispensed sustenance . I also think if I had used at least twice as much fresh ginger (minced) instead of the 25g of powdered ginger in with the extract from the GB plant, I would have been much closer to the outcome I was hoping for. Thanks for sharing your recipe cobber, it has spurred me on to try again I reckon. Cheers, ta some home made bitey, sparklin' fizzy goodness eh 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herbal Alchemy. Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 @Triple B Brewing Hey mate, at $50 plus dollars a kilo for ginger these days id be reluctant to brew a GB from scratch, for me its easier & cheaper to trick the kit out. I just wonder if your recipe might benefit by adding 500g - 1kg of dme + crystal & an ale yeast of your choice, certainly your spice blend has inspired me to try adding more from the spice rack next visit. Cheers mate. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussiekraut Posted July 31 Author Share Posted July 31 15 hours ago, ben 10 said: Pale with Cryo Pop hops..... WOW So you reckon they're worth it? I was thinking of giving it a try. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 5 minutes ago, Aussiekraut said: So you reckon they're worth it? I do, the beer is dank.... orangey.... so good... very impressed. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzza Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 Bier - I think my mate @ben 10 advised that 45 overnight was probable to provide a possible reasonable outcome Seems so: 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted August 2 Share Posted August 2 On 8/1/2024 at 7:49 PM, Pezzza said: 45 overnight psi? I might have 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 The Draught is tasting pretty good 2.5 weeks in the keg. Very easy drinking. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzza Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 ALL HAIL The AG Ale 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brauhaus Fritz II Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 (edited) In this cold weather I tend to be on The Dark Side. AG Stout, 13 days in the bottle. As Sydney is cold and my garage never gets over 16 degrees I turned off my fridge, put the heat belt and all the bottles inside and set the inkbird to 18.8 degrees. Had to have a tasting today. It’s not bad at all. Does it taste similar to Sheaf Stout? No idea, but it is a nice drop. Fullbodied with nice chocolate aroma and a nice roasty bitterness. From my memory the Sheaf had a bit more of liquorice flavour. Let’s see in a few more weeks Edited August 3 by Brauhaus Fritz II 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herbal Alchemy. Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 Aukus red Ale: Beating the commys one schooner at a time! We take radio active roasted barley & crystal grain & combine with Virginia class US05 yeast & British astute class East Kent Goldings & combined with Aussie Bootmaker pale ale know how to produce a stealthy ale, at a cost that won't bankrupt a nation. Aukus Ale, Here's a toast to your favourite girl!! 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltop hops Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 3 hours ago, Pezzza said: ALL HAIL The AG Ale Pezzzas back! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 2 hours ago, Brauhaus Fritz II said: In this cold weather I tend to be on The Dark Side. AG Stout, 13 days in the bottle. As Sydney is cold and my garage never gets over 16 degrees I turned off my fridge, put the heat belt and all the bottles inside and set the inkbird to 18.8 degrees. Had to have a tasting today. It’s not bad at all. Does it taste similar to Sheaf Stout? No idea, but it is a nice drop. Fullbodied with nice chocolate aroma and a nice roasty bitterness. From my memory the Sheaf had a bit more of liquorice flavour. Let’s see in a few more weeks Looks lovely mate, well done. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben 10 Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 5 hours ago, Classic Brewing Co said: The Draught is tasting pretty good Looks very pub like - nice one 4 hours ago, Pezzza said: The AG Ale There is something i LOVE about a nice hazy orange all grain beer, it's such a nice look. 3 hours ago, Brauhaus Fritz II said: AG Stout Stunning, I love the coffee head on it. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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