Classic Brewing Co Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 13 hours ago, stquinto said: The Guinness is pouring a bit better now. This was a split batch kegged on 24th January. This one has about a pint of wort taken out about three days from kegging and left to go sour. I had originally taken off a pint just before putting it in the FV to sour, but it developed a fur coat on it over the course of the two-week fermentation. It tasted sweet too (yes, I did taste it...) : So I drew off some more and extended the fermentation by 3 days until it went sour. I put lactic acid in the other half, I think 4g for 15 litres (which might be a little too high). Each cornie was about 15 litres but I think my souring methods were for 19 litres so they might be a bit too much. I haven't tried the lactic one yet. I tried two methods of force-carbing, both off Youtube. Following one of the recommendations (for force carbing stout) I put the blended gas on the cornie and rolled it around for 90 seconds, then left it for 20 minutes. I did this three times (the fella reckoned twice max) but it made no difference. The other recommendation (not specifically for stout) was to put the keg on CO2 at 50 PSI for "a while" (I left it for 10 minutes), then roll the cornie for 5 minutes. I did this, but put the mixed gas on line during the roll. I did this twice and the result is like the half-pint glass above, the pint glass below is having left it on the mixed gas for an extra 24 hours. Taste-wise I'm pretty happy with this soured version, but wouldn't want any more. If the corie had been a full 19l I think this amount of soured wort (a pint) was right. One other point when I boiled the wort to sterilise it: don't take the saucepan lid off or else you end up with a Guinness treacle to sour it with Looks nice Stquinta, nice head. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus O'Sean Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 17 hours ago, stquinto said: Looks great mate Out of interest, how many generations do you use you Coopers commercial yeast for ? I harvested Coopers Commercial Ale yeast for my 2022 Vintage and then followed it up with 2 Coopers Pales Ales and 1 Coopers Sparkling Ale using the same yeast. No off flavours or anything in the last one. I just thought four was enough. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pale Man Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmar92 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 15 minutes ago, Pale Man said: A bit of a hazy photo @Pale Man, what is it? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pale Man Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 11 hours ago, kmar92 said: A bit of a hazy photo @Pale Man, what is it? Probably about as hazy as I was when I took the photo Its my wheat beer. Really delicious. 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 5 hours ago, Pale Man said: Probably about as hazy as I was when I took the photo Its my wheat beer. Really delicious. What @Pale Man means is he was in the 'Grip of the Grain' 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iBooz2 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 (edited) Having a few @ozdevil' USPA's in the Bali Garden tonight, just 10 days in the keg and oh so nice. edit: Once again forgot to wipe the condensate off the glass as it came straight out of the fridge. The beer has a lovely colour. Edited February 23 by iBooz2 12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozdevil Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 2 hours ago, iBooz2 said: Having a few @ozdevil' USPA's in the Bali Garden tonight, just 10 days in the keg and oh so nice. edit: Once again forgot to wipe the condensate off the glass as it came straight out of the fridge. The beer has a lovely colour. light doesnt do it justice mate love the froth i have a very similar brew coming on and i want to do it sunday . its a double ozdevils uspa beer which comes in a 9% if i dont do it this weekend it has to wait till april as i am on a cruise in the next few weeks but i am hoping this 9% is just as good as the ozdevils uspa 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stquinto Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 The Guinness is pouring right and the Black Sheep is good too The shop-bought one is a Kwak Blond - pretty decent beer 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graculus Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 This is a Coopers APA, with BE2. Just a quickie I put down at Christmas. A thirst quencher on a nice hot day. That was yesterday. Today rainy & miserable. beer.mp4 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pale Man Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 13 hours ago, stquinto said: The Guinness is pouring right and the Black Sheep is good too The shop-bought one is a Kwak Blond - pretty decent beer Love that mini yard glass, very unique. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red devil 44 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 Legbreaker IPA FWK I brewed a while back, been in the keg since December, very nice. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 5 minutes ago, Red devil 44 said: Legbreaker IPA FWK I brewed a while back, been in the keg since December, very nice. Yeah, I have done that kit, it is nice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red devil 44 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 9 minutes ago, Classic Brewing Co said: Yeah, I have done that kit, it is nice. Totally agree mate, nice drop. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus O'Sean Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 Coopers Australian Lager - Side-by-side taste-test Theirs Herbal, spicy lager-y aroma Similar flavour with some tropical fruit notes Mild bitterness Smashable Mine Tropical, stone fruit and berry aroma with some caramel sweetness Similar flavours Mild bitterness Smashable Mine might not be the same as the commercial version, but I think it is better. @Aussiekraut, you mention in another thread about wanting to do a fruity Pilsner style beer. You could do worse than a 1:1 Aroma steep of Galaxy and Lemondrop. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Back Brewing Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 That colour looks spot on mate @Shamus O'Sean 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 This keg of Draught is still hanging on & pouring well, the Eclipse hops are outstanding, such a nice flavour & with a nice bitterness. I will be doing this again. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pale Man Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 17 minutes ago, Classic Brewing Co said: This keg of Draught is still hanging on & pouring well, the Eclipse hops are outstanding, such a nice flavour & with a nice bitterness. I will be doing this again. Was that the filler you got from that brewing mob Phil? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 5 minutes ago, Pale Man said: Was that the filler you got from that brewing mob Phil? No it was Coopers can with lalbrew East Coast Ale Yeast. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pale Man Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Just now, Classic Brewing Co said: No it was Coopers can with lalbrew East Coast Ale Yeast. Ah no worries, looks nice and clear which is usually against your protocol 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pale Man Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Belgian Witbier again. Very smashable. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pale Man Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 On 2/24/2024 at 4:33 PM, Graculus said: This is a Coopers APA, with BE2. Just a quickie I put down at Christmas. A thirst quencher on a nice hot day. That was yesterday. Today rainy & miserable. beer.mp4 And yet another glass I'd love to get my hands on. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 A neighbour came over for a drink so we had a couple out of the tap & then shared a six-pack of Hefeweizen, beautiful German Wheat Beer. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uhtred Of Beddanburg Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Battery XPA $14 for a scooner. Geeze gota love the Docklands prices. Waiting for the MB to get cold in crappy hotel mini fridge 3 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uhtred Of Beddanburg Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 $11.75 for a draught at a pub with tote 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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