Shamus O'Sean Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 4 hours ago, Classic Brewing Co said: Awesome, Shamus, looks pretty close to me. Nice head on two of them. Botanic poured first into a plain glass. Sparkling poured second into a nucleated glass. My Sparkling poured last, just before pic taken. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Just now, Shamus O'Sean said: Botanic poured first into a plain glass. Sparkling poured second into a nucleated glass. My Sparkling poured last, just before pic taken. Yeah, I figured that, Botanic is great, don't you reckon. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus O'Sean Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 2 minutes ago, Classic Brewing Co said: Yeah, I figured that, Botanic is great, don't you reckon. 100%. I was very sceptical when I saw the can design and name. However, it turned out great. As good, if not better, than any similar strength craft beer. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus O'Sean Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 (edited) Super Juicy Nectaron Hazy IIIPA. This is a glass from the keg. Previous "what are you drinking" post was from a bottle. Bright pineapple and citrus aroma Malty flavour with a slight alcohol note, not surprising at 10.2%. Plus peaches and pineapple flavours Bitterness is well balanced (supposed to be 80 IBU - 354g of hops - All Nectaron - 184g in the boil and hopstand - 170g dry hop) So easy to drink The rest of the keg is for my brother-in-law. I had to do a taste-test to make sure it isn't a dud. I think he'll love it. Edited April 6 by Shamus O'Sean 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChairmanDrew Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 3 hours ago, Shamus O'Sean said: Malty flavour with a slight alcohol note, not surprising at 10.2%. So easy to drink This sounds incredibly dangerous 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussiekraut Posted April 7 Author Share Posted April 7 Wai-Iti NZ Pilsner. Brewed using 5kg Weyermann Extra Pale Premium Pilsner malt and a dash of Carapils for head retention. Bittering hops were a goodly amount of Saaz and it was fermented with Diamond Lager yeast. From day 4 it was dry hopped for 4 days using 100g Wai-Iti hops. The colour and clarity are great and the light body approach makes it an easy drinker. The hops are tasty and give the beer a fresh aroma and fruity flavours. However besides a hint of citrus, I cannot discern what fruit I taste, just that it is there. The beer has a sweet an malty flavour but this is as little overpowered by the hops. For a Pilsner, I’d have expected more bitterness but despite 37IBU and a BU/GU ratio of 0.8, it doesn’t show. So the whole thing isn’t quite working. Wai-Iti is completely overpowering. It’s not a bad beer by any means but not a favourite either. It’s only been in the keg for 2 weeks and will improve a bit. Will I make it again? Probably not, at least not in its current form. Maybe less Wai-Iti for the dry hop may be an option. I think those hops are best left to ales. Keep the lagers clean. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussiekraut Posted April 7 Author Share Posted April 7 Ein Helles. As the name suggests, a Munich Helles style beer. This is always a crowd pleaser, me being the crowd I tried a few recipes but always come back to mine. Mostly Weyermann Extra Pale Premium Pilsner, some Munich for colour and maltiness and a tad of CaraHell. Hops are Hallertauer mf and Hersbrucker, yeast is the one and only W34/70, nothing less will do. The Keg is almost gone but clever me has two freshly brewed cubes sitting there, ready to rumble 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graculus Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 This afternoon I'm having another Coopers APA that I brewed with Lager yeast. @Malter White you started something here. Late hopped with Saaz & Citra. It really is very nice. I'll be making another one of these shortly. Using the same yeast but probably with different hops. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussiekraut Posted April 7 Author Share Posted April 7 22 minutes ago, Graculus said: This afternoon I'm having another Coopers APA that I brewed with Lager yeast. @Malter White you started something here. Late hopped with Saaz & Citra. It really is very nice. I'll be making another one of these shortly. Using the same yeast but probably with different hops. What yeast did you use? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus O'Sean Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 Dave's Bitter Nice beer-y, lager-y aroma Crisp and clean malty flavour Hits the spot 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graculus Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 15 hours ago, Aussiekraut said: What yeast did you use? Saflager 34/70. It was a yeast that I harvested from a FWK I brewed a few weeks ago. I would have used the Lallemand Diamond Lager yeast but the HBS didn't have any. I just brewed the APA as I would a lager. It came out very crisp and clean. I will make it again, but use different hops. The reason I'm using different hops is because I have a couple of brews lined up and I've ordered hops, so I'll just use whatever is left. I gave a couple of bottles to a bloke in work who recently gave up home brewing due to downsizing. He thinks it's great too. He asked if there was any left. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malter White Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 17 hours ago, Graculus said: This afternoon I'm having another Coopers APA that I brewed with Lager yeast. @Malter White you started something here. Late hopped with Saaz & Citra. It really is very nice. I'll be making another one of these shortly. Using the same yeast but probably with different hops. Thanks for the reminder, Graculus. I haven't done one of these for a few months because of the hot weather but now the weather is cooling down I reckon this could be the next one I do. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uhtred Of Beddanburg Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 For anyone who has been to Mexico City and had the UN-Pasteurised tank beer from a pub. I think it definitely has a different taste than out of a normal keg 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uhtred Of Beddanburg Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Very nice crisp beer 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brauhaus Fritz Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 My photographic skills decrease, but luckily my brewing skills improve. (At least I hope so). My weekend nourishments were my take on the ROTM That’s Amore Pilsner , ROTM Coopers Lager and a 7 month old Stout. Very happy with all of them. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stquinto Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 Two recipes from the site, Australian IPA and a Return of the Red IPA. Very happy with them, both bottled. These were the notes I took: 28/01/24 Australian IPA CC yeast 1.060 >> 1.010 (6.56%) 23l Day 3 > 30g each Eclipse/Vic Secret (5 days) Kegged 17/02/24 Bottled 03/03/24 (FG 1.006 > 7.60% adjusted) Duvel bottles, gold top 28/01/24 Return of the Red IPA Amber can instead of Sparkling Nottingham 1.054 22l Kegged 10l Bottled 09/03/24 (FV 1.010 > 6.30% adjusted) Duvel bottles, pink top 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stquinto Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 A Holly Haze IPA to finish off. I had kegged a 10l keg from each one before bottling, and this one seemed a bit grassy. The bottle was just fine though. Great recipes, definitely do all three again Holly Haze 1.3kg LDM instead of LME 1.055 >> 1.014 (5.4%) 20l Day 5 > 25g El Dorado (5 days) Kegged 10l 15/02/24 Bottled 09/04/24 (FV 1.010 > 6.4% adjusted) Duvel bottles, white top 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennyss Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 10 hours ago, Brauhaus Fritz said: My weekend nourishments Love the labels @Brauhaus Fritz; and the different colours of the brews. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennyss Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 And more pretty colours from @stquinto! 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stquinto Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 (edited) First bottle of an Old Peculier AG clone. One month in the bottle. Not too much funkiness for only a month conditioning, at 6.3% ( including the carb drop). Inna month it’ll be perfect, and pretty decent already IMHO. Easily pleased, me Edited April 10 by stquinto Forgot photo 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltop hops Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 Early morning red IPA after finishing work. FWK with 100g Mosaic. As good as any craft beer off the shelf. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stquinto Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 14 hours ago, Hilltop hops said: As good as any craft beer off the shelf. Yeah, that's the way I feel about my own ones. And a damned sight cheaper... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDT2 Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 16 minutes ago, stquinto said: Yeah, that's the way I feel about my own ones. And a damned sight cheaper... +2 love my and breaks my heart when I go out with friends/family and pay 13-14 buck for a pint! I say I can nearly make a whole batch for this 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDT2 Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 (edited) 9 hours ago, RDT2 said: +2 love my and breaks my heart when I go out with friends/family and pay 13-14 buck for a pint! I say I can nearly make a whole batch for this Love my beer it’s meant to say Edited April 12 by RDT2 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussiekraut Posted April 13 Author Share Posted April 13 Superdelic Pale Ale. Coopers Premium Malt, Munich and a little wheat for good measure. The single hop is Superdelic, used as a 30, 20 and 5 minute addition as well as 50g for dry hopping. I’m not sure about the aromas. It seems a little indiscernible to me. I can smell but not tell if you know what I mean. The flavours are good but there is a lot going on. It is hard to pick up distinct flavours as they all seem to meld into one. It is tasty but because I can’t tell the flavours apart, it makes it hard to pick. It works with the malty character of the grains used but both combined drown out the bitterness I expected. Again, this was just a beer to showcase the hops but maybe I need to stick to SMaSH brews to showcase hops, so there is less distraction. The beer itself is clear a/f and certainly very pleasing to the eye, especially my newly restored 20/20 vision 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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